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Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.

Rank #392Startup

CPS · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (CPS) — Rank #392 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.17) · ROE 3.2% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001320461 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, manufactures sealing systems and fluid handling systems in the North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the South America.

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The company offers sealing systems, such as dynamic seals, static seals, encapsulated glass, obstacle detection sensor system, variable extrusion, specialty sealing products, decorative trims, and frameless systems, as well as Fortrex materials platform, FlexiCore thermoplastic body seal, and FlushSeal sealing systems. It also provides fuel and brake delivery systems, including chassis and tank fuel lines, and bundles; metallic brake lines and bundles; quick connectors; low oligomer multi-layer convoluted tube; brake jounce lines; direct injection and port fuel rails; MagAlloy, a brake tube coating; ArmorTube, a brake tube coating; Series 300 and S300LT low temperature quick connect products; Gen III Posi-Lock quick connect products. In addition, the company offers fluid transfer systems comprising eCoFlow switch pump; heaters and coolant hoses; SAE and VDA quick connects; diesel particulate filter lines; charge air cooler ducts and assemblies; charged air cooling; transmission oil cooling hoses; multilayer tubing for glycol thermal management; PlastiCool 5000 high temperature MLT and 2000 multi-layer tubing for glycol thermal management; secondary air hoses; brake and clutch hoses; Easy-Lock, a quick connect; Ergo-Lock VDA quick connect and + VDA quick connect; plastic coolant hub; and TC3000 transmission oil cooling plastic tubing. Its products are primarily used in passenger vehicles and light trucks that are manufactured by automotive original equipment manufacturers and replacement markets. Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.

was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Northville, Michigan.

Industry
Auto Parts
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
State
DE
Filer Category
Accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31

Price History

CPS+8.2% · +1.6% CAGRSPY+80.5% · +12.5% CAGR

Company Snapshot

P/S is the primary valuation lens for pre-profit companies.

Market Cap

$399.10M

P/E (annual)

P/S (annual)

0.1

P/B

P/OCF (annual)

6.2

Shareholder Yield

-3.9%

Employees

22,000

Industry

Auto Parts

Exchange

NYSE

Signal Flags

1 yellow
Dilution above 2%Annual share count increase exceeds 2%. May be acceptable for high-growth companies funding talent via stock compensation

Quality Profile

Profitability

GP / assets
0.17
Return on equity
3.2%
Gross margin trend
N/A

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
Current ratio
1.36×
Net cash
$81.63M

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
0.6%

Growth

0/1 pass
Revenue growth
Piotroski F-Score
N/A
Share dilution
3.9%

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 0/5 Terry Smith thresholds

2 of 5 thresholds not computable from filed data.

What Growth Is Priced In

Implied revenue growth (10Y)

10.6%

incredible deal

The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).

Dilution drag: 3.9% — per-share value needs a total required return of 14.5% once share-count change is priced in.

Cost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)

r = 8%

6.1%

r = 10% (base)

10.6%

r = 12%

14.5%

Net debt / market cap: -20.3%

Base FCF: $16.3M3Y mean FCF: -$94.1M

Valuation History

Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.

P / E

Price / diluted EPS

N/A
4.6xmed 13.5x21.7x

P / B

Price / book value per share

N/A
0.4xmed 1.7x3.0x

P / GP

Price / gross profit per share

0.8xCheap
0.8xmed 2.2x4.3x

P / FCF

Price / free cash flow per share

6.7xCheap
3.1xmed 10.6x18.0x

Burn rate (cash flow) is the primary read at this stage — TAM and product-market fit aren't metrics this dashboard tracks.

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.17

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

10th of 12 SIC 3714 peers

Return on equity

3.2%

Gross margin

11.9%

12th of 12 SIC 3714 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

N/A

Operating Leverage

2020202120222023
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

Current ratio

1.36×

11th of 12 SIC 3714 peers

Quick ratio

0.73×

Net cash

$81.63M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

$16.25M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF / net income

4.90

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

0.6%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

N/A

Only 7/9 components determinable.

Lifecycle Phase History

20182023
Unknown
Startup