NYSE$SES

Ses Ai Corp · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

SES AI Corporation reported its Q4 2022 earnings, highlighting progress in Li-Metal battery development and A-sample line construction.

SES AI Corporation reported operating expenses of $20.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, with R&D expenses at $8.3 million and G&A expenses at $12.4 million. A non-cash gain of $9.0 million was recognized from the change in fair value of the sponsor earn-out liability. The net loss attributable to common stockholders was $0.03 per share on a fully diluted basis. The company's available liquidity was $390 million as of December 31, 2022.

  • SES AI Corporation built three A-sample lines, achieving ready-to-use status under budget and ahead of time.
  • The company made investments in Chungcheongbuk-do South Korea, achieving full operations by Q4 2022.
  • SES AI Corporation is preparing for B-samples and plans to build new B-sample lines.
  • Avatar, SES AI's safety software, can predict 100Ah cell safety and life with more than 60% accuracy.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

No prior period
EPS (adj)

-$0.03

Previous: -$0.16+81.3%
Capital Expenditures

$4.01M

Previous: $4.99M-19.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$12.7M

Previous: -$5.12M-147.9%
Net Income

-$9.19M

Previous: -$6M-53.3%
Operating Income

-$20.7M

Previous: -$10.2M-104.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$107M

Previous: $160M-33.6%
Total Assets

$442M

Previous: $193M+128.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.83M

Previous: $1.44M+373.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Ses Ai · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 2 of 3 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

For 2023, SES expects total cash usage from operations to be in the range of $80 - $100 million and capital expenditures in the range of $50 – $70 million. We expect total cash usage for the year to be in the range of $130 - $170 million.

Tailwinds

  • Double the size of teams in material development, cell development, and system development.
  • Triple the size of the quality team.
  • Expand Boston, MA lab space.
  • Work with OEM partners to build highly automated production lines and highly efficient manufacturing facilities to support B-sample development.
  • Continue to invest in materials as we anticipate manufacturing at higher volumes to meet our OEM partners’ needs as well as our own development needs

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 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+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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