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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-27SunCar Technology Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
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SunCar Technology Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Generated Net Profit of $1.6 Million Delivered 28% YoY Revenue Growth to $131 Million EV Insurance Premiums Grew 43% YoY Third Consecutive Quarter of Profitability NEW YORK, May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in AI-powered auto insurance and auto services, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. "SunCar had an excellent quarter delivering its third consecutive quarter of profitability and 28% year over year revenue growth,” said Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar. “Deeper integration with our EV partners continues to fuel growth in insurance, major enterprise deals are landing in auto services, and our AI partnership with ByteDance Doubao continues to differentiate our platform in the market.” First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Total revenue increased 28% to $131.2 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to $102.6 million in the first quarter of 2025. Net income was $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a net loss of $3.6 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA was $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2026, from a negative $1.3 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 3.4% in the first quarter of 2026 from a negative 1.3% in the prior year period. Auto eInsurance revenue increased 36% to $62.3 million, compared to $45.9 million in the prior year period. Technology Services revenue increased 43% to $15.3 million, up from $10.7 million in the prior year period. Auto Service revenue increased 16% to $53.5 million, compared to $46.0 million for the prior year period. Operating costs and expenses increased 21% to $128.2 million, up from $105.6 million in the prior year period. Integrated service costs increased 35% to $65.2 million, from $48.4 million in the prior year period. Promotional service expenses increased 29% to $57.8 million, from $44.7 million in the prior year period. Selling expenses decreased 57% to $2.6 million, compared to $6.1 million in the prior year period. General and administrative expenses decreased 76% to $1.3 million, from $5.4 million in the prior year period. Research and development expenses increased 26% to $1.2 million, up from $0.9 million in the prior year period. Operating income was $3.0 million; a significant improvement compared to a loss o…Read full documentShow less
Generated Net Profit of $1.6 Million Delivered 28% YoY Revenue Growth to $131 Million EV Insurance Premiums Grew 43% YoY Third Consecutive Quarter of Profitability NEW YORK, May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in AI-powered auto insurance and auto services, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. "SunCar had an excellent quarter delivering its third consecutive quarter of profitability and 28% year over year revenue growth,” said Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar. “Deeper integration with our EV partners continues to fuel growth in insurance, major enterprise deals are landing in auto services, and our AI partnership with ByteDance Doubao continues to differentiate our platform in the market.” First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Total revenue increased 28% to $131.2 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to $102.6 million in the first quarter of 2025. Net income was $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a net loss of $3.6 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA was $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2026, from a negative $1.3 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 3.4% in the first quarter of 2026 from a negative 1.3% in the prior year period. Auto eInsurance revenue increased 36% to $62.3 million, compared to $45.9 million in the prior year period. Technology Services revenue increased 43% to $15.3 million, up from $10.7 million in the prior year period. Auto Service revenue increased 16% to $53.5 million, compared to $46.0 million for the prior year period. Operating costs and expenses increased 21% to $128.2 million, up from $105.6 million in the prior year period. Integrated service costs increased 35% to $65.2 million, from $48.4 million in the prior year period. Promotional service expenses increased 29% to $57.8 million, from $44.7 million in the prior year period. Selling expenses decreased 57% to $2.6 million, compared to $6.1 million in the prior year period. General and administrative expenses decreased 76% to $1.3 million, from $5.4 million in the prior year period. Research and development expenses increased 26% to $1.2 million, up from $0.9 million in the prior year period. Operating income was $3.0 million; a significant improvement compared to a loss of $3.0 million in the