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. Presently, Genesis owns interests in eight Sino-joint ventures, which manufacture power steering systems and/or related products for different segments of the automobile industry in China. On May 19, 2003, the Company changed its name from Visions-In-Glass, Inc. to China Automotive Systems, Inc. Since December 17, 2009, Hanlin Chen, Qizhou Wu, Robert Tung, Bruce C. Richardson, Guangxun Xu, and William E.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
06/20101.11NA15.86
03/20101.04NA22.21
12/20090.78NA23.99
09/20090.59NA15.75
06/20090.39NA14.10
03/20090.36NA9.75
12/20080.46NA7.37
09/20080.54NA7.76

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/31

Profitability 2009 Leverage 2009
Net Inc/Comm Equity0.85Total Liab/Total Assets0.66
Net Inc/Total Assets0.07Total Liab/Inv Cap2.11
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.24Total Liab/Comm Equity7.54
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.14Interest Coverage RatioNA
Net Inc/Net Sales0.09Curr Debt/Equity0.33
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.14LTD/EquityNA
SG&A/NetSales0.12Total Debt/Equity0.33
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover2.01Quick Ratio1.19
Inventory Turnover6.78Current Ratio1.35
Inventory Day Sales0.02Net Rec/Curr Assets0.64
Net Sales/Work Cap4.10Inv/Curr Assets0.11
Net Sales/PP&E4.23  

Income Statement (Millions)

  6/30/2010 3/31/2010 12/31/2009 9/30/2009
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 85.08 84.23 83.76 64.65
Cost of Goods Sold 65.27 61.70 59.43 43.52
Selling & Admin Exps 4.07 5.02 12.19 10.80
Operating Income 13.71 15.89 9.26 9.65
Interest Exp NA NA NA NA
Pretax Income 13.64 15.69 8.72 12.38
Other Income 0.35 0.16 -0.40 3.65
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 8.54 10.34 6.52 8.56

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 6/30/2010 3/31/2010 12/31/2009 9/30/2009
Cash & Short Term Investments 45.25 51.08 43.48 45.89
Receivables - Total 183.31 169.81 156.25 131.52
Inventories - Total 39.60 35.38 27.42 29.39
Total Current Assets 290.73 277.79 242.30 218.09
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 62.65 60.61 60.49 58.23
Total Assets 370.47 351.72 313.03 284.03
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 169.04 167.03 143.39 120.54
Debt in Current Liabilities 38.33 33.87 34.65 9.52
Total Current Liabilities 209.73 207.79 179.95 130.61
Long-Term Debt NA NA NA 29.45
Total Liabilities 244.63 235.67 207.36 185.66
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest 29.91 27.64 27.17 25.37
Preferred Stock 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Common Stock 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Retained Earnings 77.08 68.98 58.64 52.12
Treasury Stock NA NA NA NA
Total Stockholders' Equity 125.83 116.05 105.67 123.74
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 370.47 351.72 313.03 309.40

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 6/30/2010 3/31/2010 12/31/2009 9/30/2009
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 0.33 13.49 10.62 8.58
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -9.27 -5.36 -9.00 -2.07
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 2.86 -0.55 -4.03 -0.18

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/200563.573.320.15
12/200695.774.810.21
12/2007133.608.860.37
12/2008163.1812.440.46
12/2009255.6023.410.78
Growth Rates41.6063.0251.01

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional06/30/10699863.64




Report Date : 8/30/2010

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