Lucid Group Keeps Delivering on Its Promises
Key Points
After starting production in late September, Lucid is ready to deliver its first round of vehicles.
The company has made big promises throughout 2021 but keeps coming through.
Despite a hot start, Lucid's 2022 goals will be hard to hit.
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After starting production in late September, Lucid is ready to deliver its first round of vehicles.
The company has made big promises throughout 2021 but keeps coming through.
Despite a hot start, Lucid's 2022 goals will be hard to hit.
Motley Fool Issues Rare “All In” Buy Alert
Share prices of Lucid Group $Lucid Group (LCID.US)$ (NASDAQ:LCID) are up a staggering 38% in the last week. While some of the gains could be correlated with Tesla $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ passing $1 trillion in market cap for the first time in its history, the bigger news for electric vehicle (EV) maker Lucid is that it's set to deliver the first wave of Lucid Air Dream Editions to customers this weekend.
The company's critics will point to its $44 billion market cap as being extremely overvalued considering it is only now producing and delivering cars. While it's true that Lucid has high expectations, even for a growth stock, the company deserves credit for hitting its goals on time. Here's what it needs to do to fulfill next year's promises.
Maintaining an edge over the competition
Lucid's decision to develop and manufacture its powertrain in-house and safeguard its proprietary technology is a good long-term move. With so many up-and-coming competitors in the EV space, as well as legacy automakers increasingly funding EV campaigns, Lucid's technological edge and design are the main factors driving its brand right now. The company expects it has enough cash to last through at least 2022, but it will eventually need to become cash-flow positive or risk diluting its stock by selling additional shares to raise capital.
Lucid's decision to develop and manufacture its powertrain in-house and safeguard its proprietary technology is a good long-term move. With so many up-and-coming competitors in the EV space, as well as legacy automakers increasingly funding EV campaigns, Lucid's technological edge and design are the main factors driving its brand right now. The company expects it has enough cash to last through at least 2022, but it will eventually need to become cash-flow positive or risk diluting its stock by selling additional shares to raise capital.
Despite what you think about Lucid the stock, it's undeniable that Lucid the company is firing on all cylinders and is positioned to finish the year on a high note. Long-term investors know that successful companies tend to share the common trait of good management. The company's management is showing it is capable of developing a car that isn't simply passable, but rather is actually raising the bar so that other companies now have to catch up. If that's a story you can get behind, then there's reason to believe that there's never been a better time to buy Lucid stock
-- especially now that it's actually delivering cars.
-- especially now that it's actually delivering cars.
Article excerpted from The Motley Fool.
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