Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. Common Stock (CPS)

FairStock Score: 21/100 — RISKY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for durable businesses bought at a sensible price, and Cooper-Standard is a difficult case. It supplies sealing and fluid-handling systems to automakers, a cyclical, price-competitive industry where the customer holds much of the bargaining power. The company has real scale—22,000 employees and revenue of $2.7B in fiscal year 2025—but scale has not produced consistent profit. In fiscal year 2025, the year ended 2025-12-31, it reported a net loss of $4.2M, or $0.23 per diluted share. That was better than fiscal year 2024's net loss of $78.7M, or $4.48 per diluted share, and far better than fiscal year 2023's net loss of $202.0M, or $11.64 per diluted share. Still, the latest fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, showed revenue of $721.3M and a net loss of $18.8M; fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2026-03-31, had a net loss of $33.3M. In other words, losses are still recurring. At the 2026-10-13 close of $21.37, FairStock calculates a P/E of -6.81, an EV/EBITDA of 11.34, a negative FCF yield of -1.3%, an Altman Z-score of 0.31, and a FairStock Score of 21/100. Those are not the marks of a bargain with a margin of safety. The balance sheet and cash generation are the crux: trailing free cash flow was -$4.9M, and the Altman score suggests real financial stress. A moat is hard to see in auto parts unless the company has durable cost or technology advantages. Revenue was roughly flat, and profit growth was negative. I would need evidence of sustainable positive earnings and cash flow before calling the equity attractive.

In plain English: Cooper-Standard makes sealing and fluid-handling parts for cars and trucks, with operations in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and South America. The business looks weak right now: it has reported losses in recent years and in the latest quarter, and it is spending more cash than it brings in. At the 2026-10-13 close of $21.37, the price does not look cheap against those losses, even though the company has a large revenue base.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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