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NIO Inc. Reports Unaudited First Quarter 2024 Financial Results

SHANGHAI, June 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO; HKEX: 9866; SGX: NIO) (“NIO” or the “Company”), a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Operating Highlights for the First Quarter of 2024

Key Operating Results    
  2024 Q1 2023 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2
Deliveries 30,053 50,045 55,432 23,520
         
  2023 Q1 2022 Q4 2022 Q3 2022 Q2
Deliveries 31,041 40,052 31,607 25,059

Financial Highlights for the First Quarter of 2024

Key Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2024
(in RMB million, except for percentage)
    2024 Q1
  2023 Q4
  2023 Q1
  % Changeiii
              QoQ YoY
Vehicle Sales   8,381.3   15,438.7   9,224.5   -45.7% -9.1%
Vehicle Margin   9.2%   11.9%   5.1%   -270bp 410bp
                 
Total Revenues   9,908.6   17,103.2   10,676.5   -42.1% -7.2%
Gross Profit   487.7   1,279.2   162.3   -61.9% 200.5%
Gross Margin   4.9%   7.5%   1.5%   -260bp 340bp
                 
Loss from Operations   (5,394.1)   (6,625.3)   (5,111.8)   -18.6% 5.5%
Adjusted Loss from Operations (non-GAAP) (5,112.7)   (6,059.3)   (4,522.4)   -15.6% 13.1%
               
Net Loss   (5,184.6)   (5,367.7)   (4,739.5)   -3.4% 9.4%
Adjusted Net Loss (non-GAAP) (4,903.2)   (4,801.7)   (4,150.1)   2.1% 18.1%


Recent Developments

Deliveries in April and May 2024

Launch of ONVO and its First Model L60

Share Lending Program on Singapore Exchange

Investment in NIO Power

CEO and CFO Comments

“Despite the intensifying market competition, NIO’s premium brand positioning, industry-leading technologies, and innovative ‘chargeable, swappable, upgradeable’ power experience have been recognized for their exceptional competitiveness, leading to solid sequential growth in vehicle deliveries in recent months. In April and May 2024, NIO delivered 15,620 and 20,544 vehicles respectively, representing a substantial year-over-year growth of 134.6% and 233.8%,” said William Bin Li, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of NIO.

“In April 2024, we launched the 2024 ET7 Executive Edition, featuring 180 upgrades tailored to the needs of business travelers and professionals, further enhancing our competitiveness in the premium sedan market. In addition, with a commitment to create better family life, our new smart electric vehicle brand, ONVO, along with its inaugural product L60, was unveiled in May 2024. With ONVO joining our brand lineup, we are poised to expand into the broader mainstream mass market and embark on the next stage of high-quality growth,” added William Bin Li.

“We are continuously enhancing the operational efficiency of our power and service network and aim to consistently extend our services to a wider user base. As of today, we have forged strategic partnerships with seven automakers in China to promote the standardization and adoption of battery swapping technologies, underscoring the long-term strategic value of our extensive power network,” added Steven Wei Feng, NIO’s chief financial officer. “Our focus remains on strengthening execution efficiency, optimizing cost management, and accelerating market share growth.”

Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2024

Revenues

Cost of Sales and Gross Margin

Operating Expenses

Loss from Operations

Net Loss and Earnings Per Share/ADS

Balance Sheet

Business Outlook

For the second quarter of 2024, 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

The Company’s management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on June 6, 2024 (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong/Singapore Time on June 6, 2024).

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.nio.com/news-events/events.

For participants who wish to join the conference using dial-in numbers, please register in advance using the link provided below and dial in 10 minutes prior to the call. Dial-in numbers, passcode and unique access PIN would be provided upon registering.

https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10039242-7wnhft.html

A replay of the conference call will be accessible by phone at the following numbers, until June 13, 2024:

United States:   +1-855-883-1031
Hong Kong, China:   +852-800-930-639
Mainland, China:   +86-400-1209-216
Singapore:   +65-800-1013-223
International:   +61-7-3107-6325
Replay PIN:   10039242


About NIO Inc.

NIO Inc. is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users. NIO designs, develops, manufactures and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in assisted and intelligent driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains and batteries. NIO differentiates itself through its continuous technological breakthroughs and innovations, such as the industry-leading battery swapping technologies, Battery as a Service, or BaaS, as well as proprietary NIO Assisted and Intelligent Driving and its subscription services. Unveiled in May 2024, ONVO, the second smart electric vehicle brand of NIO Inc., is committed to creating better family life, and bringing better brand and product experiences to family users.

