Red Star Capital Bureau news on September 29th. On September 29th, NIO (09866. HK/NIO. US) announced that it has signed strategic investment agreements with three existing shareholders of NIO Holdings Limited (hereinafter referred to as "NIO China") - Hefei Jianheng New Energy Vehicle Investment Fund Partnership Enterprise (Limited Partnership), Anhui High tech Industry Investment Co., Ltd., and China Merchants Investment Management Co., Ltd. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Strategic Investors").
According to the agreement, strategic investors will increase their capital by 3.3 billion yuan in cash to subscribe for NIO China's newly issued shares, and NIO will also invest 10 billion yuan in cash to subscribe for NIO China's newly issued shares.
According to the Tianyancha APP, NIO Holdings Limited was established in 2017 with a registered capital of 6.429 billion yuan. In April 2020, the company completed a strategic financing of 7 billion yuan; In September of the same year, Anhui Investment Group conducted equity financing for it, but the investment amount was not disclosed.
According to NIO's official WeChat account, in April 2020, NIO signed a final agreement with strategic investors such as Hefei Construction Investment Holding (Group) Co., Ltd., Guotou Investment Management Co., Ltd., and Anhui High tech Industry Investment Co., Ltd. to invest in NIO China. NIO also reached an agreement with Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone on the entry of NIO's headquarters in China.
According to the investment agreement, strategic investors will invest 7 billion yuan in NIO China. NIO will inject its core business and related assets, including vehicle research and development, supply chain and manufacturing, sales and services, energy services, etc., into NIO Holdings Limited, the legal entity of NIO China. In addition, NIO will invest 4.26 billion yuan in NIO China. After the transaction is completed, NIO holds 75.9% of the controlling shares in NIO China, with strategic investors holding a total of 24.1% of the shares.
NIO's recent business has continued to improve. According to the financial report, NIO's revenue for the second quarter was 17.45 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 98.9% and a month on month increase of 76.1%; The sales volume was 57000 units, a year-on-year increase of 143.9% and a month on month increase of 90.9%, with both revenue and sales reaching historical highs; The gross profit margin of the entire vehicle was 12.2%, an increase of 6 percentage points year-on-year and 3 percentage points month on month; The net loss was 5.046 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 16.7% and a month on month decrease of 2.7%.
As of June 30th, the company's balance of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments, and long-term fixed deposits was 41.6 billion yuan.
NIO's delivery and revenue guidance for the third quarter both hit historic highs, with an expected delivery volume of 61000 to 63000 units and revenue of 19.11 billion to 19.67 billion yuan. NIO delivered 20500 and 20200 vehicles respectively in July and August.
On September 19th, NIO's second brand, Ledao, launched its first model L60 and began nationwide delivery on September 28th. NIO revealed that orders for the Ledao L60 exceeded expectations after its launch. It is reported that the Ledao L60 is produced at the NIO F2 factory in Xinqiao, Hefei. The company is making every effort to increase production capacity. It is expected to produce 5000 units in October, 10000 units in December, 16000 units in January next year, and 20000 units in March next year.