$CAAS
CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC Stock $caas

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2016 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000114420416132971 Filed on November 10, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2015 Q3
Revenue	$149.6M	$94.63M	$90.85M
YoY Change	24.56%	4.16%	-10.7%
Cost Of Revenue	$127.8M	$74.64M	$74.93M
YoY Change	27.93%	-0.39%	-7.66%
Gross Profit	$21.80M	$19.99M	$15.91M
YoY Change	7.92%	25.6%	-22.69%
Gross Profit Margin	14.57%	21.12%	17.52%
Selling, General & Admin	$9.700M	$3.741M	$3.080M
YoY Change	0.0%	21.46%	-17.51%
% of Gross Profit	44.5%	18.72%	19.36%
Research & Development	$8.900M	$6.723M	$5.440M
YoY Change	93.48%	23.58%	-0.02%
% of Gross Profit	40.83%	33.64%	34.19%
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.200M	$3.300M	$3.400M
YoY Change	-14.89%	-2.94%	-8.11%
% of Gross Profit	14.68%	16.51%	21.37%
Operating Expenses	$18.60M	$14.30M	$11.84M
YoY Change	30.07%	20.82%	-8.29%
Operating Profit	$3.200M	$5.703M	$4.073M
YoY Change	-45.76%	40.02%	-53.75%
Interest Expense	$200.0K	$201.0K	$501.0K
YoY Change	-66.67%	-59.88%	-31.18%
% of Operating Profit	6.25%	3.52%	12.3%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$0.00	$420.0K	$100.0K
YoY Change	-100.0%	320.0%	-200.0%
Pretax Income	$5.100M	$6.722M	$5.226M
YoY Change	-35.44%	28.63%	-43.99%
Income Tax	-$900.0K	$1.167M	$945.0K
% Of Pretax Income	-17.65%	17.36%	18.08%
Net Earnings	$5.800M	$5.682M	$4.288M
YoY Change	-15.94%	32.51%	-36.31%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.88%	6.0%	4.72%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.18	$0.13
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$183.0K	$0.18	$0.13
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	31.71M shares	31.91M shares	32.12M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		31.91M shares	32.13M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2015 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$61.60M	$78.40M	$102.9M
YoY Change	-32.23%	-23.81%	21.34%
Cash & Equivalents	$31.09M	$39.06M	$76.06M
Short-Term Investments	$30.50M	$39.30M	$26.80M
Other Short-Term Assets	$49.50M	$39.40M	$41.40M
YoY Change	14.32%	-4.83%	-1.19%
Inventory	$68.05M	$74.50M	$67.07M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$285.7M	$255.8M	$242.5M
Other Receivables	$21.00M	$23.60M	$31.40M
Total Short-Term Assets	$478.0M	$471.7M	$485.3M
YoY Change	0.4%	-2.8%	-3.58%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$101.5M	$94.10M	$76.01M
YoY Change	20.59%	23.8%	-6.97%
Goodwill			$621.0K
YoY Change			-3.27%
Intangibles	$617.0K		$2.973M
YoY Change	-77.91%		89.12%
Long-Term Investments	$16.40M	$15.20M	$6.200M
YoY Change	164.52%	145.16%	67.57%
Other Assets	$25.00M	$28.90M	$25.20M
YoY Change	-26.47%	14.68%	127.03%
Total Long-Term Assets	$153.7M	$141.2M	$114.6M
YoY Change	16.79%	23.18%	13.96%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$478.0M	$471.7M	$485.3M
Total Long-Term Assets	$153.7M	$141.2M	$114.6M
Total Assets	$631.7M	$612.9M	$599.9M
YoY Change	3.95%	2.17%	-0.66%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$144.9M	$133.6M	$119.0M
YoY Change	8.87%	12.27%	-10.73%
Accrued Expenses	$35.88M	$22.10M	$33.84M
YoY Change	14.34%	-34.68%	62.67%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$119.8M	$116.3M	$118.5M
YoY Change	7.64%	-1.86%	-0.84%
Long-Term Debt Due	$4.800M	$4.900M
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$324.7M	$299.5M	$291.7M
YoY Change	8.87%	2.67%	-16.86%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$600.0K	$700.0K	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$300.0K	$500.0K	$2.000M
YoY Change	-84.21%	-75.0%	-31.03%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$900.0K	$1.200M	$2.000M
YoY Change	-52.63%	-40.0%	-31.03%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$324.7M	$299.5M	$291.7M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$900.0K	$1.200M	$2.000M
Total Liabilities	$325.8M	$306.2M	$294.0M
YoY Change	8.46%	4.16%	-18.86%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$64.77M	$64.63M	$64.53M
YoY Change	0.21%	0.16%	137.12%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$2.907M		$1.000M
YoY Change	190.7%		0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	694.3K shares	476.5K shares
Shareholders Equity	$300.5M	$306.7M	$298.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$631.7M	$612.9M	$599.9M
YoY Change	3.95%	2.17%	-0.66%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q4	2016 Q3	2015 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$5.800M	$5.682M	$4.288M
YoY Change	-15.94%	32.51%	-36.31%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.200M	$3.300M	$3.400M
YoY Change	-14.89%	-2.94%	-8.11%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$1.250M	$19.46M	$9.550M
YoY Change	-108.21%	103.77%	2481.08%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$12.53M	-$8.710M	-$10.49M
YoY Change	-29.05%	-16.97%	211.28%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$6.300M	-$6.910M	$7.680M
YoY Change	854.55%	-189.97%	-238.13%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$6.230M	-$15.61M	-$2.810M
YoY Change	-63.33%	455.52%	-68.53%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	880.0K	-2.400M	1.050M
YoY Change	-128.03%	-328.57%	-118.65%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-1.250M	19.46M	9.550M
Cash From Investing Activities	-6.230M	-15.61M	-2.810M
Cash From Financing Activities	880.0K	-2.400M	1.050M
Net Change In Cash	-6.600M	1.450M	7.790M
YoY Change	34.42%	-81.39%	-154.9%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$1.250M	$19.46M	$9.550M
Capital Expenditures	-$12.53M	-$8.710M	-$10.49M
Free Cash Flow	$11.28M	$28.17M	$20.04M
YoY Change	-65.69%	40.57%	435.83%

Facts In Submission

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2016 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000114420416132971 Filed on November 10, 2016

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