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Motorcar Parts of America filings document financial reporting, governance and capital allocation for its automotive aftermarket parts business. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly earnings releases under Item 2.02, including net sales, gross profit, cash flow, bank debt, liquidity, customer demand trends, EBITDA disclosures and related exhibits.
Definitive proxy materials provide shareholder meeting and governance disclosures, including board oversight and company discussion of operating performance, share repurchases, vendor supply financing and working-capital initiatives. Other 8-K filings record board resignations, committee changes and board-size changes, tying governance updates to the company's public-company reporting record.
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. describes its position as a leading supplier of remanufactured hard parts, heavy‑duty products, and test solutions serving the North American automotive aftermarket. The company operates in large, non‑discretionary replacement part markets and is expanding offerings tied to vehicle electrification and diagnostic equipment.
Sales are highly concentrated, with the three largest customers representing 85% of fiscal 2026 net sales and the largest customer 42%. The company highlights scalable manufacturing in Mexico, Canada and Asia, extensive catalog and distribution capabilities, and a workforce of about 5,600 employees. It details numerous risk factors, including economic volatility, trade and tariff changes, customer concentration, supply chain disruption, currency exposure, indebtedness, cybersecurity, and evolving ESG and regulatory requirements.
Motorcar Parts of America reported a strong turnaround for fiscal 2026, with net income of $12.4M or $0.62 per diluted share, compared with a loss a year earlier, on net sales of $789.8M (up 4.3%). Fourth-quarter net sales rose 9.9% to $212.3M, helped by $19.9M of core revenue from inventory realignment, and gross margin improved to 23.7% from 19.9%.
Q4 net income reached $9.7M versus a prior-year loss, and EBITDA for the year increased to $76.4M. Interest expense fell to $46.7M for the year, reflecting lower borrowings and rates. The company repurchased 955,608 shares for $11.4M, ending with net bank debt of $80.0M.
For fiscal 2027, the company guides net sales between $780M and $800M, implying 7.5–10.2% underlying growth excluding certain non-recurring items, and expects operating income of $86–91M and EBITDA of $95–100M, with additional new business anticipated by the end of fiscal 2027.
Motorcar Parts of America reports that Donald Smith & Co., Inc. beneficially owns 1,260,044 shares of Common Stock, representing 6.56% of the class as reported for the period ended 03/31/2026. The filing states these holdings are held in advisory capacity for institutional clients and that no single client holds more than 5% of the class.
The filing further breaks out voting and dispositive powers: Donald Smith & Co., Inc. reports 1,121,319 shares with sole voting power and 1,248,469 shares with sole dispositive power. Two related persons listed are DSCO Value Fund, L.P. (11,075 shares) and John Piermont (500 shares).
Motorcar Parts of America director David Bryan reported an open-market share purchase. On 02/12/2026, he bought 1,000 shares of common stock at a price of $9.67 per share. After this transaction, he directly owned 72,477 shares of Motorcar Parts of America common stock.
Motorcar Parts of America reported lower quarterly sales but a stronger year-to-date profit picture. For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, net sales were $167.7 million, down 9.9% from $186.2 million, and net income was $1.8 million versus $2.3 million a year earlier as gross margin compressed to 19.6% from 24.1%.
For the nine months, net sales rose to $577.5 million from $564.2 million, helped by $14.8 million of remanufactured core revenue tied to inventory realignment at customer distribution centers. Net income improved sharply to $2.7 million from a loss of $18.7 million, aided by lower interest expense, foreign-exchange gains on lease liabilities and derivatives, and a $3.9 million quarterly gain on the convertible-notes derivative.
The company generated $23.7 million of operating cash flow in the first nine months, increased inventory to $399.0 million as it supports multiple product lines, and ended the quarter with $17.5 million of cash, $88.0 million drawn on its revolving credit facility, and $39.9 million in related-party convertible notes while continuing share repurchases.
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. reported fiscal 2026 third-quarter results, with net sales of $167.7 million versus $186.2 million a year earlier, mainly due to an approximately $17 million sales decline from a large customer that closed stores and consolidated distribution centers.
Gross margin fell to 19.6% from 24.1%, and operating income declined to $8.3 million from $17.6 million. Net income was $1.8 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared with $2.3 million, or $0.11 per diluted share.
For the nine months ended December 31, 2025, net sales rose to $577.5 million from $564.2 million despite an approximately $40 million decrease from the same large customer. The company generated net income of $2.7 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $18.7 million a year earlier, and reduced net bank debt to $70.5 million. Revised fiscal 2026 guidance calls for net sales between $750 million and $760 million and operating income between $72 million and $79 million.
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC has filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of approximately 3.5% of the common stock of Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. as of 12/31/2025.
The firm states the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Motorcar Parts of America, nor in connection with any control-related transaction, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under the specified proxy rule.
The Vanguard Group filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 975,858 shares of Motorcar Parts of America common stock, representing 4.98% of the class.
Vanguard reports shared voting power over 124,212 shares and shared dispositive power over 975,858 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. Vanguard notes an internal realignment on January 12, 2026, after which certain subsidiaries are expected to report holdings separately.
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. reported that Patricia W. Warfield resigned on January 2, 2026 from its Board of Directors and from the Board’s Human Resources and Compensation Committee. The company states that her resignation is due to personal and professional commitment reasons and not because of any disagreement with the company’s operations, policies, or procedures.
Her resignation letter is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, providing formal written confirmation of her decision and reasons.
Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA): Director Frederic Jack Liebau, Jr. reported the conversion of 1,245 restricted stock units into common stock at $0 on 11/10/2025 (Code M). Following the transaction, he beneficially owns 25,368 shares directly.
The derivative table shows the RSU award of 1,245 units (exercisable 09/05/2025, expiring 12/31/2025) settling into common shares, with 5,637 derivative securities remaining beneficially owned after the reported transaction.