Nikola Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
Nikola has a total shareholder equity of $379.2M and total debt of $310.6M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 81.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $1.0B and $656.8M respectively.
Key information
81.9%
Debt to equity ratio
US$310.59m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | n/a |
| Cash | US$200.45m |
| Equity | US$379.25m |
| Total liabilities | US$656.80m |
| Total assets | US$1.04b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
Nikola: Take Your Money And Run (Technical Analysis)
Nov 29Nikola: Running Out Of Funds And Financing Options - Strong Sell
Nov 01Nikola's 'One Truck At A Time' Strategy Has Only 2 Outcomes
Oct 04Buy Nikola On Weakness To Exploit The Likely Strong Future Of Hydrogen Trucks
Sep 25Nikola: Improved Results But Nowhere Near Viability - Sell
Aug 12Nikola Corporation: Sell The Rally As Further Dilution May Be Looming
Jul 09Nikola Corporation: Messy Picture Continues - Strong Sell (Rating Downgrade)
May 14Nikola Stock Surges Past $1 Milestone After Nearly 4 Months; Is It A Buy Now?
Apr 01Nikola Corporation: Weak 2024 Outlook With More Dilution Likely Ahead - Sell
Mar 01Earnings Release: Here's Why Analysts Cut Their Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ:NKLA) Price Target To US$2.33
May 11
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: NKLA's short term assets ($391.5M) exceed its short term liabilities ($335.8M).
Long Term Liabilities: NKLA's short term assets ($391.5M) exceed its long term liabilities ($321.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: NKLA's net debt to equity ratio (29%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: NKLA's debt to equity ratio has increased from 2.4% to 81.9% 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: NKLA has sufficient cash runway for 4 months based on last reported free cash flow, but has since raised additional capital.
Forecast Cash Runway: NKLA is forecast to have sufficient cash runway for 6 months based on free cash flow estimates, but has since raised additional capital.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/30 22:34 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Nikola Corporation is covered by 16 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Thomas Mordelle | Bryan Garnier & Co |
| Paul de Froment | Bryan Garnier & Co |
| Gregory Lewis | BTIG |