Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.S. (OTKAR) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What OTKAR does

Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.S. (OTKAR) manufactures and sells commercial and defense industry vehicles in Turkey. The company produces light trucks, wheeled and tracked armored vehicles, and turrets for the defense industry, as well as pick-up type vehicles, minibuses, small buses, and regular buses for public transportation. OTKAR also offers shuttle transportation and tactical wheeled vehicles. The company was incorporated in 1963 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. It is part of the Borsa Istanbul stocks universe and operates in the same Consumer Cyclical sector as peers such as Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. (FROTO) and Tofas Türk Otomobil Fabrikasi Anonim Sirketi (TOASO).

Key numbers explained

• Price: 303,25 TRY is the most recent trading price of one OTKAR share on the Borsa Istanbul.
• Market capitalization: 36.39B TRY represents the total market value of all outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares.
• P/E ratio: The forward P/E ratio of 22.3 divides the current price by expected future earnings, showing how much investors pay per unit of anticipated profit.
• Earnings per share: The trailing 12-month EPS of -48,73 TRY indicates the company lost money on a per-share basis over the last year.
• Dividend yield: 0% means OTKAR currently pays no cash dividend to shareholders.
• Beta: A beta of 0,42 suggests the stock tends to move less than the overall market, often interpreted as lower volatility.
• 52-week range: The lowest and highest price in the last 52 weeks was 270 – 540 TRY, showing the trading range over one year.
• Debt-to-equity: The ratio of 869,2% indicates that OTKAR carries a high level of debt relative to shareholders' equity.

What to watch

• Revenue growth, which was -27.3% year over year, can signal shifts in demand for commercial and defense vehicles.
• Profitability metrics such as profitMargin of -12.5% and operatingMargin of -12.8% reflect the company's current cost structure and pricing power.
• The price change over the last 52 weeks of -40.8% highlights the stock's medium-term price trend.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 869,2% is a factor to monitor for any company in the Auto Manufacturers space, as high leverage can affect financial flexibility.
• OTKAR's position in the Consumer Cyclical sector means its performance can be sensitive to broader economic cycles and government spending on defense and infrastructure.