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ZEEKR Reports First Quarter 2024 Unaudited Financial Results

HANGZHOU, China, June 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited (“ZEEKR” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ZK), a fast-growing intelligent battery electric vehicle (“BEV”) technology company, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Operating Highlights for the First Quarter of 2024

Deliveries

2024 Q1

2023 Q4

2023 Q3

2023 Q2

33,059

39,657

36,395

27,399

Deliveries

2023 Q1

2022 Q4

2022 Q3

2022 Q2

15,234

32,467

20,464

10,769

Financial Highlights for the First Quarter of 2024

Key Financial Results

(in RMB millions, except for percentages)

 2024 Q1

2023 Q4

2023 Q1

% Change i

YoY

QoQ

Vehicle sales

8,174.1

10,592.6

4,725.2

73.0 %

(22.8) %

Vehicle margin

14.0 %

15.3 %

10.1 %

3.9 %

(1.3) %

Total revenues

14,736.8

16,357.9

8,620.4

71.0 %

(9.9) %

Gross profit

1,739.4

2,328.3

682.5

154.9 %

(25.3) %

Gross margin

11.8 %

14.2 %

7.9 %

3.9 %

(2.4) %

Loss from operations

(2,086.9)

(2,950.1)

(2,349.2)

(11.2) %

(29.3) %

Non-GAAP loss from operations

(2,084.2)

(2,914.8)

(2,316.5)

(10.0) %

(28.5) %

Net loss

(2,022.1)

(2,937.9)

(2,465.4)

(18.0) %

(31.2) %

Non-GAAP net loss

(2,019.4)

(2,902.6)

(2,432.6)

(17.0) %

(30.4) %

i Except for vehicle margin and gross margin, where absolute changes instead of percentage changes
  are presented

Recent Developments

Delivery Updates

In April 2024, the Company delivered 16,089 vehicles, representing an increase of 99% from April 2023.

In May 2024, the Company delivered 18,616 vehicles, representing an increase of 115% from May 2023.

New Model Launches

In February 2024, the Company launched the all-new ZEEKR 001 2024 model, a five-seater, cross-over shooting brake, and started deliveries in March 2024.

In April 2024, the Company launched the ZEEKR 009 Grand, a deluxe version of the ZEEKR 009, and started deliveries in May 2024.

CEO and CFO Comments

“We started our journey as a public company on a strong note with an excellent operational and financial performance for the first quarter of 2024,” said Mr. Andy An, ZEEKR’s chief executive officer. “First quarter deliveries soared to 33,059 vehicles, up 117% year-over-year to reach a new quarterly record high and propelling our progress toward our full-year goal of 230,000 vehicles. This sustained growth in deliveries also secured our position as the best-selling brand in the battery electric vehicle market segment priced over RMB200,000 in China. With multiple groundbreakings, feature-rich models in our production pipeline, ZEEKR continues to redefine the ultimate in handling, performance, innovation and luxury. Going forward, we will continue to push the boundaries of intelligent and autonomous technology, build out our ultra-fast charging ecosystem and expand our channel services, boosting our competitiveness on all fronts. Given these strengths and the strategic advantages and synergies we derive from our parent company, Geely Group, ZEEKR is well-positioned to drive sustainable, global growth.”

“We delivered robust results across the board for the first quarter of 2024, with total revenues rising by 71.0% and gross profit surging by 154.9% year-over-year,” added Mr. Jing Yuan, chief financial officer of ZEEKR. “Vehicle margin also increased, up by 3.9 percentage points year-over-year thanks to effective procurement cost control. Our successful initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in May significantly strengthened our balance sheet, setting the stage for our long-term development. We remain confident that our solid financial position and growing competitiveness will empower us to deliver long-term value to our shareholders and global stakeholders.”

Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2024

Revenues

Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin

Operating Expenses

Loss from Operations

Net Loss and Net Loss Per Share

Balance Sheets

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash was RMB3,791.1 million (US$525.1 million) as of March 31, 2024.

Conference Call

The Company’s management will host an earnings conference call on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 8:00 A.M. U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 P.M. Beijing/Hong Kong Time on the same day).

All participants who wish to join the call are requested to complete the online registration using the link provided below. After registration, each participant will receive by email a set of dial-in numbers, a passcode and a unique access PIN to join the conference call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.

Participant Online Registration: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10189650/fca07ffcd6

A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.zeekrlife.com/.

