| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 5/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
LEV Overview
The Lion Electric Company manufactures all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles in North America.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
No risks detected for LEV from our risk checks.
Lion Electric Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | CA$16.62 |
| 52 Week High | CA$13.80 |
| 52 Week Low | CA$28.39 |
| Beta | 0 |
| 1 Month Change | 7.57% |
| 3 Month Change | -28.82% |
| 1 Year Change | n/a |
| 3 Year Change | n/a |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | -23.02% |
Recent News & Updates
Shareholder Returns
| LEV | CA Machinery | CA Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -1.0% | -4.9% | -0.3% |
| 1Y | n/a | 60.9% | 30.8% |
Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how LEV performed against the Canadian Machinery industry.
Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how LEV performed against the Canadian Market.
Price Volatility
| LEV volatility | |
|---|---|
| LEV Beta | 0 |
| Industry Beta | 1.59 |
| Market Beta | 1 |
Stable Share Price: LEV is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Canadian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 8% a week.
Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine LEV's volatility change over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 658 | Marc Bedard | https://www.thelionelectric.com |
The Lion Electric Company manufactures all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles in North America. It primarily offers buses and trucks. The company is based in Saint-Jérôme, Canada.
Lion Electric Fundamentals Summary
| LEV fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$2.48b |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$284.96m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$39.03m |
63.6x
P/S Ratio-8.7x
P/E RatioIs LEV overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| LEV income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$39.03m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$36.79m |
| Gross Profit | US$2.25m |
| Expenses | US$287.21m |
| Earnings | -US$284.96m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2021
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -1.50 |
| Gross Margin | 5.75% |
| Net Profit Margin | -730.09% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 6.8% |
How did LEV perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is Lion Electric undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: LEV (CA$16.62) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$85.33)
Significantly Below Fair Value: LEV is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: LEV is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Canadian Machinery industry average.
PE vs Market: LEV is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Canadian market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate LEV's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: LEV is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (12.3x) compared to the CA Machinery industry average (3.1x).
Future Growth
How is Lion Electric forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 5 analysts?
73.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: LEV is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (1.5%).
Earnings vs Market: LEV is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: LEV's is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: LEV's revenue (65.4% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Canadian market (6.1% per year).
High Growth Revenue: LEV's revenue (65.4% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if LEV's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
Past Performance
How has Lion Electric performed over the past 5 years?
-798.9%
Last years earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: LEV is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: LEV is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: Insufficient data to determine if LEV's year-on-year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare LEV's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: LEV is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Machinery industry (21.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: LEV has a negative Return on Equity (-141%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Financial Health
How is Lion Electric's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LEV's short term assets ($456.1M) exceed its short term liabilities ($43.5M).
Long Term Liabilities: LEV's short term assets ($456.1M) exceed its long term liabilities ($306.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LEV's debt to equity ratio (6.8%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if LEV's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: LEV has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: Insufficient data to determine if LEV has enough cash runway if its free cash flow continues to grow or shrink based on historical rates.
Dividend
What is Lion Electric current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate LEV's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate LEV's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LEV's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LEV's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of LEV's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Canadian market.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
0.4yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Marc Bedard (57 yo)
13.67yrs
Tenure
US$219,548
Compensation
Mr. Marc Bedard is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director of The Lion Electric Co since 2008. Prior to founding Lion, Mr. Bedard served as vice-president and chief financial officer of Les Entre...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Marc's total compensation ($USD219.55K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD2.96M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Marc's compensation with company performance.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: LEV's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Experienced Board: LEV's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: LEV only recently listed within the past 12 months.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
The Lion Electric Company's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: The Lion Electric Company
- Ticker: LEV
- Exchange: TSX
- Founded: 2008
- Industry: Construction Machinery and Heavy Trucks
- Sector: Capital Goods
- Market Cap: CA$3.149b
- Shares outstanding: 189.47m
- Website: https://www.thelionelectric.com
Number of Employees
Location
- The Lion Electric Company
- 921, chemin de la RiviEre-du-Nord
- Saint-Jérôme
- Quebec
- J7Y 5G2
- Canada
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/09/25 02:25 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/09/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.