Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (MPAA) Key Metrics
MPAA valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $195.4M
- Enterprise value
- $407.4M
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 20.3
- Forward P/E
- 9.3
- PEG ratio
- 0.61
- Price / sales
- 0.3 10-yr median 0.5
- Price / book
- 0.8 10-yr median 1.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 6.8 10-yr median 8.7
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.19
MPAA key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsMPAA valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
MPAA returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
MPAA per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
MPAA financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
MPAA efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
MPAA valuation history
MPAA returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
MPAA debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
MPAA cash returned to shareholders
MPAA price vs earnings per share
MPAA key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $221.0M | $187.0M | $157.6M | $143.9M | $348.7M | $436.2M | $237.9M | $355.7M | $418.2M | $596.7M |
| Enterprise value | $403.9M | $377.0M | $381.1M | $407.5M | $586.2M | $605.5M | $434.0M | $480.8M | $473.3M | $616.6M |
| P/E ratio | 17.8 | — | — | — | 47.4 | 20.3 | — | — | 25.6 | 15.9 |
| Price / sales | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Price / book | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Price / free cash flow | 9.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | — | — | 10.3 | 51.3 | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | — | — | 7.8 | 12.7 | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.3 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 14.1 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 20.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 17.7 | 9.2 | 10.0 | — | — | 14.4 | 93.6 | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 5.6% | −10.4% | −31.2% | −2.9% | 2.1% | 4.9% | −3.1% | −2.2% | 3.9% | 6.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 10.3% | 21.9% | 24.2% | −18.0% | −15.0% | 9.7% | 1.9% | −14.5% | −5.7% | −1.7% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 5.1% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 0.3% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $11.06 | $9.50 | $8.04 | $7.44 | $17.83 | $22.50 | $12.58 | $18.87 | $21.43 | $30.73 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $39.53 | $38.47 | $36.61 | $35.32 | $33.25 | $27.89 | $28.33 | $25.08 | $21.94 | $21.69 |
| Earnings per share | $0.62 | −$0.99 | −$2.51 | −$0.22 | $0.38 | $1.11 | −$0.39 | −$0.42 | $0.84 | $1.93 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.96 | $2.31 | $2.00 | −$1.12 | −$2.29 | $2.89 | $0.99 | −$2.14 | −$0.71 | −$0.27 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.14 | $2.08 | $1.95 | −$1.34 | −$2.68 | $2.17 | $0.25 | −$2.73 | −$1.22 | −$0.53 |
| Cash per share | $0.83 | $0.57 | $0.81 | $0.70 | $1.29 | $0.89 | $2.67 | $0.70 | $0.81 | $0.58 |
| Book value per share | $13.31 | $13.09 | $14.55 | $16.57 | $16.12 | $15.53 | $14.57 | $14.84 | $14.09 | $12.81 |
| Tangible book value per share | $13.14 | $12.90 | $14.33 | $16.29 | $15.76 | $15.09 | $14.06 | $14.22 | $13.77 | $12.47 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $0.18 | $0.23 | $0.05 | $0.22 | $0.39 | $0.72 | $0.75 | $0.59 | $0.51 | $0.25 |
| Debt per share | $9.99 | $10.23 | $12.21 | $14.33 | $13.43 | $9.62 | $13.04 | $7.34 | $3.64 | $1.60 |
| Shares outstanding | 20.0M | 19.7M | 19.6M | 19.3M | 19.6M | 19.4M | 18.9M | 18.8M | 19.5M | 19.4M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +1.5% | +0.4% | +1.3% | −1.1% | +0.9% | +2.5% | +0.3% | −3.4% | +0.5% | +1.8% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 4.7% | −7.2% | −16.3% | −1.3% | 2.4% | 7.4% | −2.6% | −2.8% | 6.2% | 16.4% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 7.8% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 5.1% | 3.1% | 6.9% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 8.3% | 19.2% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 1.3% | −2.0% | −4.8% | −0.4% | 0.8% | 2.6% | −1.0% | −1.4% | 3.5% | 8.8% |
| Return on tangible assets | 1.2% | −2.0% | −4.9% | −0.4% | 0.7% | 2.6% | −0.9% | −1.3% | 3.3% | 8.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.9% | 5.4% | 5.3% | −3.8% | −8.1% | 7.8% | 0.9% | −10.9% | −5.6% | −2.4% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.55 | — | — | — | −6.09 | 2.61 | — | — | −0.85 | −0.14 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $199.6M | $201.3M | $239.3M | $277.2M | $262.7M | $186.4M | $246.6M | $138.3M | $71.0M | $31.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $16.7M | $11.3M | $15.8M | $13.6M | $25.2M | $17.2M | $50.5M | $13.2M | $15.9M | $11.2M |
| Net debt | $182.9M | $190.0M | $223.5M | $263.6M | $237.5M | $169.3M | $196.1M | $125.1M | $55.1M | $19.8M |
| Debt / equity | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.62 | 0.89 | 0.49 | 0.26 | 0.12 |
| Debt / assets | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.38 | 3.78 | 3.81 | 5.39 | 5.71 | 2.93 | 7.46 | 5.44 | 1.02 | 0.28 |
| Current ratio | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| Quick ratio | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.55 | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.33 |
