NEWARK,
Calif., May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID), setting new standards for luxury
electric experience with the Lucid Air, winner of the 2023 World
Luxury Car Award, today announced financial results for its first
quarter ended March 31, 2023.
Lucid reported first quarter revenue of $149.4 million, having produced 2,314 vehicles at
its manufacturing facility in Arizona and delivered 1,406 vehicles during
the same period. Lucid plans to manufacture more than 10,000
vehicles in 2023 and ended the quarter with approximately
$4.1 billion total liquidity, which
is expected to fund the Company at least into the second quarter of
2024.
"We are on track to produce over 10,000 vehicles in 2023, with
company-wide initiatives ongoing that will enable Lucid to pivot to
higher volumes as market conditions allow," said Peter Rawlinson, Lucid's CEO and CTO. "We
continue to grow our brand awareness and I'm proud to say that the
Lucid Air was recently awarded a number of prestigious industry
accolades. We will unveil our Gravity SUV later this year ahead of
its launch in 2024 and we cannot wait for everyone to experience
it. The Lucid Air redefined the luxury sedan category and we
believe the continuing advancements of our in-house technology
position our Gravity SUV to do the same in the SUV category –
game-changing range, driving experience, charging speed, voluminous
interior space, and an unrivaled combination of luxury and
performance."
"Our Q1 revenue was approximately $149
million, which represented a year-over-year increase of
159%. We ended the quarter with just over $3.4 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and
investments, with total liquidity of approximately $4.1 billion, which we believe is sufficient to
fund the Company at least into Q2 of 2024," said Sherry House, Lucid's CFO. "Our mission and
optimism are unchanged. We are committed to an environmentally
sustainable future – designing, building, and delivering the best
EVs on the market."
Lucid will host a conference call for analysts and investors at
2:30 P.M. PT / 5:30 P.M. ET on May 8,
2023. The live webcast of the conference call will be
available on the Investor Relations website at ir.lucidmotors.com.
Following the completion of the call, a replay will be available on
the same website. Lucid uses its ir.lucidmotors.com website as
a means of disclosing material non-public information and for
complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
About Lucid Group
Lucid's mission is to inspire the adoption of sustainable energy
by creating advanced technologies and the most captivating luxury
electric vehicles centered around the human experience. The Lucid
Air is a state-of-the-art luxury sedan with a California-inspired design. The Lucid Air
Grand Touring features an official EPA estimated 516 miles of range
or 1,050 horsepower. Assembled at Lucid's factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, deliveries of the Lucid
Air are currently underway to customers in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Middle East.
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owners.
Forward Looking Statements
This communication includes "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements may be identified by the use of words such as
"estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "will,"
"shall," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "target,"
"continue," "could," "may," "might," "possible," "potential,"
"predict" or other similar expressions that predict or indicate
future events or trends or that are not statements of historical
matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding financial and operating outlook
and guidance, future capital expenditures and other operating
expenses, ability to control costs, expectations and timing related
to commercial product launches, including the Gravity SUV and the
various Air models, production and delivery volumes, expectations
regarding market opportunities and demand for Lucid's products, the
range and performance of Lucid's vehicles, plans and expectations
regarding the Gravity SUV, including performance, driving range,
features, specifications, potential impact on markets, plans and
expectations regarding Lucid's software, estimate of the length of
time Lucid's existing cash, cash equivalents and investments will
be sufficient to fund planned operations, plans and expectations
regarding its future capital raises and funding strategy,
expectations regarding the restructuring plan, including with
respect to timing, costs, and expected benefits, the timing of
vehicle deliveries, future manufacturing capabilities and
facilities, studio and service center openings, ability to mitigate
supply chain and logistics risks, plans regarding the Phase 2
expansion of Lucid's AMP-1 factory, including timing, installed
capacity and potential benefits, ability to vertically integrate
production processes, future sales channels and strategies, future
market launches and international expansion, including plans and
expectations for the AMP-2 manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia, Lucid's ability to grow its
brand awareness, the potential success of Lucid's
direct-to-consumer sales strategy and future vehicle programs,
potential automotive partnerships, plans and expectations regarding
Lucid's participation in the UN Global Compact, and the promise of
Lucid's technology. These statements are based on various
assumptions, whether or not identified in this communication, and
on the current expectations of Lucid's management. These
forward-looking statements are not intended to serve as, and must
not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, or
a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and
circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and may differ
from these forward-looking statements. Many actual events and
circumstances are beyond the control of Lucid. These
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, including changes in domestic and foreign business,
market, financial, political and legal conditions, including
government closures of banks and liquidity concerns at other
