2026-10-25
Motorcar Parts of America clears the business-activity screen and the figures we can measure look clean, but one or more financial figures are still pending, so the verdict is not final yet.
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The Screen · Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts
Motorcar Parts of America Inc
MPAA · NASDAQ · USD · Market cap $193M · 5,600 employees
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.
Not yet scored10.52 USD
Price as of 6 Nov 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-11-06 · the tape above runs as of 02:03 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price10.52 USD at the 6 Nov 2026 close
- Our value readUndervalued vs our fair value, as of 6 Nov 2026
- Our regime readMarkdown, as of 7 Nov 2026
- Ethical screenNot yet scored
- Last reviewed6 Nov 2026 (2 days ago)
- Release timesRelease and earnings times on your chart: Event Guard Mentor
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
PRICE · ONE YEAR
Our fair-value range: $14.40 to $21.04, base estimate $16.74 (screen dated 2026-11-06).
- Trend Markdown
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical screen not yet scored
Price10.52 USD
Fair value16.74
Ethical score70.0/100
Value readUndervaluedas of 6 Nov 2026
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-11-04Read Accumulation10.39+1.3% to today ✓Markdown gives way to Accumulation after a 31% slide in 18 weeks
2026-07-02Read Markdown15.09-30.3% to today ✓First review on file: Markdown
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
The full research record, in depth, below
This name holds its markdown label.
Motorcar Parts of America Inc holds its Markdown at $10.52. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 80 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 80 days |
| Price at the screen | $10.52 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · 5.92 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | Not scored · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.19 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
This security has not been fully scored against the values screen yet.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 19.58% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 19.6% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.20% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.2% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 12.48% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 12.5% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadThe Read, in Plain English
Motorcar Parts of America clears the business-activity screen and the figures we can measure look clean, but one or more financial figures are still pending, so the verdict is not final yet.
Read as at 2026-11-07. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
2026-09-24
Clears
Motorcar Parts of America clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 20%, inside the ~33% line, and almost none of its income is interest, so it passes.
Earlier reads, kept as written. The ethical profile is tracked over time, not overwritten.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Our analysis reads Undervalued vs our fair value, as of 6 Nov 2026: it trades at roughly a 37% discount to our $16.74 fair value, none competitive moat.
How a fair value is estimated: discounted cash flow (DCF).
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-11-06 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 37.2% discount to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets. The average target sits +71% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere our models see it going: fair-value estimate $16.74, with a range of $14.40 to $21.04, dated to the 2026-11-06 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsWhy it stands out
Trading at 5.9x forward earnings, with a none competitive moat. That is a 37% discount to our $16.74 fair value: the market is pricing it cautiously while the fundamentals argue otherwise.
| Forward P/E | 5.9xvery cheap relative to earnings |
| EPS, trailing | -0.24 |
| EPS, forward | 1.72 |
| Revenue growth | -10.8%revenue is shrinking |
| Profit margin | -0.5%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -1.6%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -11.91% |
| Debt to equity | 0.92moderate, manageable leverage |
| Current ratio | 1.44adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 1.19moves a little more than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.08% |
| 52-week range | 9.29 - 18.12 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $193M |
| Employees | 5,600 |
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
2026-11-04
Accumulation · changed $10.39
+2.1% Entry 10
The framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 2.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: not fully scored yet. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (3 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $19.
2026-10-28
Markdown $10.18
-1.6% Entry 9
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 1.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: not fully scored yet. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (3 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $19.
2026-10-21
Markdown $10.35
-0.7% Entry 8
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: not fully scored yet. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (3 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $19.
2026-10-14
Markdown $10.42
-1.1% Entry 7
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 1.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (3 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $19.
2026-10-02
Markdown $10.54
-8.7% Entry 6
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 8.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (3 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $19.
2026-09-05
Markdown $11.55
-17.5% Entry 5
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 17.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (3 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $19.
2026-08-05
Markdown $14.00
-7.2% Entry 4
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 7.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (3 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $19.
2026-07-18
Markdown $15.09
+0.0% Entry 3
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (3 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $19.
2026-07-03
Markdown $15.09
+0.0% Entry 2
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02
Markdown $15.09
Entry 1
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $11.60 | +23.1% | · | $1,231 | +23.1% |
| 2 months | $11.46 | +24.6% | · | $1,246 | +24.6% |
| 3 months | $10.23 | +39.6% | · | $1,396 | +39.6% |
| 6 months | $13.54 | +5.5% | · | $1,055 | +5.5% |
| 1 year | $10.39 | +37.4% | · | $1,374 | +37.4% |
| 2 years | $5.20 | +174.6% | · | $2,746 | +174.6% |
| 3 years | $4.80 | +197.5% | · | $2,975 | +197.5% |
| 5 years | $23.30 | -38.7% | · | $613 | -38.7% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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