Ford Motor F
Ford Motor Company is a multinational automaker that designs, manufactures, and sells passenger and commercial vehicles, in addition to offering mobility and financing services through Ford Credit. Ford presents very weak financial health (score 1.57) with a net debt/EBITDA of 18.47 and operating margins of only 1.88, although its valuation is low (forward P/E 6.50) and its dividend is attractive (4.72%).
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Ford Motor Company is a multinational automaker that designs, manufactures, and sells passenger and commercial vehicles, in addition to offering mobility and financing services through Ford Credit. Ford presents very weak financial health (score 1.57) with a net debt/EBITDA of 18.47 and operating margins of only 1.88, although its valuation is low (forward P/E 6.50) and its dividend is attractive (4.72%).
Score by category
| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| Financial health | 1.0 |
| Quality / Moat | 1.0 |
| Valuation | 4.8 |
| Growth | 2.5 |
| Dividend | 8.1 |
| Momentum | 7.7 |
| Risk & Context | 2.1 |
OVERALL SCORE: 3.3/10
Context and risks
The ECB's rate hike and the rise in the 10-year Treasury yield (5.17%) increase the cost of Ford's debt (Net Debt/EBITDA of 18.47), pressuring its already weak financial health. Additionally, the weakness in the tech sector due to AI doubts does not directly affect it, but the high-rate environment is a drag on a cyclical business with high leverage.
News considered in the analysis
- STLA, F, GM Climb Overnight As Trump Clears Fuel Economy Rollback — Says Auto Plants Are ‘Coming Back’ — La desregulación de los estándares de emisiones reduce los costes de cumplimiento y protege los márgenes de los vehículos de combustión, un beneficio directo para el negocio principal de Ford.
- Can General Motors’ (GM) New V-8s Protect Truck Profits without Derailing its EV Strategy? — Noticia sobre un competidor (GM) sin impacto directo en los fundamentales de Ford.
- GM (GM) Looks to Sodium-Ion Batteries to Gain an Edge Over Ford (F) — La posible ventaja tecnológica de GM en baterías de iones de sodio podría erosionar la competitividad de Ford en vehículos eléctricos, pero es una amenaza lejana y especulativa.
- GM’s Diesel Push Could Protect Margins, but the Market is Shifting — Noticia sobre la estrategia de GM, sin impacto directo en Ford.
- Ford (F) Halts F-150 Production at Dearborn Over a Supplier Problem — La interrupción de la producción del F-150, su modelo más rentable, afecta a las ventas y los márgenes a corto plazo, aunque se espera que sea temporal.
Verdict: Hold or reduce positions; high debt and weak growth make the risk outweigh the upside potential despite the low P/E.
Main risk: The main risk is its extreme leverage (net debt/EBITDA of 18.47) which, in a rising interest rate environment, could compromise its financing capacity and dividend payments.
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