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SMP

Standard Motor Products Inc

Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts · listed since 1987

37.30$ -0.6% vs. previous close Closing price · As of: Sep 17, 2026
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Assessment

Our Rating

A journalistic assessment by our editorial team at the time of the deep dive — it rates the company, not the entry point. Not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell.

Open questions

The business works in principle, but one material question is open. As long as it stays open, our findings do not carry a quality verdict.

Why this colour

Yellow, because the business fundamentally works but several material operating questions are open. Much argues for the substance: a needs-driven business running since 1919, a rising gross margin, positive operating income in each of the last three years, $57.4 million of operating cash flow in 2025, an equity ratio of roughly 34.6 percent as of March 31, 2026, interest coverage of 5.6, covenants complied with, and an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements. None of the criteria for a documented threat to substance is met — no going-concern qualification, no negative equity, no interest coverage below 1, no persistently negative operating cash flow: the negative figures in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026 are seasonal inventory build, and the 2026 outflow was in fact smaller than the prior-year quarter. Against green stand four documented open items. First, growth was 82 percent bought, leaving roughly 4 percent organic, while the company's own guidance for 2026 calls for only low to mid-single digit growth. Second, the asbestos burden from the brake business sold in 1998 is not fading but recently rose at both ends of the actuarial range, and has taken roughly half of continuing earnings for three years. Third, the auditor declared internal controls ineffective as of December 31, 2025, and the weakness was not remediated as of March 31, 2026. Fourth, the 2025 dividend was not covered by free cash, and the self-imposed reduction of net debt from 3.0 to 2.0 times by the end of 2026 is unproven. Explicitly not reflected in this color: the share price and the valuation level. That the stock looks cheap measured against continuing earnings is a price argument and does not set the light. The decision is yours.

What the thesis turns on

Assessment: Opportunities & Risks

Standard Motor Products is earning more in its core business than it has in years: $1,791.2 million of revenue in 2025, a 31.2 percent gross margin, $136.5 million of operating income, and all four segments growing in the first quarter of 2026. Two qualifications sit alongside that, both from the company's own filings. First, the 22.4 percent revenue jump was 82 percent bought — $269.6 million of the $327.3 million increase came from Nissens Automotive counting for a full year for the first time; for 2026 the company expects only low to mid-single digit growth. Second, a brake business sold in 1998 has, through its asbestos liability, taken roughly half the profit for three years running: $37.698 million in 2025 alone, with 1,032 cases outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and an actuarial estimate running to 2065. Add an adverse auditor opinion on internal controls, a dividend partly funded from the credit line in 2025, and three customers accounting for 54.3 percent of revenue. Anyone seeing a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.3 here is reading the bill without its second line. Not investment advice.

Business model and operating performance

Replacement parts for cars are a needs-driven business — the company itself calls its products non-discretionary in the earnings release of April 30, 2026. Revenue rose to $1,791.2 million in 2025, gross margin from 28.9 to 31.2 percent, operating income from $80.6 million to $136.5 million and operating margin from 5.5 to 7.6 percent. In the first quarter of 2026 all four segments grew, revenue by 9.1 percent to $451.166 million and operating income to $34.093 million. The firm has been in business since 1919.

Where the growth came from

Of the $327.3 million revenue increase in 2025, $269.6 million came purely from Nissens Automotive — acquired on November 1, 2024 for 366.8 million euros — counting for a full year instead of two months. That is 82 percent of the increase. The other three segments grew a combined $57.7 million, or roughly 4.0 percent; Engineered Solutions shrank 4 percent in 2025. The company itself qualifies the 12.4 percent Nissens gain in the first quarter of 2026: in local currency it was 2.7 percent. For 2026 it guides to growth only in the low to mid-single digit range.

Asbestos legacy from the 1998 sale

From a brake business bought in 1986 and sold in March 1998, SMP has carried every newly filed asbestos claim itself since September 2001, without insurance coverage. As of March 31, 2026, 1,032 cases were outstanding and roughly $108.1 million had been paid. In the income statement this chapter took 45.9, 48.7 and 47.7 percent of continuing earnings in 2023 through 2025: $28.996 million, $26.128 million and $37.698 million. The actuarial study as of August 31, 2025 raised the estimated range to $127.5 million to $275.9 million through 2065 (prior-year study: up $27.9 million and $65.1 million), for which a $44.4 million incremental provision was booked in September 2025. Estimated legal costs of $48.5 million to $115.3 million through 2065 come on top.

