China Economic Network, February 27th (Reporter Jiang Zhiwen) Yesterday, Ideal Automobile released a financial report showing that in the fourth quarter of 2023, Ideal Automobile's revenue was 41.73 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 136.4%; The delivery volume is 131805 vehicles, with a new energy market share of over 200000 yuan reaching 16%; The net profit is 5.75 billion yuan, the gross profit margin is 23.5%, and the free cash flow is 14.64 billion yuan.
Official screenshot of Ideal Car
Overall, Ideal Automobile achieved a revenue of 123.85 billion yuan throughout the year, a year-on-year increase of 173.5%, becoming China's first new force car company with a revenue of 100 billion yuan; The net profit was 11.81 billion yuan, achieving a healthy profit since delivery; The delivery volume was 376030 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 182.2%.
Official screenshot of Ideal Car
"Thanks to the expansion of scale and the continuous improvement of operational efficiency, Ideal Automobile achieved its best financial performance in history during the reporting period." Ideal Automobile stated that after 8 years, Ideal Automobile achieved revenue of 100 billion yuan and profits of 10 billion yuan, creating a miracle in the growth of Chinese automotive brands.
In the research and development field, the expenses of Ideal Automobile in the fourth quarter of 2023 were 3.49 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 68.6%; The annual cost was 10.59 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 56.1%. Ideal Automobile stated, "We will firmly invest in long-term research and development, and adhere to self research of core technologies in the dual energy field."
Official screenshot of Ideal Car
In addition, as of the end of 2023, Ideal Automobile's cash reserves were 103.67 billion yuan. "The abundant funds on hand and continuously improving self generating ability will support Ideal Automobile to continuously expand its research and development investment, expand its business scale, and achieve its vision of becoming a leading global artificial intelligence enterprise by 2030," Ideal Automobile said.
Official screenshot of Ideal Car
Looking ahead to the first quarter of 2024, Ideal Automobile stated that its performance is expected to reach a new high for the same period, with an expected delivery volume of 100000 to 103000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 90.2% to 95.9%; The revenue was 31.25 billion to 32.19 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 66.3% to 71.3%.
It is worth mentioning that just the day before the release of the financial report, Li Xiang, the CEO of Ideal Automobile, talked about the standards for measuring the quality of a company: firstly, strategy must focus on direction, continuously creating value for target users as the core, and high growth is the best way to measure it; The second is organization, which must be rational in the long run. The end-to-end value process is the foundation of the profession, and efficiency is the best way to measure it; The third aspect is talent. Adults focus on growth and provide feedback on their professional performance through practical experience, with high returns being the best measure.
Li Xiang stated that the strategy is to focus on+value+high growth; Organizations are rational, professional, and efficient; Talents are growth, professionalism, and high returns, and what can be achieved is a good enterprise. He said, "Good companies are good at discovering, exposing, and solving problems, while poor companies are good at hiding problems. The most powerful companies in the world are those that solve industry problems that other companies cannot solve, not without problems."
"5C charging stations will become extremely profitable investment projects," Li Xiang said. Charging 500 kilometers in less than 12 minutes, with a massive number of 5C supercharging stations, is equivalent to buying a new generation of electric vehicles with confidence. Don't worry about the number of 5C charging stations. With such high charging efficiency, the charging capacity and turnover rate (similar to the turnover rate in restaurants) of each charging space will increase by more than three times.
According to data, as of February 25, 2024, 344 Ideal Supercharging Stations have been put into use nationwide, with a layout of 114 cities. "In 2024, we will continue to accelerate the construction speed, comprehensively promote the layout of 5C supercharging piles and charging networks, and provide higher quality charging services for new energy vehicles nationwide," said Ideal Automobile.
