Gentex Corp. Company Profile (NASDAQ:GNTX)

About Gentex Corp.

Gentex Corporation designs and manufactures automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and electronics for the automotive industry, dimmable aircraft windows for the aviation industry, and commercial smoke alarms and signaling devices for the fire protection industry. The Company's segments include Automotive Products and Other, which includes Fire Protection Products and Dimmable Aircraft Windows. The Company's business involves designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing interior and exterior auto-dimming automotive rearview mirrors that utilize electrochromic technology to dim in proportion to the amount of headlight glare from trailing vehicle headlamps. The Company also designs, develops and manufactures various electronics features that are additive to the interior and exterior automotive rearview mirrors, as well as interior visors and overhead consoles. The Company ships its product to all of the automotive producing regions across the world.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks
Industry: Auto Parts
Sub-Industry: Auto Parts & Equipment
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: GNTX
CUSIP: 37190110

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $17.44
50 Day Moving Average: $17.77
200 Day Moving Average: $16.43
52-Week Range: $12.93 - $18.30
Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.30
Foreward P/E Ratio: 13.42
P/E Growth: 1.34
Market Cap: $5.00B
Outstanding Shares: 286,790,000
Beta: 1.09

Profitability:

Net Margins: 20.52%
Return on Equity: 19.26%
Return on Assets: 15.37%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.12%
Current Ratio: 6.24%
Quick Ratio: 5.20%

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Consensus Ratings for Gentex Corp. (NASDAQ:GNTX) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Hold Rating, 2 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.67)
Consensus Price Target:	$18.20 (4.36% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Gentex Corp. (NASDAQ:GNTX)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/13/2016	Wells Fargo & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$19.00
6/18/2016	FBR & Co	Reiterated Rating	Buy
1/29/2016	Craig Hallum	Lower Price Target		$22.00 -> $19.00
1/27/2016	Robert W. Baird	Downgrade	Outperform -> Neutral	$22.00 -> $14.00
10/20/2015	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Price Target		$18.00 -> $19.00
1/23/2015	Buckingham Research	Initiated Coverage	Outperform
12/4/2014	KeyCorp	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	$21.50

(Data available from 9/27/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Gentex Corp. (NASDAQ:GNTX)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/19/2016
7/22/2016	Q216	$0.29	$0.30	$416.99 million	$423.80 million	View	Listen
4/22/2016	Q116	$0.28	$0.28	$405.23 million	$405.60 million	View	Listen
1/28/2016	Q415	$0.27	$0.30	$391.81 million	$405.60 million	View	Listen
10/21/2015	Q315	$0.27	$0.27	$393.44 million	$389.00 million	View	Listen
7/23/2015	Q215	$0.25	$0.26	$375.41 million	$379.30 million	View	Listen
4/22/2015	Q115	$0.25	$0.26	$367.54 million	$368.90 million	View	N/A
1/28/2015	Q414	$0.26	$0.24	$368.42 million	$350.40 million	View	N/A
10/22/2014	Q314	$0.47	$0.49	$339.41 million	$350.90 million	View	Listen
4/23/2014	Q214	$0.45	$0.47	$324.20 million	$335.70 million	View	N/A
1/29/2014	Q114	$0.43	$0.48	$319.70 million	$326.80 million	View	N/A
10/22/2013	Q313	$0.32	$0.38	$277.24 million	$288.60 million	View	N/A
7/24/2013	Q2 2013	$0.32	$0.36	$274.52 million	$287.00 million	View	N/A
4/23/2013	Q1 2013	$0.30	$0.32	$268.13 million	$269.50 million	View	N/A
1/29/2013	Q4 2012	$0.26	$0.28	$258.11 million	$260.30 million	View	N/A
10/23/2012		$0.28	$0.29			View	N/A
7/24/2012		$0.29	$0.28			View	N/A
4/19/2012		$0.32	$0.32			View	N/A
1/31/2012		$0.30	$0.28			View	N/A
10/20/2011		$0.29	$0.30			View	N/A
7/21/2011		$0.27	$0.27			View	N/A
4/21/2011		$0.29	$0.29			View	N/A
1/27/2011		$0.25	$0.26			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Gentex Corp. (NASDAQ:GNTX)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.2 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.3 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	$0.28	$0.29	$0.29
Q2 2016	3	$0.29	$0.30	$0.30
Q3 2016	3	$0.30	$0.31	$0.31
Q4 2016	3	$0.31	$0.32	$0.31
Q1 2017	1	$0.31	$0.31	$0.31
Q2 2017	1	$0.32	$0.32	$0.32
Q3 2017	1	$0.33	$0.33	$0.33
Q4 2017	1	$0.33	$0.33	$0.33

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Gentex Corp. (NASDAQ:GNTX)

