Lightning eMotors Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Lightning eMotors's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -326.7%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 15.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.7% per year.

Key information

-326.7%

Earnings growth rate

-261.3%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth8.8%
Revenue growth rate6.7%
Return on equityn/a
Net Margin-401.7%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Lightning eMotors, Inc. (NYSE:ZEV)

Apr 18
It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Lightning eMotors, Inc. (NYSE:ZEV)

Sell Lightning eMotors As Shares Surge Despite Worsening Fundamentals

Feb 02

Lightning eMotors sees Q4 revenue below estimates, says Nikola unit ended agreement

Jan 10

Lightning Emotors receives non-compliance letter from NYSE

Dec 16

Lightning eMotors Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Nov 06

Lightning eMotors makes 104 vehicles & powertrains in Q3, up ~30% from Q2

Oct 11

Lightning eMotors CFO to retire

Sep 09

Lightning eMotors signs $50M stock purchase deal with Lincoln Park Capital

Aug 30

Lightning eMotors: Why The Stock Is Not Yet A Compelling Buy

Aug 15

AMPLY power partners with lightning emotors to enable integration of OMEGA charge management software for seamless fleet customer experience

Jul 13

Analysts Have Just Cut Their Lightning eMotors, Inc. (NYSE:ZEV) Revenue Estimates By 20%

May 18
Analysts Have Just Cut Their Lightning eMotors, Inc. (NYSE:ZEV) Revenue Estimates By 20%

Lightning eMotors, Inc.: A First Look

May 02

Analysts Just Shaved Their Lightning eMotors, Inc. (NYSE:ZEV) Forecasts Dramatically

Apr 05
Analysts Just Shaved Their Lightning eMotors, Inc. (NYSE:ZEV) Forecasts Dramatically

Analysts Have Lowered Expectations For Lightning eMotors, Inc. (NYSE:ZEV) After Its Latest Results

Mar 31
Analysts Have Lowered Expectations For Lightning eMotors, Inc. (NYSE:ZEV) After Its Latest Results

Lightning eMotors, Inc. Faces Multiple Challenges Going Forward

Feb 16

Downgrade: Here's How Analysts See Lightning eMotors, Inc. (NYSE:ZEV) Performing In The Near Term

Nov 25
Downgrade: Here's How Analysts See Lightning eMotors, Inc. (NYSE:ZEV) Performing In The Near Term

Lightning eMotors: Why The Stock Declined And What To Expect Going Into 2022

Nov 21

Lightning eMotors Pulls Guidance As The Electrification Of Transport Charges Ahead

Sep 17

Lightning eMotors: Earnings Preview And What To Look For

Jul 31

Lightning eMotors: The Stock Could Skyrocket On Significant Revenue Growth

May 26

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Lightning eMotors makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

OTCPK:ZEVY Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2326-104549
30 Jun 2325-55569
31 Mar 232025510
31 Dec 222415529
30 Sep 222446536
30 Jun 2219-2475
31 Mar 2222-84424
31 Dec 2121-101343
30 Sep 2120-136243
30 Jun 2118-106172
31 Mar 2113-62122
31 Dec 209-38111
30 Sep 207-28101
31 Dec 193-1271
31 Dec 181-950

Quality Earnings: ZEVY is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: ZEVY is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: Insufficient data to determine if ZEVY's year-on-year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare ZEVY's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: ZEVY is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Machinery industry (14.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: ZEVY's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 20:58
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2023/09/30
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Lightning eMotors, Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael WardBenchmark Company
Sherif El-SabbahyBofA Global Research
Richard RyanColliers Securities