Ford (F) This autumn 2023 earnings

DETROIT — Ford Motor is saying fourth-quarter and 2023 earnings after the markets shut Tuesday.

This is what Wall Road expects, based mostly on common analysts’ fourth-quarter estimates compiled by LSEG, previously often called Refinitiv:

• Earnings per share: 14 cents adjusted
• Automotive income: $40.12 billion

These outcomes would mark a 73.4% lower in adjusted earnings per share in comparison with a yr earlier in addition to a 3.9% decline in automotive income. Ford’s 2022 fourth-quarter results included $41.8 billion in automotive income, web earnings of $1.3 billion and adjusted earnings earlier than curiosity and taxes of $2.6 billion.

Other than its earnings, Wall Road will likely be watching Ford’s 2024 steerage. Analysts count on it to be flat to barely decrease in comparison with 2023. Nonetheless, Ford’s crosstown rival General Motors final week beat expectations for earnings steerage.

Analysts forecast Ford’s steerage to be roughly between $9 billion and $11 billion, in accordance with investor notes from a number of analysts.

Ford in November forecast 2023 adjusted EBIT of $10 billion to $10.5 billion, about $1 billion decrease than earlier steerage in mild of contract negotiations with the United Auto Staff union.

Wall Road additionally will likely be anticipating any further actions by Ford to offset growing labor prices as a result of new UAW contract, which the corporate stated is expected to cost $8.8 billion over the lifetime of the deal, ending in April 2028.

Ford is anticipated to face headwinds this yr, together with decrease automobile costs, guarantee prices and continued losses for all-electric autos. Shiny spots are anticipated to be its Ford Professional fleet unit and conventional Ford Blue inner combustion engine enterprise.

That is breaking information. Please examine again for updates.

— CNBC’s Michael Bloom contributed to this report.