Balance sheet, leverage and payout

The balance sheet holds: $2,048.299 million of total assets as of March 31, 2026, $707.579 million of equity, interest coverage of 5.6, covenants complied with, and a credit agreement running to September 2029 at an average 4.9 percent. Against that: total debt rose in the first quarter of 2026 from $618.715 million to $658.620 million, net debt stands at $599.4 million, or 3.0 times adjusted EBITDA — and the company's own target of 2.0 times by the end of 2026 requires substantial repayment within nine months. The $27.3 million dividend exceeded free cash of roughly $18.7 million in 2025; the annual report names borrowings as the source. Interest expense rose from $13.512 million to $31.339 million.

Internal controls and leadership

KPMG issued an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025; the cause is a material weakness in IT general controls at Nissens Automotive, the segment acquired in 2024, specifically around monitoring privileged access. As of March 31, 2026 the weakness was not remediated, with five measures in progress. In mitigation: the consolidated financial statements received an unqualified opinion, and the company says it identified no resulting errors. In parallel, the chief operating officer changed on June 1, 2026 — James J. Burke handed the role to Sunil Bhandari after 47 years with the company.

Customer concentration and tariffs

Three customers accounted for 25.2, 18.6 and 10.5 percent of consolidated revenue in 2025 — 54.3 percent combined; the annual report itself calls the loss of one of them materially adverse. The U.S. tariffs imposed since February 2025 are passed through at cost, which pushed the Vehicle Control gross margin from 32.3 to 31.9 percent in the first quarter of 2026. The manufacturing footprint cushions this: more than half of U.S. sales come from North American production and are currently mostly USMCA-exempt, with roughly a quarter sourced from China. Following the Supreme Court decision of February 20, 2026 on the IEEPA tariffs, SMP has recorded no receivable for potential refunds as of March 31, 2026.

Worth Noting

SMP reached our research list through a fundamental screen of small and mid-cap U.S. names, cut-off August 1, 2026 — Piotroski 7 of 9, price-to-earnings ratio 10.3, price-to-book ratio 1.24, return on equity 12.4 percent, Altman Z 2.35, interest coverage 5.6. Crucial for the reading: these metrics use earnings from continuing operations and leave out the asbestos line. Measured against what actually reached shareholders — roughly $2.03 per share over the four quarters through March 31, 2026 — the price-to-earnings ratio is about 19 rather than 10.3.

Recency gate: the most recent periodic report is the Form 10-Q as of March 31, 2026, filed April 30, 2026; it has been evaluated, as has the same-day earnings release (Form 8-K Item 2.02 dated April 30, 2026) carrying guidance, net debt and leverage. Every filing dated on or after April 30, 2026 was reviewed individually: DEFR14A April 30, 2026, Form 8-K May 12, 2026 (Item 5.02, chief operations officer succession), six Forms 4 dated May 22, 2026, Form 8-K May 22, 2026 (Item 5.07), Form SD May 29, 2026, Forms 144 dated June 1 and June 8, 2026, Form 3 dated June 2, 2026 and Forms 4 dated June 2, June 3 and June 9, 2026. No Form 25, no Form 15, no 424B*, no S-3, no beneficial ownership report.

Traps to avoid: the price-to-earnings ratio, return on equity and earnings growth taken from data feeds all refer to continuing operations at SMP — the asbestos line sits below them and is absent from those metrics. Market capitalization was cross-checked: 22,263,279 shares (April 28, 2026) times $39.75 (Form 4 dated June 9, 2026) gives roughly $885 million against $866.9 million from fundamental data, a deviation of about 2 percent. The negative first-quarter operating cash flow is seasonal and was smaller in 2026 than in 2025. And the $269.6 million figure is not Nissens' annual revenue but only the increase from the calendar effect — Nissens generated $305.4 million in total in 2025.

