Quarterly Total Revenues reached RMB1,372.0 million (US$193.8 million)i
Quarterly Deliveries of the ES8 and the ES6 were 3,838 vehicles

SHANGHAI, China, May 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NIO Inc. (“NIO” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NIO), a pioneer in China’s premium smart electric vehicle market, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Operating Highlights for the First Quarter of 2020

Key Operating Results

 2020 Q12019 Q42019 Q32019 Q22019 Q1
Deliveries3,8388,2244,7993,5533,989

Financial Highlights for the First Quarter of 2020

Key Financial Results

(in RMB million, except for per
ordinary share data and 
percentage)

 2020 Q1
2019 Q4
 2019 Q1
 % Changeiv
        QoQ
YoY
Vehicle Sales1,255.6 2,683.9  1,535.2  -53.2%-18.2%
Vehicle Margin-7.4%-6.0% -7.2% -1.4%-0.2%
Total Revenues1,372.0 2,848.3  1,631.2  -51.8%-15.9%
Gross Margin-12.2%-8.9% -13.4% -3.3%1.2%
Loss from Operations(1,570.3)(2,826.2) (2,617.7) -44.4%-40.0%
Adjusted Loss from Operations (non-GAAP)(1,537.9)(2,774.9) (2,498.1) -44.6%-38.4%
Net Loss(1,691.8)(2,864.6) (2,623.6) -40.9%-35.5%
Adjusted Net Loss (non-GAAP)(1,659.4)(2,813.4) (2,504.0) -41.0%-33.7%
Net Loss Attributable to Ordinary Shareholders(1,722.8)(2,893.8) (2,652.0) -40.5%-35.0%
Net Loss per Ordinary Share-Basic and Diluted(1.66)(2.81) (2.56) -40.8%-35.0%
Adjusted Net Loss per Ordinary Share-Basic and Diluted (non-GAAP)(1.60)(2.73) (2.42) -41.4%-33.9%

Recent Developments

Deliveries in April 2020

Entry into Definitive Agreements for Investments in NIO China

CEO and CFO Comments

“We delivered a total of 3,838 ES8 and ES6 vehicles in the first quarter of 2020, representing a 3.8% year on year decrease, due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in China in the first quarter,” said William Bin Li, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of NIO. “In April 2020, we delivered 3,155 vehicles, a robust increase of 105.8% month over month. Meanwhile, we have witnessed the order growth to have rebounded to the level prior to the COVID-19 outbreak since late April. Our strong recovery and growth were attributable to the competitiveness of our products and services, the continuous support from our user community, and the effective expansion of our sales network. We expect to deliver 9,500 to 10,000 vehicles in the second quarter, a record of quarterly deliveries since our first deliveries.”

“On April 29, 2020, NIO entered into the definitive agreements with the strategic investors for the investment in NIO China. The strategic investment will provide sufficient funds to support NIO’s business development, enhance our leadership in the products and technologies of smart electric vehicles, and offer services exceeding users’ expectations. The establishment of NIO China’s headquarters in Hefei will further improve our operating efficiency in the long run,” concluded Mr. Li.

“We are pleased to achieve the overall operational efficiency and cash management improvement in the first quarter of 2020,” added Wei Feng, NIO’s chief financial officer. “Our operating loss significantly decreased by approximately 44.4% quarter over quarter. While these results are partially attributable to our enhanced cost control measures taken during the COVID-19 outbreak, the improved operational efficiency reflects the initial returns of our continuous efforts in the operation optimization and expense control during the past quarters. We believe these efforts will drive positive trend of our performance in the rest of 2020 and beyond.”

Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2020

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 second quarter of 2020, 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 May 28, 2020 (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on May 28, 2020) to discuss financial results and answer questions from investors and analysts. Listeners may register in advance of the conference using the link provided below and dial in 10 minutes prior to the call, using participant dial-in numbers, Direct Event passcode and unique registrant ID which would be provided upon registering.

http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/8574289

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 June 5, 2020 09:59 AM ET:

United States:+1-646-254-3697
International:+61-2-8199-0299
Hong Kong:+852-3051-2780
Conference ID:8574289

About NIO Inc.

NIO Inc. is a pioneer in China’s premium smart 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 6-seater ES8, in March 2019. NIO officially launched the ES6, a 5-seater high-performance premium electric SUV, in December 2018 and began the first deliveries of the ES6 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, 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 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 its 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 its vehicles; its ability to secure sufficient reservations and sales of the ES8 and ES6; its ability to control costs associated with its operations; its ability to build the 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 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 RMB7.0808 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on March 31, 2020 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 Relations
Tel: +86-21-6908-2018
Email: ir@nio.com

Source: NIO


NIO INC.

