Fox Factory vs Standard Motor Products
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Fox Factory and Standard Motor Products side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Standard Motor Products is the larger business, with $1.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.5B for Fox Factory.
- Standard Motor Products grew revenue faster (22.4%, against 5.3%).
- Standard Motor Products kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (7.6% operating margin, against −35.6%).
- Fox Factory turned more of its sales into free cash flow (1.8% FCF margin, against 1.0%).
- Standard Motor Products earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (8.3%, against −29.3%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Fox Factory
FOXF
3/10
5-year growthFCF marginShare count change
Standard Motor Products
SMP
7/10
Revenue growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-score
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | FOXF FY25 | SMP FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $637M | $853M |
| Revenue | $1.5B | $1.8B |
| Free cash flow | $27.0M | $18.7M |
| Net income | −$545M | $41.3M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 5.3% | 22.4% |
| 5-year growth | 10.5% | 9.7% |
| Share count change | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.2% | 31.2% |
| Operating margin | −35.6% | 7.6% |
| Net margin | −37.1% | 2.3% |
| FCF margin | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Return on capital | −29.3% | 8.3% |
| Return on equity | −58.2% | 6.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $466M | $547M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 3.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $27.3M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 16.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.