| Interest coverage | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 5.2 |
| Working capital | $184.4M | $160.4M | $156.0M | $154.9M | $110.6M | $96.7M | $90.6M | $73.5M | −$46.3M | −$20.7M |
| Invested capital | $449.0M | $447.7M | $508.6M | $584.1M | $552.8M | $470.4M | $471.6M | $404.8M | $330.1M | $268.5M |
| Tangible asset value | $262.6M | $253.9M | $280.8M | $315.1M | $308.3M | $292.6M | $265.9M | $268.1M | $268.7M | $242.1M |
| Net current asset value | −$169.4M | −$188.5M | −$166.4M | −$170.6M | −$163.4M | −$123.9M | −$92.4M | $275,000 | −$84.8M | −$65.3M |
| Graham number | $13.63 | — | — | — | $11.68 | $19.68 | — | — | $16.28 | $23.61 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$22.71 | −$21.09 | −$21.20 | −$20.98 | −$20.34 | −$16.00 | −$13.07 | −$8.07 | −$4.66 | −$6.07 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | $29,000 | $499,000 | $719,000 | $605,000 | $257,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $11.4M | $4.8M | $279,000 | $969,000 | $1.9M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4.1M | $9.3M | $2.0M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | 6.8% | 3.3% | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 49.7% | 11.8% | 0.7% | — | — | 4.4% | 35.9% | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1.2% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 19.3% | 10.1% | 2.6% | — | — | 24.9% | 75.3% | — | — | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.09 | 0.34 | 0.59 | 1.25 | 1.48 | 1.52 | 2.20 | 1.33 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| R&D / revenue | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| SG&A / revenue | 11.2% | 11.4% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 12.4% | 10.0% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 11.8% | 10.3% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 54.9 | 61.2 | 70.3 | 69.6 | 57.1 | 69.5 | 69.3 | 70.5 | 52.0 | 15.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 219.2 | 228.9 | 235.0 | 237.9 | 236.0 | 227.5 | 208.5 | 155.1 | 90.0 | 85.6 |
| Days payables outstanding | 89.6 | 89.8 | 85.6 | 85.6 | 94.9 | 88.0 | 74.8 | 78.8 | 90.2 | 94.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 184.6 | 200.3 | 219.8 | 221.8 | 198.2 | 208.9 | 203.0 | 146.7 | 51.8 | 7.1 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.65 | 5.96 | 5.19 | 5.25 | 6.40 | 5.25 | 5.26 | 5.18 | 7.01 | 23.23 |
| Payables turnover | 4.08 | 4.07 | 4.26 | 4.26 | 3.85 | 4.15 | 4.88 | 4.63 | 4.05 | 3.87 |
| Inventory turnover | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.75 | 2.35 | 4.06 | 4.26 |
| Asset turnover | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.99 |
| Average receivables | $118.7M | $127.0M | $138.3M | $130.2M | $101.7M | $102.9M | $101.8M | $91.3M | $61.0M | $18.1M |
| Average payables | $154.6M | $148.4M | $137.2M | $133.5M | $138.4M | $104.0M | $85.6M | $82.9M | $79.6M | $79.1M |
| Average inventory | $378.4M | $378.5M | $376.8M | $370.9M | $344.2M | $268.8M | $238.4M | $163.0M | $79.4M | $71.8M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
Computed from MPAA's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed June 8, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
MPAA valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (March 31, 2026), Motorcar Parts of America traded at 17.8 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 20.3. Motorcar Parts of America earned a return on equity of 4.7% and a return on invested capital of 7.8% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $199.6 million of debt and $16.7 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $182.9 million. It returned $11.4 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $11.4 million in share buybacks, 50% of free cash flow.
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MPAA key metrics FAQ
What is Motorcar Parts of America's P/E ratio?
Motorcar Parts of America traded at 17.8 times earnings at the end of fiscal 2026.
What is Motorcar Parts of America's EV/EBITDA?
Motorcar Parts of America's enterprise value was 5.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $403.9 million, EBITDA $76.8 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 6.8.
What is Motorcar Parts of America's return on equity?
Motorcar Parts of America's return on equity (ROE) was 4.7% in fiscal 2026: net income of $12.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $261.9 million.
What is Motorcar Parts of America's ROIC?
Motorcar Parts of America's return on invested capital was 7.8% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Motorcar Parts of America have?
Motorcar Parts of America had total debt of $199.6 million at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75 and $182.9 million of net debt (2.38 times EBITDA).
Does Motorcar Parts of America buy back its shares?
Yes. Motorcar Parts of America spent $11.4 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed +1.5% over the year, to 20.0M..
What is Motorcar Parts of America's free cash flow yield?
Motorcar Parts of America generated $22.9 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 10.3% on its market value at year-end ($221.0 million).
What is Motorcar Parts of America's current ratio?
Motorcar Parts of America's current ratio was 1.46 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 1.46 times current liabilities.