Ford F earnings Q2 2022

Ford Motor Company mentioned that its adjusted working earnings greater than tripled from a yr in the past, to $3.7 billion, because it was in a position to overcome lingering supply-chain disruptions to ship extra of its hottest new merchandise to clients.

Listed below are the opposite key numbers:

• Adjusted earnings per share: $0.68, up from $0.12 within the second quarter of 2021. Wall Road analysts polled by Refinitiv had anticipated $0.45, on common.
• Automotive income: $37.91 billion, up from $24.13 billion within the second quarter of 2021. Analysts had anticipated $34.32 billion, on common, in keeping with Refinitiv.
• Web earnings: $667 million versus $561 million within the second quarter of 2021.
• Adjusted EBIT margin: 9.3%, versus 3.9% within the second quarter of 2021

Ford’s U.S. gross sales have been up 1.8% within the second quarter from a yr in the past, powered by an 8% year-over-year enhance in gross sales of Ford-brand SUVs and crossovers as the corporate was in a position to construct extra of the favored fashions for its U.S. sellers. That was excellent news for the corporate’s revenue margins, as these incremental SUV gross sales largely changed gross sales of Ford’s now-discontinued, and less-profitable, automotive fashions.

However, the corporate mentioned, inflation – particularly, larger costs for key commodities and transportation – offset these positive factors to some extent.

Chief Monetary Officer John Lawler mentioned that regardless of inflation headwinds, Ford is standing by its earlier steerage for the total yr. It nonetheless expects adjusted EBIT of $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion for the yr, which might characterize 15% to 25% progress from final yr, with adjusted free money stream between $5.5 billion and $6.5 billion.

Lawler mentioned once more that Ford is focusing on a complete firm adjusted EBIT margin of 10% – and an 8% EBIT margin from its EVs – by 2026. 

Ford’s China gross sales have been down 22% in the second quarter, to about 120,000 automobiles, amid prolonged government-mandated shutdowns close to Shanghai and in different components of japanese China.

Ford mentioned final week that it has secured 100% of the battery supplies it might want to ship electrical automobiles at a fee of 600,000 per yr by the top of 2023, and that it is on monitor to construct 2 million a yr by 2026.