Read the Full Deep Dive Standard Motor Products: Revenue Up 22 Percent — and Half the Income Statement Belongs to 1998 On paper it is the best year in a long time: Standard Motor Products lifted revenue 22.4 percent in 2025 to $1.791 billion, gross margin climbed from 28.9 to 31.2 percent, and operating income rose from $80.6 million to $136.5 million. Then you read the next line of the income statement. Continuing operations produced $79.033 million attributable to shareholders — what actually reached them was $41.335 million. The $37.698 million difference goes to a brake business the company sold in March 1998 and whose asbestos claims it has carried itself since September 2001: 1,032 cases outstanding as of March 31, 2026, roughly $108.1 million already paid, no insurance. This analysis works out what is left of a record year once you count the closed chapters too. Not investment advice — just the question of which bills a company has really put behind it. Read the analysis →

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Price history

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52-week range: 34.70 $ to 45.10 $ · Last price: 37.30 $ (As of: September 17, 2026)

Key figures

Key figures at a glance

Every figure we hold for this stock, grouped by topic. The question mark next to a label explains what the number means.

Basics

Market Cap ?The value of the entire company on the market: share price times total shares outstanding. 0.8$B
Shares Outstanding ?Total number of shares issued. Price times share count gives market cap. 22m
Float ?Share of stock freely tradable on the market — not locked up in the hands of founders, insiders, or major shareholders. 95.0%
Beta ?Volatility versus the overall market: 1 = moves like the market, 2 = twice as much, under 1 = calmer than the market. 0.8

Performance

Perf. 1M ?Price performance over the last month. -0.80%
Perf. 3M ?Price performance over the last 3 months. 2.30%
Perf. 6M ?Price performance over the last 6 months. -5.20%
YTD Performance (%) ?Price performance since the start of the year (Year to Date). 3.74%
52-Week-High Distance ?How far the price sits below its highest point over the last 52 weeks. 0% means the stock is at its year high. -15.3%
Perf. 1Y ?Price performance over the last 12 months. -4.09%
Perf. 3Y ?Price performance over the last 3 years. 22.34%
Perf. 5Y ?Price performance over the last 5 years. 3.04%
Perf. 10Y ?Price performance over the last 10 years. 4.50%
Perf. Since Inception ?Price performance since the first available trading day (03/17/1980) — with a complete history, that is since the IPO. 4,199.88%

Technical Indicators

MA 38 Days ?Moving average of the last 38 trading days: the smoothed price path. A price above it signals short-term strength. 38.80$
MA 50 Days ?Moving average of the last 50 trading days — the most widely watched medium-term trend line. 38.60$
MA 200 Days ?Moving average of the last 200 trading days — the dividing line between a long-term uptrend and downtrend. 38.60$
RSI (14) ?Relative Strength Index over 14 days, scale 0 to 100: above 70 counts as overbought, below 30 as oversold. A hint on timing, not a verdict on the company. 42.6
Volatility 30 Days ?Price swings over the last 30 trading days, annualized. The higher the value, the more the price fluctuates. 31.5%
Volatility 250 Days ?Price swings over the last 250 trading days (roughly one market year), annualized. 30.9%

Calculated from the price history · as of 09/18/2026

Valuation

P/E ?Price-to-earnings ratio: how many years of profit does the stock cost? The lower, the cheaper the valuation. No earnings means no P/E. 10.0
Forward P/E ?P/E based on expected earnings for the next 12 months instead of past earnings — analysts' bet on the future. 7.7
PEG ?P/E divided by expected earnings growth: puts valuation in relation to growth. Around 1 is considered fair, well above that is pricey. 0.5
P/B ?Price-to-book ratio: market value relative to book equity. 1.2
P/S ?Price-to-sales ratio: market value divided by annual sales. Important for companies that aren't (yet) profitable. 0.5
EV/EBITDA ?Enterprise value including debt (EV) relative to operating profit before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) — more comparable than P/E because debt counts too. Extreme values arise when EBITDA is near zero. 7.2
Price/FCF ?Market value divided by free cash flow: how many years of freely available cash does the stock cost? More honest than P/E because cash flow is harder to dress up. 9.7

Profitability

Gross Margin ?Gross margin: what's left of sales after only direct production costs are deducted — the product's pricing power. 32.0%
EBIT Margin ?EBIT margin: operating profit as a percentage of sales — the earning power of the core business before interest and taxes. 9.7%
Net Margin ?Net margin: what's left of sales as profit after ALL costs, interest, and taxes. 2.8%
Return on Equity ?Return on equity: how much profit does the company generate per year on shareholders' equity? 12.4%
Return on Assets ?Return on assets: how much profit the company generates from its total assets (equity and debt combined). 6.2%

