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Uncovering Missed Opportunities With QuantumScape (QS)

Shares of Consumer Cyclical sector company QuantumScape moved 11.9% today, and are now trading at a price of $16.0. The Mid-Cap stock's daily volume was 69,364,848 compared to its average volume of 45,391,822. The S&P 500 index returned a 0.0% performance.

QuantumScape Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, focuses on the development and commercialization of solid-state lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles and other applications in the United States. The company is based in San Jose and has 800 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $9,059,183,616.

Over the last year, QS's share price has increased by 153.5%, which represents a difference of 136.8% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $16.49 per share whereas its 52 week low is $3.4. QuantumScape has averaged free cash flows of $-238351666.7 over the last 5 years, with a mean growth rate of -45.5%. It is unlikely that the stock can sustain its current performance trend for the long term when the underlying business is experiencing such poor cash flows.

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2024 -274,555 62,131 -336,686 -3.74
2023 -240,025 84,510 -324,535 13.89
2022 -218,024 158,845 -376,869 -47.74
2021 -127,909 127,178 -255,087 -198.85
2020 -61,263 24,093 -85,356 -65.49
2019 -41,731 9,846 -51,577
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