Ford Motor Company is an auto manufacturers business with stocks listed in the US. Ford shares (F) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was US$12.28 – an increase of 2.42% over the previous week. Here's how to invest if you're based in Australia.
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Ford's shares were split on a 1748175:10 basis on 2 August 2000. So if you had owned 10 shares the day before the split, the next day you would own 1748175 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Ford shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 100% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Ford shares which in turn could have impacted Ford's share price.
| 52-week range | US$9.1716 - US$14.455 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$12.6032 |
| 200-day moving average | US$11.9407 |
| Target price | US$12.51 |
| PE ratio | 12.6907 |
| Dividend yield | US$0.6 (4.87%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$0.97 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $12.28
| 1 week (2024-05-10) | 2.42% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-04-18) | 1.82% |
| 3 months (2024-02-16) | -0.16% |
| 6 months (2023-11-17) | 19.57% |
| 1 year (2023-05-17) | 6.78% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-05-17) | -9.24% |
| 3 years (2021-05-18) | 1.15% |
| 5 years (2019-05-17) | 19.34% |
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Valuing Ford stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Ford's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Ford's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 13x. In other words, Ford shares trade at around 13x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Ford's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.733. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Ford's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Ford's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$11.1 billion (£8.7 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Ford's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.
Over the last 12 months, Ford's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$9.1716 up to US$14.455. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Ford's is 1.63. This would suggest that Ford's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
| Revenue TTM | US$177.5 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 3.13% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$17.2 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 1.12% |
| Return on equity TTM | 9.4% |
| Profit margin | 2.21% |
| Book value | 10.738 |
| Market capitalisation | US$48.9 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 41.05% of net profits
Recently Ford has paid out, on average, around 41.05% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.87% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Ford shareholders could enjoy a 4.87% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Ford's case, that would currently equate to about $0.6 per share.
While Ford's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Ford may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Ford's most recent dividend payout was on 2 June 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 6 May 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Ford.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 29.02
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Ford's overall score of 29.02 (as at 12/31/2018) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 56th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Ford is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 7.54/100
Social score: 9.22/100
Governance score: 7.26/100
Controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Ford scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Ford hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
Ford Motor Company was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 29.02 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 56.26 |
| Environmental score | 7.54 |
| Social score | 9.22 |
| Governance score | 7.26 |
| Level of controversy | 3 |
Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. It also engages in vehicle-related financing and leasing activities to and through automotive dealers. In addition, the company provides retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles; and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail and commercial customers, such as leasing companies, government entities, daily rental companies, and fleet customers. Further, it offers wholesale loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory; and loans to dealers to finance working capital and enhance dealership facilities, purchase dealership real estate, and other dealer vehicle programs. The company was incorporated in 1903 and is based in Dearborn, Michigan.
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