© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Canoo Way of life Automobile is displayed in the course of the 2021 LA Auto Present in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November, 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
(This Might 10 story corrects first paragraph to say Canoo had entry to $600 million in capital, not that it was attempting to lift extra money)
By Tina Bellon
(Reuters) – Electrical car firm Canoo Inc on Tuesday warned traders it won’t have the ability to meet its monetary obligations, saying it had entry to $600 million in funding however added it had “substantial doubt” about its going concern.
The warning got here because the Texas-based firm reported first-quarter earnings, together with a $125.4 million internet loss. Shares dropped 13% in after-hours buying and selling, following a 5% drop in the course of the day.
Canoo’s money crunch highlights the issue EV startups face scaling up expensive car manufacturing within the face of competitors starting from Tesla (NASDAQ:) Inc to conventional automakers spending billions on new know-how and crops.
Canoo mentioned it had round $105 million in money left as of the tip of March, lower than the $120 million it burned in working bills in the course of the first three months of the yr. Capital bills in the course of the first quarter got here in at $28.4 million on zero {dollars} of income, underscoring its want for added funding.
“We’ve been clear about our philosophy of elevating capital judiciously and can proceed with this disciplined method,” Canoo Chairman and Chief Govt Officer Tony Aquila mentioned in an announcement.
Aquila mentioned Canoo had greater than $600 million in accessible capital to fund the beginning of auto manufacturing and “vital expertise elevating capital in difficult markets.”
Canoo mentioned it had constructed 39 of its Gamma vans as of March 31 and had acquired 17,500 pre-orders with a projected worth of $750 million. Executives throughout a Tuesday earnings name mentioned the corporate was at present producing as much as 12 autos per week, including that it was targeted on fleet prospects.
The corporate in April gained a contract with the U.S. house company to construct autos that can transport astronauts to the launch pad for NASA’s upcoming Artemis mission to the moon.
