Ford Looked Electric in 2021, But Headwinds Are Building

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The automotive industry has shown remarkable resilience in recent turbulent times. The Covid-19 pandemic has stressed automotive manufacturing processes more than ever, thanks to export disruptions ...

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Dwino
2022-01-27
Dwino
Good
JL1978
2022-01-27
JL1978
[Smile]
GuanJL
2022-01-27
GuanJL
$Lordstown Motors Corp.(RIDE)$this?
bluebluewind
2022-01-27
bluebluewind
Yes ford

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The automaker currently trades at 10.29x estimated 2022 earnings per share and at 2022 EV/EBITDA of only 5.57x.On the other side, Tesla’s(NASDAQ:TSLA) 2022 P/E ratio is overstretched, with a ratio of 115x, whereas the electric vehicle’s EV/EBITDA stands a 51.1x. Nevertheless, if we look at traditional automakers that are also adding EV production capacity,GM(NYSE:GM) trades at a discount in terms of 2022 P/E, with a ratio of 7.76x, whereas Volkswagen is nearly twice as devaluated as F stock, exchanging at only 5.74x of its 2022e P/E.I See More Downside Than Upside in F StockFord Motor will release its Q4 2021 earnings report on Feb. 3. In the last three quarters, the automaker beat analysts’ earnings and revenue estimates. 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