SMP Stock Analysis: Standard Motor Products | NYSE
Auto Parts | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 869m USD | 12M Return: 0.8% | US8536661056 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 5.36M
EPS Trend: 89.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 96.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE: SMP) is a U.S.-based manufacturer and distributor of replacement automotive parts, operating across North America, Europe, and other international markets. Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Long Island City, New York, the company runs through four segments: Vehicle Control, Temperature Control, Nissens Automotive, and Engineered Solutions. Its product portfolio covers ignition, emissions, and fuel delivery systems; electrical switches, sensors, and connectors; thermal and air conditioning components; and engine cooling and efficiency products, serving both passenger and commercial vehicles as well as construction, agriculture, marine, and power sports applications.
The company sells primarily through an aftermarket distribution model, serving retailers, warehouse distributors, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which insulates it from direct exposure to new vehicle production cycles. As an automotive parts supplier, SMP benefits from ongoing demand for replacement and maintenance components tied to the average age of vehicles on the road, a key driver in the broader automotive aftermarket industry.
- Nissens Automotive acquisition drives European thermal aftermarket expansion
- Aftermarket demand pressured as extended new vehicle sales reduce repair frequency
- Copper and steel input costs squeeze Vehicle Control segment margins
- EV transition gradually erodes legacy ignition and emissions parts demand
| Net Income: 51.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.21 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 31.15% < 20% (prev 34.71%; Δ -3.56% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 121.6m > Net Income 51.0m |
| Net Debt (684.7m) to EBITDA (224.9m): 3.05 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.00 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (22.8m) vs 12m ago 1.71% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 31.48% > 18% (prev 29.29%; Δ 2.19% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 90.30% > 50% (prev 82.19%; Δ 8.11% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 5.69 > 6 (EBIT TTM 179.3m / Interest Expense TTM 31.5m) |
| A: 0.28 (Total Current Assets 1.14b - Total Current Liabilities 570.2m) / Total Assets 2.06b |
| B: 0.30 (Retained Earnings 622.3m / Total Assets 2.06b) |
| C: 0.09 (EBIT TTM 179.3m / Avg Total Assets 2.03b) |
| D: 0.54 (Book Value of Equity 717.7m / Total Liabilities 1.33b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.97 = AA |
| DSRI: 0.98 (Receivables 358.4m/327.3m, Revenue 1.84b/1.65b) |
| GMI: 0.93 (GM 29.29% / 31.48%) |
| AQI: 0.95 (AQ_t 0.31 / AQ_t-1 0.32) |
| SGI: 1.11 (Revenue 1.84b / 1.65b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 51.0m - CFO 121.6m) / TA 2.06b) |
| Beneish M = -3.05 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of August 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 37.53 with a total of 186,035 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.52%, over one month by -2.80%, over three months by -0.73% and over the past year by +0.77%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 36.10 (which is 3.8% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
Standard Motor Products has received a consensus analysts rating of 5.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy SMP.
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 50 | 33.2% |
P/E Trailing = 9.8982
P/E Forward = 9.1659
P/S = 0.4732
P/B = 1.2065
P/EG = 0.5281
Revenue TTM = 1.84b USD
EBIT TTM = 179.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 224.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 534.2m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 54.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 763.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 87.2m
Net Debt = 684.7m USD (calculated: Debt 763.3m - CCE 78.6m)
Enterprise Value = 1.55b USD (869.0m + Debt 763.3m - CCE 78.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 5.69 (Ebit TTM 179.3m / Interest Expense TTM 31.5m)
EV/FCF = 17.81x (Enterprise Value 1.55b / FCF TTM 87.2m)
FCF Yield = 5.61% (FCF TTM 87.2m / Enterprise Value 1.55b)
FCF Margin = 4.75% (FCF TTM 87.2m / Revenue TTM 1.84b)
Net Margin = 2.78% (Net Income TTM 51.0m / Revenue TTM 1.84b)
Gross Margin = 31.48% ((Revenue TTM 1.84b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.26b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 32.82% (prev 30.85%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.75 (Enterprise Value 1.55b / Total Assets 2.06b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.13% (Interest Expense 31.5m / Debt 763.3m)
Taxrate = 27.78% (34.6m / 124.5m)
NOPAT = 129.5m (EBIT 179.3m * (1 - 27.78%))
Current Ratio = 2.00 (Total Current Assets 1.14b / Total Current Liabilities 570.2m)
Debt / Equity = 1.06 (Debt 763.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 717.7m)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.05 (Net Debt 684.7m / EBITDA 224.9m)
Debt / FCF = 7.85 (Net Debt 684.7m / FCF TTM 87.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 693.0m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.51% (Net Income 51.0m / Total Assets 2.06b)
RoE = 7.36% (Net Income TTM 51.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 693.0m)
RoCE = 14.61% (EBIT 179.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 693.0m + L.T.Debt 534.2m))
RoIC = 8.83% (NOPAT 129.5m / Invested Capital 1.47b)
WACC = 6.20% (E(869.0m)/V(1.63b) * Re(9.03%) + D(763.3m)/V(1.63b) * Rd(4.13%) * (1-Tc(0.28)))
Discount Rate = 9.03% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 65.27 | Cagr: 0.86%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈68.6m ; Y1≈78.6m ; Y5≈115.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 47.27 (EV 1.74b - Net Debt 684.7m = Equity 1.06b / Shares 22.3m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 89.44 | EPS CAGR: 15.68% | SUE: -0.16 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 96.45 | Revenue CAGR: 14.08% | SUE: -0.52 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.41 | Chg30d=-12.40% | Revisions=-50% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.24 | Chg30d=-3.64% | Revisions=-50% | GrowthEPS=+5.5% | GrowthRev=+4.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.88 | Chg30d=-1.15% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+15.2% | GrowthRev=+3.2%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -55% (up=1, down=7)