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NIO Inc. Reports Unaudited Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results

December 30, 2019 6:38 AM

Quarterly Total Revenues reached RMB1,836.8 million (US$257.0 million)Quarterly Deliveries of the ES8 and the ES6 were 4,799 vehicles

SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NIO Inc. (“NIO” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NIO), a pioneer in China’s premium electric vehicle market, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019.Operating Highlights for the Third quarter of 2019

Key Operating Results
2019 Q32019 Q22019 Q1
Deliveries4,7993,5533,989

Financial Highlights for the Third quarter of 2019

Key Financial Results (in RMB million, except for per ordinary share data and percentage)
2019 Q32019 Q2 2018 Q3 % Change3
QoQYoY
Vehicle Sales 1,733.5 1,414.5 1,426.9 22.5%21.5%
Vehicle Margin -6.8%-24.1% -4.3% 17.3%-2.5%
Total Revenues 1,836.8 1,508.6 1,469.6 21.8%25.0%
Gross Margin -12.1%-33.4% -7.9% 21.3%-4.2%
Loss from Operations (2,409.2)(3,226.1) (2,809.9) -25.3%-14.3%
Adjusted Loss from Operations (non-GAAP)(2,338.8)(3,133.9) (2,377.7) -25.4%-1.6%
Net Loss (2,521.7)(3,285.8) (2,810.4) -23.3%-10.3%
Adjusted Net Loss (non-GAAP)(2,451.2)(3,193.6) (2,378.2) -23.2%3.1%
Net Loss Attributable to Ordinary Shareholders(2,553.6)(3,313.7) (9,756.8) -22.9%-73.8%
Net Loss per Ordinary Share-Basic and Diluted(2.48)(3.23) (42.59) -23.1%-94.2%
Adjusted Net Loss per Ordinary Share-Basic and Diluted (non-GAAP)(2.38)(3.11) (10.35) -23.3%-77.0%

New Product Announcements

CEO and CFO Comments

“NIO delivered a total of 4,799 ES8 and ES6 vehicles in the third quarter of 2019, representing a 35.1% increase from the second quarter. The electric vehicle sector experienced substantial softness in the second half of 2019 after the reduction of EV subsidies in China. Despite the challenges, NIO’s sales improved solidly since September,” said William Bin Li, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of NIO. “Our strong performance was attributable to the competitiveness of our products and services, the recognition and strong support from our user community, and our sales network expansion strategy as we continue to launch more efficient NIO Spaces. We expect over 8,000 vehicles to be delivered in the fourth quarter, a record of quarterly deliveries in our history. With that, the total aggregate deliveries in 2019 are estimated to reach over 20,300.

“On December 28, we hosted our third annual NIO Day, dedicated to and for, our user community. During the event, we unveiled a brand-new model, the EC6, a smart premium electric coupe SUV, showcasing our pursuit of both high performance and stylish design in our products. We also launched the all-new ES8, NIO’s flagship model, being well positioned to become the most competitive electric SUV in the mid to large size segment. Furthermore, we will make available a 100-kWh battery pack, which will significantly increase the NEDC driving range of the new ES8, ES6 and EC6 to 580, 610 and 615 kilometers respectively.

“We had delivered over 30,000 vehicles in 296 cities since June 2018, expanded our product offerings to 3 competitive SUV models, and successfully established the only premium EV brand from China. We are proud of our team for the speedy and solid execution. We will continue to drive forward by improving our products and services, enhancing our sales and service network, as well as building our user community,” concluded Mr. Li.

“Facing a continuous soft auto market, we strongly believe the smart premium EV sector will outperform the industry in its growth rate in the foreseeable future. NIO ranked the highest in new vehicle quality among all brands in JD Power’s 2019 New Energy Vehicle Experience Index Study. Additionally, ES6 achieved No.1 in electric SUV sales and top 10 ranking in mid-size premium SUV sales, including ICE and electric vehicle models, in China in October and November. We are pleased to see the momentum continues,” added Wei Feng, NIO’s chief financial officer. “During the quarter, we also implemented comprehensive cost control measures across the organization to improve operational efficiency. As a result, our third quarter SG&A and R&D expenses decreased by 18.1% and 21.3% respectively, compared with the second quarter, and we expect further efficiency gains in the fourth quarter.” Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2019

Revenues

Cost of Sales and Gross Margin

Operating Expenses

Loss from Operations

Share-based Compensation Expenses

Net Loss and Earnings Per Share

Balance Sheets

Business Outlook

For the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company expects:

This business outlook reflects the Company’s current and preliminary view on the business situation and market condition, which is subject to change.

