Huachen AI Parking Management Technology Holding Co., Ltd

HCAI
About the company

Huachen AI Parking Management Technology Holding Co., Ltd, operates as an electric vehicle charging solutions and equipment structural parts provider in the People's Republic of China. The company offers prefabricated steel plates, foundation pit shoring piles, and equipment and machinery structures, as well as specialized metal materials.

Price: $2.85Market Cap: $1.6M

Investment snapshot

0%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

0

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

2 / 14

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

$1.50

-47.4% vs price

Models with upside

1 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Key risk

No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion

Framework analysis

VerdictMeaning
BUYPositive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASSThe company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRALNeither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAILThe company does not clear the framework's requirements.
RankedRanked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

MetricGraham

Defensive Value

Buffett

Quality Compounder

Lynch

GARP

Greenblatt

Magic Formula

Piotroski

F-Score

Dreman

Contrarian Value

Munger

Quality Focus

Pabrai

Dhandho Framework

Akre

Three-Legged Stool

Marks

Risk-Aware Value

Ackman

Activist Value

Templeton

Global Bargain Hunter

Sleep

Scale Economies Shared

Asness

Systematic Factors

Neff

Low-P/E Total Return

Schloss

Asset-Value Discipline

O'Shaughnessy

Systematic Factor Composite

VerdictFAILFAILFAILNot rankedFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILNEUTRALFAILFAILNEUTRAL
Score
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-216.7%N/A-171.4%+71.6%-90.0%N/A-90.0%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-02-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-02-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-02-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-05-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

    Where It Falls Short

    • Profitability0% pass✓ 1✗ 34▾

      No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion

      Positive EPS (10 years)3/5 years positive
      ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Net Income Positive (10+ years)3/5 years positive
      ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
      ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-193.5%
      ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
      Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-322.7% (latest)
      ✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
      Free Cash Flow Proxy
      ✗BuffettPositive and growing
      Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)
      ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
      Retained Earnings Effectiveness
      ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      3-5 Year EPS CAGR-47.3%
      ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
      ROE-812.3%
      ✗Lynch> 15%
      EBIT / Enterprise Value-1314.3%
      ✗Greenblatt> 10%
      Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-1314.3%, ROC=None
      ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
      Net Income / Total Assets-352.33%
      ✗PiotroskiROA > 0
      ROA Change YoY3.26% -> -352.33% (delta: -355.60%)
      ✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-10.85%, ROA=-352.33%
      ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Gross Margin Change YoY14.0% -> 6.2%
      ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Pre-Tax Income / Revenue-659.2%
      ✗Dreman>= 8%
      Net Income / Shareholders' Equity-812.3%
      ✗Dreman> 12%
      Margin of Safety
      ✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
      Return on Equity-263.5% (3-yr avg)
      ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
      Discount to Intrinsic Value-216.7% (IV=$0.90 vs Price=$2.85)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Positive Net Income Frequency3/4 years positive
      ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      Operating Income / Revenue-322.7%
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      Net Income / Shareholders Equity-812.3%
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Operating Margin Trend7.6% (2023) -> -322.7% (2025)
      ✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 18.1% -> 6.2%, operating margin 7.6% -> -322.7%
      ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      Net income / market capitalization-2616.16%; #6177/6340 (top 97.4%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Gross profit / total assets+3.41%; #3189/3702 (top 86.1%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Net income / positive book equity-812.33%; #5140/5226 (top 98.4%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-1.6766; #5414/5884 (top 92.0%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
      Positive Diluted-EPS Years
      ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
    • Valuation0% pass✓ 2✗ 26▾

