GENTEX CORP (GNTX)

Gentex Corp. engages in the business of designing, developing, manufacturing, marketing, and supplying digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, and fire protection technologies including automatic-dimming rearview and non-dimming 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. It operates under the Automotive Products and Other segments. The Automotive Products segment focuses on operating virtually all the foregoing facilities. The Other segment includes dimmable aircraft windows, fire protection products, nanofiber, and medical. The company was founded by Fred Bauer in 1974 and is headquartered in Zeeland, MI.

Address

600 N CENTENNIAL ST
ZEELAND, MI 49464

Founded

1974

Number of Employees

6,245

Buyback

Buyback Data 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
$ Amount Purchased
($ in 000s )
$9,999 $25,047 $44,591 $30,989 $202,601 $96,259 $178,808 $97,696 $71,252 $28,461 $43,038 $75,340
Average Price $14.22 $17.81 $14.27 $21.03 $21.71 $20.37 $25.47 $35.46 $29.20 $27.19 $35.84 $23.53
# Shares Purchased 703,130 1,406,595 3,124,053 1,473,403 9,331,499 4,724,938 7,019,032 2,755,065 2,440,190 1,046,926 1,200,903 3,202,339
Buyback Performance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
Total Return to Date 103.9% 62.9% 103.2% 37.9% 33.6% 42.3% 13.8% -18.2% -0.7% 6.7% -19.1% 23.3%
S&P 500 Return to Date 181.9% 173.0% 168.6% 129.7% 104.9% 93.1% 74.8% 31.7% 37.3% 31.3% 7.4% 94.0%
Excess Total Return -77.9% -110.1% -65.4% -91.8% -71.3% -50.8% -61.0% -49.9% -38.0% -24.7% -26.5% -70.7%
Quartile Rank
Percentile Rank 59% 51% 60% 51% 52% 56% 37% 32% 46% 45% 14% 57%
Buyback returns calculated using weighted average buyback price over the last 10 years and comparing to current day stock price value. S&P 500 used as benchmark for excess return.

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