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CALI logoChina Auto Logistics Inc.(CALI)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

CALI•NASDAQ
51.0× P/E·Price updated Jun 17, 2026
SectorConsumer CyclicalIndustryAuto DealershipsSub-IndustrySpecialty Vehicle Dealers and Finance
AboutChina Auto Logistics Inc., together with its subsidiaries, sells and trades in imported automobiles in the People's Republic of China. It operates through Sales of Automobiles, Financing Services, and Other Services segments. The company also offers financing services, including letter of credit issuance, purchase deposit financing, and import duty advances services, as well as automobile value-added services comprising assistance related to customs clearance, storage, and delivery services. In addition, it provides Web-based advertising services through its Websites, such as at188.com that provides sales and trading information related to imported automobiles, as well as parts and components information; and at160.com, which offers real-time price comparison, and sales and trading information. It primarily serves authorized dealers and agents, free traders or wholesalers, and individual customers. The company is headquartered in Tianjin, the People's Republic of China.Show more
  • Revenue$467M+4.6%
  • EBITDA$314K+110.1%
  • Net Income$4M+133.2%
  • EPS (Diluted)0.99+133.2%
  • Gross Margin0.63%-16.7%
  • EBITDA Margin0.07%+109.6%
  • Operating Margin0.05%+104.1%
  • Net Margin0.85%+131.7%
  • ROE17.72%+141.6%

CALI Key Insights

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Trading near 52-week high
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 2.9x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.5x
  • ✗Profits declining 13.0% over 5 years
  • ✗Negative free cash flow

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CALI Price & Volume

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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CALI Growth Metrics

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years0.65%
3 Years0.56%
TTM16.3%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-13.01%
3 Years96.6%
TTM69.83%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-15.73%
3 Years91.94%
TTM70.45%

Return on Capital

10 Years-10.7%
5 Years-5.2%
3 Years-11.87%
Last Year0.85%

CALI Peer Comparison

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) competitors in Specialty Vehicle Dealers and Finance — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
CANG logoCANGCango Inc.Direct Competitor119.74M0.30-0.18498.08%-91.96%-60.5%1.41
UXIN logoUXINUxin LimitedDirect Competitor13.26M1.82-0.3445.02%-12.4%
CPRT logoCPRTCopart, Inc.Product Competitor27.33B29.5218.579.68%33.48%16.61%0.01
KAR logoKAROPENLANE, Inc.Product Competitor2.91B27.4416.738.16%9.19%11.56%0.93
LIQT logoLIQTLiqTech International, Inc.Product Competitor8.69M0.87-0.9813.03%-55.45%-79.65%1.67
BABA logoBABAAlibaba Group Holding LimitedSupply Chain250.73B107.4416.502.74%10.12%9.35%0.23
JD logoJDJD.com, Inc.Supply Chain38.28B27.9114.6212.97%1.5%6.52%0.36
GFL logoGFLGFL Environmental Inc.Supply Chain12.12B35.014.917.77%3.12%2.72%1.06

Compare CALI vs Peers

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs CANG

Most directly comparable listed peer for CALI.

