# Dauch Corporation (DCH) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Auto Components. Price $6.99, market value $1.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Dauch Corporation reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.1×**. The shares trade at 1.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.1×**. Enterprise value is 7.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -1.5%** (5-yr avg 26.9%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 10.9%**. Dauch Corporation keeps 10.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 1.0%**. 1.0% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -0.3%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -3.1%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 1.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 1.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -2.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces -2.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -4.7%** (3-yr 0.2%/yr, 5-yr 4.4%/yr). Revenue fell 4.7% over the last year, against 4.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -158.6%**. Earnings per share fell 158.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -17.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -17.6% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 6.40**. Debt is 6.40 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.8×**. It would take 4.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.23**. A Z-score of 1.23 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Dauch Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 16.9%** (YTD 9.0%, 3-mo 10.6%). The shares are up 16.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -24.4%** (42.1% above the low). Trading 24% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 63**. An RSI of 63 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.27** (volatility 60%). Beta of 2.27 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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