prior year period. First Quarter 2026 Business Highlights Insurance EV Premium Growth: Insurance premiums for EVs increased 42.5% to $514.4 million from US$361.0 million in the prior year period. EV insurance Revenue: EV-related insurance revenue increased 37% to $22.6 million from $16.5 million in the prior year period. Tesla: Tesla expanded its implementation of SunCar’s integrated insurance + services benefits platform delivering the convenience and safety advantages of SunCar’s integrated services to an increasing number of Tesla drivers. Xiaomi: Launched its customer service platform on SunCar’s cloud validating the flexibility and scalability of SunCar’s CRM system, significantly increasing conversion rates, and greatly improving customer satisfaction. Leapmotor: Leapmotor has fully digitalized its processes on SunCar’s platform enabling 100% SaaS-based transactions for its employees and customers. Zhongwu Putai(Huawei): Zhongwu Putai is a Huawei partner. SunCar won the bid to be the exclusive insurance provider in Zhongwu Putai’s retail stores. At the end of Q1 2026, 20 of Zhongwu Putai’s stores were online with SunCar. China Land Insurance: China Land is integrating SunCar’s cloud insurance platform into its ecosystem seeking to enhance customer acquisition, product development, and risk management. Auto Service AgBank: In April, SunCar announced it had signed a $50 million, three-year contract to manage AgBank’s chauffeur business across three business units. Minsheng Bank: SunCar was awarded a three-year, $13 million contract to manage Minsheng’s concierge chauffeur and other transportation services. ICBC: SunCar has been selected to be an integrated transportation service provider for the bank’s prestigious Airport/High-Speed Rail Travel Project. PingAn Insurance: PingAn Insurance signed an enterprise-level agreement with SunCar to offer a number of value-added auto services to PingAn’s insurance customers. These include chauffeur services, airport lounges, and designated driver services. China Pacific Insurance: Secured a contract to deliver comprehensive auto services to the insurer’s Zhejiang customers, demonstrating that SunCar’s auto service solutions have gained acceptance from multiple major insurance brands. PingAn Bank Credit Card Center: Signed two-year contract to manage the Credit Card Center’s car wash and concierge chauffeur services. The bank has been a customer since 2017. Huaxing Bank: As a partner on PingAn Group’s YiQianBao fintech platform, SunCar was selected to be the exclusive VIP transportation provider for Huaxing. Integrated Insurance and Auto Service China Continental Insurance: China Continental is implementing SunCar’s cloud in new regions allowing it to offer an integrated auto services and insurance package to customers. AI Product Update ByteDance Doubao Partnership: SunCar continues to leverage ByteDance Doubao’s AI technology to create new features such as predictive maintenance, intelligent policy pricing, and outbound policy renewal reminders. Financial Outlook SunCar is expecting its full year 2026 revenue to be approximately $600 million. About SunCar Technology Group Inc. Founded in 2007, SunCar is transforming the customer journey for auto insurance and services in China, the largest vehicle market in the world. SunCar develops and operates AI cloud-based platforms that seamlessly connect drivers with a wide range of auto services and insurance coverage options through a nationwide network of sales partners. As a result, SunCar has established itself as the leader in China in the auto eInsurance market for electric vehicles and the B2B auto services market. The Company's intelligent cloud platform empowers its enterprise customers to access, manage, and optimize their auto eInsurance and auto service offerings. Through SunCar, drivers gain access to a wide variety of high-quality services from tens of thousands of independent providers, all from a single application. For more information, please visit: https://ir.suncartech.com. Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains information about the Company’s view of its future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with its ability to raise additional funding, its ability to maintain and grow its business, variability of operating results, its ability to maintain and enhance its brand, its development and introduction of new products and services, the successful integration of acquired companies, technologies and assets into its portfolio of products and services, marketing and other business development initiatives, competition in the industry, general government regulation, economic conditions, dependence on key personnel, the ability to attract, hire and retain personnel who possess the technical skills and experience necessary to meet the requirements of its clients, and its ability to protect its intellectual property. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding the planned launch of AI-powered services, expected improvements in customer experience, potential cost reductions, and the development of SaaS solutions. These statements involve risks, including technology development challenges, market acceptance, regulatory approval requirements, and the ability to scale AI implementations. For a detailed discussion of these risks, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as required by law. Contact Information: SunCar: Investor Relations: Mr. Breaux WalkerEmail: [email protected] Legal: Ms. Li ChenEmail: [email protected] SOURCE: SunCar Technology Group Inc.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-18SunCar Technology Forecasting Its Third Consecutive Quarter of Profitability in Q1 2026 and Year-over-Year Revenue Growth of 25%
