Gentex Corporation
Gentex Corporation
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Overview
What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.
About Gentex Corporation
- Industry
- Auto - Parts
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- CEO
- Steven R. Downing
- Headquarters
- 600 North Centennial Street, Zeeland, MI, US
- Industry
- Auto - Parts
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- CEO
- Steven R. Downing
- Headquarters
- 600 North Centennial Street, Zeeland, MI, US
Gentex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supplies digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, and fire protection products in the United States, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and internationally. It operates through Automotive Products and Other segments.
The company offers automotive products, including interior and exterior electrochromic automatic-dimming rearview mirrors, automotive electronics, and non-automatic-dimming rearview mirrors for automotive passenger cars, light trucks, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vans for original equipment manufacturers, automotive suppliers, and various aftermarket and accessory customers.
It also provides variable dimmable windows to aircraft manufacturers and airline operators.
In addition, the company offers photoelectric smoke detectors and alarms, electrochemical carbon monoxide alarms and detectors, audible and visual signaling alarms, and bells and speakers used in fire detection systems in office buildings, hotels, and other commercial and residential buildings, as well as researches and develops nanofiber chemical sensing products.
The company sells its fire protection products directly, as well as through sales managers and manufacturer representative organizations to fire protection and security product distributors, electrical wholesale houses, and original equipment manufacturers of fire protection systems.
Gentex Corporation was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan.
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Stock Data
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Fair Value
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FRC's fair value estimate for Gentex Corporation, and the rating behind it. GNTX last traded at $22.79, 12.1× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.
Financial Ratios
Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.
Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Gentex Corporation. Starting points for Gentex Corporation: P/E 12.1, EPS $1.92, beta 0.79 — an Auto - Parts name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Gentex Corporation. Gentex Corporation paid $0.48 per share over the last year — a 2.1% yield at the current $22.79 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Gentex Corporation. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Gentex Corporation stands at $1.92. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Gentex Corporation. Gentex Corporation has reported as a listed company since 1981. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
List of peer companies in the same industry.
Gentex Corporation valued side by side against its closest peers. Gentex Corporation is measured against Auto - Parts peers within the Consumer Cyclical sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Which institutions hold Gentex Corporation, and how their positions are changing. At a $4.85B market value, institutional positions materially move Gentex Corporation's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.
Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Gentex Corporation executives and directors. Shares of Gentex Corporation have traded between $20.28 and $31.41 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Gentex Corporation. Gentex Corporation is a $4.85B Consumer Cyclical company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Gentex Corporation. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
News
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