financial institutions, a potential global economic recession or
other downturn and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; risks related to changes in overall
demand for Lucid's products and services and cancellation of
reservations and orders for Lucid's vehicles; risks related to
prices and availability of commodities, Lucid's supply chain,
logistics, inventory management and quality control, and Lucid's
ability to complete the tooling of its manufacturing facilities
over time and scale production of the Lucid Air and other vehicles;
risks related to the uncertainty of Lucid's projected financial
information; risks related to the timing of expected business
milestones and commercial product launches; risks related to the
expansion of Lucid's manufacturing facility, the construction of
new manufacturing facilities and the increase of Lucid's production
capacity; Lucid's ability to manage expenses and control costs;
risks related to future market adoption of Lucid's offerings; the
effects of competition and the pace and depth of electric vehicle
adoption generally on Lucid's future business; changes in
regulatory requirements, governmental incentives and fuel and
energy prices; Lucid's ability to rapidly innovate; Lucid's ability
to enter into or maintain partnerships with original equipment
manufacturers, vendors and technology providers; Lucid's ability to
effectively manage its growth and recruit and retain key employees,
including its chief executive officer and executive team; risks
related to potential vehicle recalls; Lucid's ability to establish
and expand its brand and capture additional market share, and the
risks associated with negative press or reputational harm; Lucid's
ability to effectively utilize zero emission vehicle credits and
obtain and utilize certain tax and other incentives; Lucid's
ability to issue equity or equity-linked securities in the future;
Lucid's ability to pay interest and principal on its indebtedness;
future changes to vehicle specifications which may impact
performance, pricing and other expectations; the outcome of any
potential litigation, government and regulatory proceedings,
investigations and inquiries; risks associated with the
restructuring plan, including the risk that the charges and
expenditures may be greater than anticipated, the risk that the
restructuring plan may adversely affect Lucid's internal programs
and initiatives and its ability to recruit and retain skilled and
motivated personnel, the risk that the restructuring plan may be
distracting to employees and management, the risk that the
restructuring plan may negatively impact Lucid's business
operations, reputation, or ability to serve customers, and the risk
that the restructuring plan may not generate their intended
benefits to the extent or as quickly as anticipated; and the impact
of the global COVID-19 pandemic on Lucid's supply chain, projected
results of operations, financial performance or other financial
metrics, or on any of the foregoing risks; and those factors
discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in Part II, Item 1A of
Lucid's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2023, as well as other
documents Lucid has filed or will file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. If any of these risks materialize or Lucid's
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially
from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There
may be additional risks that Lucid currently does not know or that
Lucid currently believes are immaterial that could also cause
actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements
reflect Lucid's expectations, plans or forecasts of future events
and views as of the date of this communication. Lucid anticipates
that subsequent events and developments will cause Lucid's
assessments to change. However, while Lucid may elect to update
these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Lucid
specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing Lucid's assessments as of any date subsequent to the
date of this communication. Accordingly, undue reliance should not
be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Business Metrics
Condensed consolidated financial information has been
presented in accordance with US GAAP ("GAAP") as well as on a
non-GAAP basis to supplement our condensed consolidated financial
results. Lucid's non-GAAP financial measures include Adjusted
EBITDA and Free Cash Flow which are discussed below.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss before (1) interest
expense, (2) interest income, (3) provision for income taxes, (4)
depreciation and amortization, (5) change in fair value of common
stock warrant liability, (6) stock-based compensation and (7)
restructuring charges. Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measure
that Lucid believes provides useful information to Lucid's
management and investors about Lucid's profitability. Free Cash
Flow is defined as net cash used in operating activities less
capital expenditures. Free Cash Flow is a performance measure that
Lucid believes provides useful information to Lucid's management
and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business
after necessary capital expenditures.
These non-GAAP financial measures facilitate management's
internal comparisons to Lucid's historical performance. Management
believes that it is useful to supplement its GAAP financial
statements with this non-GAAP information because management uses
such information internally for its operating, budgeting, and
financial planning purposes. Management also believes that
presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures provides useful
information to Lucid's investors regarding measures of our
financial condition and results of operations that Lucid uses to
run the business and therefore allows investors to better
understand Lucid's performance. However, these non-GAAP financial
and key performance measures have limitations as analytical tools
and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for
analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.
