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Polestar Automotive

Fundamental data last updated:April 13, 2026

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company profile

SECTOR

Consumer Cyclical

industry

Auto Manufacturers

Exchange

Nasdaq

County of HQ

Sweden

Next Earnings Date

05/08/26

Business Summary

Polestar Automotive designs and sells premium electric vehicles, positioning itself within the global transition toward electrified transportation. It generates cash primarily through vehicle sales, leveraging brand positioning, performance engineering, and design differentiation to command pricing power in a competitive EV landscape. The company relies on scaling production, optimizing manufacturing efficiency, and expanding distribution to convert revenue into sustainable operating profit. Its moat, if it materializes, would rest on brand equity, proprietary vehicle platforms, and the ability to integrate software-driven features that enhance lifetime customer value.

 


VALUATION

P/E

-

Market Cap ($M USD)

$1,880

Forward P/E

-

PEG

-

PRICE TO SALES

0.6

PRICE TO BOOK

-

EV / EBITDA

-2.9

5-Year Average P/E

Free Cash Flow Yield

DCF Value

Graham Number

Price to FCF

EV to FCF

Earnings Yield

FCF Yield

DIVIDEND

Yield

-

Annual Payout

-

Payout Ratio

-

Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth

0

5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

-

Financial Health & Profitability

Earnings Per Share

-$38.10

Next Year EPS Growth Estimate

-$11.66

Next Year Revenue Growth Estimate

31.60%

Return on Equity (ROE)

63.30%

FREE CASH FLOW

Operating Margin

-95.50%

Debt-to-Equity

-

Piotroski F-Score

2

Altman Z-Score

-5.5

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

-169.70%

Current Ratio

0.4

Quick Ratio

Net Debt to EBITDA

Interest Coverage

Gross Profit margin

FCF PER SHARE

REVENUE PER SHARE

Gainseekers Quantitative Analysis

Summary

This is a balance-sheet-distressed, structurally unprofitable auto manufacturer trading more on survival optionality than fundamentals. With no P/E or Forward P/E available and EPS at -2.9, there is no earnings base to anchor valuation, and the Altman Z-Score of -5.5 signals severe financial distress risk. A Price/Sales ratio of 0.6 may look optically cheap, but the combination of ROIC at -169.70% and a Piotroski F-Score of 2 indicates capital destruction, not temporary cyclicality. The market is not mispricing growth here—it is discounting solvency risk.

AI Exposure / Tech Reliance

As an Auto Manufacturer in the Consumer Cyclical sector, the company operates in one of the most technologically disrupted industries, where AI integration into autonomous systems, battery optimization, and manufacturing automation is table stakes. Competitive positioning will depend heavily on software integration, supply chain digitization, and embedded vehicle intelligence. However, financial fragility limits its ability to aggressively fund next-generation AI-driven R&D compared to stronger peers.

The Bull Case

A deep value investor could argue the 0.6 Price/Sales ratio reflects extreme pessimism relative to top-line scale implied by a $1,880M market cap. The 63.30% Operating Margin, if sustainable, suggests underlying vehicle economics may not be structurally broken at the gross operational level, and Return on Equity of 31.60% indicates that shareholder capital has, at least in accounting terms, generated high proportional returns. In distressed cyclicals, asymmetric upside can emerge when sentiment bottoms and capital structure stabilizes, and a Consensus Target Price of 4 relative to current valuation metrics may imply recovery expectations embedded among analysts. For investors specializing in turnarounds, the combination of depressed valuation multiples and cyclical industry exposure can create optionality if execution materially improves.

The Bear Case

The bear case is overwhelming. A Debt/Equity ratio of -95.50% signals a deeply impaired capital structure, while a Current Ratio of 0.4 highlights immediate liquidity stress. ROIC at -169.70% confirms that capital deployed into the business is being destroyed at an alarming rate, and a Piotroski F-Score of 2 places the company firmly in financially weak territory. With EPS at -2.9, no Forward P/E, and an Altman Z-Score of -5.5, this is statistically distressed, not merely cyclical—equity holders are exposed to dilution, restructuring risk, or worse.

Market Sentiment & Smart Money

Short Interest %

0.30%

Analyst Consensus

4

Average Analyst Price Target

$15.00

Institutional Ownership %

19.40%

1-Year Beta

1.18

Insider Buying % (6 Mo)

68.70%%

Distance to 52-Week High

47.70%

Distance to 52-Week Low

173.00%

EARNINGS SURPRISE %

50-DAY SMA

200-DAY SMA

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