• Lotus Technology Reports Unaudited First Quarter 2024 Financial Results

    المصدر: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 29 مايو 2024 06:00:00   America/Chicago

    • Lotus Tech recorded revenue of $173 million and gross profit margin of 18%
    • Delivered approximately 2,194 vehicles1, with global markets outside China contributing over 75% of total deliveries
    • Revealed luxury customized editions of classic sportscar and BEV lifestyle models

    NEW YORK, May 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lotus Technology Inc. ("Lotus Tech" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: LOT), a leading global luxury electric vehicle maker, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

    The Company achieved total revenue of $173 million in the quarter, a year-on-year growth of 811% and a gross profit margin of 18%, powered by an asset-light model and high-margin businesses including R&D services and accessories. The Company successfully launched its Chapman Bespoke service in the first quarter of 2024, providing premium customization to Lotus vehicles.

    Lotus Tech delivered a total of 2,194 vehicles in the first quarter. The Company began deliveries of Emeya in China, its first electric hyper-grand tourer, and further expanded its product portfolio to four models. In the China market where the Company operates a direct-to-customer sales model, the deliveries in the first quarter had a year-on-year growth of over 100%. Customer deliveries of Emira, the brand’s ICE sports car manufactured in the UK, also commenced in the US at the beginning of this year.

    Global markets outside China contributed over 75% of the company’s deliveries in the first quarter. With a global sales network of over 200 stores in prime locations around the world, the Company continues to leverage its global distribution footprint for international expansion. After China and Europe, the Company began taking orders for Eletre in more than 10 new markets across the Middle East, Asia and the Americas in the first quarter. Lotus Tech also expects to begin expanding Emeya sales to new markets in the third quarter of the year.

    "Through our unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence, we are making steady progress on delivering Lotus Tech’s Vision80 plan," said Lotus Tech CEO Qingfeng Feng. "Our global strategy continues to drive growth and success as we expand our presence and sales across key luxury markets worldwide. We are encouraged by the positive feedback received in these new markets and look forward to rolling out new models to new geographies throughout the year."

    Operational and Financial Summaries

    The below tables summarize key operational results for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

    Deliveries1 by model type

     1Q 20241Q 2023% Change (YoY)FY2023
    Lifestyle vehicles1,047236344%4,361
    Sportscars1,14728-2,609
    Total2,194264731%6,970
         

    The below table summarizes key preliminary financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
    (in millions of U.S. dollars, unaudited)

      1Q 20241Q 2023% Change (YoY)FY2023
    Revenue17319811%679
    Cost of Revenues143
    19653%577
    Gross profit300.2-102
    Gross margin 18%1%-15%
    Operating loss
    (233)(162)44%(736)
    Net Loss(258)(160)61%(750)
    Adjusted EBITDA*(204)(154)32%(693)
         

    *Non-GAAP measure. See Appendix C for details and a reconciliation of adjusted metrics to the nearest GAAP measure.

    Recent Developments

    • Global Premiere of Emeya Blossom Limited Edition: In April, the Company revealed the Chapman Bespoke limited collection Emeya Blossom, a luxuriously customized vehicle integrating Colin Chapman’s charm into its design concept. This collection features rare gradient painting and 42 natural sapphires on the instrument panel, which garnered significant attention from viewers at the Beijing Auto Show.
    • Beijing International Automotive Exhibition: The Company showcased limited editions of Lotus vehicles including the Evija Fittipaldi, Eletre Type 79, Emira Tailor Made, Type 66 as well as Emeya Blossom, which received a high level of customer interest during the 10-day exhibition.
    • Charging Solutions: Lotus Tech entered into a strategic partnership with NIO on battery charging, granting Lotus Tech vehicles with access to NIO’s network of over 2,000 charging stations across China.
    • ESG: In May, the Company published its annual 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report, which outlined its achievements in building a green value chain, leading clean mobility, and upholding business integrity through the efforts in information security and privacy protection as well as in community support.