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SunCar Technology Forecasting Its Third Consecutive Quarter of Profitability in Q1 2026 and Year-over-Year Revenue Growth of 25%
Third Consecutive Quarter of Profitability Estimated Net Income of $1 million in the First Quarter of 2026 Estimated Q1 Revenue Increase of 25% Year-Over-Year to $128 million NEW YORK, May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in AI-powered auto insurance and auto services, is releasing its preliminary unaudited revenue and net income estimates for the first quarter of 2026. For the first quarter of 2026, SunCar is forecasting preliminary unaudited net income of $1 million. This marks the Company’s third consecutive profitable quarter and is a significant improvement from a loss of $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2025. The Company is forecasting Q1 2026 unaudited revenue of $128 million, a nearly 25% year-over-year increase from the first quarter of 2025. "SunCar had an excellent first quarter of the year with strong year-over-year growth and increased profitability. I’m particularly pleased with the Company achieving its third consecutive profitable quarter and the dramatic improvement in profitability from the first quarter of last year," said Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar. About SunCar Technology Group Inc. Founded in 2007, SunCar is leveraging AI to transform the customer journey for auto insurance and services in China, the largest vehicle market in the world. SunCar develops and operates an AI cloud platform that seamlessly connects drivers with a wide range of auto services and insurance options offered by a nationwide network of sales partners. The Company's intelligent B2B cloud platform empowers its enterprise customers to access, manage, and optimize their auto eInsurance and auto service offerings. For more information, please visit: https://ir.suncartech.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains information about the Company’s view of its future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with its ability to raise additional funding, its ability to maintain and grow its business, variability of operating resu…Read full documentShow less
Third Consecutive Quarter of Profitability Estimated Net Income of $1 million in the First Quarter of 2026 Estimated Q1 Revenue Increase of 25% Year-Over-Year to $128 million NEW YORK, May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in AI-powered auto insurance and auto services, is releasing its preliminary unaudited revenue and net income estimates for the first quarter of 2026. For the first quarter of 2026, SunCar is forecasting preliminary unaudited net income of $1 million. This marks the Company’s third consecutive profitable quarter and is a significant improvement from a loss of $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2025. The Company is forecasting Q1 2026 unaudited revenue of $128 million, a nearly 25% year-over-year increase from the first quarter of 2025. "SunCar had an excellent first quarter of the year with strong year-over-year growth and increased profitability. I’m particularly pleased with the Company achieving its third consecutive profitable quarter and the dramatic improvement in profitability from the first quarter of last year," said Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar. About SunCar Technology Group Inc. Founded in 2007, SunCar is leveraging AI to transform the customer journey for auto insurance and services in China, the largest vehicle market in the world. SunCar develops and operates an AI cloud platform that seamlessly connects drivers with a wide range of auto services and insurance options offered by a nationwide network of sales partners. The Company's intelligent B2B cloud platform empowers its enterprise customers to access, manage, and optimize their auto eInsurance and auto service offerings. For more information, please visit: https://ir.suncartech.