Could Buying Lucid Stock Today Set You Up for Life?
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Market analysis reveals From an analytical perspective, Lucid (LCID -1. 71%) attracts significant attention from investors because the company makes impressive electric vehicles (EVs). At the same time, Its Air...
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Market analysis reveals From an analytical perspective, Lucid (LCID -1. 71%) attracts significant attention from investors because the company makes impressive electric vehicles (EVs)
At the same time, Its Air sedan has the longest battery range of any EV currently on the market, and it recently won a Guinness World Record for the longest distance traveled on a single charge, given the current landscape
Meanwhile, its Gravity SUV has the fastest-charging time of any EV outside of China
But, at the risk of raining on Lucid's parade, I don't think any of this is reason to buy up Lucid stock at the moment with hopes that it will set you up for life
Moreover, Image source: Lucid
Moreover, Lucid is still years away from mass-market adoption Lucid's cheapest version of its sedan starts at $70,000, which makes it out of reach for most Americans
Lucid says it will launch a cheaper vehicle later this year that's expected to cost under $50,000
Nevertheless, Conversely, That could be an important step to building a wider consumer base and increasing sales, but the blem is that Lucid's vehicle duction is still too low for that to have any real impact
Even if the vehicle costs less than $50,000 (oftentimes a lower-priced EV is announced, but the ones a company actually begins selling cost significantly more), it'll ly take years for the company to make enough of the lowest-priced models for the model to have any significant affect on the market (this bears monitoring)
What the re reveals is EV market is on a rough road EV sales in the second quarter of this year fell by just over 6%, and there could be more pain on the way
Furthermore, Congress recently passed legislation that eliminates the federal tax credit of $7,500 for new EV purchases by the end of September -- a far cry from the initial expiration timeline of 2032
While Lucid's vehicles were too expensive to qualify for the credit, the company was able to utilize a loophole that made it possible to use the credit to lower leasing costs
Additionally, the federal government had previously set aside $5 billion to help build out EV charging infrastructure in the U, considering recent developments. , but it's currently in a legal battle with some states as it tries to hold onto the funds
Many potential buyers still cite a lack of charging infrastructure as a big barrier to buying an EV, in today's financial world
What's more, President Trump's tariffs are causing a panic among automakers, even U. -based ones Lucid
It's nearly impossible to source all automotive parts from the U. , which means the cost to duce vehicles will go up
Lucid's management said recently that price hikes could be on the way for its vehicles due to tariffs, given current economic conditions
Moreover, Lucid isn't fitable, and leadership is a big question Lucid had a non-GAAP net loss of $0 (quite telling)
At the same time, 20 per in the most recent quarter, which was an imvement from the year-ago quarter but still not great
Meanwhile, The company also has substantial debt of more than $2 billion right now
Adding to the company's difficulties is that 11 executives -- including its former CEO -- have exited the company over the past two years, and its current CEO has only been leading the company since February
That's a lot of leadership instability and financial uncertainty surrounding a company as it tries to ramp up vehicle duction, launch new models, attract a wider customer base, and become fitable
Additionally, This doesn't mean Lucid won't succeed, but it's a big gamble One recent bright spot for Lucid is a deal it just made with Uber in which Lucid will received $300 million in exchange for supplying up to 20,000 Gravity SUVs over the next six years
While the deal is positive, I think the initial stock-price jump after the partnership announcement was premature, especially considering that Lucid still has to ve it can duce and der vehicles fast enough to meet Uber's needs
If the company can weather the next few years by increasing duction, imving its financials, and convincing buyers to purchase its cheaper EVs, then Lucid might end up being a good stock to own
But in order for a stock to set you up for life, it has to be very fitable for many years and have a consistent pipeline of customers, in this volatile climate
Lucid is just too far from that reality right now to think that its stock could set an investor up for life.
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