Annual Dividend:	$0.36
Dividend Yield:	2.06%
Payout Ratio:	31.30% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 30.00% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 27.69% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Gentex Corp. (NASDAQ:GNTX)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/31/2016	quarterly	$0.09	2.02%	10/5/2016	10/7/2016	10/19/2016
5/19/2016	quarterly	$0.09	2.27%	7/5/2016	7/7/2016	7/20/2016
2/25/2016	quarterly	$0.09	2.35%	4/5/2016	4/7/2016	4/17/2016
12/4/2015	quarterly	$0.09	2.09%	1/5/2016	1/7/2016	1/20/2016
8/31/2015	quarterly	$0.09	2.24%	10/5/2015	10/7/2015	10/16/2015
5/21/2015	quarterly	$0.09	1.97%	7/2/2015	7/7/2015	7/17/2015
3/3/2015	quarterly	$0.08	1.81%	4/2/2015	4/7/2015	4/17/2015
12/2/2014	quarterly	$0.16	1.75%	1/5/2015	1/7/2015	1/20/2015
8/29/2014	quarterly	$0.16	2.16%	10/3/2014	10/7/2014	10/17/2014
5/15/2014	quarterly	$0.16	2.22%	7/3/2014	7/8/2014	7/18/2014
3/10/2014	quarterly	$0.14		4/2/2014	4/4/2014	4/21/2014
12/9/2013	quarterly	$0.14	1.9%	1/2/2014	1/6/2014	1/17/2014
8/20/2013	quarterly	$0.14	2.48%	10/2/2013	10/4/2013	10/18/2013
5/29/2013	quarterly	$0.14	2.41%	7/2/2013	7/5/2013	7/19/2013
2/19/2013	quarterly	$0.14	2.91%	4/3/2013	4/5/2013	4/19/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Gentex Corp. (NASDAQ:GNTX)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 2.90%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 86.22%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/22/2016	Fred Bauer	Chairman	Sell	696,000	$18.03	$12,548,880.00
8/10/2016	John A. Mulder	Director	Sell	20,000	$18.07	$361,400.00
7/26/2016	Scott P Ryan	General Counsel	Sell	5,132	$17.77	$91,195.64
7/25/2016	Gary F Goode	Director	Sell	24,000	$17.57	$421,680.00
7/25/2016	Kevin C Nash	Insider	Sell	6,412	$17.63	$113,043.56
7/25/2016	Steven R Downing	CFO	Sell	8,820	$17.62	$155,408.40
6/8/2016	Fred Bauer	CEO	Sell	351,700	$16.45	$5,785,465.00
6/6/2016	Fred Bauer	CEO	Sell	266,300	$16.42	$4,372,646.00
6/1/2016	Joseph E Iv Matthews	VP	Sell	2,140	$16.50	$35,310.00
12/28/2015	Scott P Ryan	General Counsel	Sell	2,000	$16.31	$32,620.00
11/5/2015	John A. Mulder	Director	Sell	6,000	$16.61	$99,660.00
11/2/2015	Mark W. Newton	SVP	Sell	38,184	$16.63	$634,999.92
10/28/2015	Scott P. Ryan	General Counsel	Sell	3,000	$16.36	$49,080.00
10/27/2015	Kevin C. Nash	CAO	Sell	14,420	$16.31	$235,190.20
10/23/2015	Gary F. Goode	Director	Sell	12,000	$16.19	$194,280.00
5/12/2015	Steven R Downing	CFO	Sell	6,300	$17.47	$110,061.00
4/23/2015	Joseph E Iv Matthews	VP	Sell	15,140	$18.11	$274,185.40
3/31/2015	Joseph E Iv Matthews	VP	Sell	4,000	$18.35	$73,400.00
2/6/2015	John A Mulder	Director	Sell	12,000	$17.25	$207,000.00
2/3/2015	Frederick A Sotok	Director	Sell	21,000	$17.28	$362,880.00
2/3/2015	Mark W Newton	SVP	Sell	34,204	$17.36	$593,781.44
11/4/2014	Fred Bauer	CEO	Sell	534,000	$32.79	$17,509,860.00
10/24/2014	Joseph E Iv Matthews	VP	Sell	1,070	$31.72	$33,940.40
10/23/2014	Bruce A Los	SVP	Sell	22,530	$31.11	$700,908.30
10/23/2014	James H Wallace	Director	Sell	12,000	$31.07	$372,840.00
9/30/2014	Bruce A Los	SVP	Sell	9,382	$26.92	$252,563.44
9/29/2014	Kevin C Nash	CAO	Sell	1,800	$27.36	$49,248.00
9/29/2014	Mark W Newton	SVP	Sell	10,200	$27.36	$279,072.00
9/29/2014	Steven R Downing	CFO	Sell	2,000	$27.36	$54,720.00
8/27/2014	John A Mulder	Director	Sell	4,256	$29.57	$125,849.92
7/29/2014	Bruce A Los	SVP	Sell	8,848	$29.11	$257,565.28
7/28/2014	Frederick A Sotok	Director	Sell	6,000	$29.02	$174,120.00
6/25/2014	Paul V Flynn	VP	Sell	1,163	$29.10	$33,843.30
6/6/2014	Bruce A Los	SVP	Sell	3,400	$29.61	$100,674.00
5/5/2014	Kevin Nash	CAO	Sell	6,728	$29.71	$199,888.88
5/2/2014	Steven Downing	CFO	Sell	1,750	$29.68	$51,940.00
4/30/2014	Mark Newton	SVP	Sell	34,674	$28.68	$994,450.32
2/11/2014	John Mulder	Director	Sell	12,000	$31.43	$377,160.00
2/5/2014	Frederick Sotok	Director	Sell	5,500	$30.58	$168,190.00
12/12/2013	Bruce Los	SVP	Sell	4,130	$30.15	$124,519.50
11/26/2013	Bruce Los	SVP	Sell	2,000	$29.82	$59,640.00
10/30/2013	Gary F Goode	Director	Sell	12,000	$30.14	$361,680.00
8/6/2013	Wallace Tsuha, Jr.	Director	Sell	12,000	$22.77	$273,240.00
7/29/2013	Steven A Dykman	VP	Sell	10,986	$22.24	$244,328.64
6/28/2013	Paul V Flynn	VP	Sell	2,600	$23.00	$59,800.00
5/24/2013	Steven A Dykman	VP	Sell	13,476	$23.68	$319,111.68
5/8/2013	Fred Bauer	CEO	Sell	418,632	$24.52	$10,264,856.64
5/8/2013	Mark W Newton	SVP	Sell	3,840	$24.37	$93,580.80
5/8/2013	Paul V Flynn	VP	Sell	2,325	$24.56	$57,102.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Gentex Corp. (NASDAQ:GNTX)

Date	Headline
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