China Automotive Systems vs Gentherm
CAAS and THRM side by side, both in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CAAS and THRM compare
China Automotive Systems grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.6% versus 8.8% for Gentherm).
Gentherm pays a dividend yielding 7.0%; China Automotive Systems does not pay one.
China Automotive Systems scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 7 for Gentherm), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CAAS | THRM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $1.6B |
| Share price | $4.41 | $29.58 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.8% | −19.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 14.2% | −65.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.84 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 4,812 | 116 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | – | 1.0× |
| P/B | – | 2.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 14.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 77.2× |
| FCF yield | – | 1.3% |
| Fair value | – | $20.52 |
| Margin of safety | – | −44.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.6% (better) | 8.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.9% (better) | 10.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 42.9% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 43.4% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −20.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.0% | 23.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 7.0% (better) | 3.4% |
| Net margin | 5.6% | – |
| FCF margin | 9.7% (better) | 1.3% |
| Return on equity | 11.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 13.5% (better) | 3.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.20 (better) | 0.44 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.42 | 0.61 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 31.5× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.36 | 2.05 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 3.26 |
| Piotroski F-score | 9 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 7.0% |
| Payout ratio | 5.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | – | 7.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | – | 62.0% |
| Held by insiders | 64.8% | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $420K |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.30% | 6.4% |
Go deeper
- CAAS stock overview
- CAAS income statement
- CAAS valuation and score
- THRM stock overview
- THRM income statement
- THRM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.