Gentex vs Standard Motor Products
GNTX and SMP 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 GNTX and SMP compare
Gentex is the larger company, worth 4.1 times as much as Standard Motor Products ($4.0B against $984M).
On earnings, Gentex is cheaper: it trades at 10.3× trailing earnings, against 14.4× for Standard Motor Products.
Gentex grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.7% versus 5.5% for Standard Motor Products).
Gentex keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.1% compared with 3.8% at Standard Motor Products.
Both pay dividends: Gentex yields 2.5% and Standard Motor Products 3.0%.
Gentex scores higher on the StockData Score (24 against 16 for Standard Motor Products), 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 | GNTX | SMP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.0B | $984M |
| Share price | $19.20 | $44.03 |
| Change, 1 year | −17.6% | 13.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −47.6% | −16.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.75 | 0.73 |
| Employees | 6,398 | 5,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 24 (better) | 16 |
| Valuation score | 5 | 5 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.3× (better) | 14.4× |
| P/S | 1.5× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/B | – | 1.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.5× (better) | 6.8× |
| P/FCF | 9.0× | 6.7× (better) |
| PEG | 1.21 | – |
| FCF yield | 11.1% | 14.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $30.21 | $50.95 |
| Margin of safety | 36.4% (better) | 13.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.7% (better) | 5.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.5% | 9.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.5% | 122% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 9.4% | 118% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 4.3% (better) | −6.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.8% (better) | 32.0% |
| Operating margin | 19.1% (better) | 8.5% |
| Net margin | 15.1% (better) | 3.8% |
| FCF margin | 17.2% (better) | 7.9% |
| Return on equity | 15.9% (better) | 9.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.1% (better) | 10.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.67 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.24 | 1.88 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 5.4× |
| Current ratio | 2.92 (better) | 1.81 |
| Altman Z-score | 7.79 (better) | 2.38 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | 3.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 26.0% | 41.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | 19.9% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 8.7% (better) | 0.03% |
| Shareholder yield | 11.2% (better) | 3.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.4% | 82.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.37% | 7.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.8M | −$1.9M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.0% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- GNTX stock overview
- GNTX income statement
- GNTX valuation and score
- SMP stock overview
- SMP income statement
- SMP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.