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
(in thousands, except for share and per share data)
 
 December 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020
 (audited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
     (US$)
ASSETS     
Current assets:     
Cash and cash equivalents862,839 1,977,260 279,242
Restricted cash82,507 25,846 3,650
Short-term investment111,000 394,255 55,679
Trade receivable1,352,093 1,208,987 170,742
Amounts due from related parties50,783 51,224 7,234
Inventory889,528 955,080 134,883
Prepayments and other current assets1,579,258 1,756,416 248,053
Total current assets4,928,008 6,369,068 899,483
      
Non-current assets:     
Long-term restricted cash44,523 45,114 6,371
Property, plant and equipment, net5,533,064 5,263,752 743,384
Intangible assets, net1,522 1,325 187
Land use rights, net208,815 207,603 29,319
Long-term investments115,325 111,310 15,720
Right-of-use assets - operating lease1,997,672 1,788,389 252,569
Other non-current assets1,753,100 1,550,613 218,988
Total non-current assets9,654,021 8,968,106 1,266,538
      
Total assets14,582,029 15,337,174 2,166,021
      
LIABILITIES     
Current liabilities:     
Short-term borrowings885,620 3,870,342 546,597
Trade payable3,111,699 3,132,301 442,365
Amounts due to related parties309,729 379,799 53,638
Taxes payable43,986 27,016 3,815
Current portion of operating lease liabilities608,747 698,719 98,678
Current portion of long-term borrowings322,436 431,436 60,930
Accruals and other liabilities4,216,641 3,574,615 504,832
Total current liabilities9,498,858 12,114,228 1,710,855
      
Non-current liabilities:     
Long-term borrowings7,154,798 7,198,157 1,016,574
Non-current operating lease liabilities1,598,372 1,365,135 192,794
Other non-current liabilities1,151,813 1,218,877 172,138
Total non-current liabilities9,904,983 9,782,169 1,381,506
      
Total liabilities19,403,841 21,896,397 3,092,361


NIO INC.

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
(in thousands, except for share and per share data)
 
 December 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020
 (audited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
     (US$)
MEZZANINE EQUITY     
Redeemable non-controlling interests1,455,787 1,487,348 210,054
Total mezzanine equity1,455,787 1,487,348 210,054
SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT     
Ordinary shares1,827 1,832 259
Additional paid in capital40,227,856 40,298,197 5,691,193
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(203,048) (312,590) (44,148)
Accumulated deficit(46,326,321) (48,040,565) (6,784,624)
Total NIO Inc. shareholders’ deficit(6,299,686) (8,053,126) (1,137,320)
Non-controlling interests22,087 6,555 926
Total shareholders’ deficit(6,277,599) (8,046,571) (1,136,394)
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ deficit14,582,029 15,337,174 2,166,021


NIO INC.

Unaudited 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
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2019 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
       (US$)
Revenues:       
Vehicle sales1,535,190 2,683,921 1,255,597 177,324
Other sales95,971 164,408 116,355 16,432
Total revenues1,631,161 2,848,329 1,371,952 193,756
Cost of sales:       
Vehicle sales(1,645,189) (2,844,886) (1,348,749) (190,480)
Other sales(205,273) (257,196) (190,682) (26,929)
Total cost of sales(1,850,462) (3,102,082) (1,539,431) (217,409)
Gross loss(219,301) (253,753) (167,479) (23,653)
Operating expenses:       
Research and development(1,078,448) (1,026,408) (522,359) (73,771)
Selling, general and administrative(1,319,937) (1,546,015) (848,346) (119,809)
Other operating loss  (32,084) (4,531)
Total operating expenses(2,398,385) (2,572,423) (1,402,789) (198,111)
Loss from operations(2,617,686) (2,826,176) (1,570,268) (221,764)
        
Interest income62,738 22,353 17,649 2,493
Interest expenses(68,118) (102,323) (110,496) (15,605)
Share of profit/(losses) of equity investees, net of tax2,112 43 (14,015) (1,979)
Other (loss)/income, net(1,324) 43,817 (13,204) (1,865)
Loss before income tax expense(2,622,278) (2,862,286) (1,690,334) (238,720)
Income tax expense(1,341) (2,332) (1,474) (208)
Net loss(2,623,619) (2,864,618) (1,691,808) (238,928)
Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value(31,214) (31,908) (31,561) (4,457)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests2,804 2,725 532 75
        
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc.(2,652,029) (2,893,801) (1,722,837) (243,310)
        
Net loss(2,623,619) (2,864,618) (1,691,808) (238,928)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income       
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil tax(60,585) 91,789 (109,542) (15,470)
        