Non-GAAP information is not prepared under a comprehensive set
of accounting rules and therefore, should only be read in
conjunction with financial information reported under GAAP when
understanding Lucid's operating performance. In addition, other
companies, including companies in Lucid's industry, may calculate
non-GAAP financial measures and key performance measures
differently or may use other measures to evaluate their
performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of Lucid's
non-GAAP financial measures and key performance measures as tools
for comparison. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP
financial information is presented below.
LUCID GROUP,
INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS Unaudited (in thousands, except share
and per share data)
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2023
|
|
December 31,
2022
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
$
900,038
|
|
$ 1,735,765
|
Short-term
investments
|
|
2,078,377
|
|
2,177,231
|
Accounts receivable,
net
|
|
2,583
|
|
19,542
|
Inventory
|
|
1,017,570
|
|
834,401
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
62,367
|
|
63,548
|
Other current
assets
|
|
58,897
|
|
81,541
|
Total current
assets
|
|
4,119,832
|
|
4,912,028
|
Property, plant and
equipment, net
|
|
2,322,884
|
|
2,166,776
|
Right-of-use
assets
|
|
213,193
|
|
215,160
|
Long-term
investments
|
|
441,727
|
|
529,974
|
Other noncurrent
assets
|
|
163,295
|
|
55,300
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
|
$
7,260,931
|
|
$
7,879,238
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$
145,746
|
|
$
229,084
|
Accrued
compensation
|
|
84,867
|
|
63,322
|
Finance lease
liabilities, current portion
|
|
10,239
|
|
10,586
|
Other current
liabilities
|
|
774,108
|
|
634,567
|
Total current
liabilities
|
|
1,014,960
|
|
937,559
|
Finance lease
liabilities, net of current portion
|
|
78,845
|
|
81,336
|
Common stock warrant
liability
|
|
181,392
|
|
140,590
|
Long-term
debt
|
|
1,993,113
|
|
1,991,840
|
Other long-term
liabilities
|
|
360,770
|
|
378,212
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
3,629,080
|
|
3,529,537
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, par value
$0.0001; 15,000,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2023
and
December 31, 2022; 1,834,242,999 and
1,830,172,561 shares issued and 1,833,385,174 and
1,829,314,736 shares outstanding as of
March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022,
respectively
|
|
183
|
|
183
|
Additional paid-in
capital
|
|
11,809,781
|
|
11,752,138
|
Treasury stock, at
cost, 857,825 shares at March 31, 2023 and December 31,
2022
|
|
(20,716)
|
|
(20,716)
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss
|
|
(7,537)
|
|
(11,572)
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
(8,149,860)
|
|
(7,370,332)
|
Total stockholders'
equity
|
|
3,631,851
|
|
4,349,701
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
$
7,260,931
|
|
$
7,879,238
|
LUCID GROUP,
INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS Unaudited (in thousands,
except share and per share data)
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended March
31,
|
|
2023
|
|
2022
|
Revenue
|
$
149,432
|
|
$
57,675
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and
expenses
|
|
|
|
Cost of
revenue
|
500,524
|
|
245,970
|
Research and
development
|
229,803
|
|
186,076
|
Selling, general and
administrative
|
168,770
|
|
223,159
|
Restructuring
charges
|
22,496
|
|
—
|
Total cost and
expenses
|
921,593
|
|
655,205
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from
operations
|
(772,161)
|
|
(597,530)
|
|
|
|
|
Other income
(expense), net
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of
common stock warrant liability
|
(40,802)
|
|
523,330
|
Interest
income
|
40,005
|
|
—
|
Interest
expense
|
(7,108)
|
|
(7,719)
|
Other income,
net
|
667
|
|
956
|
Total other income
(expense), net
|
(7,238)
|
|
516,567
|
Loss before provision
for income taxes
|
(779,399)
|
|
(80,963)
|
Provision for income
taxes
|
129
|
|
323
|
Net
loss
|
(779,528)
|
|
(81,286)
|
Net loss
attributable to common stockholders, basic
|
(779,528)
|
|
(81,286)
|
Change in fair value of
dilutive warrants
|
—
|
|
(523,330)
