Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. CPS

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
47/100
Developing

Ranked against 59 peers in Auto Parts

About Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, manufactures sealing systems and fluid handling systems in the North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the South America. The company offers sealing systems, such as dynamic seals, static seals, encapsulated glass, obstacle detection sensor system, variable extrusion, specialty sealing products, decorative trims, and frameless systems, as well as Fortrex materials platform, FlexiCore thermoplastic … Full CPS analysis →

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.91), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Operating Leverage in Effect Operating leverage is evident (score 0.76), with margins expanding over time.

Key risks

  • Commodity Pressure / Weak Differentiation Gross margin at 26.8th percentile with high volatility suggests weak pricing power or commoditized products.
  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.34), raising refinancing risk.

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Pricing Power

Developing
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Where CPS ranks in Auto Parts

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. ranks #30 of 60 scored companies in Auto Parts by moat score — the top 50%. The widest moat in the group is Allison Transmission Holdings, (ALSN) at 83/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
26 American Axle & Manufacturing H AXL 53/100 Moderate
27 Mobileye Global Inc. MBLY 50/100 Moderate
28 Adient plc ADNT 49/100 Developing
29 Dana Incorporated DAN 49/100 Developing
30 Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. CPS 47/100 Developing
31 Microvast Holdings, Inc. MVSTW 46/100 Developing
32 Monro, Inc. MNRO 45/100 Developing
33 Microvast Holdings, Inc. MVST 45/100 Developing
34 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Comp GT 43/100 Developing

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How CPS scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 36 · 20% of the moat score

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

Cost Advantage

Score 67 · 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 57 · 15% of the moat score

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

Capital Efficiency

Score 40 · 18% of the moat score

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

Resilience

Score 32 · 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 55 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding CPS's moat

What is Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.'s moat score?

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (CPS) scores 47 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #30 of 60 scored companies in Auto Parts, the top 50%. 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 Cost Advantage (67/100) and its weakest is Resilience (32/100).

How does Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. compare with other Auto Parts companies?

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. ranks #30 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 Dana Incorporated (DAN) at 49 just above it and Microvast Holdings, Inc. (MVSTW) at 46 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 Cooper-Standard Holdings 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 Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and CPS scores: Pricing Power (36), Cost Advantage (67), Customer Stickiness (57), Capital Efficiency (40), Resilience (32), Scale & Market Position (55). 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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