NYSE$SES

Ses Ai Corp · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

SES AI Reported Second Quarter 2023 Earnings, Showcasing Progress in B-sample Transition and Expansion into UAM.

SES AI reported operating expenses of $19.3 million, with R&D at $6.4 million and G&A at $12.9 million. Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $0.04 per share. The company ended the quarter with $357 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.

  • Made progress toward B-sample transition with existing A-sample lines expected to produce nearly 1,000 Li-Metal cells per month per line.
  • Preparing to build a new Line 5 dedicated to B-samples for Urban Air Mobility (UAM).
  • Expanding into novel techniques for material and process discovery using AI/Machine Learning.
  • Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $357 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

Previous: $0.00
EPS (adj)

-$0.04

Previous: -$0.03-33.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$7.79M

Previous: $7.5M-203.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$20.7M

Previous: -$20.8M+0.5%
Net Income

-$12.9M

Previous: $9.02M-243.6%
Operating Income

-$19.3M

Previous: -$19.1M-1.1%
Gross Profit

$0.00

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$51.5M

Previous: $405M-87.3%
Total Assets

$418M

Previous: $454M-7.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$7.33M

Previous: $5.55M+32.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Ses Ai · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 2 of 3 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The company's financial guidance for 2023 is unchanged, expecting cash usage from operations between $80 - $100 million and capital expenditures between $50 - $70 million, projecting total cash usage for the year between $130 - $170 million, trending toward the lower end.

Tailwinds

  • Preparing for the transition to B-samples.
  • Making investments in more advanced equipment for Line 4.
  • Expanding into the UAM market with Line 5, providing another growth opportunity.
  • Liquidity is sufficient to get to commercialization.
  • Trending toward the lower end of cash usage guidance.

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 Q2 2023

Historical avgQ2 2023

+1.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-7.7%

Avg return

30 days after

57%

12 / 21 earnings

Positive

+28.4%

Q1 2022

Best reaction

-36.3%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.9%-16.4%-0.8%
Q4 2025-36.3%-25.7%-41.8%
Q3 2025-1.8%+4.0%-2.7%
Q2 2025-23.7%-17.5%-23.4%
Q1 2025+18.5%+3.5%+9.6%
Q4 2024-5.1%-31.6%-35.2%
Q3 2024-12.7%-15.7%-32.3%
Q1 2024-5.4%-6.1%-15.5%
Q4 2023+23.2%+21.7%+20.3%
Q3 2023+5.3%+2.6%+12.2%
Q2 2023+2.7%-4.3%-22.4%
Q1 2023+10.7%+2.7%+42.3%
Q4 2022+1.5%+0.4%-11.2%
Q3 2022+7.4%+5.0%-24.5%
Q2 2022+11.6%+11.2%+3.4%
Q1 2022+28.4%+50.0%-7.1%
Q4 2021+6.6%+1.9%-26.5%
Q3 2021+5.7%+0.4%-5.4%
Q2 2021+0.2%+0.4%+1.1%
Q1 2021-0.7%-0.3%-1.2%
Q4 2020-0.7%-0.3%-1.2%
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