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| We believe the Ocean platform is competitively priced and has several class-leading features including a best-in-class range of 360 miles |
| Our ability to make this scale of OTA update is currently very rare within the industry and it places us in a very strong position to not only keep pace but to set the pace in a rapidly changing industry where software increasingly defines the user experience |
| I've been driving an early release of OS 2.0 in my own Ocean for over a month now, covering more than 1,500 miles in that time, and I am delighted that the sum of all the improvements in this ambitious package is so clearly apparent in the noticeably more sophisticated driving experience and cleaner functionality, as well as fixing some irritations that I know will be much appreciated by our customers |
| The acclaim that the Ocean has received in the US and in Europe for its design, build quality, comfort, roominess, its range and dynamic performance is testament to our successful delivery of the hardware |
| Our vehicle engineering team is just back from a comprehensive winter test and sign-off trip in Sweden earlier this month with excellent results on the Ice Lake, where even the front wheel drive entry level sport version gave an excellent account of itself |
| Our carbon footprint life cycle assessment published in 2023 clearly showed our ability to lead the industry in sustainability |
| It also includes the eagerly awaited key fob performance improvements and improved 12-volt battery management with a customer-selectable energy saving mode that reduces overnight state of charge loss to below 1% |
| This enhances ESG alignment with engineering, design, and procurement, providing more immediate access to support innovation in low-impact materials and technology |
| We have a highly differentiated product that truly deserves a higher level of customer awareness |
| That gives me great confidence that we will be able to set up a comprehensive wide-reaching dealer network in a very short time |
| So they're extremely excited to have our vehicle |
| I'm very proud of what our team has accomplished thus far and excited for our customers to experience the features and upgrades we have in store for them |
| These accomplishments marks an important validation of the world-class product that our incredible talent and team has developed |
| On an adjusted basis, adding back the deferred revenue and removing the inventory charge and supply capacity expense, our gross margin would have been positive |
| As I look back on 2023 and ahead to the remainder of 2024, while I'm well aware that sentiment on EVs has seen brighter days and our own company has experienced growing pains, my confidence in the future of Fisker remains very strong |
| We expect sales momentum to build throughout the year as our dealer footprint expands |
| I'm really confident in the future of Fisker and we'll be back |
| We knew this would be difficult, but we are in this for the long haul and are confident in our direction |
| Should it turn out that we are doing much better, we can easily increase our production, that's not the issue |
| Higher revenues were driven by a significant increase in deliveries in the quarter to 3,818 units compared to 1,097 units in third quarter 2023 |
| Geeta Gupta-Fisker I just want to add to that, Shreyas, that in August when we had a Product Vision Day, the goal of Product Vision Day was to showcase the capabilities in terms of our platforms, and in terms of the fact that Ocean has the ability to create a very exciting product portfolio, the Alaska, and PEAR being a very exciting high volume product |
| With the rollout of our dealer network underway, enhanced by the improvements and optimizations made to our outbound logistic operations, we believe we have a strategy to make this happen in the most efficient and financially prudent way |
| We are bringing to the world the most sustainable electric vehicle |
| The Ocean OS 2.0 over-the-air update has already begun, which includes performance and powertrain improvements, enhancements for Solar Sky, improved energy management, and other user experience improvements |
| Our dealer-partner model is progressing well |
| Our strategy for the Ocean was to launch a global car with class-leading design and features, future-proofed hardware, and a fully connected, cyber-secure software platform that would allow us to continually improve the user experience, optimize driving performance, and introduce new features throughout the life of the car |
| And they're super excited about it |
| So I actually forecast a pretty good demand, specifically here in the US because of this whole new thing that's happened |
| We continue to bolster the breadth and depth of our management team with key executive leaders -- key executive leadership hirings of seasoned and experienced executives across departments including financing, accounting, and marketing |
| Believe me, we are working hard to actually make great progress at Fisker and I think with this pivot we have done to the dealer model, we'll see results fairly quickly |
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| Fisker has missed its guidance and targets and the recent 10-Q missing from the third quarter set off a cascading event with the 2025 notes |
| Our gross margin was negative 35% in the quarter |
| Our guidance and targets reflected our best estimate at the time, but as discussed, a number of unexpected challenges arose |
| What concrete steps are being taken to rebuild trust and to hit targets? Henrik Fisker We recognize that our 2023 was a challenging year for the company |
| Supplier delays and other issues unexpectedly hampered our ability to ramp up production and deliveries during the year |
| As Henrik has already said, 2023 was a much more challenging year than we anticipated |
| While we also realize that the EV industry is going through a turbulent and unpredictable period |
| So I think that we have to go with a very cautious prediction because we do see EV sort of negative sentiment whether it's in media or generally talked about and maybe for some companies |
| 2023 was a challenging year for Fisker |
| However, there were some non-recurring items in the cost of goods sold that negatively impacted margins, which includes an inventory valuation charge and a supplier capacity expense |
| We reported a loss from operations in the quarter of $103 million |
| As a result, we expect to conclude, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue the growing concern when we file our 10-K with the SEC |
| While we made good progress in solidifying our delivery network, we were not able to efficiently accommodate our backlog of the pace we and our customers desired and deserved |
| Of this, SG&A is estimated to be $200 million to $230 million, which is lower than our annualized fourth quarter run rate |
| Our net loss for the fourth quarter was $463.6 million or $1.23 per share |
| In product development, we may have to scale back our operations, including headcount and production of the Ocean, which could have an adverse impact on our business and financial prospects |
| We had negative $328.5 million adjustment to the fair value of our 2025 convertible notes in the fourth quarter |
| Our net loss for the year was $762 million or minus $2.22 per share |
| Other expense in the quarter was minus $10.5 million, largely due to a write-off for a loan we had previously made to a trouble supplier |
| If the financing is not available or if the terms of financing are less desirable than we are expecting, we may be forced to decrease our planned level of investment |
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