Press Release: Lotus Technology Reports Unaudited Third Quarter and First Nine Months 2024 Financial Results

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(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share)

 
                                For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 
                             --------------------------------------------- 
                                    2024                   2023 
                                      US$                     US$ 
Net loss                               (666,520)              (526,524) 
 
Other comprehensive 
income: 
Fair value changes of 
 mandatorily redeemable 
 noncontrolling interest, 
 exchangeable notes and 
 convertible notes due to 
 instrument-specific credit 
 risk, net of nil income 
 taxes                                      230                   $(585.SI)$ 
Foreign currency 
 translation adjustment, 
 net of nil income taxes                    118                 24,077 
                             ------------------      ----------------- 
 
Total other comprehensive 
 income                                     348                 23,492 
                             ------------------      ----------------- 
 
Total comprehensive loss               (666,172)              (503,032) 
                             ------------------      ----------------- 
Less: Total comprehensive 
 loss attributable to 
 noncontrolling interests                (1,402)                (7,587) 
                             ------------------      ----------------- 
Total comprehensive loss 
 attributable to ordinary 
 shareholders                          (664,770)              (495,445) 
                             ==================      ================= 
 
 
 

Appendix C

Lotus Technology Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive loss

(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share)

 
                                           Three Months Ended 
                                ---------------------------------------- 
                                September 30, 2024  September 30, 2023 
                                ------------------  -------------------- 
                                       US$                  US$ 
Revenues: 
Sales of goods                            241,356             180,626 
Service revenues                           13,352               7,280 
                                -----------------   ----------------- 
Total revenues                            254,708             187,906 
                                -----------------   ----------------- 
Cost of revenues: 
Cost of goods sold                       (239,938)           (155,689) 
Cost of services                           (6,567)             (4,596) 
                                -----------------   ----------------- 
Total cost of revenues                   (246,505)           (160,285) 
                                -----------------   ----------------- 
Gross profit                                8,203              27,621 
Operating expenses: 
Research and development 
 expenses                                 (52,671)            (81,999) 
Selling and marketing expenses            (55,530)            (72,995) 
General and administrative 
 expenses                                 (63,364)            (37,786) 
Government grants                           3,323               1,695 
                                -----------------   ----------------- 
Total operating expenses                 (168,242)           (191,085) 
                                -----------------   ----------------- 
Operating loss                           (160,039)           (163,464) 
Interest expenses                          (8,849)             (3,897) 
Interest income                             6,618               1,410 
Investment income (loss), net               7,303              (4,079) 
Share of results of equity 
 method investments                          (398)                (22) 
Foreign currency exchange 
 gains, net                                19,392               4,502 
Changes in fair values of 
 mandatorily redeemable 
 noncontrolling interest, 
 exchangeable notes and 
 convertible notes, excluding 
 impact of instrument-specific 
 credit risk                               (4,884)             (2,637) 
Changes in fair values of 
 warrant liabilities                        1,060                   - 
Changes in fair values of put 
 option liabilities                       (65,671)             (4,027) 
                                -----------------   ----------------- 
Loss before income taxes                 (205,468)           (172,214) 
Income tax expense                           (800)             (1,368) 
                                -----------------   ----------------- 
Net loss                                 (206,268)           (173,582) 
                                =================   ================= 
Less: Net loss attributable to 
 noncontrolling interests                    (469)             (1,872) 
Net loss attributable to 
 ordinary shareholders                   (205,799)           (171,710) 
                                =================   ================= 
Accretion of Redeemable 
 Convertible Preferred Shares                   -              (4,805) 
Net loss available to ordinary 
 shareholders                            (205,799)           (176,515) 
                                =================   ================= 
Loss per ordinary share(1) 
--Basic and diluted                         (0.30)              (0.37) 
Weighted average number of 
ordinary shares outstanding 
used in computing net loss 
per ordinary share(1) 
--Basic and diluted                   675,897,690         474,621,603 
 
 

(1) Shares outstanding for all periods reflect the adjustment for recapitalization upon the consummation of merger transaction in February 2024.

Lotus Technology Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive loss (con'd)

(All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share)

 
                                            Three Months Ended 
                                ------------------------------------------ 
                                 September 30, 2024    September 30, 2023 
                                --------------------  -------------------- 
                                        US$                   US$ 
Net loss                                (206,268)             (173,582) 
 
Other comprehensive income 
(loss): 
Fair value changes of 
 mandatorily redeemable 
 noncontrolling interest, 
 exchangeable notes and 
 convertible notes due to 
 instrument-specific credit 
 risk, net of nil income 
 taxes                                       631                   974 
Foreign currency translation 
 adjustment, net of nil income 
 taxes                                      (294)              (10,486) 
 
Total other comprehensive 
 income (loss)                               337                (9,512) 
                                ----------------      ---------------- 
 
Total comprehensive loss                (205,931)             (183,094) 
                                ----------------      ---------------- 
Less: Total comprehensive loss 
 attributable to 
 noncontrolling interests                   (469)               (1,998) 
                                ----------------      ---------------- 
Total comprehensive loss 
 attributable to ordinary 
 shareholders                           (205,462)             (181,096) 
                                ================      ================ 
 
 

Appendix D

Lotus Technology Inc.

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP results (Adjusted net loss/Adjusted EBITDA)

(All amounts in thousands)

 
                                          For Nine Months Ended 
                                ------------------------------------------ 
                                 September 30, 2024    September 30, 2023 
                                --------------------  -------------------- 
                                        US$                   US$ 
Net loss                                (666,520)             (526,524) 
Share-based compensation 
 expenses, net of tax effect 
 of nil(1)                                33,565                     - 
Adjusted net loss                       (632,955)             (526,524) 
Net loss                                (666,520)             (526,524) 
Interest expenses                         20,557                 7,367 
Interest income                          (15,276)               (7,258) 
Income tax expense                         1,155                 1,350 
Share-based compensation 
 expenses                                 33,565                     - 
Depreciation                              63,153                38,650 
                                ----------------      ---------------- 
Adjusted EBITDA                         (563,366)             (486,415) 
                                ================      ================ 
 
 
 
                                              Three Months Ended 
                                  ------------------------------------------ 
                                   September 30, 2024    September 30, 2023 
                                  --------------------  -------------------- 
                                          US$                   US$ 
Net loss                                  (206,268)             (173,582) 
Share-based compensation 
 expenses, net of tax effect of 
 nil(1)                                     (2,329)                    - 
Adjusted net loss                         (208,597)             (173,582) 
Net loss                                  (206,268)             (173,582) 
Interest expenses                            8,849                 3,897 
Interest income                             (6,618)               (1,410) 
Income tax expense                             800                 1,368 
Share-based compensation 
 expenses                                   (2,329)                    - 

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