EV battery maker CATL sees up to 200 percent jump in profit
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd. expects its net income to surge to as much as $1.4 billion in the third quarter as the biggest maker of electric-vehicle batteries benefits from strong sales to the automotive industry.
CATL, investing heavily in expanding its production capacity, predicted the profit jump of as much as 200 percent in a stock filing on Monday. The Ningde, Fujian-based company also said net income could top $2.5 billion in the nine months through September, up 132 percent compared to the same period last year.
CATL has made spending commitments in the region of $20 billion to build new, bigger factories at home and abroad including in Hungary with Mercedes-Benz AG, and also plans to tap resource-rich Indonesia for expansion. In August, the manufacturer unveiled half-year results that marked a recovery from a disastrous start to the year. Profit for the six months through June climbed 82 percent to $1.1 billion, as CATL coped better with the volatility in raw-material costs.
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. reported third-quarter earnings last week that comfortably beat profit and sales expectations, bolstered by demand for EVs and a weak Korean won offsetting high commodity prices.
CATL is expected to release third-quarter results on Oct. 21.
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