China Automotive Systems, Inc. (CAAS)Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | Jingzhou, China | NasdaqCM
4.99 USD
-0.04
(-0.795%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 4.96 -0.03 (-0.030%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:59 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is a classic value trap with a glimmer of operational recovery. Fundamentally, the company trades at a bargain basement valuation (under 0.2x sales, 2.5x P/E) supported by a fortress-like balance sheet where book value is nearly triple the current price. Revenue is growing at a healthy 17%, and the recent price action confirms a technical breakout above the 200-day moving average, validating the shift from a multi-year downtrend to a positive trajectory. However, the lack of a dividend and persistent negative free cash flow prevent this from being a high-conviction buy-and-hold story. The options market is screaming 'upside' for the next few months, betting on a continuation of this recovery, while the statistical forecast remains tepid. This is a speculative turnaround play suitable for traders looking for a bounce off these lows, rather than a core portfolio holding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.031864 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.032587 |
| AutoETS | 0.032666 |
| MSTL | 0.033454 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 30% |
| H-stat | 54.71 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 3.03 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2024-07-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2024-07-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 15.087 |
| Revenue per Share | 27.671 |
| Market Cap | 150,551,792 |
| Trailing P/E | 2.64 |
| Forward P/E | 7.80 |
| Beta | 1.06 |
| Profit Margins | 6.88% |
| Website | https://www.caasauto.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:59 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish on the near term, with open interest concentrated entirely in out-of-the-money calls for August and November expirations, targeting strikes above $5.00. This suggests a bet on a breakout above the $4.70 resistance zone. Conversely, the February 2027 put chain shows significant new volume at deep out-of-the-money strikes ($2.50), indicating a hedge against a potential long-term reversal or a speculative bet on a crash, though the immediate skew remains heavily weighted toward upside momentum.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-30 | 0.80 | 19.607844 |
| 2014-06-24 | 0.18 | 2.076125 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.14187646 |
| Address1 | No. 1 Henglong Road |
| Address2 | Yu Qiao Development Zone Shashi District |
| All Time High | 27.17 |
| All Time Low | 1.43 |
| Ask | 6.65 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 60,410 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 29,219 |
| Average Volume | 29,219 |
| Average Volume10Days | 60,410 |
| Beta | 1.063 |
| Bid | 3.6 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 14.709 |
| City | Jingzhou |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.99 |
| Current Ratio | 1.449 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 5.07 |
| Day Low | 4.91 |
| Debt To Equity | 15.087 |
| Display Name | China Automotive Systems |
| Dividend Date | 1,724,284,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,651,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,651,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.94 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.923 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,624,200 |
| Ebitda | 89,172,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.106809996 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 2.023 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.216 |
| Enterprise Value | 180,436,800 |
| Eps Forward | 0.64 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.89 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,722,297,600 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.5246 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.46539974 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.10285986 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 14.187646 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.45 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.46000004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.08440368 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.9899998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.24749994 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.0 - 5.45 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,048,516,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 10,630,647 |
| Forward Eps | 0.64 |
| Forward P E | 7.796875 |
| Free Cashflow | -82,993,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 4,812 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0400004 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.795237 |
| Fullday Price | 4.96 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.20746 |
| Gross Profits | 173,200,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.64765 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.03768 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 30,170,702 |
| Industry | Auto Parts |
| Industry Disp | Auto Parts |
| Industry Key | auto-parts |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,722,297,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.8 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | China Automotive Systems, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automotive systems and components in the People's Republic of China, the United States, and internationally. The company produces rack and pinion power steering gears for cars and light-duty vehicles; integral power steering gears for heavy-duty vehicles; power steering parts for light duty vehicles; sensor modules; automobile steering systems and columns; and automobile electronics and systems and parts. It also provides automotive motors and electromechanical integrated systems; polymer materials; and intelligent automotive technology research and development services. In addition, the company offers after sales services, and research and development support services; and inspection and testing of automotive products, as well as markets automotive parts in North America. It primarily sells its products to the original equipment manufacturing customers. China Automotive Systems, Inc. is headquartered in Jingzhou, the People's Republic of China. |
| Long Name | China Automotive Systems, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 150,551,792 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_5914368 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 57,415,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 151,155,217 |
| Open | 5.07 |
| Operating Cashflow | 110,357,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.10505 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.37 |
| Phone | 86 71 6412 7901 |
| Post Market Change | -0.029999733 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.60119706 |
| Post Market Price | 4.96 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Previous Close | 5.03 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.33924806 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.18033135 |
| Profit Margins | 0.06877 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.828 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.04000044 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.79523736 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.07 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.91 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.91 - 5.07 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.07 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.03 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.99 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 30,528 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04903 |
| Return On Equity | 0.14718 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.17 |
| Revenue Per Share | 27.671 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Shares Outstanding | 30,170,702 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0015 |
| Shares Short | 44,048 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 43,092 |
| Short Name | China Automotive Systems, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0041 |
| Short Ratio | 1.62 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | CAAS |
| Total Cash | 98,411,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.262 |
| Total Debt | 74,994,000 |
| Total Revenue | 834,862,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.89 |
| Trailing P E | 2.6402116 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.42165 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.56834984 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.12853795 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 30,528 |
| Website | https://www.caasauto.com |
| Zip | 434,000 |