      No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion

      Price / 3-yr avg EPS47.5x
      ✗Graham<= 15x
      Price-to-Book Ratio
      ✗Graham<= 1.5x
      P/E x P/B
      ✗Graham<= 22.5
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      EBIT / Enterprise Value-1314.3%
      ✗Greenblatt> 10%
      Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-1314.3%, ROC=None
      ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
      Price / EPS
      ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
      Price / (CFO / Shares)
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      Price / Book Value per Share
      ✗Dreman< 1.2x✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
      Valuation Reasonableness
      ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
      P/E or FCF Yield
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      P/B or P/E vs. Historical Average
      ✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
      Discount to Intrinsic Value-216.7% (IV=$0.90 vs Price=$2.85)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Price / FCF per Share
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Price vs. Trailing Low1337% of trailing low ($0.21)
      ✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
      Net income / market capitalization-2616.16%; #6177/6340 (top 97.4%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Positive book equity / market capitalization+3.2206; #438/6449 (top 6.8%)
      ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Price / Diluted EPS
      ✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
      (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
      ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
      Price / Tangible Book Value per Share
      ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
      Book Value per Share Change
      ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
      Revenue / market capitalization+4.0714; #636/5247 (top 12.1%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+1236.77%; #34/6202 (top 0.5%)
      ✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    • Growth0% pass✓ 1✗ 12▾

      No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion

      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      3-5 Year EPS CAGR-47.3%
      ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
      Inventory Growth vs Revenue Growth
      ✗LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
      EPS Growth Direction$0.18 (2022) -> $0.05 (2024)
      ✗DremanPositive over recent years
      EPS CAGR-47.3% CAGR over 2 years
      ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
      Positive Net Income Frequency3/4 years positive
      ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      3yr Median Revenue Growth19.4%
      ✓Ackman>= 5%
      Positive EPS Growth Frequency0/2 years with positive EPS growth
      ✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 18.1% -> 6.2%, operating margin 7.6% -> -322.7%
      ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      5-year Revenue CAGR
      ✗SleepCAGR > 7%
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    • Verdicts0% pass✗ 14▾

      Split decision: 14 FAIL · 2 NEUTRAL

      Overall verdict
      ✗GrahamFAIL (0/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (1/7)•GreenblattNot ranked✗PiotroskiFAIL (F-Score 2)✗DremanFAIL (1/11)✗MungerFAIL (1/4)✗PabraiFAIL (0/3)✗AkreFAIL (0/6)✗MarksFAIL (0/5)✗AckmanFAIL (1/9)✗TempletonFAIL (1/8)✗SleepFAIL (1/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (0/6)✗SchlossFAIL (1/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
    • Debt & Leverage8% pass✓ 3✗ 12▾

      11 of 12 flag HCAI's debt & leverage — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +8 more

      LT Debt vs Net Current Assets
      ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
      Debt/Equity & Interest Coverage
      ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
      Total Debt / Equity
      ✗Lynch< 0.33
      Cash - Long-term Debt
      ✗LynchPositive preferred
      LT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%
      ✓PiotroskiDecreased YoY
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities1.76
      ✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
      Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity
      ✗Dreman< 0.8✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00x
      Debt Levels
      ✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
      Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-16565.0x, D/EBITDA=N/A (D&A unavailable)
      ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
      Total Debt / Shareholders Equity
      ✗Ackman<= 1.0
      Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    • Cash Flow10% pass✓ 2✗ 10▾

      9 of 10 flag HCAI's cash flow — Buffett, Piotroski, Dreman +6 more

      Free Cash Flow Proxy
      ✗BuffettPositive and growing
      FCF Positive and Growing$1.5M
      ✓LynchPositive and growing
      Operating Cash Flow$-1.3M
      ✗PiotroskiCFO > 0
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-10.85%, ROA=-352.33%
      ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Price / (CFO / Shares)
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      P/E or FCF Yield
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      FCF Positive1/3 years FCF positive
      ✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
      (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap
      ✗Ackman>= 4%
      Price / FCF per Share
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency1/4 years positive
      ✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
      Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures
      ✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    • Efficiency13% pass✓ 1✗ 10▾

