Ford reports Q3 (Sep) earnings

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F). Last Market Price: 11.6, Change: -0.83, % Change: (-6.68%). Shares trade in the range of 11.55 – 12.20 dollars. It has a market capitalization of 44.08B dollars, making it a Large Cap Stock and has 3.80B outstanding shares. The company has a beta of 2.39, indicating, the stock to be more volatile than the market. As per the most recent quarterly report, the net income per share (EPS) is 1.68; P/E of 6.92 indicating that the stock may be undervalued. It operates in Consumer Cyclical sector and belongs to Auto and Truck Manufacturers industry. Percentage shares held by institutional investors is 57%. The company has a 52 week Price range (low – high) of $ 9.05 – 18.97. Average volumes of shares traded daily are 67,360,000. Volume traded in the last session was at 56,590,000, 0.84 times the average volume.

• Reports Q3 (Sep) pre-tax operating profit of $0.46 per share, in-line with the estimate consensus
• Auto sector revenues rose 16.5% year/year to $31.1 billion
• States: We remain well on track to deliver improved full year pre-tax operating profit and Automotive operating-related cash flow, consistent with our guidance.

For Q2 (Jun ’11), It had a Net profit margin of 6.76%, an Operating margin of 6.17%. Other Key stats and ratios are : Return on average assets of 5.74%, Return on average equity of 248.70%. The organization has an employee strength of 164,000

Consensus Recommendation is a Outperform.

Estimate for sales for the Year Ending Dec-11 show a mean of 127,032.00 million dollars, an estimate high of 131,975.00 million dollars and an estimate low of 119,854.00 million dollars. A year ago the figures stood at 126,436.00 million dollars.

Estimate for sales for the Year Ending Dec-12 show a mean of 136,076.00 million dollars, an estimate high of 141,611.00 million dollars and an estimate low of 127,523.00 million dollars. A year ago the figures stood at 130,242.00 million dollars.

Estimate for EPS for the Year Ending Dec-11 show a mean of 1.92 dollars, an estimate high of 2.15 dollars and an estimate low of 1.36 dollars. A year ago the figures stood at 1.87 dollars.

Estimate for EPS for the Year Ending Dec-12 show a mean of 1.75 dollars, an estimate high of 2.25 dollars and an estimate low of 1.36 dollars. A year ago the figures stood at 1.97 dollars.

Sales for Quarter Ending Jun-11 was estimated at 31,578.00 million dollars, however the actual sales figure stood at 33,500.00 million dollars, 1921.96 million dollars more than estimates.

Sales for Quarter Ending Mar-11 was estimated at 30,640.30 million dollars, however the actual sales figure stood at 31,000.00 million dollars, 359.71 million dollars more than estimates.

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