XPeng Shares Surge On Q4 Deliveries Growth - Here's Why

Zinger Key Points
  • XPeng's Q4 sales soar 153.9% Y/Y to $1.84B; vehicle deliveries up 170.9%.
  • Adjusted net loss narrows to $(0.28)/ADS, gross margin dips to 6.2%; forecasts Q1 delivery growth of 15.2%-23.4%.

XPeng Inc XPEV reported a fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 sales growth of 153.9% year-on-year, to CNY13.05 billion ($1.84 billion), missing the consensus of $1.86 billion.

Total revenues increased 153.9% from the same period of 2022 and rose 53.0% sequentially.

Adjusted net loss per ADS of $(0.28) beat the consensus loss of $(0.46).

The Tesla Inc TSLA rival’s quarterly vehicle deliveries increased 170.9% year-on-year to 60,158. 

Revenues from vehicle sales increased 162.3% Y/Y to $1.72 billion, mainly attributable to accelerating sales growth of the G6.

Gross margin was 6.2% vs 8.7% a year ago. Vehicle margin was 4.1% vs 5.7% a year ago. Operating loss for the quarter was $(0.29) billion.

The company held $6.44 billion in cash and equivalents as of December 31, 2023.

Outlook: XPeng expects first-quarter vehicle deliveries of 21,000 – 22,500, up 15.2% – 23.4% year-on-year.

The company expects first-quarter revenue of CNY5.8 billion – CNY6.2 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 43.8% – 53.7%, vs. the consensus of CNY10.22 billion.

Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF PBW and VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF SMOG.

Price Action: XPEV shares are trading higher by 3.67% at $10.18 in premarket on the last check Tuesday.

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