Standard Motor Products is an automotive parts manufacturer and distributor of engine management and temperature control systems of motor vehicles in the automotive aftermarket industry. Co. is organized into two operating segments. Co.'s engine management segment manufactures and distributes a line of components for ignition, such as electronic ignition control modules, camshaft and crankshaft position sensors, ignition wires and coils. Co.'s temperature control segment manufactures and distributes a line of components for the temperature control (air conditioning and heating) systems, engine cooling systems, power window accessories and windshield washer systems of motor vehicles. The SMP YTD return is shown above.
The YTD Return on the SMP YTD return page and across the coverage universe of our site,
is a measure of the total return for a given investment year-to-date for the current calendar year
(up to the end of prior trading session). Arguably, choosing the current calendar year for a measurement
period is on the one hand completely arbitrary, but on the other hand a year-to-date look can be extremely
useful in the context of our country's tax system which taxes gains and income on a calendar year basis.
Thus, researching Year-To-Date Returns is good practice for investors — whether SMP YTD return or other benchmarks/peers
— and when doing so it is also important to factor in dividends, because a financial instrument's YTD return is
more than just the change in price if that instrument pays a dividend or coupon. Our website aims to empower investors
by performing the SMP YTD return calculation (with any dividends reinvested as applicable), and to provide a
coverage universe of many stocks and ETFs to be able to compare YTD returns.
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