# Standard Motor Products Inc. (SMP) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Auto Components. Price $41.53, market value $928 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.6×** (5-yr avg 18.1×, 3-yr avg 22.4×). Standard Motor Products Inc. trades at 10.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 18.1×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 8.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.18**. A PEG of 0.18 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.3×**. The shares trade at 1.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.7×**. Enterprise value is 7.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.4%** (5-yr avg 3.9%). Free cash flow equals 9.4% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.9%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 9.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 32.0%**. Standard Motor Products Inc. keeps 32.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 8.4%**. 8.4% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 2.3%**. 2.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.0%**. 6.0% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.3%.
- **Return on assets: 2.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 22.4%** (3-yr 9.3%/yr, 5-yr 9.7%/yr). Revenue grew 22.4% over the last year, against 9.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 48.4%** (3-yr -9.7%/yr, 5-yr -6.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 48.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.90**. Debt is 0.90 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Current ratio: 2.13** (quick 2.13). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.13 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.37**. A Z-score of 2.37 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.18%** ($1.30 per share, trailing). Standard Motor Products Inc. yields 3.18%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 66%** (32% of free cash flow). 66% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 19.9%/yr** (1-yr 6.9%). The dividend has compounded at 19.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 6.4%** (YTD 14.5%, 3-mo 5.9%). The shares are up 6.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.7%** (21.2% above the low). Trading 10% 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): 68**. An RSI of 68 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.64** (volatility 31%). Beta of 0.64 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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