On the stock market since 2018, it operates in the world of automobiles. It has 35,032 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
Average growth of 24% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. For now, time is on the company’s side.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 90% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 20% a year on average.
The company sells $85.1B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $45.8B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $19.6B would remain.
A loss of $14.6B against $85.1B in annual sales.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
On our five-subject report card, NIO sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: NIO has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.