Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (MPAA)Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | Torrance, United States | NasdaqGS
11.79 USD
+0.04
(0.340%)
⇧
(April 21, 2026, 10:36 a.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:58 p.m. EDT
MPAA presents a contradictory case: technically momentum-heavy with bullish options flow and a restored profit narrative, but fundamentally fragile with deteriorating growth (-22% earnings growth) and a toxic balance sheet exposed by legacy auto bankruptcy risks. While the consensus sees it as a cheap turnaround play, the lack of dividends and high PE ratio demand a 'buy on dips' approach rather than a full commitment, treating it as a speculative turnaround trade with a tight stop. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.168722 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.168723 |
| MSTL | 0.172560 |
| AutoTheta | 0.187767 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 59% |
| H-stat | 0.87 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.002 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.84 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 90.026 |
| Revenue per Share | 39.695 |
| Market Cap | 230,589,008 |
| Trailing P/E | 131.00 |
| Forward P/E | 7.73 |
| Beta | 1.28 |
| Profit Margins | 0.25% |
| Website | https://www.motorcarparts.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:58 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a clear asymmetry favoring upside positioning over the next 1-3 months. Call Open Interest (OI) significantly outweighs Put OI, with heavy concentration in ATM calls (12.5 strike) and ITM calls (10.0 strike). Implied Volatility is elevated at expiry-dates compared to nearer terms, suggesting speculators are pricing in potential momentum continuation or an earnings-driven move. Put positioning is sparse and mostly limited to short-dated ATM protection at the 10.0 strike, indicating limited hedging of downside risk compared to the bullish open interest build-up.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.29120874 |
| Address1 | 2,929 California Street |
| All Time High | 41.03 |
| All Time Low | 0.40625 |
| Ask | 15.15 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 59,700 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 132,680 |
| Average Volume | 132,680 |
| Average Volume10Days | 59,700 |
| Beta | 1.28 |
| Bid | 8.37 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 13.46 |
| City | Torrance |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 11.79 |
| Current Ratio | 1.427 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 11.93 |
| Day Low | 11.79 |
| Debt To Equity | 90.026 |
| Display Name | Motorcar Parts of America |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,660,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,660,000 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.182 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.224 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,643,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,770,643,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,770,643,800 |
| Ebitda | 57,286,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07434 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.662 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.57 |
| Enterprise Value | 438,916,704 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.75 |
| Eps Forward | 1.525 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.09 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 310 212 6315 |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.7174 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.0726004 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.10008028 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 29.120874 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 18.12 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.330001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3493378 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.49 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.3000002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.38869262 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.49 - 18.12 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 764,433,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 15,767,583 |
| Forward Eps | 1.525 |
| Forward P E | 7.731148 |
| Free Cashflow | 12,947,625 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 5,700 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.19207 |
| Gross Profits | 148,016,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.07135 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.90121 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 19,558,015 |
| Industry | Auto Parts |
| Industry Disp | Auto Parts |
| Industry Key | auto-parts |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,743,379,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. manufactures, remanufactures, and distributes heavy-duty truck, industrial, marine, and agricultural application replacement parts in the United States. It operates through three segments: Hard Parts, Test Solutions and Diagnostic Equipment, and Heavy Duty. The company offers light duty rotating electrical products, including alternators and starters; wheel hub assemblies and bearings; brake-related products comprising brake calipers, brake boosters, brake rotors, brake pads, and brake master cylinders; and turbochargers. It also provides test solutions and diagnostic equipment that include applications for combustion engine vehicles, such as bench-top testers for alternators and starters; equipment for the pre- and post-production of electric vehicles; and software emulation of power systems applications for the electrification of various forms of transportation. In addition, the company offers heavy duty parts, including non-discretionary automotive aftermarket replacement hard parts for heavy-duty truck, industrial, marine, and agricultural applications. It sells its products to automotive retail chain stores and warehouse distributors in North America, as well as various automobile manufacturers for their aftermarket programs and warranty replacement programs. The company provides its products under the Private Label, Quality-Built, Pure Energy, D&V Electronics, Dixie Electric, and DelStar brands. Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Torrance, California. |
| Long Name | Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 230,589,008 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_340577 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,948,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,774,915,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 226,112,928 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 11.84 |
| Operating Cashflow | 32,773,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.04615 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.61 |
| Phone | 310 212 7910 |
| Previous Close | 11.75 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 15.72 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.8759287 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.29921907 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00253 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.342 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.03999996 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.3404252 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.93 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 11.79 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 11.79 - 11.93 |
| Regular Market Open | 11.84 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 11.75 |
| Regular Market Price | 11.79 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,782,186 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,294 |
| Return On Assets | 0.030639999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.0074699996 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.099 |
| Revenue Per Share | 39.695 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 19,210,954 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.051599998 |
| Shares Short | 990,520 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 799,316 |
| Short Name | Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0925 |
| Short Ratio | 8.88 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | MPAA |
| Target High Price | 20.0 |
| Target Low Price | 17.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 18.33333 |
| Target Median Price | 18.0 |
| Total Cash | 19,571,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.019 |
| Total Debt | 232,759,008 |
| Total Revenue | 770,636,032 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.09 |
| Trailing P E | 131.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.0711 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.2811003 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.09801013 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,294 |
| Website | https://www.motorcarparts.com |
| Zip | 90,503 |