    Conference Call

    Lotus Tech management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 (14:00 Central European Time / 20:00 China Standard Time on May 29, 2024) to discuss financial results and answer questions from investors and analysts.

    For participants who wish to join the webcast, please register at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/gwuvrehk.

    Following completion of the call, audio replay will be available on the Company’s investor relations website: https://ir.group-lotus.com/.

    For participants who wish to join the call by phone, please register at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI205823e15f3a49cdb5ade4789837bb8c.

    About Lotus Technology
    Lotus Technology Inc. has operations across the UK, the EU and China. The Company is dedicated to delivering luxury lifestyle battery electric vehicles, with a focus on world-class R&D in next-generation automobility technologies such as electrification, digitalisation and more. For more information about Lotus Technology Inc., please visit www.group-lotus.com.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures
    The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted net loss and adjusted EBITDA in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. Adjusted net loss represents net loss excluding share-based compensation expenses, and such adjustment has no impact on income tax. Lotus Tech defines adjusted EBITDA as net loss excluding interest income, interest expense, income tax expenses, depreciation of property, equipment and software, and share-based compensation expenses. 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 financial information 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 "Appendix C – Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results (Adjusted net loss/Adjusted EBITDA)" set forth at the end of this press release.

    Forward-Looking Statements
    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. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "expect", "intend", "will", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "predict", "potential", "forecast", "plan", "seek", "future", "propose" or "continue", or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology although not all forward-looking statements contain such terminology. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including those identified in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and Lotus Tech undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

    Contact Information
    For investor inquiries
    Demi Zhang
    ir@group-lotus.com

    For media inquiries
    Brunswick Group
    Lotustechmedia@brunswickgroup.com

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    1 Invoiced deliveries, including commissioned deliveries.


    Appendix A

    Lotus Technology Inc.
    Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

    (All amounts in thousands)

     As of
     Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023
     US$ US$
    ASSETS   
    Current assets   
    Cash232,859 418,941
    Restricted cash275,657 7,873
    Securities pledged to an investor187,568 -
    Accounts receivable – third parties, net78,293 76,664
    Accounts receivable – related parties, net67,784 22,430
    Inventories368,514 265,190
    Prepayments and other current assets – third parties, net87,961 63,870
    Prepayments and other current assets – related parties, net34,085 28,744
        
    Total current assets1,332,721 883,712
       
    Non-current assets   
    Restricted cash1,154 321
    Investment securities – related parties2,063 3,326
    Securities pledged to an investor309,613 -
    Loans receivable from a related party202,969 -
    Property, equipment and software, net352,329 354,617
    Intangible assets116,359 116,360
    Operating lease right-of-use assets168,442 173,103
    Other non-current assets – third parties55,146 50,533
    Other non-current assets – related parties2,701 2,706
        
    Total non-current assets1,210,776 700,966
       
    Total assets2,543,497  1,584,678
     


    Lotus Technology Inc.
    Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets (cont’d)

    (All amounts in thousands)

     As of
     Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023
     US$ US$
    LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)   
    Current liabilities   
    Short-term borrowings – third parties462,801 226,772
    Accounts payable – third parties50,418 20,123
    Accounts payable – related parties394,185 340,419
    Contract liabilities – third parties62,118 44,184
    Contract liabilities – related parties227 -
    Operating lease liabilities – third parties16,186 16,760
    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities – third parties412,910 419,422
    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities – related parties303,669 290,686
    Exchangeable notes- 378,638
    Convertible notes- 20,277
        
    Total current liabilities1,702,514 1,757,281
       
    Non-current liabilities   
    Contract liabilities – third parties6,468 6,245
    Operating lease liabilities – third parties88,268 91,929
    Operating lease liabilities – related parties11,735 12,064
    Put option liabilities – third parties169,808 -
    Put option liabilities – related parties38 11,884
    Exchangeable notes76,371 75,678
    Convertible notes80,692 81,635
    Warrant liabilities7,287 -
    Deferred income270,396 270,097
    Other non-current liabilities – third parties108,560 103,403
    Other non-current liabilities – related parties1,561 1,634
        
