Shares in the Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio ($NIO (-3,42%) ) rose slightly in pre-market US trading on Tuesday. Following the presentation of the figures for the second quarter, they traded 0.1 percent higher.
The Group reduced its loss more than expected: 1.85 renminbi per share was posted, analysts had expected minus 2.25 renminbi. At 19.01 billion renminbi, revenue fell slightly short of the consensus estimate of 19.78 billion renminbi.
Deliveries developed strongly. At 72,056 vehicles, Nio was 25.6 percent up on the previous year and 71.2 percent up on the previous quarter. The vehicle margin reached 10.3 percent after 12.2 percent in the previous year and 10.2 percent in the first quarter. The gross margin improved to 10.0 percent - a noticeable increase after 7.6 percent at the beginning of the year.
"The strong market response to the ONVO L90 and the new ES8 has boosted our sales," explained company founder and CEO William Bin Li. CFO Stanley Yu Qu added that the cost-cutting and efficiency programs introduced are now beginning to bear fruit. Adjusted for restructuring costs, the operating loss has improved by more than 30 percent quarter-on-quarter.
Nio is confident about the current third quarter. Turnover is expected to increase to between 21.81 and 22.88 billion renminbi, which would correspond to growth of 17 to 23 percent compared to the previous year. Deliveries are estimated at 87,000 to 91,000 vehicles - an increase of around 41 to 47 percent.