About ZEEKR

ZEEKR is a fast-growing intelligent BEV technology company. The Company aspires to lead the electrification, intelligentization, and innovation of the automobile industry through the development and sales of next-generation premium BEVs and technology-driven solutions. Incorporated in March 2021, ZEEKR has focused on innovative BEV architecture, hardware, software, and the application of new technologies. Its current product portfolio primarily includes ZEEKR 001, a five-seater, cross-over shooting brake; ZEEKR 001 FR, its latest cross-over shooting brake; ZEEKR 009, a luxury six-seater MPV; ZEEKR 009 Grand, a four-seat deluxe version of ZEEKR 009; ZEEKR X, a compact SUV, and an upscale sedan model.

With a mission to create the ultimate mobility experience through technology and solutions, ZEEKR’s efforts are backed by strong in-house R&D capabilities, a deep understanding of products, high operational flexibility, and a flat, efficient organizational structure. Together, these features enable fast product development, launch, and iteration, as well as the creation of a series of customer-oriented products and go-to-market strategies.

For more information, please visit https://ir.zeekrlife.com/.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures, such as non-GAAP loss from operations, non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders, non-GAAP basic loss per weighted average number of ordinary shares, in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. By excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, 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 Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP Results” set forth in this announcement.

Exchange Rate Information

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to RMB are made at a rate of RMB7.2203 to US$1.00, the exchange rate on March 29, 2024, set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or U.S. dollar amounts referred to could be converted into U.S. dollars or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “future,” “target,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” “is/are likely to,” or other similar expressions. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this announcement is as of the date of this announcement, and the Company does not undertake any duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

For Investor Enquiries
ZEEKR
Investor Relations
Email: ir@zeekrlife.com

For Media Enquiries 
ZEEKR
Media Relations
Email: Globalcomms@zeekrlife.com

 

 

ZEEKR INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data and otherwise noted)

As of

December 31

March 31

March 31

2023

2024

2024

RMB

RMB

US$

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

3,260,670

2,722,703

377,090

Restricted cash

844,079

1,068,400

147,972

Notes receivable

487,851

768,360

106,417

Accounts receivable

1,104,450

1,240,508

171,808

Inventories

5,228,689

4,927,757

682,486

Amounts due from related parties

7,256,861

7,761,784

1,074,995

Prepayments and other current assets

2,294,508

3,163,007

438,071

Total current assets

20,477,108

21,652,519

2,998,839

Property, plant and equipment, net

2,914,274

3,000,793

415,605

Intangible assets, net

410,912

480,042

66,485

Land use rights, net

51,755

51,461

7,127

Operating lease right-of-use assets

2,443,545

2,369,528

328,176

Deferred tax assets

86,395

109,177

15,121

Long-term investments

459,794

550,674

76,267

Other non-current assets

273,717

315,846

43,744

Total non-current assets

6,640,392

6,877,521

952,525

TOTAL ASSETS

27,117,500

28,530,040

3,951,364

 

 

ZEEKR INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data and otherwise noted)

As of

December 31

March 31

March 31

2023

2024

2024

RMB

RMB

US$

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

4,104,717

4,578,825

634,160

Notes payable

5,504,945

9,785,003

1,355,207

Amounts due to related parties

16,355,902

13,245,235

1,834,444

Income tax payable

108,083

85,691

11,868

Accruals and other current liabilities

6,243,956

8,121,980

1,124,881

Total current liabilities

32,317,603

35,816,734

4,960,560

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

1,807,159

1,826,532

252,972

Amounts due to related parties, non-current

1,100,000

1,100,000

152,348

Other non-current liabilities

563,001

519,365

71,931

Deferred tax liability

8,337

8,150

1,129

Total non-current liabilities

3,478,497

3,454,047

478,380

TOTAL LIABILITIES

35,796,100

39,270,781

5,438,940

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Ordinary shares

2,584

2,584

358

Convertible preferred shares

362

362

50

Additional paid-in capital

11,213,798

11,216,532

1,553,472

Accumulated deficits

(20,865,686)

(22,880,010)

(3,168,846)

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)

17,555

(25,214)

(3,492)

Total ZEEKR shareholders’ equity (deficit)

(9,631,387)

(11,685,746)

(1,618,458)

Non-controlling interest

952,787

945,005

130,882

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(8,678,600)

(10,740,741)

(1,487,576)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY (DEFICIT)

27,117,500

28,530,040

3,951,364

 

 

ZEEKR INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE
(LOSS)/INCOME

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data and otherwise noted)

Three Months Ended

March 31

December 31

March 31

March 31

2023

2023

2024

2024

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

Revenues:

