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VinFast Auto Ltd.

$VFS·$7.3B·Auto - Manufacturers·Consumer Cyclical
$3.13-2.0%YTD-10.2%1Y-8.3%
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VFVFS
$VFSVinFast Auto Ltd.
$3.13-2.04%5 posts0%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $VFS, 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 storyWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-08

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

VinFast: Vietnamese EV maker with negative equity, expanding Germany dealer network — Sep 3 print sets tone.

VFS is the Vietnamese vertically-integrated EV maker (Vinfast Auto Ltd, Vingroup subsidiary) — down 10% YTD and -3.7% t12m. Fundamental screens are wild because of VND reporting (revenue in trillions of VND, EPS estimate -40,000 VND) — the actual USD picture is a large cap ($7.3B) chasing scaled global expansion with negative book equity and enormous operating losses.

  • July 28 partnership with AKF-Bank to expand dealer network in Germany — meaningful step into a competitive EU EV market.
  • July 22 dual coverage: "Developing Market Strategy Playing Out As I Expected" + "How the VinFast Ecosystem Is Making Electric Mobility More Accessible" — the developing-market focus is the honest strategic angle.
  • July 9 Certified Pre-Owned Program with 10-year transferable warranty — positioning against Tesla's used-car ecosystem.
  • June 25 shareholder/analyst call transcript.
  • Debt/equity -0.48 — negative book equity, common in extreme-growth EV maker stage.
  • Analyst FY26 EPS est -40,335 VND (~$1.60 USD loss/share) on 143.9 trillion VND rev (~$5.7B USD).
  • Sep 3 next earnings.

Setup: bulls own "developing-market EV dominance (Southeast Asia, Middle East, Latin America) + backed by Vingroup founder capital + Certified Pre-Owned expands trade-in economics + Germany dealer network signals EU commitment." Bears own the honest read: negative equity + enormous operating losses + intense global EV competition + dependency on Vingroup capital injections = fragile even with brand momentum. Sep 3 print — vehicle deliveries, average selling price, cash-burn trajectory, and any Vingroup/parent-financing commentary are the four critical lines.

What to watch: Sep 3 Q2 print: vehicle deliveries, ASP, cash-burn trajectory, Vingroup/parent-financing commentary, Germany/EU dealer metrics.

On the calendar: 2026-09-03 Q2 earnings

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What it does

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

Vietnamese EV maker producing electric cars, e-scooters, and e-buses with manufacturing in Vietnam and expansion into North America.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

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 $VFS

Neutral — Vietnamese EV maker producing electric cars, e-scooters, and e-buses with manufacturing in Vietnam and expansion into North America; limited read-through from auto - manufacturers macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

Industry benchmark

15-name peer basket
-18.8%YTD
-11.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
-1.7How 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
-173%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
-84.8%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
-36.0%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
1.9Same 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
61.9%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
-51.1%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
-0.5Total 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 8, 2026$-0.48$-0.31-54.8%
Q4 2025Mar 16, 2026$-0.60$-0.33-81.8%
Q3 2025Nov 21, 2025$-0.41$-0.29-42.6%
Q2 2025Sep 4, 2025$-0.35$-0.26-35.9%
Next earningsThu, Sep 3·consensus EPS $-0.33

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$23.11T+41.7%-73.6%-98.9%$-12106.28$-18.33T
Q4 FY25$39.41T+138.9%-39.9%-73.7%$-15005.00$-14.04T
Q3 FY25$18.10T+46.8%-56.2%-96.1%$-10239.00$-17.77T
Q2 FY25$16.61T+91.6%-41.1%-79.0%$-8686.00$-16.90T

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$143.95T$138.26T – $149.39T-$40335.00-$50349.20 – -$33380.694
FY27$200.17T$189.87T – $210.73T-$26767.29-$28739.62 – -$24794.974
FY28$233.46T$194.96T – $293.98T-$21561.08-$28827.16 – -$16939.091
FY29$249.81T$208.62T – $314.57T-$15776.40-$21093.05 – -$12394.461
FY30$297.64T$248.56T – $374.80T-$14198.76-$18983.74 – -$11155.011

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.0.8×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.16%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.+1.8%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.-6.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 49.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.7% 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.β0.925-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.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

+ 4 other (4 others) in window

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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

3/ANew insider — initial holdingsApr 63/A
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 243
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 243
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 243
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 243
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 243
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
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Recent news

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

VINFAST PARTNERS WITH AKF-BANK TO ACCELERATE DEALER NETWORK EXPANSION IN GERMANYprnewswire.com·15d agoVinFast's Developing Market Strategy Playing Out As I Expectedseekingalpha.com·20d agoHow the VinFast Ecosystem Is Making Electric Mobility More Accessible Worldwideprnewswire.com·21d agoVINFAST LAUNCHES CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED PROGRAM, OFFERING PREMIUM ELECTRIC VEHICLES WITH INDUSTRY-LEADING 10-YEAR TRANSFERABLE WARRANTYprnewswire.com·34d agoVinFast Auto Ltd. (VFS) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcriptseekingalpha.com·47d ago

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