QM · rank #9 · 2026-10-21
CAR
GPW · PLN · $3.65B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Momentum 12-1 Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago. | +69.81% |
|---|---|
| ROE TTM Return on equity, trailing 12 months. | +16.3% |
| Profit margin Net profit margin, trailing 12 months. | +4.2% |
| Market cap (USD) Size filter: > $300M required (USD-equivalent). | $3.65B |
| Anchor (recent) Close on 2026-09-21 | $934.00 |
| Anchor (far) Close on 2025-09-19 | $550.03 |
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Summary
Inter Cars is Central and Eastern Europe's largest automotive aftermarket parts distributor, operating across 21 countries with 690+ branches and 800,000+ SKUs serving ~300,000 regular customers.
Rationale
The 70% trailing momentum signal is reinforced by concrete fundamentals — 17.4% YoY September sales growth, a Q2 earnings beat, improving net debt/EBITDA of 1.76x, and 12% market share growth versus a contracting LKQ Europe — making the quality-momentum pairing credible rather than sentiment-only.
Material risks
- 1Supplier concentration (35 suppliers ≈ 50% of purchase orders) combined with the PLN 685M Stęszew capex commitment creates a scenario where simultaneous supply-term deterioration and execution slippage on the logistics centre could compress margins and strain working capital in the same window.
- 2The competitive moat is operational scale and branch density, not a patent or sole-source position — LKQ Europe, Auto Partner, Parts Holding Europe and online channels can compete on price, and any sustained commoditisation pressure would erode the 4.2% profit margin that is already thin.
AI verdict council
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