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Investing.com -- Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) reported better-than-expected first quarter earnings and revenue on Friday, but shares fell 2.2% as the automaker suspended its full-year guidance due to tariff-related uncertainties.
Ford posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.14, beating analyst estimates of -$0.02. Revenue came in at $40.7 billion, surpassing expectations of $38.15 billion but declining 5% YoY due to lower wholesale volumes.
Despite the earnings beat, Ford warned of a potential $1.5 billion hit to its 2025 adjusted EBIT from tariffs. This prompted the company to suspend its full-year financial guidance, including adjusted EBIT and adjusted free cash flow targets.
"We are strengthening our underlying business with significantly better quality and our third straight quarter of year-over-year cost improvement, excluding the impact of tariffs," said Ford President and CEO Jim Farley.
The automaker reported first quarter net income of $471 million, down from $1.3 billion a year ago. Adjusted EBIT fell to $1 billion from $2.8 billion in Q1 2024.
Ford Pro, the company’s commercial vehicle segment, generated $1.3 billion in EBIT with an 8.6% margin on $15.2 billion in revenue. However, this was down from $3 billion EBIT and 16.7% margin a year earlier.
The Ford Model e electric vehicle segment narrowed its EBIT loss to $849 million from $1.3 billion last year. U.S. retail EV sales grew 15% YoY.
CFO Sherry House emphasized Ford’s strong balance sheet, with $27 billion in cash and $45 billion in liquidity, providing "flexibility to continue to invest in profitable growth while managing current industry dynamics."