Standard Motor Products, Inc.
Rank #250HypergrowthSMP · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical
Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) — Rank #250 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.27) · ROE 5.8% · Piotroski F-Score 6 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000093389 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Standard Motor Products, Inc. manufactures and distributes replacement automotive parts in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Poland, and internationally.
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The company operates through four segments: Vehicle Control, Temperature Control, Nissens Automotive, and Engineered Solutions. It provides ignition, emissions, and fuel delivery systems, such as air injection and induction components, air management valves, regulators and solenoids, exhaust gas recirculation components, fuel injectors and components, fuel valves, ignition coils, connectors and sockets, modules, pumps, relays and fuses, starting and charging system parts, and vapor and purge components. The company also offers electrical switches and actuators; anti-lock brake and vehicle speed sensors, fluid level sensors, and pressure sensors comprising tire pressure monitoring, temperature sensors, advanced driver assistance systems sensors, battery cables, pigtails, and sockets; electrical wire, terminals, connectors, and tools for servicing a vehicle's electrical system; and spark plug, coil on plug boots, and ignition system accessories. In addition, it offers AC system components; other thermal components; and engine cooling, air conditioning, and engine efficiency products. Further, it provides thermal management products, sensors, switches, power distribution, electrification and electronics, injections and fuel delivery, ignition and emissions, and clamping devices for commercial and light vehicles, construction, agriculture, power sports, marine, hydraulics, and lawn and garden sectors. It serves retailers, warehouse distributors, original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers, system integrators, and original equipment service part manufacturers.
The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Long Island City, New York.
- Industry
- Auto Parts
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- State
- NY
- Filer Category
- Accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- smpcorp.com
Price History
Company Snapshot
P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.
Market Cap
$837.77M
P/E (annual)
20.5
P/S (annual)
0.5
P/B
1.2
P/OCF (annual)
14.6
Shareholder Yield
6.5%
Employees
5,700
Industry
Auto Parts
Exchange
NYSE
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
2/3 passGrowth
2/2 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 0/5 Terry Smith thresholds1 of 5 threshold not computable from filed data.
What Growth Is Priced In
Implied revenue growth (10Y)
18.8%
The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).
Buyback tailwind: -3.3% — per-share value needs a total required return of 15.6% once share-count change is priced in.
vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 6.1%
priced above its own historyCost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)
r = 8%
13.9%
r = 10% (base)
18.8%
r = 12%
23.1%
Net debt / market cap: 59.3%— material leverage inflates the implied growth read.
Note: current FCF margin is 1.7σ above its historical mean — implied growth may understate valuation risk if the margin reverts.
Valuation History
Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.
P / E
Price / diluted EPS
P / S
Price / revenue per share
P / B
Price / book value per share
P / GP
Price / gross profit per share
P / FCF
Price / free cash flow per share
Earnings bubble check
Current margins may be above sustainable levels — a P/E based on peak earnings can overstate cheapness.
Disclosure regression check
A previously-disclosed line item is no longer reported. Worth checking the filing for why.
Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.27
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
3rd of 12 SIC 3714 peers
Return on equity
5.8%
Gross margin
31.2%
4th of 12 SIC 3714 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
82.7%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
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Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
—
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
—
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
-9.3%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
—
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
1.81
11th of 11 SIC 3714 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
2.00×
8th of 12 SIC 3714 peers
Quick ratio
0.78×
Net cash
-$501.63M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
$18.72M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
-0.55
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
0.4%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Dividend safety
Composite score
1.8 / 5
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
6 / 9
Fundamental-strength score (0-9).