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Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.

$MPAA·$283M·Auto - Parts·Consumer Cyclical
$15.04+0.6%YTD+19.6%1Y+38.2%
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What it does

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

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (MPAA) is a company dedicated to the production, reconditioning, and supply of essential aftermarket components for a diverse range of applications, including heavy-duty vehicles, industrial machinery, marine vessels, and agricultural equipment. The company's traditional product lines feature electrical rotating components such as alternators and starters, along with wheel hub assemblies and their corresponding bearings. Additionally, MPAA offers an extensive selection of braking system parts, including calipers, boosters, rotors, pads, and master cylinders. Expanding its expertise into advanced technologies, MPAA also furnishes sophisticated testing and diagnostic solutions for the development and manufacturing of electric vehicle (EV) powertrains. This offering includes specialized systems for testing electric motors, e-axles, advanced power emulators, and charging units. Furthermore, the company provides testing apparatus for alternators, starters, belt starter generators, and bench-top applications, alongside turbochargers and dedicated testing services for EV inverters. MPAA distributes its vast array of products across North America, reaching customers through major automotive retail chains, wholesale distribution networks, and directly supplying various automobile manufacturers for their aftermarket and warranty fulfillment initiatives. Founded in 1968, Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Torrance, California.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical

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  • Where the industry is in its cycle and the catalysts moving it now
  • What this means specifically for $MPAA's next move
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Industry benchmark

5-name peer basket
+77.6%YTD
+96.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
23.0How 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
4.5%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
6.7%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
0.4%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
0.4Same 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
4.8%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
20.2%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
0.8Total 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
Q1 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.49$0.33+48.5%
Q4 2025Feb 9, 2026$0.12$0.23-47.8%
Q3 2025Nov 10, 2025$0.17$0.36-52.8%
Q2 2025Aug 11, 2025$0.17$0.50-66.0%
Next earningsMon, Aug 10·consensus EPS $0.20

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY26$212.3M+9.9%23.7%10.6%$0.51$-22.6M
Q3 FY26$167.7M-9.9%19.6%5.0%$0.09$-6.4M
Q2 FY26$221.5M+6.4%19.3%6.7%$-0.11$20.8M
Q1 FY26$188.4M+10.9%18.0%3.9%$0.16$9.2M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$753.6M$751.1M – $756.2M$0.75$0.75 – $0.752
FY27$804.2M$801.5M – $806.9M$1.74$1.73 – $1.751
FY28$862.3M$859.4M – $865.3M$1.89$1.88 – $1.901
FY29$909.7M$906.6M – $912.8M$2.06$2.05 – $2.072
FY30$1.0B$1.0B – $1.0B$1.51$1.50 – $1.521

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.2.6×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.64%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.+31.3%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.+15.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 15.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.4% 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.β1.215-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Know if $MPAA is setting up — or just chopping

  • Volume multiple vs 30-day baseline — catch unusual interest before the move
  • Position vs 50d & 200d MAs and 52-week range — trend direction at a glance
  • Float bucket, beta, and active-offering flags — what kind of stock you're trading
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Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyFeb 12David BryanDirector1.0K sh$10K
+ 1 other (1 exempt) in window

See when $MPAA insiders are putting their own money in

  • Real-time open-market buys and sells from Form 4 filings
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Recent news

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

Why Motorcar Parts of America Surged Nearly 35% Higher Todayfool.com·4d agoMotorcar Parts of America, Inc. (MPAA) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·4d agoMotorcar Parts of America: Not Perfect, But Attractiveseekingalpha.com·4d agoMotorcar Parts of America Q4 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·4d agoCrude Oil Gains Over 1%; Motorcar Parts Of America Shares Surge After Q4 Earningsbenzinga.com·4d ago

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