Rivian shares hit new lows after manufacturing cuts in 2021

Rivian Automotive, an electrical automobile startup that went public final month by a blockbuster IPO, hit a brand new low on Friday morning after the corporate reduce its manufacturing goal for 2021.

Rivian mentioned after markets closed on Thursday that it’s anticipated to “fall under just a few hundred autos” this yr’s manufacturing goal of 1,200 autos. The corporate confronted provide chain points in addition to challenges ramping up manufacturing of the complicated batteries that energy the autos.

“Beginning up such a manufacturing system, as I mentioned, is a very complicated orchestra,” Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe informed traders. “We’re ramping up largely as anticipated, the battery restrict is actually an artifact, simply ramping up a extremely automated line, and as I mentioned it does not pose any long-term challenges for us.”

Rivian’s shares fell 15% throughout Friday morning buying and selling to under $ 93 per share – a brand new low for the corporate’s inventory because it started buying and selling Nov. 10. The corporate’s inventory additionally opened under $ 100 per share for the primary time on Friday.

Manufacturing points apart, Rivian mentioned whole reservations for its R1T electrical pickup and R1S SUV rose to 71,000 as of December 15, up 28% from the earlier variety of 55,400 autos in November. That is the next charge than the corporate anticipated, officers mentioned.

The updates got here together with Rivian’s first quarterly report as a public firm and the affirmation of plans for a brand new $ 5 billion facility in Georgia, slated to go dwell in 2024.

Rivian’s third quarter outcomes have been consistent with Wall Road’s income expectations and estimates the corporate beforehand launched as a part of its most up-to-date IPO.

For the third quarter, Rivian reported an working lack of $ 776 million and a internet lack of $ 1.23 billion. The corporate had beforehand forecast an working lack of between $ 745 million and $ 795 million and a internet lack of between $ 1.21 billion and $ 1.28 billion.