# Ford Motor Company (F) — Stock CV

Ford Motor Company is a $48.5B consumer company. Revenue grew 1.5% over the last year, it currently loses money, and its net debt equals ~17.1 years of free cash flow.

> Ford Motor Co. manufactures automobiles under its Ford and Lincoln brands. In 2022, the company announced that it would run its combustion engine business, Ford Blue, and its BEV business, Ford Model e, as separate businesses but still all under Ford Motor.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: F
- **Sector**: Consumer Cyclical
- **Industry**: Auto Manufacturers
- **Headquarters**: DEARBORN, MI
- **Employees**: 169 000
- **Website**: https://www.ford.com
- **Market cap**: $48.5B
- **Last price**: $12.16
- **Financial profile**: Strained

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $188B
- **Net income**: -$7.40B
- **Free cash flow**: $7.28B
- **Net debt**: $125B
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 1.5%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 70 |
| Growth | 12 |
| Profitability | 0 |
| Health | 17 |
| Quality | 55 |
| Moat | 23 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 6 of 10 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +1.5% YoY
- [ ] Profitable — -$7.40B TTM
- [ ] Profit growing — -239.2% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $7.28B TTM
- [ ] Debt under control — ~17.1y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $48.5B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — +0.2% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 7/10 profitable years
- [ ] Financially stable — health score 12/100
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 4.95%

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2021** — Best year on record: $17.9B net income
- **FY2016** — First recorded profitable year: $4.60B net income
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $100B: $152B in first reported year
- **Mar 9, 2010** — Ford launched its first made-for-India compact car
- **Mar 12, 2007** — Ford acquired the British sports car maker Aston Martin in 1989, later selling it on March 12, 2007, although…
- **1997** — Kia had declared bankruptcy in 1997; in 1998, Hyundai Motor Company acquired 51% of the company, outbidding Ford…
- **1994** — Ford bought a 45 per cent stake in Samcor following the demise of apartheid in 1994
- **1957** — Ford introduced child-proof door locks into its products in 1957
- **1956** — The company went public in 1956 but the Ford family, through special Class B shares, retain 40 percent of the voting…
- **1947** — The Ford 8N, introduced in 1947, became the most popular tractor of all time in North America
- **Jun 16, 1903** — It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903
- **Aug 22, 1902** — This became the Cadillac Motor Company on August 22, 1902, after Ford left with the rights to his name
- **1885** — The first gasoline-powered automobile was created in 1885 by the German inventor Karl Benz

## Strengths

- None stand out in the data.

## Watch-outs

- Not profitable — 3.9% net margin
- Thin interest coverage (-3.5×)
- Loss-making in 3 of the recent years
- Net debt equals ~17.1 years of free cash flow

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $136B | $17.9B | $9.56B |
| FY2022 | $158B | -$1.98B | -$13.0M |
| FY2023 | $176B | $4.35B | $6.68B |
| FY2024 | $185B | $5.88B | $6.74B |
| FY2025 | $187B | -$8.18B | $12.5B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/F — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.