Conference Call

Management will hold a conference call at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 p.m. Beijing Time) on December 30, 2019 to discuss financial results and answer questions from investors and analysts. Listeners may access the call by dialing in:

United States:+1-845-675-0437
International:+65-6713-5090
Hong Kong:+852-3018-6771
Conference ID:6378226

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.nio.com.

A replay of the conference call will be accessible by phone approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live call at the following numbers, until January 7, 2020 07:59 a.m. Eastern Time:

United States:+1-646-254-3697
International:+61-2-8199-0299
Hong Kong:+852-3051-2780
Conference ID:6378226

About NIO Inc.

NIO Inc. is a pioneer in China’s premium electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle by offering premium smart electric vehicles and being the best user enterprise. NIO designs, jointly manufactures, and sells smart and connected premium electric vehicles, driving innovations in next generation technologies in connectivity, autonomous driving and artificial intelligence. Redefining the user experience, NIO provides users with comprehensive, convenient and innovative charging solutions and other user-centric services. NIO began deliveries of the ES8, a 7-seater high-performance premium electric SUV in China in June 2018, and its variant, the six-seater ES8, in March 2019. NIO officially launched the ES6, a 5-seater high-performance premium electric SUV, in December 2018 and began deliveries in June 2019. NIO officially launched the EC6, a 5-seater smart premium electric Coupe SUV, in December 2019 and plans to commence deliveries in 2020.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “likely to” and similar statements. Among other things, the Business Outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as NIO’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. NIO may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about NIO’s beliefs, plans and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: NIO’s strategies; NIO’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; NIO’s ability to obtain sufficient external equity or debt financing; NIO’s ability to develop and manufacture a car of sufficient quality and appeal to customers on schedule and on a large scale; its ability to grow manufacturing in collaboration with partners; its ability to provide convenient charging solutions to our customers; its ability to satisfy the mandated safety standards relating to motor vehicles; its ability to secure supply of raw materials or other components used in our vehicles; its ability to secure sufficient reservations and sales of the ES8 and ES6; its ability to control costs associated with our operations; its ability to build our NIO brand; general economic and business conditions globally and in China and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in NIO’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and NIO does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

Non-GAAP Disclosure

The Company uses non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted cost of sales (non-GAAP), adjusted research and development expenses (non-GAAP), adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses (non-GAAP), adjusted loss from operations (non-GAAP), adjusted net loss (non-GAAP), adjusted net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders (non-GAAP), adjusted basic and diluted net loss per share (non-GAAP) and adjusted basic and diluted net loss per ADS (non-GAAP), in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. By excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, accretion on convertible redeemable preferred shares to redemption value and accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value, the Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in its business and enhance the overall understanding of the Company’s past performance and future prospects. The Company also believes that the non-GAAP financial measures allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by the Company’s management in its financial and operational decision-making.

The non-GAAP financial measures are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP methods of accounting and reporting used by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and when assessing the Company’s operating performance, investors should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for net loss or other consolidated statements of comprehensive loss data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

The Company mitigates these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measures, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company’s performance.

For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this press release.

Exchange Rate

This announcement contains translations of certain Renminbi amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from Renminbi to U.S. dollars were made at the rate of RMB7.1477 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on September 30, 2019 in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the Renminbi or U.S. dollars amounts referred could be converted into U.S. dollars or Renminbi, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

Statement Regarding Preliminary Unaudited Financial Information

The unaudited financial information set out in this earnings release is preliminary and subject to potential adjustments. Adjustments to the consolidated financial statements may be identified when audit work has been performed for the Company’s year-end audit, which could result in significant differences from this preliminary unaudited financial information.

For more information, please visit: http://ir.nio.com.

