VinFast Auto Ltd. (VFS)Consumer Cyclical | Auto Manufacturers | Hai phong, Vietnam | NasdaqGS
4.35 USD
+0.14
(3.325%)
⇧
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:56 a.m. EDT
VinFast (VFS) is a commercial value trap disguised as a high-growth EV play; the fundamentals are catastrophically broken with negative book value, massive cash burn (-$69B free cash flow), and negative gross margins, rendering it a 'buy' only for permanent loss-takers rather than investors. The recent price rally is a speculative contrarian move that ignores the deteriorating operational reality, making it a terrible long-term hold. While options traders are placing large wagers on a multi-year bounce (Jan 2027 calls), the underlying asset lacks any path to profitability or sustainability at current valuation levels. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.090938 |
| AutoETS | 0.091354 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.091504 |
| MSTL | 0.092446 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 143.87 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.035 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.44 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Market Cap | 10,176,982,016 |
| Forward P/E | -4.58 |
| Beta | 1.00 |
| Profit Margins | -107.31% |
| Previous Name | Black Spade Acquisition Co |
| Website | https://www.vinfastauto.us |
As of April 19, 2026, 1:56 a.m. EDT: Options data reveals conflicting signals (weapons for both sides) but highlights significant sentiment mismatches. For calls, the 2026-05-15 strike at 5.0 shows massive Open Interest (oi: 6.5k) relative to volume (28), suggesting speculators are positioning for upside while these calls trade deep out-of-the-money (last price $0.12). Conversely, the 2027-01-15 calls at $7.0 and $10.0 strikes show high volume (30 and 16 respectively) with trailing 66% and 137% growth, indicating speculative bets on multi-year recovery despite low liquidity (low OI). For puts, the 2026-05-15 strike at 3.0 exhibits a 1090% volume spike with substantial OI, suggesting a strong impulse to hedges or tight stop-losses below current levels ($4.21), overexposed near the 52-week low relative to the current increase. Overall, the market is pricing in significant volatility (implied vol ~0.62-0.85), with speculators hedging downside and betting on a distant upside rebound.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.38095236 |
| 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 | 4.39 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 929,030 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 564,965 |
| Average Volume | 564,965 |
| Average Volume10Days | 929,030 |
| Beta | 0.995 |
| Bid | 4.31 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | -64,507.047 |
| City | Hai phong |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.35 |
| Current Ratio | 0.512 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 4.4 |
| Day Low | 4.19 |
| Display Name | VinFast Auto |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,773,662,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,773,662,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,664,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,781,008,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,781,008,200 |
| Ebitda | -60,115,075,989,504 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.66479 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.314 |
| Eps Forward | -0.95 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.57 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.4582 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.8917999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.2578798 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 38.095238 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 4.88 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.5300002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1086066 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.78 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.5699999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.56474817 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.78 - 4.88 |
| Financial Currency | VND |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,631,021,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 49,644,954 |
| Forward Eps | -0.95 |
| Forward P E | -4.5789475 |
| Free Cashflow | -69,062,965,067,776 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | -0.42532003 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.97846 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.00169 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 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, 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 also 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. VinFast Auto Ltd. is based in Hai Phong City, Vietnam. VinFast Auto Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Vingroup Joint Stock Company. |
| Long Name | VinFast Auto Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 10,176,982,016 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1780007243 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-20 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 10,176,981,643 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 4.21 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 84 2 2539 69999 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.07999992 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 1.8390788 |
| Pre Market Price | 4.43 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,776,149 |
| Prev Name | Black Spade Acquisition Co |
| Previous Close | 4.21 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -3.3105023 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -0.00006743449 |
| Profit Margins | -1.07314 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.073 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.14 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.32541 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.4 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.19 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.19 - 4.4 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.21 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.21 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.35 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 796,931 |
| Return On Assets | -0.26505 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.389 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Shares Outstanding | 2,339,536,010 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.00090000004 |
| Shares Short | 2,048,726 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,388,583 |
| Short Name | VinFast Auto Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.040599998 |
| Short Ratio | 4.11 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VFS |
| Target High Price | 7.7 |
| Target Low Price | 5.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 6.3 |
| Target Median Price | 6.0 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.57 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.400025 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.949975 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.27940238 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 796,931 |
| Website | https://www.vinfastauto.us |