Scale Benchmark

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CALI Income Statement

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16TTM
Sales/Revenue
189.74M215.2M257.7M452.1M591.32M459.24M402.27M446.34M467.06M514.41M
Revenue Growth %
1335511.71%13.42%19.75%75.44%30.79%-22.34%-12.4%10.96%4.64%16.3%
Cost of Goods Sold
181.07M205M243.6M436M580.06M452.38M397.83M442.94M464.1M512.15M
COGS % of Revenue
95.43%95.26%94.53%96.44%98.1%98.51%98.9%99.24%99.37%-
Gross Profit
8.67M▲ 0%
10.2M▲ 17.6%
14.1M▲ 38.2%
16.1M▲ 14.2%
11.26M▼ 30.1%
6.86M▼ 39.1%
4.44M▼ 35.2%
3.4M▼ 23.4%
2.96M▼ 12.9%
2.26M▲ 0%
Gross Margin %
4.57%4.74%5.47%3.56%1.9%1.49%1.1%0.76%0.63%0.44%
Gross Profit Growth %
144288.94%17.62%38.24%14.18%-30.08%-39.1%-35.24%-23.42%-12.88%-
Operating Expenses
2.52M1.98M2.84M3.87M3.01M3.93M7.14M4.97M2.73M3.09M
OpEx % of Revenue
1.33%0.92%1.1%0.86%0.51%0.85%1.77%1.11%0.58%-
Selling, General & Admin
2.52M631.37M1.12B3.5M3.52M4.15M7.03M4.98M2.63M2.99M
SG&A % of Revenue
1.33%293.39%434.2%0.77%0.6%0.9%1.75%1.12%0.56%-
Research & Development
0000000000
R&D % of Revenue
----------
Other Operating Expenses
0-629.39M-1.12B371.21K-511K-226K103.97K-9.19K97.71K97.71K
Operating Income
6.15M▲ 0%
8.25M▲ 34.1%
11.22M▲ 36.0%
11.38M▲ 1.4%
3.58M▼ 68.5%
2.93M▼ 18.2%
-21.74M▼ 842.1%
-5.5M▲ 74.7%
233.35K▲ 104.2%
-1.06M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %
3.24%3.83%4.35%2.52%0.61%0.64%-5.41%-1.23%0.05%-0.21%
Operating Income Growth %
12910.16%34.08%36%1.39%-68.52%-18.2%-842.08%74.7%104.24%-
EBITDA
6.35M8.46M11.48M11.87M3.92M3.24M-19.12M-3.12M314.06K-969.07K
EBITDA Margin %
3.35%3.93%4.45%2.63%0.66%0.71%-4.75%-0.7%0.07%-0.19%
EBITDA Growth %
15215.84%33.17%35.65%3.39%-66.94%-17.32%-689.34%83.69%110.07%85.2%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)