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. 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 announcements, circulars or other publications made on the websites of each of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “SEHK”) and the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the “SGX-ST”), 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 develop and manufacture vehicles of sufficient quality and appeal to customers on schedule and on a large scale; its ability to ensure and expand manufacturing capacities including establishing and maintaining partnerships with third parties; its ability to provide convenient and comprehensive power solutions to its customers; the viability, growth potential and prospects of the battery swapping, BaaS, and NIO Assisted and Intelligent Driving and its subscription services; its ability to improve the technologies or develop alternative technologies in meeting evolving market demand and industry development; NIO’s ability to satisfy the mandated safety standards relating to motor vehicles; its ability to secure supply of raw materials or other components used in its vehicles; its ability to secure sufficient reservations and sales of its vehicles; its ability to control costs associated with its operations; its ability to build its current and future brands; 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 and the announcements and filings on the websites of each of the SEHK and SGX-ST. 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) and adjusted basic and diluted net loss per share/ADS (non-GAAP), in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. The Company defines adjusted cost of sales (non-GAAP), adjusted research and development expenses (non-GAAP), adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses (non-GAAP) and adjusted loss from operations (non-GAAP) and adjusted net loss (non-GAAP) as cost of sales, research and development expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses, loss from operations and net loss excluding share-based compensation expenses. The Company defines adjusted net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders (non-GAAP), adjusted basic and diluted net loss per share/ADS (non-GAAP) as net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders and basic and diluted net loss per share/ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses and accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value. By excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses 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 RMB7.2203 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on March 29, 2024 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.

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

Investor Relations
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Media Relations
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Source: NIO

NIO INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(All amounts in thousands)  
  As of
  December 31, 2023   March 31, 2024   March 31, 2024
  RMB   RMB   US$
ASSETS          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents 32,935,111   23,821,960   3,299,303
Restricted cash 5,542,271   4,861,410   673,298
Short-term investments 16,810,107   14,603,982   2,022,628
Trade and notes receivables 4,657,652   3,382,708   468,500
Amounts due from related parties 1,722,603   1,910,133   264,550
Inventory 5,277,726   6,209,727   860,037
Prepayments and other current assets 3,434,763   4,218,952   584,318
Total current assets 70,380,233   59,008,872   8,172,634
Non-current assets:          
Long-term restricted cash 144,125   125,645   17,402
Property, plant and equipment, net 24,847,004   24,630,734   3,411,317
Intangible assets, net 29,648   29,648   4,106
Land use rights, net 207,299   205,973   28,527
Long-term investments 5,487,216   5,454,717   755,470
Right-of-use assets – operating lease 11,404,116   11,302,823   1,565,423
Other non-current assets 4,883,561   3,427,624   474,720
Total non-current assets 47,002,969   45,177,164   6,256,965
Total assets 117,383,202   104,186,036   14,429,599
LIABILITIES          
Current liabilities:          
Short-term borrowings 5,085,411   4,647,795   643,712
Trade and notes payable 29,766,134   24,164,726   3,346,776
Amounts due to related parties 561,625   681,693   94,413
Taxes payable 349,349   1,120,699   155,215
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 1,743,156   1,641,119   227,292
Current portion of long-term borrowings 4,736,087   4,965,415   687,702
Accruals and other liabilities 15,556,354   13,890,088   1,923,755
Total current liabilities 57,798,116   51,111,535   7,078,865
Non-current liabilities:          
Long-term borrowings 13,042,861   11,384,242   1,576,699
Non-current operating lease liabilities 10,070,057   10,105,111   1,399,542
Deferred tax liabilities 212,347   213,708   29,598
Other non-current liabilities 6,663,805   6,657,163   922,007
Total non-current liabilities 29,989,070   28,360,224   3,927,846
Total liabilities 87,787,186   79,471,759   11,006,711


NIO INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(All amounts in thousands)        
  As of
  December 31, 2023   March 31, 2024   March 31, 2024
  RMB   RMB   US$
MEZZANINE EQUITY          
Redeemable non-controlling interests 3,860,384   3,939,908   545,671
Total mezzanine equity 3,860,384   3,939,908   545,671
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Total NIO Inc. shareholders’ equity 25,546,233   20,591,153   2,851,842
Non-controlling interests 189,399   183,216   25,375
Total shareholders’ equity 25,735,632   20,774,369   2,877,217
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ equity 117,383,202   104,186,036   14,429,599


