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  • Lucid Group Inc. (LCID) Bullish After Hours on Sales Deal with Saudi Arabia

    The luxury EV maker, Lucid Group Inc. (LCID) announced a sales deal with the government of Saudi Arabia for up to 100,000 EVs, on April 26. Consequently, the stock rebounded and became bullish in the after-hours to add 5.95%. Thus, the stock was then trading at a value of $18.69 after its lost 8.74% in the prior session. The earlier session had the stock valued at $17.64 a share at the close.

    LCID’s Sales Deal

    As per the deal, the Saudi Arabian government will buy up to 100,000 vehicles from the company over a decade. The agreement covers an initial commitment for buying 50,000 vehicles and an option for an additional 50,000 in the same period.

    Source: Medium

    Furthermore, the vehicles would be purchased from LCID’s existing Arizona factory and its future international facility in Saudi Arabia. In addition to Lucid Air, the government will also buy other future models of the company over the given period. While the initial order quantity would be between 1,000 and 2,000 vehicles a year, it will be increased to 4,000-7,000 in 2025. Moreover, the vehicle delivery is due to be commenced no later than Q2 2023.

    Will LCID be able to keep up with the EV Boom?

    The world has ushered into an EV boom with luxury EVs definitely on the trend and rising. While EVs are being adapted increasingly, LCID has investors worried due to its recent production cut by 35%. Initially, the company said it will produce 577 EVs in 2021, 20,000 in 2022, and 49,000 in 2023 (including Project Gravity SUV). But at the end of February, the company admitted to having produced only 400 EVs in the past 14 months. Not only this, but the company also revised its production estimates for 2022 to now be at 12,000-14,000 EVs. While nothing was said about the 49,000 in 2023, the 2023 SUV launch is now pushed back to 2024.

    Given such a big cut, the company is not only facing a class action lawsuit but investors are worried about another production cut as well.

    What Now?

    LCID has been striving to keep up with production amid the global supply chain constraints and hiking raw material costs. But the company has made some noticeable moves to ramp up production with expansion into the Canadian market and a facility plan for Saudi Arabia. Added to this, the company has also been expanding its U.S. presence with Boston, MA, and NY studio locations.

    The latest unveiling of its faster and more efficient Grand Touring with unmatched performance numbers has also been a major plus for the company.

  • Despite First International Plant Progress, Lucid Group Inc. (LCID) shares Tumbles on Bleak Outlook

    On February 28, Lucid Group Inc. (LCID) declared its financial results for Q4 and fiscal 2021 after the bell. Along with that the company also announced signing multiple agreements for its first international plant in Saudi Arabia. Following the news, the stock tumbled down in the after-hours on Monday.

    Source: Forbes

    The positive anticipation for the upcoming earnings had caused the stock to trade at 109% of its average volume during the regular session. At 51.76 million shares trading, LCID added 9.98% in the session. The stock closed the session in the green at a value of $28.98 per share. Following the announcement, LCID reversed its gains and plunged down by a huge 14.42% in the after-hours. Hence, the stock was trading at $24.80 apiece at an after-hours volume of 8.16 million shares on Monday.

    The electric vehicles manufacturer, Lucid Group Inc. has a market capitalization of $43.38 billion. Currently, the company has 1.65 billion shares outstanding in the market.

    LCID’s 2021 Financial Results

    In Q4 2021, the company generated revenue of $26.4 million with $21.3 million from the deliveries of Lucid Air Dream Edition in October.

    Moreover, the company completed 125 vehicle deliveries in Q4 2021. LCID’s total production surpassed 400 vehicles to date with more than 300 deliveries.

    Additionally, the company has 25,000 reservations to date, marking over $2,4 billion in potential sales.

    Updated Outlook

    The company now expects production of between 12,000 and 14,000 vehicles for fiscal 2022. According to the company, supply chain headwinds and challenges are still expected and the reason for the lowered guidance.

    First International Plant Plans

    On Monday, the company also announced its agreements with the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA), the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF), and the Economic City at Kind Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). The agreements were in regard to its preparation for a full production factory in Saudi Arabia.

    In addition, LCID expects up to $3.4 billion value to the company over 15 years from the manufacturing plant in KSA. With the plant’s construction commencing in H1 2022, the company expects up to 150,000 vehicles per year at the facility at its peak.

    LCID’s Retail Network Expansion

    On February 17, the company announced its newest Studio location at The Mall at Short Hills in New Jersey. This marks the 22nd location in the company’s North American retail network.

    Conclusion

    While the company is moving forward with its first international facility in KSA, its latest earnings report was disappointing. The company’s lowered outlook caused the stock to suffer a decline in the after-hours on Monday.

  • Will the Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID) stock see major high in the near future?

    The share price of Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID) slightly increased in the after-hours as compared to its previous close. Previously it closed at $44.88. But in the after-hours it saw a gain of 0.94% to reach $45.30 at the time of this writing. The total number of shares traded was63.42 million.

    Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID) electric sedan tops all the industry contenders:

    On Monday 16 November 2021 MotorTrend announced Lucid Motor’s The Air sedan coveted car of the Year award. The Air sedan is the first model of electric car from the Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID). This is for the very first time that any car manufacturing company has won the award with their very first model. The MotorTrend’s car of the year is The Lucid Air.

    The panelists of the MotorTrend judged the debut version of the Air, the $169,000 Dream edition on the basis of six criteria i.e. its advancement in design, performance of intended function, safety, efficiency, value and engineering excellence.

    Amongst the other finalists were some big industry names like the Hyundai Elantra 2021, Honda Civic 2022, Toyota GR 86 2022, Mercedes-Benz EQS 2022, Porsche Taycan 2021 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

    Impact of MotorTrend’s car of the year award on Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID) stock:

    Yesterday the car was announced to be the MotorTrend’s car of the year. It could increase the trust of consumer in the startup and could result in big number in terms of sales. Due to this important news the share price of Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID) saw a gain in after-market in their stock. In the upcoming days it could have a positive impact on its stock.

    Financial overview of their third quarter:

    • The customer reservation increased to 13,000 which reflecta revenue of approximately $1.3 Billion in the third quarter of their fiscal year.
    • They have started to invest in plants, property and equipment which is related to the second stage of expansion of manufacturing.
    • Continued their investment in the business, production and retail networks’ globalization.
    • In the third quarter Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID) stock strengthened their balance sheet.

    Conclusion:

    With such a promising developments in the company Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID) stock seems to be a new hot stock for investors. But on the other hand it would be a tough challenge for Lucid Group, Inc. to manage such tremendous pressure in terms of production.