Vehicle sales

4,725,196

10,592,647

8,174,117

1,132,102

Sales of batteries and other components

3,471,469

4,038,075

6,318,535

875,107

Research and development service and
other services

423,743

1,727,203

244,100

33,807

Total revenues

8,620,408

16,357,925

14,736,752

2,041,016

Cost of revenues:

Vehicle sales

(4,248,677)

(8,974,061)

(7,026,741)

(973,192)

Sales of batteries and other components

(3,403,866)

(3,746,895)

(5,883,360)

(814,836)

Research and development service and
other services

(285,395)

(1,308,642)

(87,301)

(12,091)

Total cost of revenues

(7,937,938)

(14,029,598)

(12,997,402)

(1,800,119)

Gross profit

682,470

2,328,327

1,739,350

240,897

Operating expenses:

Research and development expenses

(1,805,053)

(3,162,517)

(1,925,278)

(266,648)

Selling, general and administrative
expenses

(1,284,428)

(2,207,938)

(1,951,530)

(270,284)

Other operating income, net

57,808

92,041

50,525

6,998

Total operating expenses

(3,031,673)

(5,278,414)

(3,826,283)

(529,934)

Loss from operations

(2,349,203)

(2,950,087)

(2,086,933)

(289,037)

Interest expense

(104,801)

(35,730)

(10,700)

(1,482)

Interest income

22,731

25,767

20,192

2,797

Other income/(expense), net

11,107

6,420

(29,658)

(4,109)

Loss before income tax expense and
share of losses in equity method
investments

(2,420,166)

(2,953,630)

(2,107,099)

(291,831)

Share of (loss)/income in equity method
investments

(44,150)

109,061

90,882

12,588

Income tax expense

(1,046)

(93,350)

(5,889)

(816)

Net loss

(2,465,362)

(2,937,919)

(2,022,106)

(280,059)

Less: (loss)/income attributable to non-
controlling interest

(71,029)

48,969

(7,782)

(1,078)

Net loss attributable to shareholders of
ZEEKR

(2,394,333)

(2,986,888)

(2,014,324)

(278,981)

 

 

ZEEKR INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE
(LOSS)/INCOME (CONTINUED)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data and otherwise noted)

Three Months Ended

March 31

December 31

March 31

March 31

2023

2023

2024

2024

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

Net loss per share:

Basic and diluted

(1.20)

(1.49)

(1.01)

(0.14)

Weighted average shares used in
calculating net loss per share:

Basic and diluted

2,000,000,000

2,000,000,000

2,000,000,000

2,000,000,000

Net loss

(2,465,362)

(2,937,919)

(2,022,106)

(280,059)

Other comprehensive loss, net of
tax of nil:

Foreign currency translation
adjustments

(1,919)

38,684

(42,769)

(5,923)

Comprehensive loss

(2,467,281)

(2,899,235)

(2,064,875)

(285,982)

Less: comprehensive (loss)/income
attributable to non-controlling interest

(71,029)

48,969

(7,782)

(1,078)

Comprehensive loss attributable to
shareholders of ZEEKR

(2,396,252)

(2,948,204)

(2,057,093)

(284,904)

 

 

ZEEKR INC.

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data and otherwise noted)

Three Months Ended

March 31

December 31

March 31

March 31

2023

2023

2024

2024

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

Loss from operations

(2,349,203)

(2,950,087)

(2,086,933)

(289,037)

Share-based compensation expenses

32,728

35,308

2,734

379

Non-GAAP loss from operations

(2,316,475)

(2,914,779)

(2,084,199)

(288,658)

Net loss

(2,465,362)

(2,937,919)

(2,022,106)

(280,059)

Share-based compensation expenses

32,728

35,308

2,734

379

Non-GAAP net loss

(2,432,634)

(2,902,611)

(2,019,372)

(279,680)

Net loss attributable to ordinary
shareholders

(2,394,333)

(2,986,888)

(2,014,324)

(278,981)

Share-based compensation expenses

32,728

35,308

2,734

379

Non-GAAP net loss attributable to
ordinary shareholders of ZEEKR

(2,361,605)

(2,951,580)

(2,011,590)

(278,602)

Weighted average number of ordinary
shares used in calculating Non-GAAP
net loss per share

Basic and diluted

2,000,000,000

2,000,000,000

2,000,000,000

2,000,000,000

Non-GAAP net loss per ordinary share

Basic and diluted

(1.18)

(1.48)

(1.01)

(0.14)

 

 

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