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Workhorse (WKHS)


Market Price (9/18/2025): $1.12 | Market Cap: $9.9 Mil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Automobile Manufacturers

Workhorse (WKHS)


Market Price (9/18/2025): $1.12
Market Cap: $9.9 Mil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Automobile Manufacturers

Investment Highlights

0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 12%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -147%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -160%
Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -57 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -530%
1   Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 432%
2   Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -294%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -297%
3   Valuation getting more expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is 123%
4   Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -839%
5   High stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 892%
6   Significant short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 24%
0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 12%
1 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -147%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -160%
2 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -57 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -530%
3 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 432%
4 Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -294%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -297%
5 Valuation getting more expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is 123%
6 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -839%
7 High stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 892%
8 Significant short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 24%

Market Valuation

 9/18/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$1.12$8.72$90.00$380.00$1,090.00
Market Cap CYE ($ Mil)9.933.593.6247.7632.8
Total Debt ($ Mil)44.516.329.010.126.3
Total Cash ($ Mil)2.24.125.899.3201.6
Enterprise Value ($ Mil)52.249.8122.6257.8659.1
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM0.90.20.53.80.0
P/EBIT TTM-0.2-0.0-0.1-0.2-0.1
P/E TTM-0.1-0.0-0.1-0.2-0.1
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.80.90.81.3
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.97.05.57.4
P/E TTM (Sector)9.58.18.97.39.2
 9/18/2520242023
Share Price CYE$1.12$8.72$90.00
Market Cap CYE ($ Mil)9.933.593.6
Total Debt ($ Mil)44.516.329.0
Total Cash ($ Mil)2.24.125.8
Enterprise Value ($ Mil)52.249.8122.6
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM0.90.20.5
P/EBIT TTM-0.2-0.0-0.1
P/E TTM-0.1-0.0-0.1
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.80.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.97.0
P/E TTM (Sector)9.58.18.9

Business Description

Workhorse Group Inc., a technology company, engages in design, manufacture, and sale of zero-emission commercial vehicles in the United States. The company offers electric and range-extended medium-duty delivery trucks under the Workhorse brand; and HorseFly Unmanned Aerial System, a custom-designed purpose-built all-electric drone system. It also provides Metron, an air delivery application that tracks the performance of various the vehicles deployed. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
WKHS Return551%-78%-65%-76%-90%-87%-100%
Peers Return159%53%-41%45%10%5%293%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: THO, WGO, TSLA, GM, F. See WKHS Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/17/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

WKHSTHOWGOTSLAGMFMedian
NameWorkhorseThor Ind.Winnebag.Tesla General .Ford Mot. 
Mkt Price1.11103.9933.00425.8658.7311.6645.86
Mkt Cap0.05.50.91,372.556.646.325.9
Rev LTM119,5902,74292,720187,600182,87451,155
Op Inc LTM-57331505,77810,6534,3132,322
FCF LTM-32539-525,586-1,8429,309253
FCF 3Y Avg-865651204,488-3,1925,908342
CFO LTM-32657-1215,76523,97017,7178,211
CFO 3Y Avg-7473318013,75121,61413,9867,242

Growth & Margins

WKHSTHOWGOTSLAGMFMedian
NameWorkhorseThor Ind.Winnebag.Tesla General .Ford Mot. 
Rev Chg LTM11.7%-6.4%-9.3%-2.7%5.3%3.0%0.2%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg173.3%-15.5%-16.9%12.9%12.9%11.1%12.0%
Rev Chg Q573.0%3.3%-1.4%-11.8%-1.8%-5.0%-1.6%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM81.6%1.0%-0.4%-3.1%-0.4%-1.1%-0.4%
Op Mgn LTM-530.0%3.5%1.8%6.2%5.7%2.4%2.9%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-954.3%4.7%5.7%9.1%6.3%3.1%5.2%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM534.5%0.1%-0.5%-1.2%-0.9%-0.5%-0.5%
CFO/Rev LTM-293.7%6.9%-0.4%17.0%12.8%9.7%8.3%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg-726.3%6.9%5.2%14.6%12.1%7.9%7.4%
FCF/Rev LTM-296.7%5.6%-1.9%6.0%-1.0%5.1%2.1%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-838.6%5.3%3.4%4.8%-1.8%3.3%3.3%

Valuation

WKHSTHOWGOTSLAGMFMedian
NameWorkhorseThor Ind.Winnebag.Tesla General .Ford Mot. 
Mkt Cap0.05.50.91,372.556.646.325.9
P/S0.90.60.314.80.30.30.5
P/EBIT-0.216.457.4170.47.26.311.8
P/E-0.124.8-54.0224.911.89.210.5
P/CFO-0.38.4-78.387.12.42.62.5
Total Yield-834.2%4.0%0.2%0.4%9.6%14.7%2.2%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%1.1%3.9%0.6%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-1,832.2%11.1%5.5%0.5%-6.2%12.4%3.0%
D/E4.50.20.60.02.43.41.5
Net D/E4.30.10.6-0.01.92.61.2

Returns

WKHSTHOWGOTSLAGMFMedian
NameWorkhorseThor Ind.Winnebag.Tesla General .Ford Mot. 
1M Rtn-31.1%-2.0%-2.6%27.1%4.7%1.7%-0.1%
3M Rtn12.7%21.8%6.6%32.2%22.4%13.3%17.5%
6M Rtn-46.1%29.8%-3.9%80.6%18.6%17.9%18.3%
12M Rtn-87.9%1.1%-41.4%86.9%24.9%15.1%8.1%
3Y Rtn-99.9%47.6%-37.7%40.4%51.6%0.4%20.4%
1M Excs Rtn-33.4%-4.4%-4.9%24.7%2.4%-0.6%-2.5%
3M Excs Rtn4.1%12.3%-4.4%24.3%11.6%3.1%7.9%
6M Excs Rtn-65.2%11.2%-19.5%71.5%3.8%2.9%3.4%
12M Excs Rtn-104.2%-13.3%-56.6%67.6%10.9%0.0%-6.6%
3Y Excs Rtn-160.4%-28.9%-101.8%-20.7%-16.4%-65.5%-47.2%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Design, manufacture, and distribution of all-electric vehicles as an Original Equipment13 -11 
Services, parts and accessories 1   
Vehicles 4   
Automotive    0
Other    0
Total135-110


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity2,086,892
Short Interest: % Change Since 815202540.1%
Average Daily Volume775,461
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.69
Basic Shares Quantity8,827,196
Short % of Basic Shares23.6%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/15/2025-6.8%-19.8% 
3/31/2025-5.2%-30.9%-40.7%
11/19/2024-13.9%-12.3%-38.0%
8/20/2024-21.0%-35.6%-40.0%
3/12/2024-12.8%-21.4%-35.2%
11/14/2023-0.1%-5.0%-2.8%
8/8/2023-6.8%-27.3%-43.9%
5/15/2023-2.1%-1.2%2.5%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive746
# Negative131614
Median Positive5.6%9.7%26.5%
Median Negative-7.6%-15.3%-33.2%
Max Positive19.5%16.0%61.6%
Max Negative-24.2%-41.2%-43.9%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025815202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025515202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024331202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241119202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024819202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024520202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023312202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231114202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023814202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023515202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022301202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221108202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022809202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022510202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021301202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211109202110-Q 9/30/2021

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