STANDARD MOTOR PRODS (SMP) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:SMP • US8536661056

39.68 USD
+0.24 (+0.61%)
At close: Feb 27, 2026
39.68 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/27/2026, 8:04:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

4

Taking everything into account, SMP scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. SMP was compared to 41 industry peers in the Automobile Components industry. There are concerns on the financial health of SMP while its profitability can be described as average. SMP has a valuation in line with the averages, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • SMP had positive earnings in the past year.
  • SMP had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Of the past 5 years SMP 4 years were profitable.
  • The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: SMP reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
SMP Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFSMP Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50M -50M 100M

1.2 Ratios

  • SMP has a Return On Assets of 1.54%. This is in the better half of the industry: SMP outperforms 60.98% of its industry peers.
  • SMP has a Return On Equity of 4.62%. This is in the better half of the industry: SMP outperforms 60.98% of its industry peers.
  • SMP has a Return On Invested Capital (6.33%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for SMP is below the industry average of 9.15%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.54%
ROE 4.62%
ROIC 6.33%
ROA(3y)2.86%
ROA(5y)4.43%
ROE(3y)6.31%
ROE(5y)8.89%
ROIC(3y)7.06%
ROIC(5y)9.5%
SMP Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICSMP Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • With a decent Profit Margin value of 1.79%, SMP is doing good in the industry, outperforming 63.41% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of SMP has declined.
  • The Operating Margin of SMP (7.05%) is better than 73.17% of its industry peers.
  • SMP's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • SMP has a Gross Margin of 30.78%. This is in the better half of the industry: SMP outperforms 78.05% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of SMP has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 7.05%
PM (TTM) 1.79%
GM 30.78%
OM growth 3Y-12.92%
OM growth 5Y-5.07%
PM growth 3Y-35.49%
PM growth 5Y-18.07%
GM growth 3Y-0.12%
GM growth 5Y-0.17%
SMP Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsSMP Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10 20 30

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so SMP is destroying value.
  • There is no outstanding debt for SMP. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
SMP Yearly Shares OutstandingSMP Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M 15M 20M
SMP Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsSMP Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • SMP has an Altman-Z score of 2.17. This is not the best score and indicates that SMP is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With a decent Altman-Z score value of 2.17, SMP is doing good in the industry, outperforming 63.41% of the companies in the same industry.
  • SMP has a debt to FCF ratio of 13.11. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as SMP would need 13.11 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of SMP (13.11) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.80 indicates that SMP is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • SMP has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.80) than 68.29% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.8
Debt/FCF 13.11
Altman-Z 2.17
ROIC/WACC0.75
WACC8.4%
SMP Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFSMP Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

  • SMP has a Current Ratio of 1.96. This is a normal value and indicates that SMP is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • SMP has a Current ratio (1.96) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • SMP has a Quick Ratio of 1.96. This is a bad value and indicates that SMP is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • SMP has a worse Quick ratio (0.73) than 85.37% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.96
Quick Ratio 0.73
SMP Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesSMP Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 26.42% over the past year.
  • Measured over the past 5 years, SMP shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 2.12% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)26.42%
EPS 3Y3.84%
EPS 5Y2.12%
EPS Q2Q%19.15%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%12.14%

3.2 Future

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 7.83% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y9.92%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year3.81%
Revenue Next 2Y7.83%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
SMP Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesSMP Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
SMP Yearly EPS VS EstimatesSMP Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1 2 3 4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 9.87, which indicates a very decent valuation of SMP.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, SMP is valued cheaply inside the industry as 90.24% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.07, SMP is valued rather cheaply.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.98, the valuation of SMP can be described as very reasonable.
  • 85.37% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SMP, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 28.05, SMP is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.87
Fwd PE 8.98
SMP Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsSMP Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 63.41% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SMP, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of SMP is on the same level as its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 19.42
EV/EBITDA 8.33
SMP Per share dataSMP EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 20 40 60

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)1
PEG (5Y)4.66
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.35%, SMP has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.62, SMP pays a better dividend. On top of this SMP pays more dividend than 97.56% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.82, SMP pays a better dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 3.35%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of SMP has a limited annual growth rate of 4.76%.
  • SMP has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
  • SMP has not decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)4.76%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years4
SMP Yearly Dividends per shareSMP Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

