Gentex vs Standard Motor Products
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I put Gentex and Standard Motor Products side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Gentex is the larger business, with $2.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.8B for Standard Motor Products.
- Standard Motor Products grew revenue faster (22.4%, against 9.6%).
- Gentex kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (18.7% operating margin, against 7.6%).
- Gentex turned more of its sales into free cash flow (18.1% FCF margin, against 1.0%).
- Gentex earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (17.4%, against 8.3%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Standard Motor Products’s earnings: a P/E of 16.6x against 10.9x for Gentex.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Gentex
GNTX
8/11
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Standard Motor Products
SMP
3/11
Revenue growth5-year growthPiotroski F-score
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | GNTX FY25 | SMP FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $4.3B | $853M |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $1.8B |
| Free cash flow | $458M | $18.7M |
| Net income | $385M | $41.3M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 9.6% | 22.4% |
| 5-year growth | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Share count change | −3.6% | 1.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.2% | 31.2% |
| Operating margin | 18.7% | 7.6% |
| Net margin | 15.2% | 2.3% |
| FCF margin | 18.1% | 1.0% |
| Return on capital | 17.4% | 8.3% |
| Return on equity | 15.5% | 6.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$147M | $547M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.3x | 3.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $422M | $27.3M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 10.9x | 16.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 |
Ten years
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.