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Li Auto Inc. (LI) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

LI • • Industrial / General
Consumer CyclicalAuto ManufacturersMass Market Passenger VehiclesChinese EV Mass Market
AboutLi Auto Inc. operates in the energy vehicle market in the People's Republic of China. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles. The company's product line comprises MPVs and sport utility vehicles. It offers sales and after sales management, and technology development and corporate management services, as well as purchases manufacturing equipment. The company offers its products through online and offline channels. The company was formerly known as Leading Ideal Inc. and changed its name to Li Auto Inc. in July 2020. Li Auto Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.Show more
  • Revenue $144.52B +16.7%
  • EBITDA $9.42B +5.5%
  • Net Income $8.04B -31.3%
  • EPS (Diluted) 7.54 -31.8%
  • Gross Margin 20.53% -7.5%
  • EBITDA Margin 6.52% -9.6%
  • Operating Margin 4.4% -23.7%
  • Net Margin 5.56% -41.2%
  • ROE 12.19% -44.9%
  • ROIC 209.29% -65.5%
  • Debt/Equity 0.23 +2.5%
  • Interest Coverage 33.85 -59.1%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 247.9%
  • ✓Trading at only 0.2x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 12 (bottom 12%)
  • ✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 1.5%
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-
5Y247.89%
3Y75.67%
TTM-11.05%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-55.24%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-55.71%

ROCE

10Y Avg-9.19%
5Y Avg1.24%
3Y Avg3.98%
Latest7.76%

Peer Comparison

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XPEVXPeng Inc.16.41B21.05-1.7233.22%-7.1%-14.11%0.51

