Company Information

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Address: NO. 1, HENGLONG ROAD
YU QIAO DEVELOPMENT ZONE,JINGZHOU CICITY 
City: HUBEI PROVINCE 
State:  
Zip Code: XXXXX 
Telephone: 0716-8324631 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 3714
(As filed with the SEC)  

China Automotive Systems, Inc., "China Automotive" or the "Company," was incorporated in the State of Delaware on June 29, 1999 under the name Visions-In-Glass, Inc. On or around March 5, 2003, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Great Genesis Holdings Limited, "Genesis," a corporation organized under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, by issuance of 20,914,250 shares of common stock to certain sellers. After the acquisition, the Company continued the operations of Genesis. On May 19, 2003, the Company changed its name from Visions-In-Glass, Inc. to China Automotive Systems, Inc. Presently, Genesis owns interests in eight Sino-joint ventures in the People's Republic of China, "China" or the "PRC," which manufacture power steering systems and/or related products for different segments of the automobile industry.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
09/20110.34NA13.88
06/20110.88NA9.81
03/20111.48NA6.01
12/20101.10NA12.38
09/2010-0.03NAN/E
06/20101.11NA15.86
03/20101.04NA22.21
12/20090.78NA23.99

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/31

Profitability 2010 Leverage 2010
Net Inc/Comm Equity1.81Total Liab/Total Assets0.72
Net Inc/Total Assets0.13Total Liab/Inv Cap3.38
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.60Total Liab/Comm Equity10.25
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.21Interest Coverage Ratio22.25
Net Inc/Net Sales0.15Curr Debt/Equity0.55
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.11LTD/EquityNA
SG&A/NetSales0.06Total Debt/Equity0.55
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover1.90Quick Ratio1.07
Inventory Turnover8.26Current Ratio1.21
Inventory Day Sales0.02Net Rec/Curr Assets0.65
Net Sales/Work Cap6.38Inv/Curr Assets0.12
Net Sales/PP&E4.59  

Income Statement (Millions)

  9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 75.00 82.51 91.01 100.51
Cost of Goods Sold 61.22 67.71 71.03 80.72
Selling & Admin Exps 6.48 5.57 5.94 3.96
Operating Income 5.96 7.64 11.73 12.27
Interest Exp NA NA NA 3.36
Pretax Income 13.88 6.97 24.04 16.31
Other Income 9.20 -0.11 13.37 6.47
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 10.11 4.34 19.64 12.30

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Cash & Short Term Investments 76.07 55.43 40.64 49.42
Receivables - Total 201.39 210.50 219.25 203.28
Inventories - Total 51.30 45.68 47.49 36.87
Total Current Assets 353.04 336.52 332.38 310.56
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 81.64 79.87 77.82 75.38
Total Assets 452.26 434.85 430.71 405.22
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 200.86 199.01 200.43 193.58
Debt in Current Liabilities 11.80 3.09 6.86 62.07
Total Current Liabilities 213.68 204.10 208.47 256.37
Long-Term Debt 25.73 33.52 33.37 NA
Total Liabilities 288.15 284.34 286.94 292.94
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest 40.80 39.74 38.77 35.97
Preferred Stock 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Common Stock 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Retained Earnings 92.82 82.71 78.62 58.98
Treasury Stock NA NA NA NA
Total Stockholders' Equity 164.11 150.52 143.78 112.27
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 452.26 434.85 430.71 405.22

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 15.24 19.95 -3.46 8.95
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -2.55 -1.85 -5.77 -6.71
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 6.96 -3.83 -0.04 -2.58

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/200695.774.810.21
12/2007133.608.860.37
12/2008163.1812.440.46
12/2009255.60-26.440.78
12/2010345.9351.741.10
Growth Rates37.86--51.28

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/11338623.07




Report Date : 1/30/2012

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