VinFast Auto Ltd. (VFS)Consumer Cyclical | Auto Manufacturers | Hai phong, Vietnam | NasdaqGS
3.03 USD
-0.02
(-0.656%) ⇩
(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:17 a.m. EDT
VinFast presents a catastrophic long-term investment case despite recent delivery headlines. The company is trapped in a death spiral: it is burning cash at an astronomical rate (free cash flow is negative in the trillions due to data scaling issues), has negative book value, and is hemorrhaging gross margins. The price action confirms this reality, having lost nearly 70% of its value over the last four years with three consecutive years of decline. The recent surge in EV deliveries is insufficient to reverse the structural damage to the balance sheet. On the short end, the outlook remains bleak; the stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day averages, and the statistical forecast offers no meaningful upward bias. Options data screams caution, with investors buying deep insurance against further drops rather than betting on a rally. This is a value trap where the 'penny stock' narrative masks a fundamentally broken auto manufacturer. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.020058 |
| AutoETS | 0.021246 |
| AutoTheta | 0.023459 |
| MSTL | 0.024404 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 0.90 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.003 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.21 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Market Cap | 7,088,794,624 |
| Forward P/E | -2.89 |
| Beta | 0.92 |
| Profit Margins | -113.19% |
| Previous Name | Black Spade Acquisition Co |
| Website | https://www.vinfastauto.us |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (thousands of contracts) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some speculative call activity at $7 strikes for later expirations, the overwhelming sentiment is hedging against further collapse, with put volume dominating across nearly all expiration dates.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.059006214 |
| Address1 | Dinh Vu – Cat Hai Economic Zone |
| Address2 | Cat Hai Islands, Cat Hai Town Cat Hai District |
| All Time High | 93.0 |
| All Time Low | 2.255 |
| Ask | 3.9 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 327,500 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 359,837 |
| Average Volume | 359,837 |
| Average Volume10Days | 327,500 |
| Beta | 0.918 |
| Bid | 2.22 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | -64,507.047 |
| City | Hai phong |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.03 |
| Current Ratio | 0.477 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 3.1 |
| Day Low | 3.025 |
| Display Name | VinFast Auto |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,792,440,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,792,440,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,792,413,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,792,413,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,792,413,000 |
| Ebitda | -72,608,989,052,928 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.74867994 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.615 |
| Eps Forward | -1.05 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.79 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.136 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.10599995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.033801004 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -5.9006214 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.285 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.2549999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.42667928 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.78 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.25 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.08992806 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.78 - 5.285 |
| Financial Currency | VND |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,631,021,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 49,644,954 |
| Forward Eps | -1.05 |
| Forward P E | -2.8857143 |
| Free Cashflow | -53,250,812,280,832 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 29,878 |
| Fullday Change | 0.01999998 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.6600654 |
| Fullday Price | 3.05 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | -0.53801996 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.9788 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.0017 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 2,339,536,010 |
| Industry | Auto Manufacturers |
| Industry Disp | Auto Manufacturers |
| Industry Key | auto-manufacturers |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,023-08-15 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | VinFast Auto Ltd. engages in the design and manufacture of electric vehicles (EV), e-scooters, and e-buses in Vietnam, Canada, India, and the United States. The company operates through three segments: namely Car, E-scooters and Ebus. It offers the design, development, manufacturing and sales of e-scooters and related battery lease and battery charging service for cars, e-scooters, and Ebus. The company offers electric SUV, mini car EV, mid-size pickup electric truck, 7-seater MPV, E-bus, E-scooter, electric bike, and battery technology and solutions. The company has a strategic collaboration with Nvidia for the development of a next-generation level 4 autonomous driving program. VinFast Auto Ltd. is based in Hai phong, Vietnam. VinFast Auto Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Vingroup Joint Stock Company. |
| Long Name | VinFast Auto Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 7,088,794,624 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1780007243 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-14 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 7,474,817,551 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 3.09 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Phone | 84 2 2539 69999 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.01999998 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.6600654 |
| Pre Market Price | 3.05 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,791,977,877 |
| Prev Name | Black Spade Acquisition Co |
| Previous Close | 3.05 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.876161 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -0.00004697161 |
| Profit Margins | -1.1318699 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.079 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.655737 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.1 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.025 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.025 - 3.1 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.09 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.05 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.03 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 299,183 |
| Return On Assets | -0.30674 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.417 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17004645 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Shares Outstanding | 2,339,536,010 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0013 |
| Shares Short | 2,936,415 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,331,578 |
| Short Name | VinFast Auto Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0591 |
| Short Ratio | 8.22 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VFS |
| Target High Price | 7.7 |
| Target Low Price | 5.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 6.06667 |
| Target Median Price | 5.5 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.79 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.3681 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.33809996 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.10038299 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 299,183 |
| Website | https://www.vinfastauto.us |