What does the company do?
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is a producer of cars and trucks. The Company and its subsidiaries also engage in other businesses, including financing vehicles. Ford operates in two sectors: Automotive and Financial Services. The Automotive sector includes the operations of Ford North America, Ford South America, Ford Europe, Volvo, and Ford Asia Pacific Africa segments. The Financial Services sector includes the operations of Ford Motor Credit Company and Other Financial Services. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company sold the ACH glass business to Zeledyne, LLC. The sale included the Nashville, Tulsa, and VidrioCar plants. In 2008, Ford and its subsidiary, Volvo Car Corporation, completed the sale of Thai-Swedish Assembly Group to Volvo Holding Sverige, AB. In March 2008, the Company acquired 72.4% of the shares of S.C. Automobile Craiova SA. In June 2008, the Company completed the sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover operations to Tata Motors Limited.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Ford Motor one-year sales: 112.05 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Auto Manufacturers - Major group: -15.08% - Ford Motor one-year income: -4.15 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Auto Manufacturers - Major group: 62.81%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 112.05 Bil | 131.95 Bil | | Income | -4.15 Bil | -11.16 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Ford Motor one-year sales growth: -28.70%.
Difference from the average for the Auto Manufacturers - Major group: -3.30 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -28.70% | -25.40% | | Income Growth | NA | -22.60% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Ford Motor one-year net profit margin: -3.6%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -0.7 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Auto Manufacturers - Major group: 6.6 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | -3.6% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -2.9% | | Industry | -10.1% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
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