Motorcar Parts of America

MPAA

Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$14.00

-0.37 (-2.57%)

Market Cap

$264.9M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+2.1% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 19.6M (2022) → 20.0M (2026)

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. manufactures, remanufactures, and distributes heavy-duty truck, industrial, marine, and agricultural application replacement parts. The company offers rotating electrical products, including alternators and starters; wheel hub assemblies and bearings; and brake-related products comprising brake calipers, brake boosters, brake rotors, brake pads, and brake master cylinders. It also offers test solutions and diagnostic equipment for electric vehicle powertrain devel

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-154.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$14M/ year

↑ Rising (+24% vs prior year)

1.8% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

17.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$9M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Motorcar Parts of America is growing revenue at 2% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

19.9%

Thin — 19.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

8.4%

Modest — 8.4% operating margin

ROCE

4.2%

Weak — 4.2% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+2.2%

Nearly flat sales (2.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

1682%

Turns 1682% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

3.4%

Thin free cash flow (3.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.49

Conservative — low debt load (0.49)

Interest Cover

0.96x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.0x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

133.5x

Expensive — P/E 133.5

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+125.7

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (133.5 → 7.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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