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China Automotive Systems, Inc.

$CAAS·$135M·Auto - Parts·Consumer Cyclical
$4.51+1.5%YTD+3.6%1Y+4.4%
Price updated 4h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
CACAAS
$CAASChina Automotive Systems, Inc.
$4.51+1.46%5 posts
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On X

The complete picture of $CAAS on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

5X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $CAAS — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Chinese auto-parts maker with Q2 revenue +17% YoY, 11% operating margin, 2.5x TTM earnings and shares up 12% YTD.

China Automotive Systems manufactures and supplies auto systems (power steering, electrical) to Chinese OEMs, so revenue scales with Chinese passenger-vehicle production and export growth.

  • Q2 FY26 revenue $206.2M, +17.0% YoY with 10.5% operating margin; four consecutive quarters of 17-23% revenue growth, operating margin 6.3-11.2%
  • TTM: 2.5x earnings, 0.17x sales, 14% ROE, 21% gross margin, 9.7% operating margin, FCF yield 12.2%, debt-to-equity 0.17 — scaled-auto-parts economics at a deeply compressed multiple
  • YTD +12%, trailing-12m +2.1% at $4.79 against a $147M market cap
  • 'Upgrade to Buy But Be Wary of Liquidity' sell-side framing
  • Added another national 'Green Factory' to manufacturing footprint

The operating line is doing what Chinese auto-parts should in a growth cycle (17% revenue growth, 10% operating margin, strong FCF yield) at an extraordinarily low 2.5x TTM multiple. The liquidity caveat is the structural reason the multiple sits where it does.

What to watch: Nov 18 Q3 earnings — whether revenue growth sustains above 15% and whether operating margin extends past the Q2 10.5% level.

On the calendar: 2026-11-18 Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Chinese power steering systems manufacturer supplying major automakers as China's EV transition drives steering technology upgrades.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Auto - Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CAAS.

Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical

No material change from last week — aging US vehicle fleet (avg 12.

What this means for $CAAS

Neutral — Chinese power steering systems manufacturer supplying major automakers as China's EV transition drives steering technology upgrades.

Industry benchmark

10-name peer basket
-14.0%YTD
-21.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
2.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
11.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
9.7%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
12.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
13.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
20.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 13, 2026$0.49$0.07+600.0%
Q1 2026Apr 22, 2026$0.61$0.03+1933.3%
Q3 2025Nov 12, 2025$0.32$0.16+100.0%
Q2 2025Aug 13, 2025$0.25$0.16+56.3%
Next earningsWed, Nov 18·consensus EPS $0.05

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$206.2M+17.0%21.5%10.5%$0.49$8.7M
Q1 FY26$206.2M+23.4%21.5%10.5%$0.49$8.7M
Q4 FY25$229.2M+21.4%23.1%11.2%$0.61$0
Q3 FY25$193.2M+17.7%17.3%6.3%$0.32$0

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.4×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.27%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-9.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-2.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatTiny float · 9.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

+ 4 other (3 6-Ks · 1 20-F) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

China Automotive Systems' Fully Redundant AP04 EPS Platform Receives UL ISO 26262 ASIL-D Functional Safety Product Certificationprnewswire.com·8d agoChina Automotive Systems: Upgrade To Buy But Be Wary Of The Liquidityseekingalpha.com·24d agoChina Automotive Systems (NASDAQ:CAAS) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?defenseworld.net·57d agoChina Automotive Systems Adds Another National 'Green Factory' To Its Manufacturing Developmentprnewswire.com·61d agoChina Automotive Systems, Inc. (CAAS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·64d ago

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