$CAAS
CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC Stock $caas

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2018 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000114420418058489 Filed on November 09, 2018

Income Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2017 Q3
Revenue	$124.3M	$112.1M	$118.4M
YoY Change	-13.5%	-5.31%	25.09%
Cost Of Revenue	$112.9M	$96.72M	$95.88M
YoY Change	-11.31%	0.88%	28.45%
Gross Profit	$11.40M	$15.37M	$22.49M
YoY Change	-30.91%	-31.67%	12.52%
Gross Profit Margin	9.17%	13.71%	19.0%
Selling, General & Admin	$12.10M	$3.708M	$4.390M
YoY Change	-1.63%	-15.54%	17.35%
% of Gross Profit	106.14%	24.13%	19.52%
Research & Development	$10.20M	$6.957M	$9.194M
YoY Change	3.03%	-24.33%	36.75%
% of Gross Profit	89.47%	45.28%	40.89%
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.230M	$4.300M	$3.000M
YoY Change	-27.09%	43.33%	-9.09%
% of Gross Profit	28.33%	27.98%	13.34%
Operating Expenses	$22.30M	$14.02M	$18.12M
YoY Change	0.9%	-22.64%	26.68%
Operating Profit	-$10.90M	$1.830M	$4.919M
YoY Change	94.64%	-62.8%	-13.75%
Interest Expense	-$300.0K	$431.0K	$318.0K
YoY Change	50.0%	35.53%	58.21%
% of Operating Profit		23.55%	6.46%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$700.0K	-$461.0K	$100.0K
YoY Change	16.67%	-561.0%	-76.19%
Pretax Income	-$9.600M	$1.753M	$5.728M
YoY Change	166.67%	-69.4%	-14.79%
Income Tax	-$2.600M	$326.0K	$991.0K
% Of Pretax Income		18.6%	17.3%
Net Earnings	-$3.200M	$377.0K	$5.059M
YoY Change	-91.79%	-92.55%	-10.96%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-2.57%	0.34%	4.27%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.01	$0.16
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$101.3K	$0.01	$0.16
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	31.64M shares	31.64M shares	31.64M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		31.65M shares	31.64M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2017 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$103.9M	$118.0M	$79.20M
YoY Change	10.41%	48.99%	1.02%
Cash & Equivalents	$86.35M	$95.79M	$55.38M
Short-Term Investments	$17.50M	$22.20M	$23.80M
Other Short-Term Assets	$35.09M	$40.70M	$82.20M
YoY Change	-46.09%	-50.49%	108.63%
Inventory	$88.02M	$87.77M	$73.03M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$237.5M	$232.1M	$269.9M
Other Receivables	$18.80M	$17.50M	$17.70M
Total Short-Term Assets	$495.4M	$496.1M	$522.0M
YoY Change	-6.98%	-4.95%	10.66%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$129.9M	$124.8M	$115.3M
YoY Change	3.03%	8.26%	22.53%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles	$605.0K	$605.0K	$512.0K
YoY Change	-8.47%	18.16%
Long-Term Investments	$32.60M	$30.90M	$25.30M
YoY Change	18.12%	22.13%	66.45%
Other Assets	$32.60M	$27.90M	$29.40M
YoY Change	15.19%	-5.1%	1.73%
Total Long-Term Assets	$195.1M	$185.8M	$172.7M
YoY Change	5.58%	7.56%	22.34%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$495.4M	$496.1M	$522.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$195.1M	$185.8M	$172.7M
Total Assets	$690.5M	$681.9M	$694.7M
YoY Change	-3.75%	-1.84%	13.35%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$129.1M	$126.4M	$148.3M
YoY Change	-17.46%	-14.77%	11.0%
Accrued Expenses	$47.03M	$39.25M	$32.88M
YoY Change	17.21%	19.37%	48.79%
Deferred Revenue	$800.0K
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$142.0M	$7.400M	$2.900M
YoY Change	47233.33%	155.17%	-97.51%
Long-Term Debt Due			$1.000M
YoY Change			-79.59%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$341.3M	$328.3M	$354.8M
YoY Change	-8.61%	-7.46%	18.46%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$300.0K	$300.0K	$0.00
YoY Change	0.0%		-100.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$5.852M	$39.80M	$400.0K
YoY Change	-82.32%	9850.0%	-20.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.852M	$40.10M	$400.0K
YoY Change	-82.48%	9925.0%	-66.67%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$341.3M	$328.3M	$354.8M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.852M	$40.10M	$400.0K
Total Liabilities	$385.7M	$372.4M	$355.1M
YoY Change	-6.22%	4.87%	15.98%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$64.43M	$64.41M	$64.41M
YoY Change	0.04%	0.0%	-0.34%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$2.953M	$2.907M	$2.907M
YoY Change	1.58%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	$711.7K	694.3K shares	694.3K shares
Shareholders Equity	$285.9M	$288.4M	$333.4M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$690.5M	$681.9M	$694.7M
YoY Change	-3.75%	-1.84%	13.35%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2017 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$3.200M	$377.0K	$5.059M
YoY Change	-91.79%	-92.55%	-10.96%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.230M	$4.300M	$3.000M
YoY Change	-27.09%	43.33%	-9.09%
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.520M	$14.40M	$19.71M
YoY Change	-50.42%	-26.94%	1.28%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$1.650M	-$7.000M	-$9.010M
YoY Change	-79.65%	-22.31%	3.44%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$6.400M	$2.960M	-$1.980M
YoY Change	-43.11%	-249.49%	-71.35%
Cash From Investing Activities	$4.740M	-$4.040M	-$10.99M
YoY Change	51.44%	-63.24%	-29.6%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-13.57M	29.05M	5.400M
YoY Change	614.21%	437.96%	-325.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	3.520M	14.40M	19.71M
Cash From Investing Activities	4.740M	-4.040M	-10.99M
Cash From Financing Activities	-13.57M	29.05M	5.400M
Net Change In Cash	-5.310M	39.41M	14.12M
YoY Change	-163.75%	179.11%	873.79%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.520M	$14.40M	$19.71M
Capital Expenditures	-$1.650M	-$7.000M	-$9.010M
Free Cash Flow	$5.170M	$21.40M	$28.72M
YoY Change	-66.01%	-25.49%	1.95%

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