Contacts:

NIO Inc.Investor RelationsTel: +86-21-6908-3681Email: [email protected]

The Piacente Group, Inc.Brandi PiacenteTel: +1-212-481-2050Email: [email protected]

Ross WarnerTel: +86-10-6508-0677Email: [email protected]

Source: NIO

NIO INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
(in thousands, except for share and per share data)

December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2019
(audited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
(US$)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents3,133,847 980,991 137,246
Restricted cash57,012 177,744 24,867
Short-term investment 5,154,703 802,000 112,204
Trade receivable 756,508 1,269,840 177,657
Amounts due from related parties 88,066 52,813 7,389
Inventory 1,465,239 1,815,329 253,974
Prepayments and other current assets 1,514,257 1,911,963 267,493
Total current assets12,169,632 7,010,680 980,830
Non-current assets:
Long-term restricted cash 33,528 38,870 5,438
Property, plant and equipment, net 4,853,157 5,469,538 765,217
Intangible assets, net 3,470 2,681 375
Land use rights, net 213,662 210,027 29,384
Long-term investments148,303 149,007 20,847
Amounts due from related parties 7,970 7,970 1,115
Right-of-use assets - operating lease 2,047,594 286,469
Other non-current assets 1,412,830 1,908,134 266,958
Total non-current assets6,672,920 9,833,821 1,375,803
Total assets18,842,552 16,844,501 2,356,633
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings 1,870,000 1,488,045 208,185
Trade payable 2,869,953 3,188,825 446,133
Amounts due to related parties 219,583 268,722 37,596
Taxes payable 51,317 35,836 5,014
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 418,524 58,554
Current portion of long-term borrowings 198,852 315,848 44,189
Accruals and other liabilities3,383,681 3,248,884 454,536
Total current liabilities8,593,386 8,964,684 1,254,207
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term borrowings1,168,012 7,044,832 985,608
Non-current operating lease liabilities 1,792,108 250,725
Other non-current liabilities 930,812 1,150,741 160,995
Total non-current liabilities2,098,824 9,987,681 1,397,328
Total liabilities10,692,210 18,952,365 2,651,535

NIO INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
(in thousands, except for share and per share data)

December 31, 2018September 30, 2019September 30, 2019
(audited)(unaudited)(unaudited)
(US$)
MEZZANINE EQUITY
Redeemable non-controlling interests1,329,197 1,423,880 199,208
Total mezzanine equity1,329,197 1,423,880 199,208
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Ordinary shares1,809 1,824 255
Treasury shares(9,186)
Additional paid in capital41,918,936 40,295,567 5,637,557
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(34,708) (294,837) (41,249)
Accumulated deficit(35,039,810) (43,559,110) (6,094,144)
Total NIO Inc. shareholders’ equity6,837,041 (3,556,556) (497,581)
Non-controlling interests(15,896) 24,812 3,471
Total shareholders’ equity6,821,145 (3,531,744) (494,110)
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ equity18,842,552 16,844,501 2,356,633

NIO INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
(in thousands, except for share and per share data)

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018June 30, 2019September 30, 2019 September 30, 2019
(unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)
(US$)
Revenues:
Vehicle sales 1,426,879 1,414,533 1,733,469 242,521
Other sales 42,694 94,037 103,375 14,463
Total revenues1,469,573 1,508,570 1,836,844 256,984
Cost of sales:
Vehicle sales (1,488,538) (1,755,017) (1,850,943) (258,956)
Other sales (97,353) (257,737) (207,485) (29,028)
Total cost of sales(1,585,891) (2,012,754) (2,058,428) (287,984)
Gross loss(116,318) (504,184) (221,584) (31,000)
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1,023,435) (1,300,531) (1,023,193) (143,150)
Selling, general and administrative (1,670,100) (1,421,392) (1,164,443) (162,912)
Total operating expenses(2,693,535) (2,721,923) (2,187,636) (306,062)
Loss from operations(2,809,853) (3,226,107) (2,409,220) (337,062)
Interest income 21,820 46,519 28,669 4,011
Interest expenses (27,582) (96,884) (103,211) (14,440)
Share of losses of equity investees (4,035) (28,214 ) (38,419) (5,375)
Other income, net 10,588 22,600 1,067 149
Loss before income tax expense(2,809,062) (3,282,086) (2,521,114) (352,717)
Income tax expense(1,374) (3,679) (536) (75)
Net loss(2,810,436) (3,285,765) (2,521,650) (352,792)
Accretion on convertible redeemable preferred shares to redemption value(6,923,008)
Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value(31,399) (31,561) (31,907) (4,464)
Net (profit)/loss attributable to non-controlling interests8,000 3,670 (58) (8)
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc.(9,756,843) (3,313,656) (2,553,615) (357,264)
Net loss(2,810,436) (3,285,765) (2,521,650) (352,792)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil tax95,189 (70,139) (129,405) (18,104)
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income95,189 (70,139) (129,405) (18,104)
Total comprehensive loss(2,715,247) (3,355,904) (2,651,055) (370,896)

