$8.15

0.05 (0.62%)

5/12/2008 4:00 PM

Ford Motor Company (F)

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A producer of cars and trucks combined. The Company's business is divided into two segments: Automotive and Financial Services.

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Ford Motor Company At A Glance

Current Price:	$8.15
Last Trade Time:	5/12/2008 4:00 PM
Open:	$0.00
Previous Close:	$8.10
Daily Range:	$8.12 - $8.22
52-Week Range:	$4.95 - $9.70
Volume:	28,634,923
Market Cap:	$17.59B
P/E Ratio:	6.93
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Other News Headlines for F

Investor reaches for reins on executive pay
5/12/2008 8:02:00 PM - AP
Toyota says new US auto plant delayed
5/12/2008 5:57:00 AM - AP
Boeing, machinists union open contract negotiations
5/9/2008 8:27:00 PM - AP
Ford: We were surprised by Kerkorian investment
5/9/2008 5:13:00 PM - AP

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7 Ford Motor Company (F)

Avatar mshaewski (< 20) Submitted: 4/14/08 1:25 PM

Ford has made all its cutbacks, redisigned the cars, made them safer, the quality of the car is back better then ever, with Mullally at the helm he has made a great turnaround happen sooner then later.

I have all the confidence in the world that this automotive company will ...More

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24 Ford Motor Company (F)

Avatar sl7vk (41.51) Submitted: 12/29/07 4:01 PM

Ford is so far behind the 8 ball it esn't even funny anymore. Let's take a look at why....

As the oil age begins to wind down, they have nothing, but absolutely nothing in their pipeline in terms of alternative drivetrains. They continue to buy/lease old Toyota patents in terms of their two mode ...More

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Ford is so far behind the 8 ball it esn't even funny anymore. Let's take a look at why....

As the oil age begins to wind down, they have nothing, but absolutely nothing in their pipeline in terms of alternative drivetrains. They continue to buy/lease old Toyota patents in terms of their two mode Hybrids. A massive amount of their revenue comes from big trucks, and with oil prices ever increasing, coupled with a housing collapse, adding in the fact that Toyota has full heartedly entered the market...... It all adds up to trouble.

Their CEO is not up to snuff. Don't get me wrong, I think Mulally is a good guy, and I think he did a decent enough job at Boeing, but in over a year at Ford, he's done very little to aid in the restructuring of this troubled Dinosaur. His first move was to remove the Taurus brand. Then 8 months later, he says, bad idea, lets rename the 500 the Taurus and bring back to life this venerable brand. He now wants to bring back the "Have you driven a Ford lately" slogan. Simply stated, he's stuck in the old Detroit mentality that he's going to be able to market his way out of this crisis. Wrong. He looks completely overmatched.

Their corporate culture is garbage. This is a company that donates 98% of its political contributions to Republicans. Now I don't want to get too political here, but we can see where the tide has gone. Without a Republican President, House or Senate, who is going to cover up this companies environmental issues? Who is going to prevent CAFE standards from increasing? Uggg..... Things look ugly.

US Auto sales are not looking good for now or the near term. Ford is so heavily vested in this market, that I have trouble believing it could survive a prolonged downturn of the US Auto sector.

Finally, just take a close look at their balance sheet. It makes the strongest of stomach's ill. When you're mortgaging your plants in the hope, and I do emphasise hope here, that you'll be able to turn things around by 2009.... Then you know the end is near.

Auto sector will be a challenge, but Toyota Motors will outperform the S&P in 2008, while Ford continues to dissapoint.

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Recs 0 (F) zaksme (61.95) Submitted: 5/12/08 10:43 PM : Start Price: $8.38 F Score: -3.63 f Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (F) FiftyPlusReturn (< 20) Submitted: 5/12/08 10:04 PM : Start Price: $8.55 F Score: 4.13 Here we go again... in the 80s and 90s Kirk Kerkorian would publicly announce his investments in a company knowing that his investments news will create demand, and as soon as he can get 5-10% (in dollars, that is hundreds of millions) in return he walks a way. That how he became rich. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (F) fatchance101 (26.71) Submitted: 5/12/08 8:53 AM : Start Price: $8.17 F Score: -1.11 Have finally restructured their organization and is now competing with the foreign car market. also they are actively seeking solutions to gas consumption. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (F) mjrabs (35.39) Submitted: 5/11/08 10:38 PM : Start Price: $8.17 F Score: -1.11 The turnaround has begun. Autos will NOT be a good sector over the next 12-18, but F is looking up. I'd actually think about buying one now. Maybe,,, Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (F) swgsailor (21.91) Submitted: 5/11/08 10:13 PM : Start Price: $8.17 F Score: -1.11 FOMOCO has already started to do a turnaround. First quarter profits prove this, also Ford has/is getting rid of some of the cash drainers and non-profits in it's group. Look for more "Dead Weight" to dissappear this year and next. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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	TrackJimCramer	81.00	04/29/08		3W	$8.12	+0.37%	+0.99%	-0.62
	TrackBearStearns	93.79	04/25/08		NS	$8.20	-0.61%	+0.75%	+1.36
	TrackSoleil	< 20	04/21/08		NS	$7.50	+8.67%	+1.55%	+7.11
	TrackCitigroup	88.76	03/03/08		NS	$6.42	+26.95%	+5.50%	-21.45
	TrackBrandes	< 20	09/30/07		NS	$8.49	-4.00%	-7.94%	+3.94
	TrackDavidTepper	31.98	09/30/07		NS	$8.49	-4.00%	-7.94%	+3.94
	TrackBRogers	83.04	09/30/07		NS	$8.49	-4.00%	-7.94%	+3.94
	TrackTobinSmith	< 20	08/31/07		1Y	$7.81	+4.35%	-4.83%	+9.18
	TrackPrudential	84.40	04/04/07		NS	$8.04	+1.37%	-2.25%	-3.62
	TrackDeutscheSec	89.43	02/09/07		NS	$8.82	-7.60%	-3.17%	-4.43
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	TrackTWeisel	< 20	09/18/06		NS	$7.97	+2.26%	+6.60%	+4.34
	TrackGaryBSmith	35.02	08/25/06		3W	$8.00	+1.88%	+8.20%	-6.33

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