FIRRF (First Tractor Co) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.01 (As of Dec. 2025)


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What is First Tractor Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

First Tractor Co FIRRF 83 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.01 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FIRRF with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of $0.94. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 114 Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery companies, First Tractor Co ranks worse than 877192.11% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

First Tractor Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $-0.01. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for First Tractor Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of First Tractor Co was 100.24. The lowest was 4.58. And the median was 8.68.


FIRRF's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry.
Industry Median: 15.115
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

First Tractor Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-0.02. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.01. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 189.26.

First Tractor Co's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-0.03. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.01. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 157.72.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


First Tractor Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


First Tractor Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for First Tractor Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

First Tractor Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

First Tractor Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.03 0.07 0.11 0.07 -0.01

First Tractor Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.06 0.07 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01

FIRRF vs CAT, DE, PCAR: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, First Tractor Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


First Tractor Co Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, First Tractor Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Tractor Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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First Tractor Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

First Tractor Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 5.7
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 0.0
Change In Deferred Tax 0.0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 15.9
Change In Working Capital 0.0
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 1,123.7

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. First Tractor Co's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $5.7 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. First Tractor Co's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.0 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. First Tractor Co's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $15.9 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

First Tractor Co's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $15.9 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. First Tractor Co's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.0 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. First Tractor Co's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 1123.655 Mil.

First Tractor Co's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 5.733 +0+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-15.877263157895+0)/1123.655
=-0.01

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=0.9463/-0.01
=0

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.01 mean?
First Tractor Co (FIRRF) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.01 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on First Tractor Co. Over the past decade, First Tractor Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 4.58 to 100.24. According to the industry distribution chart, First Tractor Co ranks #999999 out of 114 companies in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry.
Is First Tractor Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
First Tractor Co's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.01. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.58 to a high of 100.24. Based on the distribution chart, First Tractor Co ranks #999999 out of 114 companies in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, First Tractor Co has a GF Score™ of 83/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does First Tractor Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to CAT and DE?
According to the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry distribution chart, First Tractor Co ranks #999999 out of 114 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places First Tractor Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.12. Historically, First Tractor Co's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 4.58 to 100.24 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery companies is 15.12, based on 114 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on First Tractor Co. For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.12 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. First Tractor Co's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.01. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is First Tractor Co stock overvalued right now?
First Tractor Co (FIRRF) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.01. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.94, compared to a current price of $0.95 — trading 0.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.01. First Tractor Co's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For First Tractor Co (FIRRF), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.01 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is First Tractor Co (FIRRF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, First Tractor Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $0.95 is trading 0.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.94.

Key valuation signals for FIRRF:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.01
  • GF Value™: $0.94 vs. price of $0.95 (0.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FIRRF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


First Tractor Co Business Description

Address No. 154 Jianshe Road, Henan Province, Luoyang, CHN, 471004
First Tractor Co Ltd is an agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing service provider in China. The company focuses on the R&D and manufacturing of medium and largesized tractors and their core components, accelerating the product upgrades towards high-end, intelligent and green technologies. The company has two reportable segments: agricultural machinery segment and power machinery segment. The agricultural machinery segment is responsible for the production and sales of agricultural tractors and harvesters. The power machinery segment is mainly responsible for the production and sales of diesel engines. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Agricultural machinery segment.
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