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains information about the Company’s view of its future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with its ability to raise additional funding, its ability to maintain and grow its business, variability of operating results, its ability to maintain and enhance its brand, its development and introduction of new products and services, the successful integration of acquired companies, technologies and assets into its portfolio of products and services, marketing and other business development initiatives, competition in the industry, general government regulation, economic conditions, dependence on key personnel, the ability to attract, hire and retain personnel who possess the technical skills and experience necessary to meet the requirements of its clients, and its ability to protect its intellectual property. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding the planned launch of AI-powered services, expected improvements in customer experience, potential cost reductions, and the development of SaaS solutions. These statements involve risks, including technology development challenges, market acceptance, regulatory approval requirements, and the ability to scale AI implementations. For a detailed discussion of these risks, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as required by law. Contact Information: SunCar: Investor Relations: Mr. Breaux WalkerEmail: [email protected] Legal: Ms. Li ChenEmail: [email protected] SOURCE: SunCar Technology Group Inc.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-29SunCar Technology Reports Financial Results for Full Year 2025
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SunCar Technology Reports Financial Results for Full Year 2025
Profitable in the Third and Fourth Quarters of 2025 Delivered Record Annual Revenue of $489 million Q4 revenue increased 17% year-over-year to $151 million Increased Auto Partners’ Premiums by over 190% Signed Strategic AI Partnership with ByteDance NEW YORK, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in AI-powered auto insurance and auto services, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025. "SunCar had a transformational year where our products and partnerships with China’s leading EV companies became truly AI-centric.” Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar, said. “China’s global leadership in open-source AI is now well-established. SunCar, through its partnership with ByteDance, is fully leveraging its partner’s valuable AI technology in both new product development and operations.” “ByteDance’s world-class multimodal AI is allowing us to create products such as agent-based policy matching and pricing, video inspections, predictive maintenance, accident analysis, and other products we could only imagine several years ago.” “I'm very pleased with our strong 2025 results, record revenue of $489 million, and profitability in the second half of the year. SunCar is building unique, AI-powered technology that enables our auto partners to sell insurance and other downstream services successfully. That is our key differentiator!” Full Year, Third and Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights Generated a profit of $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2025, increasing to a profit of $1.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2025. Fourth quarter revenue increased 17% to a record $151.2 million year-over-year. Full year revenue increased 11% to $489.3 million year-over-year. Full year net loss was $2.4 million compared to a net loss of $64.5 million in 2024. The significant reduction in net loss was due to a significant decrease in share-based compensation in 2025 compared to 2024. Full year adjusted EBITDA was $11.0 million, compared to $9.8 million in 2024. SunCar ended the year with cash and short-term investments of $46.6 million. Full Year 2025 & Recent Business Highlights Tesla: Launched an integrated “Insurance + Auto Services” module on the Tesla App. SunCar installed its insurance platform at independent service centers in third-tier cities helping Te…Read full documentShow less
Profitable in the Third and Fourth Quarters of 2025 Delivered Record Annual Revenue of $489 million Q4 revenue increased 17% year-over-year to $151 million Increased Auto Partners’ Premiums by over 190% Signed Strategic AI Partnership with ByteDance NEW YORK, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in AI-powered auto insurance and auto services, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025. "SunCar had a transformational year where our products and partnerships with China’s leading EV companies became truly AI-centric.” Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar, said. “China’s global leadership in open-source AI is now well-established. SunCar, through its partnership with ByteDance, is fully leveraging its partner’s valuable AI technology in both new product development and operations.” “ByteDance’s world-class multimodal AI is allowing us to create products such as agent-based policy matching and pricing, video inspections, predictive maintenance, accident analysis, and other products we could only imagine several years ago.” “I'm very pleased with our strong 2025 results, record revenue of $489 million, and profitability in the second half of the year. SunCar is building unique, AI-powered technology that enables our auto partners to sell insurance and other downstream services successfully. That is our key differentiator!” Full Year, Third and Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights Generated a profit of $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2025, increasing to a profit of $1.