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Lotus Technology Inc. American Depositary Shares

$LOT·$742M·Auto - Manufacturers·Consumer Cyclical
$1.02-3.8%YTD-29.2%1Y-57.1%
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LOLOT
$LOTLotus Technology Inc. American Depositary Shares
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $LOT, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Broken storySelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-07-16

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

Lotus Tech down 52% in a year — luxury EV maker with real dilution and no path to profitability.

Lotus Technology is the Chinese-listed luxury EV maker — the Eletre SUV, Emeya sedan, and legacy Emira sports car, sold under the Lotus brand controlled by Geely. The stock is down 52% over the past year, trading at $1.04, with cash burn extending and no path to profitability visible.

  • Revenue was down 40% YoY last quarter with a -40% operating margin — the top line is collapsing while operating losses persist, exactly the wrong trajectory for a capital-intensive automaker.
  • Etika Automotive (Malaysian holding company) filed a fresh 13D disclosing a 27.8% stake on June 10 — a major strategic investor position that could either stabilize the balance sheet or push for a restructuring.
  • Zhejiang Geely Holding (Eric Li) 13D/A amendment on June 12 confirms continued controlling-shareholder engagement — Geely's ecosystem support is what keeps Lotus operating; a change here would be existential.
  • Trades at 1.5x sales with negative TTM P/E — the multiple math is broken; equity value depends on either a strategic acquirer taking out minority shareholders or a Geely-led restructuring saving the equity.
  • 52-week position 3rd percentile — the tape has been decimated; today's small +2% is nothing more than penny-stock volatility on a broken chart.

August 27 Q2 earnings is where the survival case either extends or collapses: revenue stabilization plus specific 2H 2026 sales guide is what turns breaking-down into coiling; another quarter of revenue decline or a fresh dilutive raise is where the tape breaks new lows below $1. Distressed luxury-EV structure with a strategic investor holding 28% — the equity value is binary and depends on how Etika and Geely resolve the capital structure.

What to watch: Aug 27 Q2 earnings — need revenue stabilization and a specific 2H 2026 sales guide. Another quarter of revenue decline or a fresh dilutive raise is where the tape breaks below $1.

On the calendar: 2026-08-27 — Q2 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-14

League of Trenches chatter is centered on a July 15 full-feature launch with all game modes including 5v5 MOBA battles, ranked realms and on-chain rewards going live, retail onboarding underway including localized Georgian community outreach, and $LOT holders already earning the first allocations from a daily prize pool. A public beta livestream demonstration is cited as a confirmation of product readiness.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Designs and sells electric sports luxury vehicles under the Lotus brand, targeting high-net-worth buyers in China and globally.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Auto - Manufacturers sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LOT.

Auto - Manufacturers · Consumer Cyclical

No material change from last week — ICE truck and SUV margins remain the profitability floor for legacy OEMs, funding EV transition losses that still drag Ford and Stellantis earnings.

What this means for $LOT

Partial — Designs and sells electric sports luxury vehicles under the Lotus brand, targeting high-net-worth buyers in China and globally; the EV transition with ICE profitability as the funding floor is a secondary rather than primary near-term earnings catalyst.

Industry benchmark

13-name peer basket
-17.7%YTD
-14.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-1.6How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-38.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-71.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-116%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
39.5%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
8.7%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-1.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Jun 3, 2026$-0.18$-0.180.0%
Q1 2026Apr 10, 2026$-0.14$-0.16+12.5%
Q3 2025Nov 24, 2025$-0.10——
Q2 2025Aug 29, 2025$-0.20——
Next earningsThu, Aug 27·consensus EPS $-0.18

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY25$163.3M-39.8%10.1%-40.4%$-0.14—
Q3 FY25$136.8M-46.3%7.9%-68.1%$-0.10—
Q2 FY25$126.6M-43.7%5.4%-86.9%$-0.19—
Q1 FY25$92.8M-46.3%12.0%-111%$-0.28—

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$728.4M$593.8M – $863.0M-$0.69-$0.86 – -$0.531
FY27$1.4B$1.1B – $1.6B-$0.47-$0.59 – -$0.361
FY28$3.9B$3.2B – $4.6B$0.23$0.18 – $0.291
FY29$5.0B$4.1B – $5.9B$0.60$0.46 – $0.751

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.4%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-13.5%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-22.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 635.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β2.225-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

SC 13DActivist position (5%+)Jun 24SC 13D
AI summary

Etika Automotive Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian automotive investment holding company, filed an initial SC 13D disclosing a 27.8% stake (179,754,096 ordinary shares) in Lotus Technology Inc. as of June 10, 2026, based on 647.7M outstanding shares. The filing reclassifies a passive holding as an active 13D, signaling potential intent to influence management. Material — a large strategic shareholder at 27.8% signals potential influence over Lotus Technology's direction; investors should track intent disclosures in subsequent amendments.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJun 12SC 13D/A
AI summary

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group filed SC 13D/A Amendment No. 1 on Lotus Technology Inc. (LOT ordinary shares) as of June 10, 2026, with Eric Li (Li Shufu) as primary filer. Geely's control structure runs through multiple BVI entities (LATLP, LTIIL, Geely Investment Holding) acting in concert; Li Shufu beneficially owns approximately 52.3% of Lotus Technology indirectly, with Geely Holding 82.2% owned by Li Shufu. This controlling-stake 13D/A confirms Geely's dominant strategic position in Lotus Technology's direction, capital, and governance — no passive intent here.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 113
AI summary

Zhang Quan (Joe), a Director of Lotus Technology Inc. (LOT), filed a Form 3 initial ownership statement as of June 3, 2026, disclosing his initial beneficial ownership position. The filing states that no securities are beneficially owned by the reporting person. This is a routine insider initial-ownership disclosure required upon appointment or election to the board; the zero-holdings declaration confirms no conflict of interest through personal stock ownership at the time of filing.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 293
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for LOT on 2026-04-29, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 133
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for LOT on 2026-04-13, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 273
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for LOT on 2026-03-27, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 263
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for LOT on 2026-03-26, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for LOT on 2026-03-18, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

+ 11 other (6 6-Ks · 3 3s · 1 20-F · 1 SC 13D) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Lotus Tech Releases 2025 Sustainability Report, Highlighting Progress Across Governance, Product Innovation, and Value Chainglobenewswire.com·30d agoLotus Tech Announces Operational and Earnings Reporting Updatesglobenewswire.com·35d agoLotus Tech Announces Change to Board Compositionglobenewswire.com·44d agoLotus opens orders for Eletre X in mainland Europeglobenewswire.com·45d agoEmira 420 Sport: the lightest and most powerful Emira yetglobenewswire.com·53d ago

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