China Automotive Systems, Inc. CAAS

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
71/100
Moderate

Ranked against 59 peers in Auto Parts

About China Automotive Systems, Inc.

China Automotive Systems, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automotive systems and components in the People's Republic of China, the United States, and internationally. The company produces rack and pinion power steering gears for cars and light-duty vehicles; integral power steering gears for heavy-duty vehicles; power steering parts for light duty vehicles; sensor modules; automobile steering systems and columns; … Full CAAS analysis →

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.96), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Cash Generation Consistent Cash generation is consistent (score 0.85), indicating reliable business model.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where CAAS ranks in Auto Parts

China Automotive Systems, Inc. ranks #9 of 60 scored companies in Auto Parts by moat score — the top 15%. The widest moat in the group is Allison Transmission Holdings, (ALSN) at 83/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
5 Autoliv, Inc. ALV 74/100 Moderate
6 Garrett Motion Inc. GTX 73/100 Moderate
7 Douglas Dynamics, Inc. PLOW 73/100 Moderate
8 Modine Manufacturing Company MOD 71/100 Moderate
9 China Automotive Systems, Inc. CAAS 71/100 Moderate
10 Visteon Corporation VC 69/100 Moderate
11 STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION STRT 68/100 Moderate
12 Magna International, Inc. MGA 68/100 Moderate
13 Greenland Technologies Holding GTEC 66/100 Moderate

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How CAAS scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 55 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 81 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 90 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 74 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 64 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 65 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding CAAS's moat

What is China Automotive Systems, Inc.'s moat score?

China Automotive Systems, Inc. (CAAS) scores 71 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #9 of 60 scored companies in Auto Parts, the top 15%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 59 companies in Auto Parts. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (90/100) and its weakest is Pricing Power (55/100).

How does China Automotive Systems, Inc. compare with other Auto Parts companies?

China Automotive Systems, Inc. ranks #9 of 60 scored companies in Auto Parts by moat score. The widest moat in Auto Parts is Allison Transmission Holdings, (ALSN) at 83/100. The companies ranked closest are Modine Manufacturing Company (MOD) at 71 just above it and Visteon Corporation (VC) at 69 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 59 companies in Auto Parts. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is China Automotive Systems, Inc. scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for China Automotive Systems, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and CAAS scores: Pricing Power (55), Cost Advantage (81), Customer Stickiness (90), Capital Efficiency (74), Resilience (64), Scale & Market Position (65). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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