200.7K211.4K257.95K491.48K341.48K314.13K2.62M2.38M80.71K89.3K
EBIT
6.24M206.41M155.54M11.54M4.19M2.68M-27.27M-2.65M2.23M758.43K
Net Interest Income
-209K-198.29M-144.38M-80.52K214.28K-16.09K-89.46K-6.33M-2.32M-1.8M
Interest Income
85.1K10.78K58.71K63.92K230.92K515.21K909.9K327.66K541.07K360.99K
Interest Expense
294.59K198.31M144.44M144.44K16.64K531.3K999.36K6.66M2.86M2.16M
Other Income/Expense
-209K-151K-121K22.91K594.52K-779K-6.53M-3.81M-863K-340.36K
Pretax Income
5.94M▲ 0%
8.1M▲ 36.3%
11.1M▲ 37.0%
11.4M▲ 2.7%
4.18M▼ 63.4%
2.15M▼ 48.5%
-28.27M▼ 1414.2%
-9.31M▲ 67.1%
-629K▲ 93.2%
-1.4M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %
3.13%3.76%4.31%2.52%0.71%0.47%-7.03%-2.08%-0.13%-0.27%
Income Tax
1.53M2.1M3M3.3M1.6M1.64M-1.39M249.99K113.16K-74.64K
Effective Tax Rate %
25.74%25.93%27.03%28.95%38.21%76.01%4.9%-2.69%-17.99%5.33%
Net Income
3.99M▲ 0%
5.5M▲ 37.9%
8M▲ 45.5%
8M▲ 0.0%
2.57M▼ 67.9%
524.26K▼ 79.6%
-26.86M▼ 5224.0%
-12.02M▲ 55.3%
3.98M▲ 133.2%
-1.36M▲ 0%
Net Margin %
2.1%2.56%3.1%1.77%0.43%0.11%-6.68%-2.69%0.85%-0.26%
Net Income Growth %
8255.04%37.95%45.45%0%-67.91%-79.58%-5223.98%55.27%133.16%69.83%
Net Income (Continuing)
3.99M5.5M8M8M2.57M524.26K-26.86M-12.02M3.98M-1.36M
Discontinued Operations
0000000000
Minority Interest
0000000000
EPS (Diluted)
1.89▲ 0%
1.82▼ 3.7%
2.63▲ 44.5%
2.33▼ 11.4%
0.69▼ 70.4%
0.14▼ 79.7%
-6.66▼ 4857.1%
-2.98▲ 55.3%
0.99▲ 133.2%
-0.33▲ 0%
EPS Growth %
730%-3.7%44.51%-11.41%-70.39%-79.71%-4857.14%55.26%133.22%70.45%
EPS (Basic)
1.891.822.632.330.690.14-6.66-2.980.99-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
2.1M3.02M3.05M3.44M3.69M3.72M4.03M4.03M4.03M4.1M
Basic Shares Outstanding
2.1M3.02M3.05M3.44M3.69M3.72M4.03M4.03M4.03M4.1M
Dividend Payout Ratio
----------

