(CTS) CTS - Overview
Sector: Technology | Industry: Electronic Components | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 1.404m USD | Total Return: 39.6% in 12m
Industry Rotation: +22.1
Avg Turnover: 7.84M USD
Peers RS (IBD): 32.1
EPS Trend: -45.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -55.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
CTS Corporation designs and manufactures sensors, connectivity components, and actuators. The company operates in North America, Europe, and Asia.
CTSs product portfolio includes controls, pedals, various sensors, switches, transducers, and piezo sensing products. It also produces EMI/RFI filters, capacitors, resistors, RF filters, and frequency control products, as well as piezo microactuators and rotary actuators. This diverse product range is typical for companies in the electronic manufacturing services sector, which often supply components across multiple industries.
The company serves a wide array of industries, including transportation, industrial, medical, aerospace, and defense. This multi-sector approach is a common business model for component manufacturers, mitigating reliance on a single market segment.
CTS distributes its products through sales engineers, independent manufacturer representatives, and distributors. For more detailed analysis, consider exploring its financials on ValueRay.
- Automotive sensor demand drives revenue growth
- Industrial automation spending impacts component sales
- Global supply chain disruptions increase production costs
- Defense and aerospace contracts provide stable revenue
- Semiconductor shortages constrain component availability
| Net Income: 65.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.77 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 26.41% < 20% (prev 28.46%; Δ -2.05% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.13 > 3% & CFO 102.1m > Net Income 65.3m |
| Net Debt (39.6m) to EBITDA (123.2m): 0.32 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.30 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (29.3m) vs 12m ago -4.76% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 38.40% > 18% (prev 0.37%; Δ 3.80k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 70.78% > 50% (prev 67.29%; Δ 3.48% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 18.25 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 123.2m / Interest Expense TTM 4.86m) |
| A: 0.19 (Total Current Assets 252.7m - Total Current Liabilities 109.7m) / Total Assets 764.3m |
| B: 0.93 (Retained Earnings 713.5m / Total Assets 764.3m) |
| C: 0.12 (EBIT TTM 88.6m / Avg Total Assets 765.2m) |
| D: 4.95 (Book Value of Equity 1.05b / Total Liabilities 212.5m) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 10.25 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.08 (Receivables 88.1m/77.6m, Revenue 541.6m/515.5m) |
| GMI: 0.96 (GM 38.40% / 36.68%) |
| AQI: 0.99 (AQ_t 0.52 / AQ_t-1 0.53) |
| SGI: 1.05 (Revenue 541.6m / 515.5m) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 65.3m - CFO 102.1m) / TA 764.3m) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.02 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
Over the past week, the price has changed by +10.45%, over one month by +12.54%, over three months by +16.03% and over the past year by +39.58%.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 54 | 1.1% |
P/E Forward = 20.0401
P/S = 2.5944
P/B = 2.5139
P/EG = 1.2536
Revenue TTM = 541.6m USD
EBIT TTM = 88.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 123.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 57.5m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 20.7m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 121.9m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 39.6m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 1.44b USD (1.40b + Debt 121.9m - CCE 82.3m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 18.25 (Ebit TTM 88.6m / Interest Expense TTM 4.86m)
EV/FCF = 16.72x (Enterprise Value 1.44b / FCF TTM 86.4m)
FCF Yield = 5.98% (FCF TTM 86.4m / Enterprise Value 1.44b)
FCF Margin = 15.95% (FCF TTM 86.4m / Revenue TTM 541.6m)
Net Margin = 12.06% (Net Income TTM 65.3m / Revenue TTM 541.6m)
Gross Margin = 38.40% ((Revenue TTM 541.6m - Cost of Revenue TTM 333.6m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 39.12% (prev 38.71%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.89 (Enterprise Value 1.44b / Total Assets 764.3m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.75% (Interest Expense 911k / Debt 121.9m)
Taxrate = 20.89% (5.21m / 24.9m)
NOPAT = 70.1m (EBIT 88.6m * (1 - 20.89%))
Current Ratio = 2.30 (Total Current Assets 252.7m / Total Current Liabilities 109.7m)
Debt / Equity = 0.22 (Debt 121.9m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 551.8m)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.32 (Net Debt 39.6m / EBITDA 123.2m)
Debt / FCF = 0.46 (Net Debt 39.6m / FCF TTM 86.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 547.0m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 8.54% (Net Income 65.3m / Total Assets 764.3m)
RoE = 11.94% (Net Income TTM 65.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 547.0m)
RoCE = 14.66% (EBIT 88.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 547.0m + L.T.Debt 57.5m))
RoIC = 11.17% (NOPAT 70.1m / Invested Capital 627.7m)
WACC = 9.16% (E(1.40b)/V(1.53b) * Re(9.90%) + D(121.9m)/V(1.53b) * Rd(0.75%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 9.90% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.23%
[DCF] Terminal Value 74.53% ; FCFF base≈84.1m ; Y1≈85.2m ; Y5≈92.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 45.39 (EV 1.34b - Net Debt 39.6m = Equity 1.30b / Shares 28.7m; r=9.16% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 0.93% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -44.97 | EPS CAGR: -48.42% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -55.33 | Revenue CAGR: -1.93% | SUE: 0.37 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.60 | Chg7d=-0.020 | Chg30d=-0.020 | Revisions Net=-1 | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.41 | Chg7d=+0.010 | Chg30d=+0.010 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+8.1% | Growth Revenue=+4.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.71 | Chg7d=+0.110 | Chg30d=+0.110 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+12.4% | Growth Revenue=+5.0%