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2025. Fourth quarter revenue increased 17% to a record $151.2 million year-over-year. Full year revenue increased 11% to $489.3 million year-over-year. Full year net loss was $2.4 million compared to a net loss of $64.5 million in 2024. The significant reduction in net loss was due to a significant decrease in share-based compensation in 2025 compared to 2024. Full year adjusted EBITDA was $11.0 million, compared to $9.8 million in 2024. SunCar ended the year with cash and short-term investments of $46.6 million. Full Year 2025 & Recent Business Highlights Tesla: Launched an integrated “Insurance + Auto Services” module on the Tesla App. SunCar installed its insurance platform at independent service centers in third-tier cities helping Tesla avoid the need to build its own service centers. Xiaomi: New Xiaomi models featured AI upgrades from SunCar’s Anji AI service center to provide owners with more customized auto insurance and services. NIO: With the launch of NIO’s ES8 and ONVO L90 models, SunCar’s technology provided NIO owners with “one-click” auto insurance policy shopping. Leapmotor: SunCar announced that it had taken over management of Leapmotor’s digital insurance platform and achieved 60%+ conversion rates. ByteDance AI Partnership: SunCar announced a partnership with ByteDance AI to develop leading AI-powered products and to optimize SunCar’s operations. Anji AI Development Center: SunCar announced that its Anji AI Center was contributing to 190%+ insurance sales growth for its partners, Xpeng and Tesla. Agricultural Bank of China: In April 2026, SunCar announced it had won an estimated $50 million, three-year concierge chauffeur contract with the bank. Ping An Bank: SunCar expanded its partnership with Ping An Bank to include all auto services for the Bank’s credit card and consumer finance centers. Full Year, Third and Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results Third and Fourth Quarters 2025: Fourth quarter revenue increased 17% year-over-year to a record $151.2 million Profit of $1.4 million in the third quarter, increasing to $1.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 Full year 2025: Revenue increased 11% year-over-year to $489.3 million Net loss was $2.4 million compared to a net loss of $64.5 million in 2024. The significant reduction was due to a large decrease in share-based compensation expenses. Adjusted EBITDA was $11.0 million compared to $9.8 million a year ago. Auto eInsurance revenue increased 25% to $212.6 million year-over-year. This growth was driven by the increased number of insurance policies sold. Technology Services revenue increased 19% to $53.6 million from a year ago. Auto Services revenue decreased 1% to $223.1 million year-over-year. This decrease was due to management’s decision not to renew certain less-profitable contracts. Operating costs and expenses decreased to $485.4 million from $500.3 million a year ago. This decrease was due to operating efficiencies and the higher percentage of insurance revenue. Integrated service costs increased to $241.5 million in 2025, from $226.2 million a year ago. This increase was due largely to the growth of Technology Service revenue and its associated costs. Promotional services expenses increased to $197.0 million for the year ended from $164.3 million a year ago. This increase is in line with the growth of SunCar’s insurance segment. Selling expenses decreased to $18.9 million from $22.6 million a year ago. General and administrative expenses decreased to $19.0 million from $47.0 million a year ago. This decrease was primarily due to the absence of a one-time $62.0 million share-based compensation expense in 2024. Research and development expenses decreased from $40.2 million in 2024 to $9.0 million in 2025. This decrease was primarily due to the absence of a one-time $62.0 million share-based compensation expense in 2024. Ended the year with $46.6 million in cash and short-term investments Insurance Segment Review Tesla: SunCar’s innovative “Insurance plus Services Package" is now available on the Tesla App. SunCar’s insurance platform was successfully installed at independent service centers. SunCar became the first partner to enable Tesla to support drivers in third-tier cities without building its own delivery centers. NIO: NIO’s insurance revenue has increased dramatically with SunCar’s app streamlining the policy issuance process and expediting application approvals. Li Auto: Li’s online pilot program of SunCar’s platform has achieved significant success in multiple cities with a nationwide rollout planned for 2026. Leapmotor: In September, SunCar announced that it had taken over the