Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC (LSE:AML) has to win back hearts and minds when it reports third-quarter figures next Wednesday, 30 October.
The luxury carmaker warned last month a supply chain issue would hit output and profit this year, sending shares spiralling.
Aston Martin said the supply issue, coupled with ongoing macroeconomic weakness in China, would see it shift to a “demand-led” strategy, with new guidance laid out for wholesale volumes to fall instead of grow as previously thought over the year.
Free cash flow over the second half was also guided to remain negative as full-year margins were expected to fall short of a 40% target.
“It will be interesting to see if China’s recent blitz of stimulus measures has shifted its outlook for the region,” Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Aarin Chiekrie noted.
This would come after rival Mercedes-Benz’s third quarter figures showed a 43% slump in net profit, in part due to lacklustre Chinese demand for luxury cars, though.
High debt is also likely to be in focus, Chiekrie said, with the figure having sat at £1.19 billion as of June.
“Investors will be keen to hear what management has in mind to tackle the rising problem before it gets too out of hand,” Chiekrie added.
Aston Martin shares are down 42% for the year so far.