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VinFast slumps for third straight day after eye-popping market debut

Published 18/08/2023, 15:58
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Investing.com -- VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS) shares tumbled for a third straight session in early U.S. trading on Friday, representing another step down from an eye-popping surge in the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker's stock after its debut on the Nasdaq on Tuesday.

By 10:41 ET (14:41 GMT), shares in VinFast had fallen by 22.15% to $15.57.

At one point this week, VinFast had soared to a valuation of $85 billion, topping the market values of automaking powerhouses Ford (NYSE:F) and General Motors (NYSE:GM). The level was over three times greater than the valuation the firm was given when it merged with blank-check company Black Spade Acquisition .

According to Investing.com data, VinFast's market capitalization had fallen to $46.44B on Thursday.

Founder Pham Nhat Vuong retains about 99% of the shares in VinFast, leaving only a small amount remaining for trading. The float has been susceptible to deeper gyrations as a result. In the prior session, a relatively tiny $44M in VinFast shares were traded, compared to the $27B in Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock, Reuters reported.

VinFast has said that it is aiming to raise capital over the next 18 months. Chief Financial Officer David Mansfield has said that a number of strategic and institutional investors are already "lined up," even though the group has yet to turn a profit.

The firm is also trying to hit Vuong's lofty annual sales target of 50,000 EV units - over double the amount its sold so far in 2023.

Formed as a unit out of Vietnam's biggest conglomerate Vingroup, VinFast is aiming to take a new approach to EV distribution that it hopes will give it an edge against market leader Tesla. Instead of following Tesla's direct-to-consumer strategy, VinFast is expected to partner with overseas dealers.

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