5.3 Sustainability

  • 85.51% of the earnings are spent on dividend by SMP. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
  • The dividend of SMP is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP85.51%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
SMP Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendSMP Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50M -50M 100M
SMP Dividend Payout.SMP Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.SMP Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

STANDARD MOTOR PRODS

NYSE:SMP (2/27/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupAutomobiles & Components
GICS IndustryAutomobile Components
Earnings (Last)02-26
Earnings (Next)04-28
Inst Owners82.04%
Inst Owner Change1.25%
Ins Owners5.13%
Ins Owner Change2.06%
Market Cap872.96M
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)31.28M
Analysts82.86
Price Target47.94 (20.82%)
Short Float %3.46%
Short Ratio5.17
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 3.35%
Yearly Dividend1.16
Dividend Growth(5Y)4.76%
DP85.51%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years4
Ex-Date02-13
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)18.8%
Min EPS beat(2)3.16%
Max EPS beat(2)34.45%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)31.51%
Min EPS beat(4)3.16%
Max EPS beat(4)82.06%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)17.95%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)14.14%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)13.55%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)3.37%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.87%
Max Revenue beat(2)8.61%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)5.88%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.87%
Max Revenue beat(4)13%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)2.8%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.73%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.37%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.96%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.82%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.87
Fwd PE 8.98
P/S 0.5
P/FCF 19.42
P/OCF 10.37
P/B 1.29
P/tB 8.23
EV/EBITDA 8.33
EPS(TTM)4.02
EY10.13%
EPS(NY)4.42
Fwd EY11.14%
FCF(TTM)2.04
FCFY5.15%
OCF(TTM)3.83
OCFY9.64%
SpS79.52
BVpS30.79
TBVpS4.82
PEG (NY)1
PEG (5Y)4.66
Graham Number52.77
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.54%
ROE 4.62%
ROCE 8.37%
ROIC 6.33%
ROICexc 6.73%
ROICexgc 11.45%
OM 7.05%
PM (TTM) 1.79%
GM 30.78%
FCFM 2.57%
ROA(3y)2.86%
ROA(5y)4.43%
ROE(3y)6.31%
ROE(5y)8.89%
ROIC(3y)7.06%
ROIC(5y)9.5%
ROICexc(3y)7.27%
ROICexc(5y)9.88%
ROICexgc(3y)10.31%
ROICexgc(5y)13.94%
ROCE(3y)9.34%
ROCE(5y)12.61%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-25.45%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-8.81%
ROICexc growth 3Y-27.66%
ROICexc growth 5Y-13.65%
OM growth 3Y-12.92%
OM growth 5Y-5.07%
PM growth 3Y-35.49%
PM growth 5Y-18.07%
GM growth 3Y-0.12%
GM growth 5Y-0.17%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.86
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.8
Debt/FCF 13.11
Debt/EBITDA 3.26
Cap/Depr 93.82%
Cap/Sales 2.24%
Interest Coverage 4.01
Cash Conversion 50.97%
Profit Quality 143.75%
Current Ratio 1.96
Quick Ratio 0.73
Altman-Z 2.17
F-Score5
WACC8.4%
ROIC/WACC0.75
Cap/Depr(3y)110.17%
Cap/Depr(5y)98.63%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.34%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.12%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)26.42%
EPS 3Y3.84%
EPS 5Y2.12%
EPS Q2Q%19.15%
EPS Next Y9.92%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%12.14%
Revenue Next Year3.81%
Revenue Next 2Y7.83%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y31.6%
EBIT growth 3Y-9.38%
EBIT growth 5Y-0.17%
EBIT Next Year108.68%
EBIT Next 3Y15.75%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-71.25%
FCF growth 3Y-18.2%
FCF growth 5Y-11.65%
OCF growth 1Y-53.47%
OCF growth 3Y-3.58%
OCF growth 5Y-0.05%

STANDARD MOTOR PRODS / SMP FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of STANDARD MOTOR PRODS (SMP) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to SMP.


What is the valuation status of STANDARD MOTOR PRODS (SMP) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to STANDARD MOTOR PRODS (SMP). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of SMP stock?

STANDARD MOTOR PRODS (SMP) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


How financially healthy is STANDARD MOTOR PRODS?

The financial health rating of STANDARD MOTOR PRODS (SMP) is 3 / 10.


Can you provide the dividend sustainability for SMP stock?

The dividend rating of STANDARD MOTOR PRODS (SMP) is 6 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 85.51%.