Profit & Loss

Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+0283.6M8.94B26.66B46.08B123.83B144.52B
Revenue Growth %--30.52%1.98%0.73%1.69%0.17%
Cost of Goods Sold+89.7M380.73M7.55B21.11B37.28B96.34B114.85B
COGS % of Revenue-1.34%0.84%0.79%0.81%0.78%0.79%
Gross Profit+-89.7M-97.13M1.39B5.55B8.81B27.49B29.67B
Gross Margin %--0.34%0.16%0.21%0.19%0.22%0.21%
Gross Profit Growth %--0.08%15.27%3%0.59%2.12%0.08%
Operating Expenses+1.09B1.74B1.99B6.56B12.52B20.35B23.31B
OpEx % of Revenue-6.13%0.22%0.25%0.27%0.16%0.16%
Selling, General & Admin280.87M612.01M993.17M3.37B5.68B9.77B12.23B
SG&A % of Revenue-2.16%0.11%0.13%0.12%0.08%0.08%
Research & Development804.46M1.13B997.3M3.19B6.84B10.58B11.08B
R&D % of Revenue-3.97%0.11%0.12%0.15%0.09%0.08%
Other Operating Expenses0000000
Operating Income+-1.18B-1.84B-604.08M-1B-3.72B7.14B6.36B
Operating Margin %--6.47%-0.07%-0.04%-0.08%0.06%0.04%
Operating Income Growth %--0.56%0.67%-0.66%-2.7%2.92%-0.11%
EBITDA+-1.09B-1.68B-247.02M-421.4M-2.48B8.92B9.42B
EBITDA Margin %--5.92%-0.03%-0.02%-0.05%0.07%0.07%
EBITDA Growth %--0.55%0.85%-0.71%-4.89%4.59%0.06%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)89.7M157.3M357.06M582.75M1.24B1.78B3.06B
EBIT-1.11B-2.17B-112.92M-88.41M-2.09B10.54B9.51B
Net Interest Income+8.57M-4.03M177.74M668.42M977.83M2B1.63B
Interest Income74.51M79.42M241M730.85M1.09B2.08B1.82B
Interest Expense65.94M83.44M63.26M62.43M108.21M86.24M187.83M
Other Income/Expense-35.72M-575.77M425.51M853.32M1.52B3.31B2.96B
Pretax Income+-1.21B-2.41B-178.57M-150.83M-2.2B10.45B9.32B
Pretax Margin %--8.5%-0.02%-0.01%-0.05%0.08%0.06%
Income Tax+00-21.6M166.46M-129.24M-1.36B1.27B
Effective Tax Rate %1.31%1.01%0.89%2.1%0.93%1.12%0.86%
Net Income+-1.59B-2.43B-159.79M-317.29M-2.05B11.7B8.04B
Net Margin %--8.58%-0.02%-0.01%-0.04%0.09%0.06%
Net Income Growth %--0.53%0.93%-0.99%-5.45%6.72%-0.31%
Net Income (Continuing)-1.21B-2.41B-156.97M-317.29M-2.07B11.81B8.05B
Discontinued Operations-381.34M-20.61M-2.83M0000
Minority Interest0000327.61M432.6M445.5M
EPS (Diluted)+-2.12-3.62-0.85-0.34-2.1011.067.54
EPS Growth %--0.71%0.77%0.6%-5.18%6.27%-0.32%
EPS (Basic)-2.12-3.62-0.85-0.34-2.1011.908.06
Diluted Shares Outstanding904.96M904.96M904.96M926.66M970.62M1.06B1.06B
Basic Shares Outstanding904.96M904.96M904.96M926.66M970.62M983.93M996.6M
Dividend Payout Ratio-------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+2.29B5.07B31.39B52.38B66.99B114.53B126.31B
Cash & Short-Term Investments930.11M3.57B28.64B47.52B56.51B103.26B112.81B
Cash Only70.19M1.3B8.94B27.85B38.48B91.33B65.9B
Short-Term Investments859.91M2.27B19.7B19.67B18.03B11.93B46.9B
Accounts Receivable08.3M115.55M120.54M48.38M143.52M135.11M
Days Sales Outstanding-10.694.721.650.380.420.34
Inventory155K518.09M1.05B1.62B6.8B6.87B8.19B
Days Inventory Outstanding0.63496.6850.6427.9866.6326.0426.01
Other Current Assets1.36B902.61M1.56B3.12B1.94B4.25B5.18B
Total Non-Current Assets+3.49B4.45B4.98B9.47B19.55B28.94B36.04B
Property, Plant & Equipment2.12B3.13B3.76B6.56B14.73B20.43B29.46B
Fixed Asset Turnover-0.09x2.38x4.06x3.13x6.06x4.90x
Goodwill00-181.5M-289.81M5.48M5.48M5.48M
Intangible Assets850.5M857.25M864.79M1.04B832.62M864.18M2.44B
Long-Term Investments177.14M126.18M162.85M156.31M1.48B1.6B922.9M
Other Non-Current Assets43.32M33.84M321.18M1.98B2.42B4.79B667.78M
Total Assets+5.78B9.51B36.37B61.85B86.54B143.47B162.35B
Asset Turnover-0.03x0.25x0.43x0.53x0.86x0.89x
Asset Growth %-0.65%2.82%0.7%0.4%0.66%0.13%
Total Current Liabilities+1.75B4.68B4.31B12.11B27.37B72.74B69.22B
Accounts Payable342.25M633.91M2.99B7.09B15.41B34.84B40.04B
Days Payables Outstanding1.39K607.72144.55122.59150.89131.99127.25
Short-Term Debt20M931.48M037.04M390.75M6.98B281.1M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K01000K
Other Current Liabilities-301.06M2.26B-193.03M-570.88M-1.55B7.36B114.79M
Current Ratio1.31x1.08x7.28x4.33x2.45x1.57x1.82x
Quick Ratio1.31x0.97x7.04x4.19x2.20x1.48x1.71x
Cash Conversion Cycle--100.35-89.19-92.96-83.88-105.53-100.9
Total Non-Current Liabilities+6.43B252.57M2.26B8.68B13.98B10.15B21.81B
Long-Term Debt644.6M0511.64M5.96B9.23B1.75B8.15B
Capital Lease Obligations583.7M241.11M1.39B1.37B1.95B3.68B6.38B
Deferred Tax Liabilities000077.81M0865M
Other Non-Current Liabilities5.2B0356.68M1.35B2.14B4.72B5.25B
Total Liabilities8.18B4.93B6.57B20.78B41.35B82.89B91.03B
Total Debt+1.36B1.71B2.11B7.84B12.26B13.55B16.34B
Net Debt1.29B414.68M-6.82B-20.01B-26.21B-77.78B-49.56B
Debt / Equity-0.37x0.07x0.19x0.27x0.22x0.23x
Debt / EBITDA-----1.52x1.74x
Net Debt / EBITDA------8.72x-5.26x
Interest Coverage-17.82x-22.00x-9.55x-16.09x-34.37x82.81x33.85x
Total Equity+-2.4B4.58B29.8B41.06B45.19B60.58B71.32B
Equity Growth %-2.91%5.51%0.38%0.1%0.34%0.18%
Book Value per Share-2.655.0632.9344.3146.5557.2766.99
Total Shareholders' Equity-2.4B4.58B29.8B41.06B44.86B60.14B70.87B
Common Stock165K165K1.25M1.41M1.42M1.45M1.45M
Retained Earnings-2.41B-5.69B-6.48B-6.81B-8.82B2.44B10.92B
Treasury Stock000-89K-84K-90K-74K
Accumulated OCI12.69M15.54M-1.01B-1.52B-194.11M219.71M-171.75M
Minority Interest0000327.61M432.6M445.5M