Balance Sheet & Safety

Equity Ratio ?Equity ratio: equity as a share of total assets. The higher, the more resilient the balance sheet. 34.3%
Debt/Equity ?Leverage ratio: financial debt divided by equity. Under 1 is generally seen as solid; negative values mean negative equity. 0.9
Altman Z″ ?Edward Altman's bankruptcy early-warning score. We use the Z″ variant, built from four balance-sheet ratios — it is designed for service companies and non-manufacturers and uses book value instead of market value. On that scale: below 1.1 = danger zone, 2.6 and up = safe zone, in between a grey area. Because the classic Altman Z is calculated differently, the two numbers are not directly comparable. The formula does not fit banks, insurers, or real-estate stocks. 2.35
Piotroski ?Balance-sheet health check by Joseph Piotroski: 9 yes/no criteria on profit, cash flow, leverage, and efficiency. 7+ is very solid, under 3 is a red flag. 7 out of 9

Growth

Sales Growth Last Quarter ?Sales growth in the most recently reported quarter versus the same quarter a year ago (YoY). 9.10%
EPS Growth Last Quarter ?Growth in earnings per share in the most recently reported quarter versus the same quarter a year ago (YoY). 35.60%
Sales Growth (Year) ?Sales growth in the last fiscal year versus the year before. 22.36%
Forward Sales Growth ?Sales growth analysts expect over the next 12 months — an estimate, not a guarantee. -71.22%
Forward EPS Growth ?Earnings-per-share growth analysts expect over the next 12 months — an estimate, not a guarantee. 9.50%

Dividend

Dividend Yield ?Annual dividend divided by the current price: what percentage of your investment comes back as a payout each year. 3.51%
Dividend Per Share (TTM) ?Sum of dividends paid per share over the last 12 months. 1.28$
Payout Ratio ?Share of profit paid out as dividends. Over 100% means the company is paying out more than it earns — not sustainable long-term. 31.4%
Years Without a Cut ?How many years in a row the dividend hasn't been cut — a measure of reliability. 5Years
Increase Streak ?How many years in a row the dividend has been raised — the gold standard for dividend payers. 1Years

Quality & Screener

Stage ?Weinstein phases 1 through 4: 1 = basing, 2 = uptrend (the only buy phase), 3 = topping, 4 = downtrend. Measured against the 30-week line. 3
RS Rating ?Relative strength from 1 to 99: an RS of 95 means the stock has outperformed 95% of all stocks. 49
EPS Rating ?Earnings growth rating from 1 to 99 versus all stocks — high values mean above-average earnings growth. 73
Fundamental Rating ?Our own Fundamental Rating: 0 to 100 points with an A+ to F grade. 50 points is the average across the universe, 100 the best possible score. It scores growth, earnings surprises, analyst estimates, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet safety — every stock percentile-ranked against all others. Grades: A+ from 95, A from 75, B from 55, C from 45, D from 25, E from 5, F below. B (55 out of 100)

Comparison

Industry comparison

The stock alongside the largest companies in the same group. The median row is the middle value of the companies shown above — not of the whole industry.

Industry: Auto Parts

Industry comparison
Company Market cap ($B) P/E EV/EBITDA Gross Margin % EBIT Margin % Sales Growth (Year) % Perf. 1Y %
Standard Motor Products Inc SMP 0.8 10.0 7.2 32.0 9.7 22.4 -4.1
O’Reilly Automotive Inc ORLY 68.8 29.1 18.8 51.6 18.5 6.4 -18.8
AutoZone Inc AZO 44.9 20.5 14.2 51.7 19.1 2.4 -32.6
Hesai Group HSAI 21.2 35.1 20.9 40.7 -1.3 45.8 -44.1
Genuine Parts Co GPC 18.0 311.7 32.9 37.6 5.8 3.5 -2.6
BorgWarner Inc BWA 13.4 36.3 9.9 19.3 9.9 1.7 46.1
Aurora Innovation Inc AUR 12.8 – -4.0 -15,980.0 -24,400.0 -100.0 10.2
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc ALSN 10.3 17.8 12.9 37.9 19.5 -6.7 38.6
Modine Manufacturing Company MOD 9.8 74.6 32.8 22.2 11.8 23.1 21.2
Median of companies shown 13.4 32.1 14.2 37.6 9.9 3.5 -2.6

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Fiscal years

Annual Figures

Fiscal years from the audited annual reports, oldest first. EBIT is the operating profit before interest and taxes; total assets are everything the company owns.

