EHang (Nasdaq: EH), a global leader in Urban Air Mobility technology, has announced a significant achievement with the first successful flight of its pilotless eVTOL aircraft in Brazil. Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) recently issued an Experimental Flight Authorization (CAVE) for EHang's EH216-S, allowing trial operations.
EHang's EH-216 aircraft saw a nine-fold increase in unit sales, and the Company reported 920% revenue growth in Q2 2024. EH's unique certified autonomous eVTOL faces minimal competition, with a growing order book and expanded manufacturing capacity in China. A mathematical model suggests a fair value share price of $30, driven by industry-standard operating costs and continued explosive revenue growth.
2Q results showed strong revenue growth, breaking even on a non-GAAP basis, with surging orders and positive guidance for 3Q. More market entrants in eVTOL are unlikely to have an impact on EHang in the near future. EHang's business is now more sustainable with a healthy balance sheet and a large order backlog.
The aerial vehicle specialist unveiled its second-quarter results before market open. It crushed analyst estimates for the period.
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EHang Holdings is now in execution mode, collecting large orders, expanding production, and ramping revenues. The Chinese government wants to push the eVTOL sector to take a leading role, bringing about strategic initiatives, strong subsidies, and introducing first infrastructure projects. Regional actors in China are already supporting EHang with activities such as building vertiports and placing large orders, indicating a promising future.
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EHang Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:EH ) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call May 20, 2024 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Anne Ji - Senior Director, Investor Relations Huazhi Hu - Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Zhao Wang - Co-Chief Operating Officer Conor Yang - Chief Financial Officer & Director of the Board Conference Call Participants Ting Song - Goldman Sachs Cindy Wang - Morgan Stanley Yu Chen - Haitong Securities Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to EHang's First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call.
EHang Holdings Limited EH shares are trading higher after it reported first-quarter FY24 results. Revenue increased 178.0% Y/Y to RMB61.7 million. In USD terms, revenue of $8.5 million beat the consensus of $6.9 million. Revenue benefitted from demand for the proprietary EH216 pilotless eVTOL vehicles. Adjusted operating loss came in at RMB(12.6) million ($(1.7) million), an improvement of 63.4% Y/Y in the quarter. The company achieved positive operating cash flow in the quarter. The company disclosed sales and deliveries of 26 units of EH216 series products in the first quarter of FY24, which more than doubled to 11 units in the first quarter of 2023. As of March-end, cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits and short-term investments balances stood at RMB323.8 million ($44.9 million). Adjusted net loss per ADS was $0.02, beating the consensus of $(0.09). Huazhi Hu, EHang’s Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Looking ahead, we will remain focused on moving forward commercial EH216-S operations for a new phase of growth, catering to intra-city mobility needs while addressing other needs in global UAM by research and development, testing, and airworthiness certification efforts for VT-30, our pilotless passenger-carrying lift-and-cruise eVTOL model tailored for inter-city travel.” Outlook: For the second quarter of 2024, the company projects revenues to be around RMB90 million, an increase of around 804% Y/Y. In March, the company established Japan’s first Urban Air Mobility Center, facilitating pilotless eVTOL flights in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Also, EHang started selling its EH216-S vehicle on Chinese online shopping platform Taobao for 2.39 million yuan ($332,000). Last month, EHang attained the Production Certificate (PC) for its EH216-S passenger-carrying pilotless electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Investors can gain exposure to the stock via SPDR S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETF KOMP. Price Action: EH shares are up 7.62% at $20.60 premarket at the last check Monday. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.