Cash Flow

Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+-1.35B-1.79B3.14B8.34B7.38B50.69B15.93B
Operating CF Margin %--6.32%0.35%0.31%0.16%0.41%0.11%
Operating CF Growth %--0.33%2.75%1.66%-0.12%5.87%-0.69%
Net Income-1.17B-2.42B-166.03M-321.45M-2.03B11.7B8.03B
Depreciation & Amortization60.5M116.39M321M590.4M1.21B1.81B3.06B
Stock-Based Compensation00142.79M1.1B2.05B2.38B2.63B
Deferred Taxes00-22.85M168.64M-128.34M-1.8M0
Other Non-Cash Items68.44M661.33M-202.95M185.52M1.24B31.23B142.01M
Working Capital Changes-310.44M-153.56M3.07B6.62B5.04B3.58B2.07B
Change in Receivables72.21M-8.3M-107.25M-5.46M72.21M-95.1M8.2M
Change in Inventory3.13M-510.55M-516.87M-611.56M-5.92B-1.25B-3.1B
Change in Payables-62.5M602.28M2.53B6.21B10.59B31.85M2.21B
Cash from Investing+-191.51M-2.57B-18.74B-4.26B-4.36B-12.07M-41.14B
Capital Expenditures-970.73M-952.9M-675.19M-3.44B-5.13B-6.51B-7.73B
CapEx % of Revenue-3.36%0.08%0.13%0.11%0.05%0.05%
Acquisitions-------
Investments-------
Other Investing-573.55M473.08M54.24M38K4.53M6.49B970.22M
Cash from Financing+1.11B5.66B24.71B16.71B5.64B185.38M-415.65M
Debt Issued (Net)-------
Equity Issued (Net)-------
Dividends Paid0000000
Share Repurchases-------
Other Financing269.86M97.41M01.14M96.73M1.19B14.66M
Net Change in Cash-------
Free Cash Flow+-2.32B-2.75B2.46B4.9B2.25B44.19B8.2B
FCF Margin %--9.68%0.28%0.18%0.05%0.36%0.06%
FCF Growth %--0.19%1.9%0.99%-0.54%18.62%-0.81%
FCF per Share-2.56-3.042.725.282.3241.787.71
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.85x0.74x-19.65x-26.29x-3.60x4.33x1.98x
Interest Paid000087.94M41.47M96.67M
Taxes Paid00001.33M58.65M645.53M

Key Ratios

Metric2018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)--222.57%-0.93%-0.9%-4.75%22.13%12.19%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)--70.85%-3.24%-3.42%-13.94%606.69%209.29%
Gross Margin--34.25%15.51%20.82%19.11%22.2%20.53%
Net Margin--857.53%-1.79%-1.19%-4.44%9.45%5.56%
Debt / Equity-0.37x0.07x0.19x0.27x0.22x0.23x
Interest Coverage-17.82x-22.00x-9.55x-16.09x-34.37x82.81x33.85x
FCF Conversion0.85x0.74x-19.65x-26.29x-3.60x4.33x1.98x
Revenue Growth--3052.47%198.2%72.85%168.73%16.71%

Revenue by Segment

20202021202220232024
Vehicle sales-20.76B35.69B120.29B138.54B
Vehicle sales Growth--71.95%237.07%15.17%
Other Sales And Services173.91M-808.02M3.56B5.92B
Other Sales And Services Growth---340.17%66.50%
Other sales and services-492.75M---
Other sales and services Growth-----
Vehicles9.28B----
Vehicles Growth-----

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Li Auto Inc. (LI) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 2.2x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Li Auto Inc. (LI) reported $125.72B in revenue for fiscal year 2024.

Li Auto Inc. (LI) grew revenue by 16.7% over the past year. This is strong growth.

Yes, Li Auto Inc. (LI) is profitable, generating $4.51B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (5.6% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Li Auto Inc. (LI) has a return on equity (ROE) of 12.2%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Li Auto Inc. (LI) had negative free cash flow of $7.71B in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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