Rivian raises manufacturing forecast for 2023, narrows losses in Q3

Rivian continued to shut the hole on losses, cut back prices and ramp up manufacturing within the third quarter with outcomes that beat Wall Avenue expectations and recommended a rosier future, together with elevating its annual manufacturing steering from 52,000 to 54,000 autos.

The EV maker reported Tuesday after markets closed income of $1.33 billion, a determine pushed by deliveries of 15,564 autos and greater than double from the identical interval final 12 months. The corporate additionally confirmed modest 1.5% income progress quarter over quarter.

On the revenue entrance, the corporate reported a third-quarter web lack of $1.37 billion, a 20% lower from the $1.72 billion in losses in the identical year-ago interval. On an adjusted foundation, the corporate reported a web lack of $942 million, or $1.19 earnings per share.

Analysts polled by Yahoo Finance anticipated income of $1.31 billion and an adjusted earnings per share lack of $1.33.

The corporate mentioned its “robust progress” to cut back prices has prompted it to enhance it adjusted earnings steering for the 12 months to a lack of $4 billion. Whereas that’s nonetheless a whopping quantity removed from break even or profitability, it must be famous that it has decreased some $300 million because the starting of the 12 months. Within the first quarter, Rivian had forecast adjusted web lack of $4.3 billion and $2 billion in capital expenditures in 2023. Rivian mentioned Tuesday it has additionally lowered its capital expenditures to  $1.1 billion largely as a consequence of a shift in expense timing.

“Throughout the third quarter we continued to see progress,” Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe mentioned in an announcement. “We produced 16,304 autos through the third quarter and proceed to ramp our Enduro drive-unit line. In consequence, we’re elevating our manufacturing steering for the 12 months to 54,000 complete items. We have now additionally made additional enchancment in profitability per car, launched the brand new Max pack variant with as much as 410 miles of vary, and rolled out a number of over the air updates to reinforce the client expertise. We delivered our 10,000th EDV to Amazon through the third quarter and right now we’re opening gross sales of the Rivian Industrial Van to new clients. This is a vital step ahead in our mission as we glance to assist companies cut back their carbon output and advance in direction of a carbon impartial world.” 

The corporate continues to be stacked with $9.1 billion in money, money equivalents and short-term investments.

Amazon exclusivity ends

Rivian additionally introduced that it now not locked into an unique settlement with Amazon, opening a chance for the corporate to promote its industrial vans to different clients. Rivian nonetheless plans to stay by a deal to ship 100,000 electrical vans to Amazon, the EV maker mentioned.

Assuming the demand is there and Rivian can proceed to drive down prices and enhance manufacturing, this might assist the corporate enhance income.

Manufacturing progress

A 12 months in the past, Rivian was mired in provide chain points and inefficiencies that drove up prices and hamstring deliveries. However the firm has made progress on a number of fronts which have helped it enhance manufacturing and proceed to lift its forecast for the 12 months. Rivian raised its manufacturing steering to 50,000 early this 12 months and has pushed it up twice since then.

That determine, whereas greater than double what it produced in 2022, continues to be far beneath the annual capability of its Regular, Illinois manufacturing unit. Rivian has mentioned the Illinois manufacturing unit shall be able to producing 150,000 EVs yearly when it’s totally operational, with plans to extend to 200,000.

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