NASDAQ$RIVN

Rivian Automotive · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Rivian's Q4 2023 financial results were released, showing progress in production, cost efficiency, and demand generation.

Rivian announced its Q4 and full year 2023 financial results, highlighting a 147% increase in deliveries for Q4 compared to the previous year and significant improvements in gross profit per delivered vehicle. The company produced 57,232 vehicles and delivered 50,122 for the full year, exceeding its initial production guidance. Rivian is focused on cost efficiency and is introducing its R2 platform in March.

  • Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $1,315 million, driven by the delivery of 13,972 vehicles.
  • Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $(606) million, improved from $(1,000) million in the same quarter of 2022.
  • Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $(1,521) million, compared to $(1,723) million for the same period last year.
  • Rivian ended the fourth quarter of 2023 with $9,368 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.32B

Previous: $663M+98.3%
EPS (adj)

-$1.36

Previous: -$1.73+21.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$298M

Previous: $294M-201.4%
Net Income

-$1.52B

Previous: -$1.72B+11.7%
Operating Income

-$1.58B

Previous: -$1.8B+11.9%
Gross Profit

-$606M

Previous: -$1B+39.4%
R&D Expense

$507M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$215M

Previous: $135M+59.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Rivian · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.32B

Q4 2023+98.3%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Rivian expects to produce 57,000 vehicles in 2024 and is guiding towards capital expenditures of $1,750 million and an Adjusted EBITDA of $(2,700) million.

Tailwinds

  • Aggressively focused on driving cost efficiency throughout the business
  • Achieving positive margins
  • Building go-to-market function to support long-term growth
  • Excited about the reveal of our next generation vehicle, R2, on March 7
  • Will open new spaces and increase demo drives

Headwinds

  • Challenging macro-economic conditions
  • Economic and geopolitical uncertainties and pressures
  • Impact of historically high interest rates
  • Reducing its salaried workforce by approximately 10%
  • Planned shutdown of production lines in the second quarter of 2024

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-2.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-3.8%

Avg return

5 days after

-3.1%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

10 / 23 earnings

Positive

+26.6%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-27.9%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.3%-11.7%-0.6%
Q4 2025+26.6%+15.4%+6.1%
Q3 2025+17.2%+31.3%+43.6%
Q1 2025-5.6%+8.4%+3.7%
Q4 2024-4.7%-16.2%-14.8%
Q3 2024+9.1%+9.0%+33.9%
Q2 2024-5.6%-4.5%-6.0%
Q1 2024-0.6%-3.3%+13.6%
Q4 2023-27.9%-32.7%-32.0%
Q3 2023-1.0%-10.4%+11.7%
Q2 2023-7.9%-11.2%-3.5%
Q1 2023+1.7%-6.9%+1.3%
Q4 2022-14.6%-8.3%-22.0%
Q3 2022+3.5%+7.9%-14.3%
Q2 2022+4.0%+2.2%+0.4%
Q2 2021+4.0%+2.2%+0.4%
Q1 2022+6.6%+9.1%+24.4%
Q1 2021+6.6%+9.1%+24.4%
Q4 2019-10.7%-18.9%-41.9%
Q4 2021-13.4%-15.8%-11.7%
Q4 2020-17.4%-11.5%-26.6%
Q3 2021-15.0%-15.8%-30.5%
Q3 2020-15.0%-15.8%-30.5%
Q2 2020
Q1 2020

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