|
Net loss
attributable to common stockholders, diluted
|
$ (779,528)
|
|
$
(604,616)
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding attributable to common stockholders
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
1,831,725,009
|
|
1,654,322,379
|
Diluted
|
1,831,725,009
|
|
1,681,545,859
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share
attributable to common stockholders
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
$
(0.43)
|
|
$
(0.05)
|
Diluted
|
$
(0.43)
|
|
$
(0.36)
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive
income
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized gains on
investments, net of tax
|
$
4,035
|
|
$
—
|
Comprehensive loss
attributable to common stockholders
|
$ (775,493)
|
|
$
(81,286)
|
LUCID GROUP,
INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS Unaudited (in thousands)
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended March
31,
|
|
2023
|
|
2022
|
Cash flows from
operating activities
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
(779,528)
|
|
$
(81,286)
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
49,838
|
|
38,242
|
Amortization of
insurance premium
|
10,263
|
|
7,499
|
Non-cash operating
lease cost
|
5,830
|
|
4,104
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
53,819
|
|
174,551
|
Inventory and firm
purchase commitments write-downs
|
227,048
|
|
96,366
|
Change in fair value
of common stock warrant liability
|
40,802
|
|
(523,330)
|
Other non-cash
items
|
(19,050)
|
|
1,255
|
Changes in operating
assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
17,009
|
|
2,281
|
Inventory
|
(354,154)
|
|
(303,022)
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
(9,082)
|
|
20,523
|
Other current
assets
|
22,193
|
|
(49,625)
|
Other noncurrent
assets
|
(27,337)
|
|
(11,175)
|
Accounts
payable
|
(66,174)
|
|
5,713
|
Accrued
compensation
|
21,545
|
|
(3,607)
|
Operating lease
liability
|
(5,837)
|
|
(3,099)
|
Other current
liabilities
|
7,211
|
|
128,060
|
Other long-term
liabilities
|
4,340
|
|
1,901
|
Net cash used in
operating activities
|
(801,264)
|
|
(494,649)
|
Cash flows from
investing activities:
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property,
plant and equipment
|
(241,770)
|
|
(185,082)
|
Purchases of
investments
|
(842,538)
|
|
—
|
Proceeds from
maturities of investments
|
1,041,151
|
|
—
|
Proceeds from sale of
investments
|
13,244
|
|
—
|
Proceeds from
insurance claims
|
1,197
|
|
—
|
Net cash used in
investing activities
|
(28,716)
|
|
(185,082)
|
Cash flows from
financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Payment for short-term
insurance financing note
|
—
|
|
(12,949)
|
Payment for finance
lease liabilities
|
(1,427)
|
|
(1,201)
|
Proceeds from exercise
of stock options
|
2,181
|
|
9,114
|
Tax withholding
payments for net settlement of employee awards
|
(6,499)
|
|
(182,265)
|
Net cash used in
financing activities
|
(5,745)
|
|
(187,301)
|
Net decrease in cash,
cash equivalents, and restricted cash
|
(835,725)
|
|
(867,032)
|
Beginning cash, cash
equivalents, and restricted cash
|
1,737,320
|
|
6,298,020
|
Ending cash, cash
equivalents, and restricted cash
|
$
901,595
|
|
$
5,430,988
|
LUCID GROUP,
INC. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financials
Measures Unaudited (in
thousands)
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended March
31,
|
|
2023
|
|
2022
|
Net loss
(GAAP)
|
$
(779,528)
|
|
$
(81,286)
|
Interest
expense
|
7,108
|
|
7,719
|
Interest
income
|
(40,005)
|
|
—
|
Provision for income
taxes
|
129
|
|
323
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
49,838
|
|
38,242
|
Change in fair value of
common stock warrant liability
|
40,802
|
|
(523,330)
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
55,262
|
|
174,551
|
Restructuring
charges
|
22,496
|
|
—
|
Adjusted EBITDA
(non-GAAP)
|
$
(643,898)
|
|
$
(383,781)
|
|
Free Cash
Flow
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended March
31,
|
|
2023
|
|
2022
|
Net cash used in
operating activities (GAAP)
|
$
(801,264)
|
|
$
(494,649)
|
Capital
expenditures
|
(241,770)
|
|
(185,082)
|
Free cash flow
(non-GAAP)
|
$
(1,043,034)
|
|
$
(679,731)
|
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