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Polestar (PSNY) Is Up 5.1% After Geely-Backed Funding Package Bolsters Liquidity - What's Changed

Simply Wall St · 2d ago
  • Earlier this month, Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC raised US$300.0 million by selling 15,511,892 Class A ADSs via a PIPE at US$19.34 each, while also securing access to a US$600.0 million term loan facility from Geely Sweden Automotive Investment AB for general corporate purposes.
  • The combination of fresh equity and a sizable short-term loan with an option for share conversion materially strengthens Polestar’s funding runway but also introduces dilution and capital structure considerations that existing and prospective shareholders may need to weigh.
  • We’ll now examine how this sizeable new funding package, particularly the Geely-backed term loan, reshapes Polestar’s existing investment narrative.

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Polestar Automotive Holding UK Investment Narrative Recap

To own Polestar, you have to believe its EV brand, growing model lineup and partner manufacturing can eventually offset today’s deep losses and negative equity. This month’s US$300.0 million PIPE and up to US$600.0 million Geely term loan ease near term funding pressure, but they also heighten dilution and balance sheet risk, which remain the key swing factors around execution on growth plans.

Against that backdrop, the US$600.0 million unsecured term loan agreement with Geely Sweden Automotive Investment AB stands out, as it directly links Polestar’s near term liquidity to a major industrial partner with an option to convert debt into equity. For investors focused on upcoming launches like Polestar 5 and Polestar 7 as potential revenue catalysts, this facility may buy time for the product strategy to play out while sharpening attention on financing costs and ownership structure.

Yet beneath the fresh capital, investors should be aware of how short term debt conversion risk could...

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Polestar Automotive Holding UK's narrative projects $11.0 billion revenue and $559.6 million earnings by 2028. This requires 63.1% yearly revenue growth and an earnings increase of about $3.3 billion from current earnings of approximately -$2.7 billion.

Uncover how Polestar Automotive Holding UK's forecasts yield a $30.00 fair value, a 112% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

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Simply Wall St Community members have published 11 fair value estimates for Polestar, spanning about US$1 to just over US$32 per share, showing how far apart individual views can be. When you weigh those opinions against Polestar’s reliance on external funding to support loss making operations, it underlines why comparing several perspectives before forming your own view on the stock’s prospects can be useful.

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