VinFast Auto Ltd.
VFSdata completeness 100%2 fiscal years on filei. The business — what you’d actually own
| Figure | FY 2023 | FY 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.17B1 | $1.81B2 |
| Net income | −$2.4B3 | −$3.18B4 |
| Operating cash flow | −$2.25B5 | −$1.25B6 |
| Capital expenditure | $1.05B7 | $685.8M8 |
| Free cash flow (derived) | −$3.29B5 | −$1.94B6 |
| Total debt | $3.96B9 | $3.54B10 |
| Cash & equivalents | $167.7M11 | $135.9M12 |
| Diluted shares | 2.31B | 2.34B |
Superscripts are receipts. Each links to the SEC filing the number came from (full list at the bottom).
ii. Your slice — ownership made literal
If you owned
shares
Net assets behind them
−$28.94
your share of equity
Profit it earned you last year
−$13.58
Free cash flow it threw off
−$8.29
Debt you’d be carrying
$15.15
10 shares is a claim on −$28.94 of net worth that earned you −$13.58 and generated −$8.29 of cash last year, against $15.15 of debt.
iii. Is this a good business?
Moat signal · return on equity
— avg · 2y
Not enough data in the filings for a return-on-capital reading.
seeing a moat in the numbers →Management signal · capital allocation
+1% shares · 2y
Share count is roughly flat over 2 years — little dilution, little buyback. Total debt has fallen 10% — deleveraging.
reading capital allocation →Signals, not verdicts — read from the filings above. Numbers don’t prove a moat; they show its footprint. You decide.
iv. What it’s worth — engine v0.1.0
DCF · Growth Exit 10Y
not applicable
only 2 years of FCF (need ≥3) — model not applicable
DCF · Growth Exit 5Y
not applicable
only 2 years of FCF (need ≥3) — model not applicable
Earnings Power Value
not applicable
only 2 years of net income (need ≥3)
Graham Number
not applicable
diluted EPS missing or non-positive — Graham Number undefined
Different models answer different questions — which to trust when →
Sources — the receipts
- 20-F/A · period ending 2023-12-31 · accession 0001410578-24-001584 (Revenues)
- 20-F · period ending 2024-12-31 · accession 0001410578-25-000943 (Revenues)
- 20-F/A · period ending 2023-12-31 · accession 0001410578-24-001584 (NetIncomeLoss)
- 20-F · period ending 2024-12-31 · accession 0001410578-25-000943 (NetIncomeLoss)
- 20-F/A · period ending 2023-12-31 · accession 0001410578-24-001584 (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities)
- 20-F · period ending 2024-12-31 · accession 0001410578-25-000943 (NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities)
- 20-F/A · period ending 2023-12-31 · accession 0001410578-24-001584 (PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets)
- 20-F · period ending 2024-12-31 · accession 0001410578-25-000943 (PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets)
- 20-F/A · period ending 2023-12-31 · accession 0001410578-24-001584 (LongTermDebtNoncurrent)
- 20-F · period ending 2024-12-31 · accession 0001410578-25-000943 (LongTermDebtNoncurrent)
- 20-F/A · period ending 2023-12-31 · accession 0001410578-24-001584 (CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue)
- 20-F · period ending 2024-12-31 · accession 0001410578-25-000943 (CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue)