Stocks of Rivian Car (RIVN -25.60%) plummeted 25.6% on Thursday, following the electrical automobile (EV) maker’s liberate at the prior afternoon of its fourth-quarter 2023 document.
The inventory’s decline is in large part as a result of control issuing 2024 manufacturing steering that is best consistent with the collection of automobiles the corporate produced in 2023. Rivian cited “financial and geopolitical uncertainties and pressures, maximum significantly the have an effect on of traditionally prime rates of interest” for its wary 2024 manufacturing outlook that, without a doubt, disillusioned many traders.
The fourth-quarter’s headline numbers have been more or less as anticipated via Wall Side road. Earnings was once relatively upper than the analyst consensus estimate, whilst the adjusted loss consistent with proportion was once slightly wider than it.
As background, Rivian makes two all-electric automobiles for shoppers: the R1T (a pickup truck) and R1S (an SUV). It additionally produces an electrical supply automobile, which till closing November was once best to be had to Amazon, which owns a large stake in Rivian.
Under is an outline of Rivian’s This fall 2023 and 2024 outlook, focused round 10 key metrics.
1. Earnings jumped 98% yr over yr
In This fall, Rivian’s earnings was once $1.32 billion, which surpassed the Wall Side road consensus estimate of $1.26 billion. This end result was once up 98% from the year-ago length, however down 2% from the prior quarter. Earnings was once basically generated from automobiles delivered within the quarter.
2. Produced 17,541 automobiles, up 8% from the 3rd quarter
Within the fourth quarter, Rivian produced a complete of 17,541 automobiles, up 8% from the prior quarter. Additionally throughout This fall, the corporate delivered 13,972 automobiles, 10% fewer than the quantity within the 3rd quarter.
12 months-end seasonality related to the vacations is the rationale that manufacturing rose sequentially, whilst deliveries declined.
3. Persevered rollout of Amazon’s 100,000 supply vehicles
Rivian continues to satisfy Amazon’s preliminary order of 100,000 custom-designed electrical supply vehicles (EDVs). The corporate does not reveal its manufacturing and supply numbers for those automobiles. Then again, it did say in its shareholder letter that “the portion of our overall earnings attributed to Amazon was once 8% within the fourth quarter of 2023 as in comparison to 30% within the 3rd quarter” because of Amazon’s anticipated seasonality.
And closing quarter, it shared that Amazon had greater than 10,000 EDVs in its fleet.
4. Working loss narrowed 12%
Loss from operations was once $1.58 billion, which is 12% narrower than the running loss in the similar length closing yr.
5. Adjusted loss consistent with proportion narrowed 21%
The reported web loss was once $1.52 billion, or $1.58 consistent with proportion, a 16% development from the year-ago quarter.
Adjusted for one-time pieces, the online loss was once $1.31 billion, or $1.36 consistent with proportion, a 21% development from the year-ago length. This end result fell slightly in need of the adjusted lack of $1.32 consistent with proportion that Wall Side road had projected.
6. Money utilized in operations narrowed 23%
Within the fourth quarter, Rivian used $1.11 billion in coins operating its operations. This result’s a 23% development from the year-ago length, however a 26% widening of the money used within the 3rd quarter.
Unfastened coins go with the flow was once detrimental $1.41 billion. This outflow is nineteen% narrower than within the year-ago length, however 32% wider than within the prior quarter.
7. $9.37 billion in coins and coins equivalents at yr finish 2023
Rivian ended This fall (and 2023) with $9.37 billion in coins, coins equivalents, and liquid investments, and $4.43 billion in long-term debt on its steadiness sheet.
On the corporate’s present cash-burn charge of $1.41 billion consistent with quarter, its coins steadiness would closing about 6.6 quarters, or simply over a yr and a part. Rather talking — this is, for an early-stage pure-play EV maker — Rivian’s liquidity place is not too dangerous, however it is definitely one thing traders want to intently track.
8. Lowering salaried team of workers via about 10%
As a part of its projects to extend potency and minimize prices, Rivian introduced on Wednesday that it plans to put off about 10% of its salaried team of workers.
9. 2024 manufacturing steering of 57,000 automobiles
Rivian expects to provide 57,000 overall devices in 2024. That is consistent with the 2023 manufacturing stage of 57,232 automobiles. For context, in 2023, manufacturing higher 135% yr over yr.
Control additionally guided for 2024 adjusted profits ahead of pastime, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) to be detrimental $2.7 billion. For context, in 2023, this metric was once detrimental $3.99 billion.
10. R2 SUV will likely be unveiled on March 7
On March 7, Rivian plans to show its mid-size SUV, R2. This automobile is “designed to succeed in a significantly lower cost level and price construction,” the corporate mentioned in its shareholder letter.
2024 manufacturing outlook is disappointing, however no longer unexpected
Briefly, Rivian became in a good This fall document, however disappointing 2024 manufacturing steering. That mentioned, the corporate’s wary outlook should not come as a marvel given the state of the EV marketplace, whose enlargement charge has slowed over the last yr or so due largely to macro problems, specifically prime rates of interest.
On a favorable be aware, the corporate expects to succeed in a “modest” gross benefit within the fourth quarter of 2024.
Reiterating what I wrote in merchandise No. 7, “Rather talking — this is, for an early degree pure-play EV maker — Rivian’s liquidity place is not too dangerous, however it is definitely one thing traders want to intently track.”