management of Leapmotor’s digital insurance with conversions exceeding 60%. ZEEKR: SunCar’s smart insurance system improved efficiency for ZEEKR stores. Suncar’s custom cloud customer service reduced lead times. XPeng: SunCar has expanded its strategic cooperation with Xpeng to include helping XPeng sell extended warranties and other service products online. Xiaomi: SunCar’s platform manages all lapsed insurance renewals for Xiaomi and has created an industry-leading customer service process. Huawei: SunCar won the bid to manage insurance for Huawei’s (HIMA) alliance. HIMA is Huawei’s automotive technology platform and alliance network. China Post: Signed agreement with China Post to add 174 new partner stores. Gas Vehicle Market: SunCar’s car dealer management system is fully operational, featuring "One-Screen Quoting" and Lead/Task Management. Jiayi Auto Insurance: Closed acquisition of Jiayi Auto Insurance Agency. Auto Services Segment Review Agricultural Bank of China: In April 2026, SunCar announced it had won an estimated $50 million, three-year concierge chauffeur contract with the bank. This enterprise-wide contract with one of the world’s largest banks demonstrates SunCar’s ability to meet the auto services needs of the largest corporations. CITIC Bank Private Banking: SunCar is the exclusive provider of concierge chauffeur solutions for CITIC Private Banking’s high-net-worth clients. China Construction Bank(“CCB”): During the year, SunCar launched multiple key projects for CCB, including chauffeur services for VIP card members. PICC: SunCar won bids for PICC’s chauffeur services across 13 provincial offices and signed contracts for auto services in two other provinces. Ping An Bank: SunCar served as the preferred aftermarket service provider for Ping An Bank's Credit Card Center and Automotive Consumer Finance Center Ping An Insurance: SunCar expanded auto services to three new provinces and won additional provincial bids for chauffeur services and VIP lounge services. VISA: In February 2025, SunCar won the bid for the Visa concierge service project, providing airport and high-speed rail pickup/drop-off services across China for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Platinum and Black Gold cardholders. Beibu Gulf Port: SunCar signed a corporate chauffeur agreement and long-term strategic partnership through 2027. The contract includes the deep integration of SunCar’s transportation platform into Beibu’s operations. China Resources: SunCar managed concierge chauffeur services for the prestigious "Yaji" event series with customers receiving bespoke travel services. DiDi: Suncar provided an end-to-end vehicle air quality management solution to DiDi with professional air quality monitoring and air purification. Financial Outlook SunCar is maintaining its $600 million revenue forecast for the full year 2026. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains information about the Company’s view of its future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with its ability to raise additional funding, its ability to maintain and grow its business, variability of operating results, its ability to maintain and enhance its brand, its development and introduction of new products and services, the successful integration of acquired companies, technologies and assets into its portfolio of products and services, marketing and other business development initiatives, competition in the industry, general government regulation, economic conditions, dependence on key personnel, the ability to attract, hire and retain personnel who possess the technical skills and experience necessary to meet the requirements of its clients, and its ability to protect its intellectual property. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding the planned launch of AI-powered services, expected improvements in customer experience, potential cost reductions, and the development of SaaS solutions. These statements involve risks, including technology development challenges, market acceptance, regulatory approval requirements, and the ability to scale AI implementations. For a detailed discussion of these risks, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as required by law. Contact Information: SunCar: Investor Relations: Mr. Breaux Walker Email: [email protected] Legal: Ms. Li Chen Email: [email protected] SOURCE: SunCar Technology Group Inc.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2025-12-18SunCar Technology Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
