Ford Motor Company (F) Stock: Great News for Investors

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For investors, the additional capacity is good news for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it confirms that Ford’s second quarter is likely to be just as strong in profits and margins as the first quarter. April was already a record month in sales for both the Fusion and Escape – while the F-Series had its best April since 2006. Secondly, it confirms that even if the overall market begins to slow, Ford’s vehicles are still in high demand and will continue to sell well. Ford wouldn’t bring on extra capacity unless it was extremely confident demand would remain strong over the next year.

In a couple weeks we’ll know how May sales shaped up, and it will give us a better idea what to expect for the full quarter. One thing is clear: Expect a lot of sales, a lot of profits, and at a tremendous margin to boot.

The article Ford Stock: Great News for Investors originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Daniel Miller.

Motley Fool contributor Daniel Miller owns shares of Ford. The Motley Fool recommends Ford. The Motley Fool owns shares of Ford.

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