NIO INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share/ADS data)  
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, 2023
  December 31, 2023
  March 31, 2024
  March 31, 2024
  RMB
  RMB
  RMB
  US$
Revenues:        
Vehicle sales 9,224,483     15,438,709     8,381,318     1,160,799  
Other sales 1,451,988     1,664,467     1,527,318     211,531  
Total revenues 10,676,471     17,103,176     9,908,636     1,372,330  
Cost of sales:        
Vehicle sales (8,757,407 )   (13,600,327 )   (7,613,242 )   (1,054,422 )
Other sales (1,756,775 )   (2,223,621 )   (1,807,663 )   (250,358 )
Total cost of sales (10,514,182 )   (15,823,948 )   (9,420,905 )   (1,304,780 )
Gross profit 162,289     1,279,228     487,731     67,550  
Operating expenses:        
Research and development (3,075,611 )   (3,972,127 )   (2,864,216 )   (396,689 )
Selling, general and administrative (2,445,928 )   (3,972,706 )   (2,996,798 )   (415,052 )
Other operating income/(losses) 247,402     40,295     (20,790 )   (2,879 )
Total operating expenses (5,274,137 )   (7,904,538 )   (5,881,804 )   (814,620 )
Loss from operations (5,111,848 )   (6,625,310 )   (5,394,073 )   (747,070 )
Interest and investment income 306,762     1,368,062     350,793     48,584  
Interest expenses (68,663 )   (163,881 )   (170,875 )   (23,666 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt         (11,326 )   (1,569 )
Share of income/(losses) of equity investees 13,599     32,373     (19,482 )   (2,698 )
Other income, net 128,290     253,891     67,376     9,331  
Loss before income tax expense (4,731,860 )   (5,134,865 )   (5,177,587 )   (717,088 )
Income tax expense (7,674 )   (232,880 )   (6,990 )   (968 )
Net loss (4,739,534 )   (5,367,745 )   (5,184,577 )   (718,056 )
Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value (72,465 )   (78,767 )   (79,524 )   (11,014 )
Net loss/(profit) attributable to non-controlling interests 8,370     (146,261 )   6,183     856  
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc. (4,803,629 )   (5,592,773 )   (5,257,918 )   (728,214 )
         
Net loss (4,739,534 )   (5,367,745 )   (5,184,577 )   (718,056 )
Other comprehensive (loss)/income        
Change in unrealized losses related to available-for-sale debt securities, net of tax     (770,560 )        
Change in unrealized losses on cash flow hedges (1,329 )            
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil tax (54,605 )   (200,131 )   7,468     1,034  
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income (55,934 )   (970,691 )   7,468     1,034  
Total comprehensive loss (4,795,468 )   (6,338,436 )   (5,177,109 )   (717,022 )
                       
Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value (72,465 )   (78,767 )   (79,524 )   (11,014 )
Net loss/(profit) attributable to non-controlling interests 8,370     (146,261 )   6,183     856  
Other comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests     156,026          
Comprehensive loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc. (4,859,563 )   (6,407,438 )   (5,250,450 )   (727,180 )
Weighted average number of ordinary shares/ADS used in computing net loss per share/ADS        
Basic and diluted 1,649,309,669     1,761,324,976     2,044,151,465     2,044,151,465  
Net loss per share/ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders        
Basic and diluted (2.91 )   (3.18 )   (2.57 )   (0.36 )


NIO INC.

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share/ADS data)  
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
  GAAP
Result
  Share-based compensation   Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value   Adjusted
Result
(Non-GAAP)
  RMB   RMB   RMB   RMB
Cost of sales (9,420,905 )   9,753     (9,411,152 )
Research and development expenses (2,864,216 )   205,983     (2,658,233 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses (2,996,798 )   65,675     (2,931,123 )
Total (15,281,919 )   281,411     (15,000,508 )
Loss from operations (5,394,073 )   281,411     (5,112,662 )
Net loss (5,184,577 )   281,411     (4,903,166 )
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc. (5,257,918 )   281,411   79,524   (4,896,983 )
Net loss per share/ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB) (2.57 )   0.14   0.04   (2.39 )
Net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (USD) (0.36 )   0.02   0.01   (0.33 )
  Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
  GAAP
Result
  Share-based compensation   Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value   Adjusted
Result
(Non-GAAP)
  RMB   RMB   RMB   RMB
Cost of sales (15,823,948 )   19,120     (15,804,828 )
Research and development expenses (3,972,127 )   355,694     (3,616,433 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses (3,972,706 )   191,235     (3,781,471 )
Total (23,768,781 )   566,049     (23,202,732 )
Loss from operations (6,625,310 )   566,049     (6,059,261 )
Net loss (5,367,745 )   566,049     (4,801,696 )
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc. (5,592,773 )   566,049   78,767   (4,947,957 )
Net loss per share/ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB) (3.18 )   0.33   0.04   (2.81 )
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
  GAAP
Result
  Share-based compensation   Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value   Adjusted
Result
(Non-GAAP)
  RMB
  RMB   RMB   RMB
Cost of sales (10,514,182 )   18,768     (10,495,414 )
Research and development expenses (3,075,611 )   363,967     (2,711,644 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses (2,445,928 )   206,670     (2,239,258 )
Total (16,035,721 )   589,405     (15,446,316 )
Loss from operations (5,111,848 )   589,405     (4,522,443 )
Net loss (4,739,534 )   589,405     (4,150,129 )
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc. (4,803,629 )   589,405   72,465   (4,141,759 )
Net loss per share/ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB) (2.91 )   0.36   0.04   (2.51 )


i
All translations from RMB to USD for the first quarter of 2024 were made at the rate of RMB7.2203 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on March 29, 2024 in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.
ii Vehicle margin is the margin of new vehicle sales, which is calculated based on revenues and cost of sales derived from new vehicle sales only.
iii Except for gross margin and vehicle margin, where absolute changes instead of percentage changes are calculated.


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