Accretion on convertible redeemable preferred shares to redemption value(6,923,008)
Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value(31,399) (31,561) (31,907) (4,464)
Net (profit)/loss attributable to non- controlling interests8,000 3,670 (58) (8)
Comprehensive loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc.(9,661,654) (3,383,795) (2,683,020) (375,368)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing net loss per share
Basic and diluted229,083,029 1,026,505,444 1,028,698,303 1,028,698,303
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders
Basic and diluted(42.59) (3.23) (2.48) (0.35)
Weighted average number of ADS used in computing net loss per share
Basic and diluted229,083,029 1,026,505,444 1,028,698,303 1,028,698,303
Net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders
Basic and diluted(42.59) (3.23) (2.48) (0.35)

NIO INC.
Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
(in thousands, except for share and per share data)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
GAAPResult% of TotalNon-GAAPAdjustment% of TotalNon-GAAPResult% of Total
Revenues Revenues Revenues
Share-based compensation included in cost of sales and operating expenses is as follows:
Cost of sales(2,058,428) -112.1% 2,749 0.1% (2,055,679) -112.0%
Research and development expenses(1,023,193) -55.7% 19,578 1.1% (1,003,615) -54.6%
Selling, general and administrative expenses(1,164,443) -63.4% 48,111 2.6% (1,116,332) -60.8%
Total(4,246,064) -231.2% 70,438 3.8% (4,175,626) -227.4%
Loss from operations(2,409,220) -131.2% 70,438 3.8% (2,338,782) -127.4%
Net loss(2,521,650) -137.3% 70,438 3.8% (2,451,212) -133.5%
Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value(31,907) -1.7% 31,907 1.7% 0.0%
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc.(2,553,615) -139.0% 102,345 5.6% (2,451,270) -133.4%
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB)(2.48) 0.10 (2.38)
Net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB)(2.48) 0.10 (2.38)
Net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (USD)(0.35) 0.02 (0.33)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
GAAPResult% of TotalNon-GAAPAdjustment% of TotalNon-GAAPResult% of Total
Revenues Revenues Revenues
Share-based compensation included in cost of sales and operating expenses is as follows:
Cost of sales(2,012,754) -133.4%3,362 0.2%(2,009,392) -133.2%
Research and development expenses(1,300,531) -86.2%18,784 1.2%(1,281,747) -85.0%
Selling, general and administrative expenses(1,421,392) -94.2%70,064 4.6%(1,351,328)-89.6%
Total(4,734,677)-313.8%92,2106.0%(4,642,467)-307.8%
Loss from operations(3,226,107)-213.8%92,2106.0%(3,133,897)-207.8%
Net loss(3,285,765)-217.8%92,2106.0%(3,193,555)-211.8%
Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value (31,561 ) -2.1%31,561 2.1% 0.0%
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc(3,313,656)-219.7%123,7718.2%(3,189,885)-211.5%
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB)(3.23) 0.12 (3.11)
Net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB)(3.23) 0.12 (3.11)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
GAAPResult% of TotalNon-GAAPAdjustment % of TotalNon-GAAPResult% of Total
Revenues Revenues Revenues
Share-based compensation included in cost of sales and operating expenses is as follows:
Cost of sales(1,585,891) -107.9% 8,020 0.5% (1,577,871) -107.4%
Research and development expenses(1,023,435) -69.6% 76,148 5.2% (947,287) -64.5%
Selling, general and administrative expenses(1,670,100) -113.6% 348,025 23.7% (1,322,075) -90.0%
Total(4,279,426) -291.2% 432,193 29.4% (3,847,233) -261.8%
Loss from operations(2,809,853) -191.2% 432,193 29.4% (2,377,660) -161.8%
Net loss(2,810,436) -191.2% 432,193 29.4% (2,378,243) -161.8%
Accretion on convertible redeemable preferred shares to redemption value(6,923,008) -471.1% 6,923,008 471.1% 0.0%
Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value(31,399) -2.1% 31,399 2.1% 0.0%
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc(9,756,843) -663.9% 7,386,600 502.6% (2,370,243) -161.3%
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB)(42.59) 32.24 (10.35)
Net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB) (42.59) 32.24 (10.35)

1 Vehicle margin is the margin of vehicle sales, which is calculated based on revenues and cost of sales derived from vehicle sales only.

2 Each ADS represents one ordinary share.

3 Except for gross margin and vehicle margin, where absolute changes instead of percentage changes are calculated.

Source: NIO

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