CALI Balance Sheet

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16TTM
Total Current Assets
40.43M51.22M95.99M195.33M165.86M167.29M206.94M226.39M160.22M152.63M
Cash & Short-Term Investments
1.6M2.26M17.73M8.18M8.89M15.04M7.79M7.12M3M5.74M
Cash Only
1.6M2.26M17.73M8.18M8.89M15.04M7.79M7.12M3M5.74M
Short-Term Investments
0000000000
Accounts Receivable
8.16M9.87M39.29M94.75M59.06M69.11M102.24M82.48M121.09M54.6M
Days Sales Outstanding
15.6916.7455.6576.4936.4654.9392.7667.4494.6349.21
Inventory
16.43M16.62M19.05M28.7M27.14M15.34M16.04M12.16M13.05M13.01M
Days Inventory Outstanding
33.1329.5928.5524.0317.0812.3814.7210.0210.268.92
Other Current Assets
14.23M22.48M19.91M63.69M70.77M67.8M80.87M124.64M23.08M79.28M
Total Non-Current Assets
626.26K487.93K6.81M5.84M337.69K94.26M71.57M61.83M347.61K304.33K
Property, Plant & Equipment
622.6K487.93K756.11K642.67K314.13K72.98M67.13M61.29M317.28K272.68K
Fixed Asset Turnover
304.75x441.04x340.82x703.47x1882.41x6.29x5.99x7.28x1472.07x1745.01x
Goodwill
004.32M3.74M020.16M4.01M000
Intangible Assets
001.68M1.42M0547.15K433.87K000
Long-Term Investments
00000577.9K0000
Other Non-Current Assets
3.66K054.03K37.64K23.56K00541.16K30.33K31.65K
Total Assets
41.05M▲ 0%
51.71M▲ 26.0%
102.8M▲ 98.8%
201.17M▲ 95.7%
166.2M▼ 17.4%
261.56M▲ 57.4%
278.51M▲ 6.5%
288.22M▲ 3.5%
160.57M▼ 44.3%
152.93M▲ 0%
Asset Turnover
4.62x4.16x2.51x2.25x3.56x1.76x1.44x1.55x2.91x3.38x
Asset Growth %
136314.4%25.97%98.79%95.69%-17.38%57.38%6.48%3.49%-44.29%-112.36%
Total Current Liabilities
18.28M23.44M61.48M144.11M106.7M151.28M214.24M257.2M136.65M127.72M
Accounts Payable
503.02K995.31K573.92K1.57K400.93K15.71M99.71K1.33M365.12K2.77M
Days Payables Outstanding
1.011.770.8600.2512.670.091.10.291.84
Short-Term Debt
8.52M13.92M36.04M92M71.2M96.15M150.73M175.94M60.04M77.47M
Deferred Revenue (Current)
13.68K82.19K260.7K47.19M19.37M35.41M39.01M40.02M46.1M166.03M
Other Current Liabilities
9.24M8.45M24.61M4.93M15.72M4.02M24.4M39.9M30.14M4.99M
Current Ratio
2.21x2.19x1.56x1.36x1.55x1.11x0.97x0.88x1.17x1.20x
Quick Ratio
1.31x1.48x1.25x1.16x1.30x1.00x0.89x0.83x1.08x1.09x
Cash Conversion Cycle
47.8144.5583.34100.5253.2854.63107.3976.37104.656.29
Total Non-Current Liabilities
00419.41K359.34K047.55M28.74M9.25M00
Long-Term Debt
0000000000
Capital Lease Obligations
0000000000
Deferred Tax Liabilities
00419.41K359.34K012.24M10.5M9.25M00
Other Non-Current Liabilities
0000035.31M18.24M000
Total Liabilities
18.28M23.44M61.9M144.47M106.7M198.83M242.98M266.45M136.65M127.72M
Total Debt
8.52M13.92M36.04M92M71.2M96.15M150.73M175.94M60.04M77.47M
Net Debt
6.92M11.66M18.31M83.81M62.31M81.11M142.94M168.82M57.04M71.73M
Debt / Equity
0.40x0.50x0.89x1.64x1.21x1.55x4.31x8.22x2.55x3.10x
Debt / EBITDA
1.34x1.64x3.14x7.75x18.15x29.64x--191.19x-79.95x
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.09x1.38x1.59x7.06x15.88x25.00x--181.62x-74.02x
Interest Coverage
20.89x0.04x0.08x78.77x215.25x5.51x-21.76x-0.83x0.08x0.35x
Total Equity
0▲ 0%
0▲ 0%
0▲ 0%
0▲ 0%
58.93M▲ 0%
62.16M▲ 5.5%
34.98M▼ 43.7%
21.41M▼ 38.8%
23.56M▲ 10.0%
25.03M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %
-100%----5.48%-43.72%-38.79%10.03%1.78%
Book Value per Share
10.199.2713.2916.3315.9516.708.675.315.846.11
Total Shareholders' Equity
21.46M27.97M40.47M56.14M58.93M62.16M34.98M21.41M23.56M25.03M
Common Stock
18.1K18.1K19.16K22.16K3.69K4.03K4.03K4.03K4.03K4.84K
Retained Earnings
6.85M12.4M20.41M28.44M31.01M31.53M4.67M-7.35M-3.36M-4.78M
Treasury Stock
0000000000
Accumulated OCI
2.49M2.28M3.31M5.7M5.92M7.64M7.33M5.78M3.94M5.12M
Minority Interest
0000000000

