$CAAS
CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC Stock $caas

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2015 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000114420415064401 Filed on November 12, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2014 Q3
Revenue	$120.1M	$90.85M	$101.7M
YoY Change	-11.23%	-10.7%	11.9%
Cost Of Revenue	$99.90M	$74.93M	$81.15M
YoY Change	-10.24%	-7.66%	9.08%
Gross Profit	$20.20M	$15.91M	$20.58M
YoY Change	-15.83%	-22.69%	24.56%
Gross Profit Margin	16.82%	17.52%	20.23%
Selling, General & Admin	$9.700M	$3.080M	$3.734M
YoY Change	0.0%	-17.51%	-31.71%
% of Gross Profit	48.02%	19.36%	18.14%
Research & Development	$4.600M	$5.440M	$5.441M
YoY Change	-29.23%	-0.02%	6.33%
% of Gross Profit	22.77%	34.19%	26.43%
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.760M	$3.400M	$3.700M
YoY Change	-4.33%	-8.11%	0.0%
% of Gross Profit	18.61%	21.37%	17.98%
Operating Expenses	$14.30M	$11.84M	$12.91M
YoY Change	-11.73%	-8.29%	21.96%
Operating Profit	$5.900M	$4.073M	$8.806M
YoY Change	-24.36%	-53.75%	-19.73%
Interest Expense	$600.0K	$501.0K	$728.0K
YoY Change		-31.18%	156.34%
% of Operating Profit	10.17%	12.3%	8.27%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$200.0K	$100.0K	-$100.0K
YoY Change	-60.0%	-200.0%	-125.0%
Pretax Income	$7.900M	$5.226M	$9.331M
YoY Change	-20.2%	-43.99%	-23.25%
Income Tax	$500.0K	$945.0K	$1.387M
% Of Pretax Income	6.33%	18.08%	14.86%
Net Earnings	$6.900M	$4.288M	$6.733M
YoY Change	-23.33%	-36.31%	-21.93%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.75%	4.72%	6.62%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.13	$0.24
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$215.0K	$0.13	$0.24
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	32.12M shares	32.12M shares	28.04M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		32.13M shares	28.06M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2014 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$90.90M	$102.9M	$84.80M
YoY Change	-16.99%	21.34%	-2.53%
Cash & Equivalents	$69.68M	$76.06M	$41.57M
Short-Term Investments	$21.20M	$26.80M	$43.30M
Other Short-Term Assets	$43.30M	$41.40M	$41.90M
YoY Change	-0.69%	-1.19%	20.4%
Inventory	$65.57M	$67.07M	$72.69M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$254.4M	$242.5M	$281.6M
Other Receivables	$21.90M	$31.40M	$22.30M
Total Short-Term Assets	$476.1M	$485.3M	$503.3M
YoY Change	-8.91%	-3.58%	14.44%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$84.15M	$76.01M	$81.71M
YoY Change	2.04%	-6.97%	-0.99%
Goodwill	$608.0K	$621.0K	$642.0K
YoY Change	-5.74%	-3.27%
Intangibles	$2.793M	$2.973M	$1.572M
YoY Change	-18.31%	89.12%	134.28%
Long-Term Investments	$6.200M	$6.200M	$3.700M
YoY Change	34.78%	67.57%	-5.13%
Other Assets	$34.00M	$25.20M	$11.10M
YoY Change	148.18%	127.03%	33.73%
Total Long-Term Assets	$131.6M	$114.6M	$100.6M
YoY Change	23.56%	13.96%	4.47%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$476.1M	$485.3M	$503.3M
Total Long-Term Assets	$131.6M	$114.6M	$100.6M
Total Assets	$607.7M	$599.9M	$603.9M
YoY Change	-3.41%	-0.66%	12.65%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$133.1M	$119.0M	$133.3M
YoY Change	-2.99%	-10.73%	20.42%
Accrued Expenses	$31.38M	$33.84M	$20.80M
YoY Change	-11.42%	62.67%	-22.99%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$111.3M	$118.5M	$119.5M
YoY Change	-10.75%	-0.84%	6.03%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$298.2M	$291.7M	$350.9M
YoY Change	-8.11%	-16.86%	27.42%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.900M	$2.000M	$2.900M
YoY Change	-69.35%	-31.03%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.900M	$2.000M	$2.900M
YoY Change	-69.35%	-31.03%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$298.2M	$291.7M	$350.9M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.900M	$2.000M	$2.900M
Total Liabilities	$300.4M	$294.0M	$362.3M
YoY Change	-9.24%	-18.86%	31.57%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$64.63M	$64.53M	$27.21M
YoY Change	0.16%	137.12%	-31.23%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.000M	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	217.3K shares
Shareholders Equity	$299.0M	$298.0M	$241.6M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$607.7M	$599.9M	$603.9M
YoY Change	-3.41%	-0.66%	12.65%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2014 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$6.900M	$4.288M	$6.733M
YoY Change	-23.33%	-36.31%	-21.93%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.760M	$3.400M	$3.700M
YoY Change	-4.33%	-8.11%	0.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$15.22M	$9.550M	$370.0K
YoY Change	-59.56%	2481.08%	-19.57%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$17.66M	-$10.49M	-$3.370M
YoY Change	125.26%	211.28%	-4.8%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$660.0K	$7.680M	-$5.560M
YoY Change	-67.49%	-238.13%	-52.32%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$16.99M	-$2.810M	-$8.930M
YoY Change	192.43%	-68.53%	-41.29%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.140M	1.050M	-5.630M
YoY Change	-38.43%	-118.65%	-9.05%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	15.22M	9.550M	370.0K
Cash From Investing Activities	-16.99M	-2.810M	-8.930M
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.140M	1.050M	-5.630M
Net Change In Cash	-4.910M	7.790M	-14.19M
YoY Change	-118.37%	-154.9%	-32.23%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$15.22M	$9.550M	$370.0K
Capital Expenditures	-$17.66M	-$10.49M	-$3.370M
Free Cash Flow	$32.88M	$20.04M	$3.740M
YoY Change	-27.7%	435.83%	-6.5%

Facts In Submission

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