Overview
Polestar's 9-month revenue grows 49% to $2.17 bln, driven by higher volumes and model mix
Company reports negative gross margin of 34.5% due to non-cash impairment expense
Polestar achieves $123 mln in carbon credits sales, surpassing targets
Company plans reverse stock split to keep Nasdaq listing
Outlook
Company did not provide specific guidance for future quarters
Result Drivers
MODEL MIX - Revenue growth supported by increased sales of higher-priced models Polestar 3 and Polestar 4
CARBON CREDITS - Achieved target of three-digit million-dollar carbon credits sales ahead of plan at USD 123 million
COST REDUCTION - Continuing reduction of materials costs and fixed costs
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Gross Margin
-6.10%
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "sell" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and 3 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the auto & truck manufacturers peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC is $1.00, about 20.4% above its November 11 closing price of $0.80
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