    Total non-current liabilities821,184  654,569
       
    Total liabilities2,523,698 2,411,850
     


    Lotus Technology Inc.
    Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets (cont’d)

    (All amounts in thousands)

     As of
     Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023
     US$ US$
    MEZZANINE EQUITY   
    Series Pre-A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares- 184,509
    Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares- 199,021
        
    Total mezzanine equity-  383,530
        
        
    SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)   
    Ordinary shares7 21
    Additional paid-in capital1,848,517 358,187
    Accumulated other comprehensive income23,677 25,267
    Accumulated deficit(1,846,642) (1,588,773)
        
    Total shareholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to ordinary shareholders25,559 (1,205,298)
    Noncontrolling interests(5,760) (5,404)
    Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)19,799 (1,210,702)
       
    Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ equity (deficit)2,543,497 1,584,678
     


    Appendix B

    Lotus Technology Inc.
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

    (All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)

     For the Three Months Ended
     Mar 31, 2024 Mar 31, 2023
     US$ US$
    Revenues:   
    Sales of goods160,784 16,483
    Service revenues12,298 2,638
    Total revenues173,082 19,121
    Cost of revenues:   
    Cost of goods sold(139,273) (16,551)
    Cost of services(3,495) (2,393)
    Total cost of revenues(142,768) (18,944)
    Gross profit30,314 177
    Operating expenses:   
    Research and development expenses(104,692) (65,494)
    Selling and marketing expenses(103,489) (51,776)
    General and administrative expenses(56,970) (45,284)
    Government grants1,519 605
    Total operating expenses(263,632) (161,949)
    Operating loss(233,318) (161,772)
    Interest expenses(3,947) (434)
    Interest income1,665 2,769
    Investment loss, net(1,394) (2,163)
    Share of results of equity method investments201 (465)
    Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net(6,667) 3,062
    Changes in fair values of mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest, exchangeable notes and convertible notes, excluding impact of instrument-specific credit risk8,404 (2,535)
    Changes in fair values of warrant liabilities4,853 -
    Changes in fair values of put option liabilities(27,880) 1,874
    Loss before income taxes(258,083) (159,664)
    Income tax (expense) benefit(142) 89
    Net loss(258,225) (159,575)
    Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(356) (1,918)
    Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders(257,869) (157,657)
    Accretion of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares(2,979) (7,248)
    Net loss available to ordinary shareholders(260,848) (164,905)
    Loss per ordinary share   
    —Basic and diluted(0.47) (0.35)
    Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net loss per ordinary share   
    —Basic and diluted558,429,003 474,621,603
        


    Lotus Technology Inc.
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (cont’d)

    (All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data)

     For the Three Months Ended
     Mar 31, 2024 Mar 31, 2023
     US$ US$
    Net loss(258,225) (159,575)
        
    Other comprehensive loss:   
    Fair value changes of mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest, exchangeable notes and convertible notes due to instrument-specific credit risk, net of nil income taxes(175) (1,042)
    Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil income taxes(1,415) (7,037)
        
    Total other comprehensive loss(1,590) (8,079)
        
    Total comprehensive loss(259,815) (167,654)
    Less: Total comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(356) (1,918)
    Total comprehensive loss attributable to ordinary shareholders(259,459) (165,736)
     


    Appendix C

    Lotus Technology Inc.
    Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP results (Adjusted net loss/Adjusted EBITDA)

    (All amounts in thousands)

     For the Three Months Ended
     Mar 31, 2024 Mar 31, 2023
     US$ US$
    Net loss(258,225) (159,575)
    Share-based compensation expenses35,323 -
    Adjusted net loss(222,902) (159,575)
        
    Net loss(258,225) (159,575)
    Interest expenses3,947 434
    Interest income(1,665) (2,769)
    Income tax expense(benefit)
    142 (89)
    Depreciation16,174 7,604
    Share-based compensation expenses35,323 -
    Adjusted EBITDA(204,304) (154,395)
     

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