$CAAS
CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC Stock $caas

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2015 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000114420415030357 Filed on May 14, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q1	2014 Q1
Revenue	$123.4M	$114.3M
YoY Change	7.99%	17.64%
Cost Of Revenue	$101.8M	$92.97M
YoY Change	9.47%	19.49%
Gross Profit	$21.67M	$21.34M
YoY Change	1.57%	10.2%
Gross Profit Margin	17.56%	18.67%
Selling, General & Admin	$4.448M	$3.545M
YoY Change	25.47%	-14.08%
% of Gross Profit	20.53%	16.61%
Research & Development	$5.893M	$5.888M
YoY Change	0.08%	73.18%
% of Gross Profit	27.19%	27.6%
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.965M	$3.713M
YoY Change	6.79%	7.06%
% of Gross Profit	18.3%	17.4%
Operating Expenses	$13.97M	$12.48M
YoY Change	11.94%	16.7%
Operating Profit	$9.363M	$9.771M
YoY Change	-4.18%	4.55%
Interest Expense	$474.0K	$278.0K
YoY Change	70.5%	-34.28%
% of Operating Profit	5.06%	2.85%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$94.00K	$200.0K
YoY Change	-53.0%	-300.0%
Pretax Income	$9.736M	$10.22M
YoY Change	-4.76%	10.94%
Income Tax	$1.410M	$1.975M
% Of Pretax Income	14.48%	19.32%
Net Earnings	$8.510M	$6.774M
YoY Change	25.63%	14.04%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.89%	5.93%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.26	$0.24
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.26	$0.24
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	32.12M shares	28.04M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	32.13M shares	28.06M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q1	2014 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$105.0M	$78.90M
YoY Change	33.08%	-12.72%
Cash & Equivalents	$65.91M	$42.96M
Short-Term Investments	$39.10M	$35.90M
Other Short-Term Assets	$41.60M	$43.60M
YoY Change	-4.59%	23.86%
Inventory	$68.75M	$55.80M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$295.2M	$282.8M
Other Receivables	$25.70M	$21.80M
Total Short-Term Assets	$536.2M	$483.0M
YoY Change	11.02%	15.97%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$84.10M	$79.23M
YoY Change	6.15%	-2.43%
Goodwill	$643.0K
YoY Change
Intangibles	$3.262M	$635.0K
YoY Change	413.7%
Long-Term Investments	$4.600M	$4.000M
YoY Change	15.0%	8.11%
Other Assets	$11.10M	$9.900M
YoY Change	12.12%	6.45%
Total Long-Term Assets	$105.6M	$94.17M
YoY Change	12.1%	-1.9%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$536.2M	$483.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$105.6M	$94.17M
Total Assets	$641.8M	$577.2M
YoY Change	11.19%	12.62%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$155.3M	$132.2M
YoY Change	17.47%	16.37%
Accrued Expenses	$34.47M	$28.73M
YoY Change	20.0%	62.29%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$116.9M	$4.900M
YoY Change	2285.71%	-95.73%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$332.8M	$296.8M
YoY Change	12.15%	9.1%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$3.700M	$2.700M
YoY Change	37.04%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.700M	$2.700M
YoY Change	37.04%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$332.8M	$296.8M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.700M	$2.700M
Total Liabilities	$336.8M	$299.5M
YoY Change	12.46%	-4.16%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$64.53M	$39.57M
YoY Change	63.07%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$296.6M	$231.5M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$641.8M	$577.2M
YoY Change	11.19%	12.62%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q1	2014 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$8.510M	$6.774M
YoY Change	25.63%	14.04%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.965M	$3.713M
YoY Change	6.79%	7.06%
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.930M	-$8.370M
YoY Change	-158.9%	510.95%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$5.723M	$3.501M
YoY Change	63.47%	23.14%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$2.150M	-$630.0K
YoY Change	-441.27%	-325.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$3.580M	-$4.130M
YoY Change	-13.32%	57.63%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.700M	1.950M
YoY Change	-289.74%	-69.86%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	4.930M	-8.370M
Cash From Investing Activities	-3.580M	-4.130M
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.700M	1.950M
Net Change In Cash	-2.350M	-10.55M
YoY Change	-77.73%	-525.4%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.930M	-$8.370M
Capital Expenditures	$5.723M	$3.501M
Free Cash Flow	-$793.0K	-$11.87M
YoY Change	-93.32%	181.77%

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