Manufactures and remanufactures rotating electrical products like alternators and starters. Supplies wheel hub assemblies and bearings for various vehicles. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $183.0M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 16.5× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 63% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 48% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
Clearly below the class average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 48% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 59 buys and 45 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 30/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 34/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 35/100.
On our five-subject report card, MPAA sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: MPAA does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.