Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow afternoon. Here’s what to look for.
Rivian beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 22.4% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.73 billion, up 31.9% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Rivian’s revenue to decline 17.2% year on year to $996.7 million, a reversal from the 82.1% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.73 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Rivian has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at Rivian’s peers in the automobile manufacturing segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Winnebago’s revenues decreased 11.9% year on year, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.6%, and General Motors reported revenues up 2.3%, topping estimates by 2.7%. Winnebago’s stock price was unchanged after the results, while General Motors was down 4.2%.
Read our full analysis of Winnebago’s results here and General Motors’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the automobile manufacturing segment, with share prices up 13% on average over the last month. Rivian is up 23.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $14.26 (compared to the current share price of $13.81).
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