Quick Analysis: Magna International (MGA)

MGA: Magna International

Automotive supplier

Recent Range: $25/share – $95/share (Current Price: 71.92, as of close of 5/11/10)

Price/Sales (P/S) = 0.42 (0.84, Industry)
Price/Book (P/B) = 1.06 (1.86)
Gross Margin = 11.2% (14.2%)
Pre-Tax Margin = 0.0% (1.0%)
Debt/Equity Ratio = 0.02 (0.66)
Current Ratio = 1.5 (1.6)
Return on Equity = -1.0% (1.6%)
Return on Assets = -0.6% (0.9%)

Analysis: OK.

Toyota: Is this stock stupid, or am I?

I don't get it.

Toyota (TM) keeps getting bad news. Their accelerator petal sticks (not always but often enough to make the news circuit). They replace the defective parts...with parts that are still defective. They seem to "hide" information.

Yet their stock keeps rising.