Rivian (RIVN) Q2 earnings report 2024

Rivian Automotive beat Wall Road’s top- and bottom-line expectations for the second quarter as the electrical automobile maker continues to take prices out of its enterprise.

Right here is how the corporate did, in comparison with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG:

• Earnings per share: Lack of $1.13 adjusted vs. lack of $1.21 anticipated
• Automotive income: $1.16 billion vs. $1.14 billion anticipated

The corporate’s adjusted internet losses widened throughout the second quarter to $1.46 billion, or a lack of $1.46 per share, in contrast with a yr earlier of $1.2 billion, or a lack of $1.27 per share.

Its adjusted earnings earlier than curiosity, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA was about stage from the identical interval as a yr in the past at a lack of $860 million.

Rivian on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2024 steering of 57,000 whole models of manufacturing, a lack of $2.7 billion in adjusted EBITDA and $1.2 billion in capital expenditures.

By means of the primary six months of the yr Rivian produced about 23,600 autos, together with solely 9,162 throughout the second quarter as a consequence of downtime on the firm’s plant to retool and cut back prices.

The second-quarter outcomes come greater than a month after Rivian held an investor day that targeted on cost-cutting efforts, effectivity features and in-house applied sciences and software program. The occasion got here days after Rivian introduced plans for Volkswagen to invest up to $5 billion within the EV startup, beginning with an preliminary funding of $1 billion.

Shares of Rivian are off 37% this yr amid slower-than-expected demand for EVs in addition to Rivian’s vital money burn. The inventory closed Tuesday at $14.80, up 1.3%.

Rivian, which continues to be dropping hundreds of {dollars} for each automobile it makes, has been targeted on reducing costs. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe stated in June that efficiencies earlier this yr in merchandise and manufacturing are anticipated to result in 20% materials value reductions in its present autos, adopted by 45% focused reductions in its upcoming “R2” vehicles, that are projected to start manufacturing in early 2026.

Rivian’s expenditures by the primary half of the yr had been $537 million, together with $283 million throughout the second quarter.

Rivian ended the second quarter with $9.18 billion in whole liquidity, together with $7.87 billion in money, money equivalents and short-term investments.