Rivian Automotive, Inc.RIVN
NASDAQ • Consumer Cyclical
$14.27
P/E
—
PEG
—
FCF Yield
—
Rev Growth YoY
+11.4% YoY
Gross Margin
8.6%
Health Score
2/10
D/E Ratio
1.46
Confidence
LOW
Business Snapshot
Rivian Automotive designs and manufactures electric vehicles (EVs), primarily electric pickup trucks, SUVs, and delivery vans. The company operates in the rapidly growing but intensely competitive EV market, positioning itself as a challenger to established automakers and Tesla, with a focus on adventure-oriented vehicles and a commercial fleet partnership with Amazon. With trailing twelve-month revenue of $5.53 billion, Rivian is a mid-cap player in the auto manufacturing industry, though it remains pre-profitability and deeply loss-making. A defining characteristic is its capital-intensive, cash-burning growth model — the company invests heavily in production scale and R&D while generating negative free cash flow of $2.49 billion.
Financial Health
Rivian’s gross margin improved meaningfully to 8.6% from 3.2% in the prior year, but the net margin remains deeply negative at -63.6%, reflecting ongoing operating losses of $3.52 billion in net income over the trailing twelve months. The balance sheet shows a debt/equity ratio of 1.46x, which is moderate, and a current ratio of 2.33x, indicating adequate short-term liquidity to cover obligations...
Risk Assessment
- CASH BURN — Free cash flow was negative $2.49 billion, highlighting severe reliance on external financing to sustain operations.
- PROFITABILITY — Net margin of -63.6% means the company loses nearly two-thirds of every dollar of revenue, an unsustainable level over the long term.
- VALUATION — With a price/sales ratio of 3.25x, the market places a significant premium on each dollar of revenue for a company that is deeply unprofitable.
- 52-WEEK POSITION — The current price of $14.27 is approximately 37% below the 52-week high of $22.69, indicating persistent weakness and bearish sentiment.
- TECHNICALS — RSI, MACD, and moving average data unavailable for this period; momentum cannot be independently confirmed....
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