CALI Cash Flow Statement

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16TTM
Cash from Operations
-6.83M6.04M16.43M-16.08M-15.35M35.48M-54.44M-7.38M-50.31M474.5K
Operating CF Margin %
-3.6%2.81%6.37%-3.56%-2.6%7.73%-13.53%-1.65%-10.77%-
Operating CF Growth %
-12981.67%188.35%172.01%-197.87%4.5%331.12%-253.44%86.44%-581.76%538.21%
Net Income
3.99M5.5M8M8M2.57M524.26K-26.86M-12.01M3.98M-1.36M
Depreciation & Amortization
200.7K211.4K257.95K491.48K341.48K314.13K2.62M2.38M80.71K89.3K
Stock-Based Compensation
0000000000
Deferred Taxes
00000-32.42K-1.37M-976.05K00
Other Non-Cash Items
410.74K272.3K125.36K1.03M3.71M1.25M22.2M6.48M-4.97M1.5M
Working Capital Changes
-11.43M54.77K8.04M-25.6M-21.97M33.42M-51.03M-3.25M-49.41M247.16K
Change in Receivables
-2.28M11.08K44.05K43.31K107.89K0-67.94M5.86M29.32M90.18M
Change in Inventory
-7.92M-21.38K-1.89M-8.26M1.56M13.71M-1.39M-282.01K-2.01M6.49M
Change in Payables
-433.15K28.48K9.9M-26.11K-1.56K099.06K1.3M-922.58K-648.12K
Cash from Investing
6.39M-4.72M1.46M-97.14K-6.06K-31.48M-18.2M4.92M21.06M-368.45K
Capital Expenditures
-186.77K-76.22K-298.2K-127.14K-6.06K-14.84K-11.07K-3.6K-336.95K-7.79K
CapEx % of Revenue
0.1%0.04%0.12%0.03%0%0%0%0%0.07%0%
Acquisitions
0-444.12K1.68M00-38.57M03.05M21.39M-365.76K
Investments
----------
Other Investing
6.57M-4.2M78.99K30K07.11M-18.19M1.88M8.43K5.11K
Cash from Financing
-3.99M-662.65K-2.71M6.21M16.06M1.95M65.47M2.19M25.43M4.32M
Debt Issued (Net)
0000000000
Equity Issued (Net)
0000000000
Dividends Paid
0000000000
Share Repurchases
0000000000
Other Financing
-3.99M-662.65K-2.71M6.21M16.06M1.95M65.47M2.19M25.43M4.32M
Net Change in Cash
-4.1M▲ 0%
656.28K▲ 116.0%
15.48M▲ 2258.5%
-9.55M▼ 161.7%
703.96K▲ 107.4%
6.15M▲ 774.0%
-7.25M▼ 217.8%
-674.27K▲ 90.7%
-4.11M▼ 510.3%
4.35M▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
-7.02M▲ 0%
5.96M▲ 184.9%
16.13M▲ 170.5%
-16.2M▼ 200.5%
-15.36M▲ 5.2%
35.46M▲ 330.9%
-54.45M▼ 253.5%
-7.38M▲ 86.4%
-50.65M▼ 586.0%
466.7K▲ 0%
FCF Margin %
-3.7%2.77%6.26%-3.58%-2.6%7.72%-13.54%-1.65%-10.84%0.09%
FCF Growth %
-13339.15%184.91%170.49%-200.47%5.22%330.93%-253.54%86.44%-585.99%100.86%
FCF per Share
-3.341.985.29-4.71-4.169.53-13.50-1.83-12.560.11
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)
-1.71x1.10x2.05x-2.01x-5.98x67.68x2.03x0.61x-12.63x-0.34x
Interest Paid
0000000000
Taxes Paid
0000000000

CALI Key Ratios

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric200820092010201120122013201420152016TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)
37.15%22.26%23.38%16.56%4.46%0.87%-55.31%-42.61%17.72%-5.43%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
32.52%18.2%17.1%8.59%2.06%1.66%-10.15%-2.24%0.13%-0.85%
Gross Margin
4.57%4.74%5.47%3.56%1.9%1.49%1.1%0.76%0.63%0.44%
Net Margin
2.1%2.56%3.1%1.77%0.43%0.11%-6.68%-2.69%0.85%-0.26%
Debt / Equity
0.40x0.50x0.89x1.64x1.21x1.55x4.31x8.22x2.55x3.10x
Interest Coverage
20.89x0.04x0.08x78.77x215.25x5.51x-21.76x-0.83x0.08x0.35x
FCF Conversion
-1.71x1.10x2.05x-2.01x-5.98x67.68x2.03x0.61x-12.63x-0.34x
Revenue Growth
1335511.71%13.42%19.75%75.44%30.79%-22.34%-12.4%10.96%4.64%16.3%
Related:CALI Dividend History·CALI Revenue History·CALI Price History·CALI P/E History·CALI Financial Ratios·CALI Institutional Holders

CALI Frequently Asked Questions

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) reported $514.4M in revenue for fiscal year 2016. This represents a 3620969% increase from $0.0M in 2007.

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) grew revenue by 4.6% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) reported a net loss of $1.4M for fiscal year 2016.

Dividend & Returns

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) has a return on equity (ROE) of 17.7%. This is reasonable for most industries.

China Auto Logistics Inc. (CALI) generated $0.5M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2016. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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