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income(60,585) 91,789 (109,542) (15,470)
Total comprehensive loss(2,684,204) (2,772,829) (1,801,350) (254,398)
        
Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value(31,214) (31,908) (31,561) (4,457)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests2,804 2,725 532 75
Comprehensive loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc.(2,712,614) (2,802,012) (1,832,379) (258,780)
        
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing net loss per share       
Basic and diluted1,034,648,189 1,029,874,883 1,037,488,350 1,037,488,350
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders       
Basic and diluted(2.56) (2.81) (1.66) (0.23)
Weighted average number of ADS used in computing net loss per share       
Basic and diluted1,034,648,189 1,029,874,883 1,037,488,350 1,037,488,350
Net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders       
Basic and diluted(2.56) (2.81) (1.66) (0.23)


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 March 31, 2020
 GAAP
Result
 % of
Total
Revenues
 Non-GAAP
Adjustment
 % of
Total
Revenues
 Non-GAAP
Result
 % of
Total
Revenues
            
Share-based compensation included in cost of sales and operating expenses is as follows:           
Cost of sales(1,539,431) -112.2% 908 0.1% (1,538,523) -112.1%
Research and development expenses(522,359) -38.1% 7,939 0.6% (514,420) -37.5%
Selling, general and administrative expenses(848,346) -61.8% 23,520 1.7% (824,826) -60.1%
Total(2,910,136) -212.1% 32,367 2.4% (2,877,769) -209.7%
            
Loss from operations(1,570,268) -114.5% 32,367 2.4% (1,537,901) -112.1%
            
Net loss(1,691,808) -123.4% 32,367 2.4% (1,659,441) -121.0%
            
Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value(31,561) -2.3% 31,561 2.3%  0.0%
            
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc.(1,722,837) -125.6% 63,928 4.7% (1,658,909) -120.9%
            
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB)(1.66)   0.06     (1.60)
Net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB)(1.66)   0.06     (1.60)
Net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (USD)(0.23)   0.01     (0.22)


 Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
 GAAP
Result
 % of
Total
Revenues
 Non-GAAP
Adjustment
 % of
Total
Revenues
 Non-GAAP
Result
 % of
Total
Revenues
            
Share-based compensation included in cost of sales and operating expenses is as follows:           
Cost of sales(3,102,082) -108.8% 2,177 0.1% (3,099,905) -108.7%
Research and development expenses(1,026,408) -36.0% 12,037 0.4% (1,014,371) -35.6%
Selling, general and administrative expenses(1,546,015) -54.3% 37,014 1.3% (1,509,001) -53.0%
Total(5,674,505) -199.1% 51,228 1.8% (5,623,277) -197.3%
            
Loss from operations(2,826,176) -99.2% 51,228 1.8% (2,774,948) -97.4%
            
Net loss(2,864,618) -100.6% 51,228 1.8% (2,813,390) -98.8%
            
Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value(31,908 ) -1.1% 31,908 1.1%  0.0%
            
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc.(2,893,801) -101.6% 83,136 2.9% (2,810,665) -98.7%
            
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB)(2.81)   0.08   (2.73)  
Net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB)(2.81)   0.08   (2.73)  


 Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 GAAP
Result
 % of
Total
Revenues
 Non-GAAP
Adjustment
 % of
Total
Revenues
 Non-GAAP
Result
 % of
Total
Revenues
            
Share-based compensation included in cost of sales and operating expenses is as follows:           
Cost of sales(1,850,462) -113.4% 1,475 0.0% (1,848,987) -113.4%
Research and development expenses(1,078,448) -66.1% 32,281 2.0% (1,046,167) -64.1%
Selling, general and administrative expenses(1,319,937) -80.9% 85,863 5.3% (1,234,074) -75.6%
Total(4,248,847) -260.4% 119,619 7.3% (4,129,228) -253.1%
            
Loss from operations(2,617,686) -160.5% 119,619 7.3% (2,498,067) -153.2%
            
Net loss(2,623,619) -160.8% 119,619 7.3% (2,504,000) -153.5%
            
Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests to redemption value(31,214) -1.9% 31,214 1.9%  0.0%
            
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of NIO Inc.(2,652,029) -162.7% 150,833 9.2% (2,501,196) -153.5%
            
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB)(2.56)   0.14   (2.42)  
Net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted (RMB)(2.56)   0.14   (2.42)  


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i All translations from RMB to USD for the first quarter of 2020 were made at the rate of RMB7.0808 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on March 31, 2020 in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.

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

iii Each ADS represents one ordinary share.

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