CPS Stock Analysis: Cooper Stnd | NYSE
Auto Parts | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 407m USD | 12M Return: -38.4% | US21676P1030 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 5.33M
Qual. Beats: -1
Rev. Trend: -56.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
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Seasonality 11.6 years of data
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Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) is an automotive parts manufacturer that produces sealing systems and fluid handling systems for passenger vehicles and light trucks, with operations spanning North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and South America. Its product portfolio spans dynamic and static seals, fuel and brake delivery systems (including fuel lines, brake lines, and quick connectors), and fluid transfer components such as coolant hoses, charge air cooler ducts, and transmission oil cooling tubing. The company primarily serves global automotive original equipment manufacturers and replacement markets, and is headquartered in Northville, Michigan.
As a component supplier in the Automotive Parts & Equipment sub-industry, Cooper-Standards revenue is closely tied to global light vehicle production volumes, making it sensitive to economic cycles and OEM platform changes. The company competes largely on engineering capability and material innovation, with in-house proprietary platforms such as its Fortrex materials and PlastiCool tubing lines used to differentiate its offering to automakers.
- Light truck production volumes drive North America sealing revenue
- Commodity and labor cost inflation pressures gross margins
- Debt paydown remains primary capital allocation priority
| Net Income: -56.5m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.00 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.34 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 8.79k% < 20% (prev 9.25%; Δ 8.79k% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.00 > 3% & CFO 55.8m > Net Income -56.5m |
| Current Ratio: 1.36 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (18.1m) vs 12m ago -0.03% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 11.32% > 18% (prev 12.04%; Δ -0.71% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 0.30% > 50% (prev 149.4%; Δ -149.1% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.45 > 6 (EBIT TTM 50.4m / Interest Expense TTM 113.1m) |
| A: 0.13 (Total Current Assets 931b - Total Current Liabilities 687b) / Total Assets 1876b |
| B: -0.28 (Retained Earnings -527b / Total Assets 1876b) |
| C: 0.00 (EBIT TTM 50.4m / Avg Total Assets 939b) |
| D: -0.06 (Book Value of Equity -131b / Total Liabilities 2015b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -0.13 = B |
| DSRI: 1.02 (Receivables 523.1m/503.3m, Revenue 2.78b/2.72b) |
| GMI: 1.06 (GM 12.04% / 11.32%) |
| AQI: 1.08 (AQ_t 0.19 / AQ_t-1 0.17) |
| SGI: 1.02 (Revenue 2.78b / 2.72b) |
| TATA: -0.00 (NI -56.5m - CFO 55.8m) / TA 1876b) |
| Beneish M = -2.89 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of September 23, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 23.96 with a total of 233,090 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.81%, over one month by -9.62%, over three months by -19.14% and over the past year by -38.36%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 22.40 (which is 6.5% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
Cooper Stnd has received a consensus analysts rating of 5.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CPS.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 43 | 79.5% |
P/E Forward = 62.8931
P/S = 0.1466
P/B = 1.8298
P/EG = 2.22
Revenue TTM = 2.78b USD
EBIT TTM = 50.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = 124.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.10b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 18.1b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1195b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 94.8m
Net Debt = 1068b USD (calculated: Debt 1195b - CCE 127b)
Enterprise Value = 1069b USD (406.9m + Debt 1195b - CCE 127b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.45 (Ebit TTM 50.4m / Interest Expense TTM 113.1m)
EV/FCF = -1000.0x (Enterprise Value 1069b / FCF TTM -4.89m)
FCF Yield = -0.00% (FCF TTM -4.89m / Enterprise Value 1069b)
FCF Margin = -0.18% (FCF TTM -4.89m / Revenue TTM 2.78b)
Net Margin = -2.03% (Net Income TTM -56.5m / Revenue TTM 2.78b)
Gross Margin = 11.32% ((Revenue TTM 2.78b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.46b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 11.61% (prev 11.43%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.57 (Enterprise Value 1069b / Total Assets 1876b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.01% (Interest Expense 113.1m / Debt 1195b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = 39.8m (EBIT 50.4m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 1.36 (Total Current Assets 931b / Total Current Liabilities 687b)
Debt / Equity = -9.15 (negative equity) (Debt 1195b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -131b)
Debt / EBITDA = 8.59k (out of range, set to none) (Net Debt 1068b / EBITDA 124.3m)
Debt / FCF = -218k (out of range, set to none) (Net Debt 1068b / FCF TTM -4.89m)
Total Stockholder Equity = -32.7b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -0.01% (Net Income -56.5m / Total Assets 1876b)
RoE = 0.17% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM -56.5m / Total Stockholder Equity -32.7b)
RoCE = -0.16% (negative capital employed) (EBIT 50.4m / Capital Employed (Equity -32.7b + L.T.Debt 1.10b))
RoIC = 0.00% (NOPAT 39.8m / Invested Capital 1207b)
WACC = 0.01% (E(406.9m)/V(1195b) * Re(13.38%) + D(1195b)/V(1195b) * Rd(0.01%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 13.38% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> capped to 13.17%
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 69.18 | Cagr: 1.49%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -4.89m)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: -1.34 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: -56.09 | Revenue CAGR: -0.79% | SUE: 0.56 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.24 | Chg30d=+30.42% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.28 | Chg30d=-1.15% | Revisions=-17% | GrowthEPS=+231.7% | GrowthRev=+3.9%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.52 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+98.3% | GrowthRev=+5.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -10% (up=3, down=4)