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Ford Production Rebound After Earnings Beat

"Also in the green after earnings, Ford is up over one over 4% in the pre-market trade. They did beat on profit and investors were excited to hear they do have plans to boost back their F-150 and super truck production as it plots a rebound from a fire that took out a key aluminum supplier earlier this year that did hamper sales of its very highly profitable F-S series of pickups. On the back of that fire, they did cut their guidance, but it does seem to be that investors are comforted that they do have a rebound plan in order to get production back online. I mean, the CEO also had some pretty decent things to say on tariffs, saying the impact is looking more reasonable for the company. So, Ford up higher after this beat on profit, up 4%."

Ford is receiving upbeat commentary due to a profit beat and a clear plan to rebound production following a supply chain disruption, which has boosted investor confidence.

Ford Shares Jump Despite Caution

"On fire indeed. We are seeing shares of Ford jumping as much as 10%. The best day since 2022. This is after the company reported a profit beat and a boost to pickup truck production here. Uh, but we did see the company talking about an up to $2 billion profit hit. This, of course, we know coming after a fire at a key supplier of aluminum for its F150 pickup truck. So, that's something that investors are still continuing to parse, but nonetheless, we are seeing shares up more than 10% as we speak and year to date gaining about 37% here."

The commentary notes Ford's significant intraday gains driven by a profit beat and production boost, tempered by concerns over a potential $2 billion profit hit due to a supplier issue.

Ford Motor Company Capital Allocation Commentary

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"Ford, a business that I’d already mentioned that Julian really liked, was partaking in what he felt was some subpar capital allocation... He believed that if Ford sales were to plunge, a leveraged buyout could occur at around $77 per share, which, given its mid-single-digit PE multiple, presented a compelling risk/reward profile."

Robertson highlighted Ford as a recession-proof play with low downside due to potential LBO activity and attractive valuation levels. His criticism of Ford's capital allocation and emphasis on buybacks implies that investors might benefit from reassessing Ford’s valuation and governance practices.