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August 19, 2015


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--Kings of the Road

US Auto Sales Hit High Mark

In the midst of the tough times for the markets, we get yet another reminder that while the Chinese turmoil may be sending shock waves around the globe, the underlying US economy continues to show strength and improvement. Today, Autodata released sales figures for August, and they were quite impressive.

US auto and truck sales last month exceeded expectations and put the nation on an annualized pace of 17.81 million vehicles. That's quite a bit more than the expected 17.31 million figure. While some of these numbers for major manufacturers were of the "decline less than expected" variety rather than overall increases, overall the numbers represent the best figures for the US since before the financial crisis.

Ford posted great numbers, with sales increasing overall by more than 5% for August. Fiat/Chrysler posted an increase of 1.7%. GM posted a decline of less than 1%, which considered good news in this context. Japanese companies did not fair as well in the domestic US market, with Toyota, Honda, and Nissan all posting declines.

Low oil prices are probably playing a role here, as US manufacturers saw gains in bigger vehicles like pick up trucks, SUVs, and "crossover" vehicles.

These numbers are considered even more impressive because of a calendar anomaly which excludes the hot Labor Day sales period.

Of course, we have a global market for autos and trucks now, and many of these firms do business in China. It remains to be seen how sales declines there will effect the overall bottom line for the big manufacturers.

When we query our systems for the auto industry today, we find the following data on the firms discussed above and a few other top companies. Complete data, including BUY/SELL/HOLD recommendations, are available at ValuEngine.com. Members can always screen for these stocks using our advanced screening page HERE.

Ticker
Company Name
Market Price
Valuation
Last 12-M Retrn
P/E Ratio
Country Code
DDAIF
DAIMLER AG
80.45
0.45%
-1.43%
9.07
DEU
F
FORD MOTOR CO
13.87
-19.58%
-20.33%
10.89
USA
FCAU
FIAT CHRYSLER
14.13
N/A
N/A
14.72
ITA
GM
GENERAL MOTORS
29.44
-16.26%
-15.40%
6.71
USA
HMC
HONDA MOTOR
31.48
-10.71%
-7.55%
12.02
JPN
ISUZY
ISUZU MOTORS
11.34
N/A
-17.84%
8.49
JPN
NSANY
NISSAN ADR
18.005
-7.98%
-6.27%
8.85
JPN
TM
TOYOTA MOTOR CP
118.38
-8.86%
3.55%
9.91
JPN
VLKAY
VOLKSWAGEN-ADR
37.24
-23.77%
-17.19%
7.62
DEU
VOLVY
VOLVO AB ADR  B
10.915
-19.79%
-8.81%
16.71
SWE

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ValuEngine Market Overview

Summary of VE Stock Universe
Stocks Undervalued
57.41%
Stocks Overvalued
42.59%
Stocks Undervalued by 20%
22.29%
Stocks Overvalued by 20%
14.21%

ValuEngine Sector Overview

Sector
Change
MTD
YTD
Valuation
Last 12-MReturn
P/E Ratio
0.04%
-6.95%
-2.18%
9.91% overvalued
-8.55%
20.64
0.70%
-5.80%
8.92%
8.83% overvalued
7.42%
30.82
0.55%
-5.23%
-3.66%
4.37% overvalued
-5.59%
21.38
0.53%
-5.11%
-0.51%
2.33% overvalued
-6.11%
22.92
0.72%
-4.69%
-6.14%
0.32% overvalued
-0.62%
23.16
0.64%
-4.60%
2.08%
0.04% overvalued
-6.51%
27.06
0.97%
-3.56%
-3.70%
1.58% undervalued
-7.90%
28.33
0.15%
-4.27%
-2.29%
2.28% undervalued
-5.46%
17.03
0.64%
-6.67%
-7.93%
2.43% undervalued
-11.27%
21.97
0.40%
-4.23%
-6.95%
3.75% undervalued
-11.63%
21.17
1.18%
-6.14%
-7.37%
6.48% undervalued
-14.00%
18.44
0.63%
-4.67%
-4.30%
6.75% undervalued
-4.98%
23.06
0.65%
-8.17%
-11.23%
8.51% undervalued
-14.77%
16.78
0.87%
-6.16%
-7.50%
8.61% undervalued
-14.87%
14.84
3.15%
-5.96%
-18.42%
11.11% undervalued
-47.63%
23.35
1.72%
-2.87%
-14.37%
16.85% undervalued
-35.80%
20.42

 

 

 

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