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
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.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- SMP had positive earnings in the past year.
- In the past year SMP had a positive cash flow from operations.
- 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.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 1.54%, SMP is in line with its industry, outperforming 58.54% of the companies in the same industry.
- SMP's Return On Equity of 4.62% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. SMP outperforms 60.98% of its industry peers.
- SMP has a Return On Invested Capital (6.33%) which is in line with its industry peers.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for SMP is below the industry average of 9.19%.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
1.3 Margins
- SMP has a better Profit Margin (1.79%) than 63.41% of its industry peers.
- SMP's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- SMP's Operating Margin of 7.05% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. SMP outperforms 70.73% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SMP has declined.
- 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.
- SMP's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- SMP has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
- SMP has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
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.
- SMP has a Altman-Z score of 2.17. This is in the better half of the industry: SMP outperforms 65.85% of its industry peers.
- 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.
- SMP has a Debt to FCF ratio of 13.11. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: SMP outperforms 51.22% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.80 indicates that SMP is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.80, SMP is doing worse than 68.29% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.8 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 13.11 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.17 |
ROIC/WACC0.75
WACC8.43%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 1.96 indicates that SMP should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- SMP's Current ratio of 1.96 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. SMP outperforms 51.22% of 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 Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.96 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.73 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 26.42% over the past year.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 2.12% on average over the past years.
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.
- Based on estimates for the next years, SMP will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 7.83% on average per year.
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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 9.87, the valuation of SMP can be described as very reasonable.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, SMP is valued cheaply inside the industry as 95.12% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- SMP's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 27.10.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.98, the valuation of SMP can be described as very reasonable.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, SMP is valued cheaper than 87.80% of the companies in the same industry.
- SMP is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 28.06, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.87 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.98 |
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.
- SMP's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 19.42 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.3 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- SMP's 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
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- SMP has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.06%.
- SMP's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 0.60. SMP pays more dividend than 97.56% of the companies in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.80, SMP pays a better dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.06% |
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
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
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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupAutomobiles & Components
GICS IndustryAutomobile Components
Earnings (Last)02-26 2026-02-26/bmo
Earnings (Next)04-28 2026-04-28
Inst Owners82.04%
Inst Owner Change1.25%
Ins Owners5.13%
Ins Owner Change0.82%
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 Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.06% |
Yearly Dividend1.16
Dividend Growth(5Y)4.76%
DP85.51%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years4
Ex-Date02-13 2026-02-13 (0.33)
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 Rank | Sector 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 | 8.3 |
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 Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector 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
WACC8.43%
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%.