      7 of 8 flag HCAI's efficiency — Graham, Buffett, Greenblatt +4 more

      Current Ratio1.76
      ✗Graham>= 2.0
      ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-0.3%
      ✗Buffett> 10%
      ROIC - WACC-10.3%
      ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
      EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)
      ✗Greenblatt> 25%
      Current Ratio Change YoY2.58 -> 1.76
      ✗PiotroskiIncreased YoY
      Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.89x -> 0.55x
      ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities1.76
      ✓Dreman> 1.5
      Return on Invested Capital
      ✗Munger> 15%
      ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=unavailable; FY2024: ROIC=-0.3%; FY2025: ROIC=unavailable
      ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
      Reinvestment Rate x ROIC
      ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
      ROIC (5-year)0/1 years above 12% (latest -0.3%)
      ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years
    • Valuation models20% pass✓ 1✗ 4▾

      Models split on HCAI at $2.85 — fair values range $0.90–$10.04

      Dreman fair value$0.90
      ✗Dreman-216.7% margin vs $2.85
      Pabrai fair value$1.05
      ✗Pabrai-171.4% margin vs $2.85
      Akre fair value$10.04
      ✓Akre+71.6% margin vs $2.85
      Marks fair value$1.50
      ✗Marks-90.0% margin vs $2.85
      Templeton fair value$1.50
      ✗Templeton-90.0% margin vs $2.85

    Business & financials

    Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

    Company Profile

    Industry: Miscellaneous Manufacturing
    Size: Micro Cap($1.6M)
    Revenue: $6.6M-83.9% YoY
    Net Income: $42.2M-2925.1% YoY

    Financial Snapshot

    Operating Margin-322.7%
    Return on Equity-812.3%
    Debt / Equity--
    Current Ratio1.76

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    Shareholder Return

    Fiscal 2025

    Share retirement not available for this company.

    Buybacks
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    Dividends
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    What drove EPS

    A buyback raises earnings per share without the company earning more. This splits each year's change into the two.

    FY23
    −61.1% = −56.7% + −10.3%
    FY24
    −28.6% = −17.9% + −13.0%
    Earnings Fewer shares More shares

    The two parts do not sum exactly to the total — the difference is the cross-term, plus preferred capital where the company has any. It is left visible rather than distributed into the other two.

    Share count is the denominator the filer used for diluted EPS, recovered as net income ÷ EPS — not the balance-sheet count, which is a point-in-time figure and would put the timing difference into this split. Years with a loss are omitted: a smaller share count makes a loss per share larger, so the decomposition inverts.

    Company Financials

    Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

    TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

    MetricFY 2025
    Sources
    • 20-F · 2026-05-13
    FY 2024
    Sources
    • 20-F · 2025-05-15
    FY 2023
    Sources
    • 20-F · 2025-05-15
    FY 2022
    Sources
    • 20-F · 2025-05-15
    FY 2021
    Sources
    • 20-F · 2025-05-15
    Market Cap$1.6Mcurrent$138.0Mest.------
    Revenue$6.6M↓84%$40.9M↑19%$34.3M↑64%$21.0M--
    Operating Income-$21.2M↓27058%-$78.1K↓103%$2.6M↓59%$6.4M--
    Net Income-$42.2M↓2925%$1.5M↓18%$1.8M↓57%$4.2M--
    EPS (Diluted)--$0.05↓29%$0.07↓61%$0.18--
    Gross Margin6.2%↓55%14.0%↓23%18.1%↓56%40.9%—
    Operating Margin-322.7%↓169017%-0.2%↓103%7.6%↓75%30.4%—
    ROE-812.3%↓8689%9.5%↓24%12.4%↓25%16.4%—
    Total Debt--$3.4M------
    Shareholders' Equity$5.2M↓67%$15.8M↑7%$14.7M↓42%$25.6M↑17%$21.8M
    Current Ratio1.76↓32%2.58↑34%1.93——
    Debt / Equity—0.21———
    Operating Cash Flow-$1.3M↓186%$1.5M↑161%-$2.5M↓186%-$860.8K--
    Free Cash Flow--$1.5M↑145%-$3.4M↓219%-$1.1M--

    Score history

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