Forensic Analysis · Automotive / Vehicle Manufacturing · as of Aug 12, 2026

Motorcar Parts Of America Inc (MPAA)

A forensic read on Motorcar Parts Of America Inc built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

C · Mixed — selective

Forensic grade

Grey Zone

Financial health

2.1

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

21.0

P / E (ttm)

4.7%

ROE

$258M

Market cap

4.3%

Revenue growth

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Motorcar Parts Of America Inc earns a C (Mixed — selective) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 2.1, placing it in the Grey zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by share-count dilution.

What the filings flag

+1.1%/yr

FY2023–FY2026

Share-count dilution. Diluted share count changed +3% over the last 3 years to FY2026 (+1.1%/yr). The count is growing: more stock was issued than repurchased over this window, so aggregate results grew faster than their per-share equivalents. That's ~1.1% shaved off per-share growth every year — total profit has to grow that much just to keep earnings-per-share flat, and a stake held since FY2023 has been diluted ~3%.

7.1%

FY2026

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 7.1% in the latest fiscal year and rising from 5% — slightly below its ~9% cost of capital — reinvestment is roughly a wash.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$789.8M

Revenue Growth YoY+4.3%

Revenue CAGR (3yr)+5.0%

Net Margin1.6%

Free Cash Flow$15.5M

Return on Equity4.7%

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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Aug 12, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.