Revenue, operating income and net income per fiscal year $M

Revenue Operating income Net income

2016 · Revenue: 1,058 $M 2016 · Operating income: 101 $M 2016 · Net income: 60 $M 2017 · Revenue: 1,116 $M 2017 · Operating income: 102 $M 2017 · Net income: 38 $M 2018 · Revenue: 1,092 $M 2018 · Operating income: 106 $M 2018 · Net income: 43 $M 2019 · Revenue: 1,138 $M 2019 · Operating income: 119 $M 2019 · Net income: 58 $M 2020 · Revenue: 1,129 $M 2020 · Operating income: 124 $M 2020 · Net income: 57 $M 2021 · Revenue: 1,299 $M 2021 · Operating income: 141 $M 2021 · Net income: 91 $M 2022 · Revenue: 1,372 $M 2022 · Operating income: 138 $M 2022 · Net income: 73 $M 2023 · Revenue: 1,358 $M 2023 · Operating income: 141 $M 2023 · Net income: 63 $M 2024 · Revenue: 1,464 $M 2024 · Operating income: 139 $M 2024 · Net income: 54 $M 2025 · Revenue: 1,791 $M 2025 · Operating income: 184 $M 2025 · Net income: 41 $M
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Annual Figures
Fiscal Year Revenue ($M) EBIT ($M) Net Income ($M) EPS ($) Operating Cash Flow ($M) Equity ($M) Total Assets ($M)
2016 1,058 101 60 2.62 98 441 769
2017 1,116 102 38 1.64 65 454 788
2018 1,092 106 43 1.88 70 467 843
2019 1,138 119 58 2.54 77 504 915
2020 1,129 124 57 2.51 98 550 957
2021 1,299 141 91 4.02 86 602 1,198
2022 1,372 138 73 3.30 -28 610 1,255
2023 1,358 141 63 2.85 144 635 1,293
2024 1,464 139 54 2.41 77 616 1,814
2025 1,791 184 41 1.84 57 684 1,995

Quarters

Quarterly Figures

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Revenue & Profit

Cash Flow

Balance Sheet

Margins

Per Share

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Sales Per Quarter ($M)
2024: Q2 · 389.8 $M Q2 2024: Q3 · 399.3 $M Q3 2024: Q4 · 343.4 $M Q4 2025: Q1 · 413.4 $M Q1 2025: Q2 · 493.9 $M Q2 2025: Q3 · 498.8 $M Q3 2025: Q4 · 385.1 $M Q4 2026: Q1 · 451.2 $M Q1 2026: Q2 · 501.6 $M Q2

Source: fundamental data

Quarterly Figures
Quarter EPS (Earnings Per Share) EPS YoY (%) Sales ($M) Sales YoY (%) Net Margin (%) OCF ($M) FCF ($M)
2024: Q2 0.98 16.70 390 10.40 4.60 36 23
2024: Q3 1.28 15.30 399 3.30 6.70 88 77
2024: Q4 0.47 27.00 343 18.10 -0.20 -2 -11
2025: Q1 0.56 43.60 413 24.70 3.00 -60 -69
2025: Q2 1.13 15.30 494 26.70 5.10 54 44
2025: Q3 1.36 6.30 499 24.90 -0.90 92 82
2025: Q4 0.56 19.10 385 12.20 2.00 -28 -38
2026: Q1 0.75 33.90 451 9.10 3.80 -42 -49
2026: Q2 1.33 17.70 502 1.60 6.10 100 92

What Do These Terms Mean?

EPS (Earnings Per Share):
Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
YoY (Year over Year):
Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
Sales:
All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
Net Margin:
What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
FCF (Free Cash Flow):
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.

