Tesla Battery Supplier Beats Profit Estimates. It’s Citing Soaring EV Demand.


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Tesla battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology, or CATL, beat annual earnings expectations Friday, strengthening its status as the world’s largest electric-vehicle battery maker.

The Chinese lithium-ion battery manufacturer said net profit rose 92% to 30.72 billion yuan ($4.4 billion) in 2022, beating analysts’ expectations of 28.8 billion yuan, according to FactSet data. Revenue soared 152% to 328.59 billion yuan, also beating the consensus of 325.9 billion yuan.