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CLAIM #23997 · Ford Motor Company (F) · 2024Q3 earnings call · Oct 28, 2024 · due Dec 31, 2024

We now expect EBITDA of about $9 billion with an improved market equation, including continued pricing strength on core products.

John Lawler · CFO

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graded after results covering Dec 31, 2024 are reported

In context

lanned volume in the second half for Ford Pro and Ford Blue due to supplier disruptions. In general, we see supply and demand for vehicles in balance. We continue to expect adjusted free cash flow of $7.5 billion to $8.5 billion, with CapEx between $8 billion to $8.5 billion. Our outlook for '24 assumes a flat to slightly higher SAAR in both the US and Europe. Our planning assumptions for the US is 16 million to 16.5 million units. Full year of customer demand for all new Super Duty contributing to better market factors for Ford Pro, lower industry pricing of roughly 2%, driven by higher incentive spending as we exit the year. For Ford, we expect this to be partly offset by top-line growth from the launch of our new products. Our segment outlook anticipates continued strength in Ford Pro. We now expect EBITDA of about $9 billion with an improved market equation, including continued pricing strength on core products. An expected loss of about $5 billion for Model e, which is the positive end of our guidance range, driven by over $1 billion in cost improvements that were partially offset by continued pricing pressure and investments in our new vehicle platforms. And for Ford Blue, we now expect EBIT of $5 billion, reflecting a balanced market equation and higher product, manufacturing and warranty costs, partially offset by cost efficiencies. And lastly, Ford Credit's EBT will be about $1.6 billion, a double-digit growth year-over-year. Our performance this quarter demonstrates a positive progress on our Ford+ plan: capital discipline, the right product portfolio and consistent cash generation to reward our shareholders. We are relentlessly working to make our business better and we remain focused on i

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SEC filings for F · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2024Q3 earnings call.