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Screening

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Outlook

Analysts & Price Target

Combined picture of the price targets and recommendations of every analyst covering the stock. Price targets are expectations for the next 12 months, not promises — and they often follow the price rather than predict it.

Consensus Strong Sell 1 = Strong buy … 5 = Strong sell
Analyst Ratings 3
Price Target (average) 50.00$
Distance to price 34.0% The price target sits 34.0% above the current price.

Distribution of Recommendations

Strong Buy 3
Buy 0
Hold 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0

Estimates by Fiscal Year

Estimates by Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EPS Estimate ($) EPS Range ($) Revenue Estimate ($M) Expected Growth Analysts
12/31/2026 4.24 4.22 – 4.27 1,875 5.5% 3
12/31/2027 4.88 4.77 – 4.94 1,936 15.2% 3

Average of the analyst estimates for the coming fiscal years. The range shows how far the most optimistic and the most cautious estimate sit apart — the wider it is, the less certain the expectation.

Valuation

What is priced in?

Instead of guessing what the stock is worth, we turn the question around: what free cash flow growth has to happen for today’s market value to add up? The assumptions behind it can be moved.

Today’s market value implies roughly -2.2% growth in free cash flow per year over ten years (assumptions: discount rate 10.0%, terminal growth 2.5%).

What is priced in?
Free cash flow (last twelve months) $87.2M
Market cap $849.0M
Free cash flow in year ten $69.5M
Terminal value as a share of market value 43.2%

For comparison: over the past five years free cash flow shrank by 25.2% per year.

It shows which assumption is built into today’s price, not whether that assumption will hold. Every assumption can be changed with the sliders; the figures move with them.

A simplified model calculation — not a forecast and not a recommendation.

AI classification

AI Rating

Neutral

Standard Motor Products erwähnt KI in den sechs ausgewerteten SEC-Berichten ausschließlich als allgemeine Risikofloskel im Geschäftsbericht 2025 — kein KI-Produkt, keine KI-Umsatzquelle und kein belegter operativer KI-Einsatz; die vier Quartalsberichte und der Geschäftsbericht 2024 enthalten überhaupt keine KI-Fundstelle.

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„Furthermore, if we do not invest in or effectively use AI capabilities, or if competitors leverage these technologies more successfully, our competitive position could suffer."

Darüber hinaus könnte unsere Wettbewerbsposition leiden, wenn wir nicht in KI-Fähigkeiten investieren oder diese nicht wirksam einsetzen oder wenn Wettbewerber diese Technologien erfolgreicher nutzen.

10-K · 2026-02-26 · View SEC filing

„The use of AI-based solutions by our business partners could lead to the public disclosure of confidential and proprietary business information (including personal data) in contravention of our policies, contractual requirements and applicable data protection laws."

Der Einsatz KI-gestützter Lösungen durch unsere Geschäftspartner könnte zur öffentlichen Offenlegung vertraulicher und geschützter Geschäftsinformationen (einschließlich personenbezogener Daten) unter Verstoß gegen unsere Richtlinien, vertragliche Anforderungen und geltende Datenschutzgesetze führen.

10-K · 2026-02-26 · View SEC filing

Filings Reviewed: 10-Q 2026-04-30 · 10-K 2026-02-26 · 10-Q 2025-10-31 · 10-Q 2025-08-05 · 10-Q 2025-04-30 · 10-K 2025-02-28

Rated on August 1, 2026 · How the Rating Is Built

Growth

Growth Score

Ten checks against the annual reports — each one passed counts a point.

2 of 10 Weak growth
  • Revenue grows by more than 15% a year over three years 9.3%
  • More than 10% revenue growth is expected for the coming year -71.2%
  • Share count grows by less than 3% a year 0.5%
  • Revenue growth plus cash-flow margin add up to at least 40 ("Rule of 40") 23.4%
  • Gross margin at 40% or higher and without meaningful erosion 30.2%
  • Goodwill from acquisitions does not grow faster than revenue 12.8%
  • Net debt below twice EBITDA 3.5 x EBITDA
  • Operating cash flow covers the profits of the last three years 120 m
  • Return on capital at 15% or higher, or up versus two years ago 12.3%
  • Insiders hold at least 10% or are net buyers 5.2%

A criterion without figures counts neither as passed nor as failed; a score is only produced from 7 judgeable criteria upwards. Source: fundamental data. All ten criteria in detail

Quality check

AAQS

8/10

The AAQS (AlleAktien Quality Score) checks 10 quality criteria on growth, profitability, and balance-sheet strength — per the methodology developed and published by AlleAktien, calculated by us from our own fundamental data. A stock counts as a quality stock from 9 out of 10 points. Where a company has a shorter listing history, we calculate over the fiscal years available (at least five).

  • Sales growth 10Y > 5% 6.0%
  • Exp. sales growth 3Y > 5% 4.0%
  • EBIT growth 10Y > 5% 6.9%
  • Exp. EBIT growth 3Y > 5% 63.0%
  • Net debt < 4x EBIT 3.6x
  • EBIT positive, 10Y straight 10
  • Max. EBIT decline < 50% 2.1%
  • Return on equity > 15% 19.2%
  • ROCE > 15% 12.3%
  • Expected return > 10% 66.6%

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Source: fundamental data

Insiders

Insider Transactions

Reportable transactions by officers and major shareholders from SEC Form 4 filings. "Other" includes things like stock grants and option exercises without a buy/sell character.

Insider Transactions
Date Person Role Type Shares Price Value
Sep 9, 2026 Broccole Carmine Joseph CLO & Secretary Sell 5,250 39.24 206,010
Aug 19, 2026 Burks Dale Chief Commercial Officer & EVP Sell 5,798 39.00 226,122
Aug 18, 2026 Burks Dale Chief Commercial Officer & EVP Sell 3,500 38.76 135,660
Aug 14, 2026 Burks Dale Chief Commercial Officer & EVP Sell 9,051 38.71 350,364

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The company

About the Company

Standard Motor Products, Inc. manufactures and distributes replacement automotive parts in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Poland, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Vehicle Control, Temperature Control, Nissens Automotive, and Engineered Solutions. It provides ignition, emissions, and fuel delivery systems, such as air injection and induction components, air management valves, regulators and solenoids, exhaust gas recirculation components, fuel injectors and components, fuel valves, ignition coils, connectors and sockets, modules, pumps, relays and fuses, starting and charging system parts, and vapor and purge components. The company also offers electrical switches and actuators; anti-lock brake and vehicle speed sensors, fluid level sensors, and pressure sensors comprising tire pressure monitoring, temperature sensors, advanced driver assistance systems sensors, battery cables, pigtails, and sockets; electrical wire, terminals, connectors, and tools for servicing a vehicle's electrical system; and spark plug, coil on plug boots, and ignition system accessories. In addition, it offers AC system components; other thermal components; and engine cooling, air conditioning, and engine efficiency products. Further, it provides thermal management products, sensors, switches, power distribution, electrification and electronics, injections and fuel delivery, ignition and emissions, and clamping devices for commercial and light vehicles, construction, agriculture, power sports, marine, hydraulics, and lawn and garden sectors. It serves retailers, warehouse distributors, original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers, system integrators, and original equipment service part manufacturers. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Long Island City, New York.

Employees
5,700
Headquarters
Long Island City, NY
Address
37-18 Northern Boulevard, 11101 Long Island City, United States
Phone
718 392 0200
IPO Date
12/30/1987
ISIN
US8536661056
Stock Split
5:2 on 12/02/1983
Stock Split
3:2 on 12/02/1981
Stock Split
3:2 on 03/02/1977

Management

Management
Name Title Birth Year
Eric Philip Sills CEO, President & Chairman 1969
Nathan R. Iles CPA Chief Financial Officer 1977
Carmine J. Broccole J.D. Chief Legal Officer & Secretary 1966
James J. Burke Executive Advisor & Director 1955
Dale Burks Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer 1960
Sunil Bhandari Chief Operating Officer 1980
Esther Parker Chief Accounting Officer 1976
Ray Nicholas VP of Information Technology & Chief Information Officer 1964
Anthony Francis Cristello Vice President of Investor Relations 1969
Victoria T. Ringwood Chief Human Resources Officer 1969

Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.

Filings

Company Filings (8-K)

An 8-K is the filing a US company must use to disclose material events immediately — takeovers, changes at the top, major contracts or payment troubles, for instance. The links open the original document at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

  • 08/04/2026 STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. (SMP): Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗

Data as of: September 17, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.

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