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SunCar Technology Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in AI cloud-based B2B auto eInsurance and auto services in China, today reported third quarter 2025 financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Third Quarter 2025 Highlights Revenue for third quarter 2025 increased 6% to $115.8 million, compared to $109.6 million in third quarter 2024 Net Income of $1.4 million, a $2.8 million increase compared to a net loss of $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2024 Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter 2025 increased 128% to $4.9 million compared to $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2024 Tesla: Successfully launched insurance business at authorized Tesla body repair centers. SunCar is partnering with Tesla to help the automaker penetrate third- and fourth-tier cities, offering better service without the need for delivery centers NIO: NIO leveraged the advantages of SunCar’s order processing platform to reduce delivery times by 50% and lower the cost of vehicle deliveries XPeng: Collaborated with XPeng's branded stores on insurance renewals, helping to improve renewal rates at these stores Li Auto: Launched a successful online pilot program in Shanghai, Chongqing, Xinjiang, Qingdao, Inner Mongolia, and Anhui. Nationwide rollout of the program is planned for 2026 Management Commentary “I’m proud of the team for achieving positive net income this quarter, a key milestone that underscores SunCar is growing profitably. Alongside our leadership in AI-powered auto insurance and services, this performance reflects a strong and scalable profit model. Our deep EV partner relationships—particularly our expanding AI co-development efforts with leaders like Tesla and Xpeng—continue to drive both growth and value creation,” said Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar. Insurance Review Tesla: Successfully launched insurance business at authorized Tesla body repair centers. SunCar is partnering with Tesla to help the automaker penetrate third- and fourth-tier cities, offering better service without the need for delivery centers in those cities NIO: Leveraged the SunCar platform’s innovative order processing technology to reduce delivery times by 50% and lower the cost of vehicle deliveries XPeng: Collaborated with XPeng's branded stores on insurance renewals, dramatically improving…Read full documentShow less
NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in AI cloud-based B2B auto eInsurance and auto services in China, today reported third quarter 2025 financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Third Quarter 2025 Highlights Revenue for third quarter 2025 increased 6% to $115.8 million, compared to $109.6 million in third quarter 2024 Net Income of $1.4 million, a $2.8 million increase compared to a net loss of $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2024 Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter 2025 increased 128% to $4.9 million compared to $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2024 Tesla: Successfully launched insurance business at authorized Tesla body repair centers. SunCar is partnering with Tesla to help the automaker penetrate third- and fourth-tier cities, offering better service without the need for delivery centers NIO: NIO leveraged the advantages of SunCar’s order processing platform to reduce delivery times by 50% and lower the cost of vehicle deliveries XPeng: Collaborated with XPeng's branded stores on insurance renewals, helping to improve renewal rates at these stores Li Auto: Launched a successful online pilot program in Shanghai, Chongqing, Xinjiang, Qingdao, Inner Mongolia, and Anhui. Nationwide rollout of the program is planned for 2026 Management Commentary “I’m proud of the team for achieving positive net income this quarter, a key milestone that underscores SunCar is growing profitably. Alongside our leadership in AI-powered auto insurance and services, this performance reflects a strong and scalable profit model. Our deep EV partner relationships—particularly our expanding AI co-development efforts with leaders like Tesla and Xpeng—continue to drive both growth and value creation,” said Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar. Insurance Review Tesla: Successfully launched insurance business at authorized Tesla body repair centers. SunCar is partnering with Tesla to help the automaker penetrate third- and fourth-tier cities, offering better service without the need for delivery centers in those cities NIO: Leveraged the SunCar platform’s innovative order processing technology to reduce delivery times by 50% and lower the cost of vehicle deliveries XPeng: Collaborated with XPeng's branded stores on insurance renewals, dramatically improving the renewal rates at these stores Li Auto: Launched successful online insurance pilot programs in Shanghai, Chongqing, Xinjiang, Qingdao, Inner Mongolia, and Anhui with nationwide rollout planned for 2026 Leapmotor: SunCar’s system usage increased as Leapmotor expanded its rollout of SunCar’s solution from directly operated stores to dealer partner stores. Xiaomi: Collaborated with Xiaomi to create a new insurance/renewal customer service process, jointly setting an industry benchmark for EV customer service Huawei: HIMA has completed internal testing and successfully completed testing of SunCar’s platform on the HarmonyOS app. The next phase will be full-scale commercial deployment. Strengthened Property & Casualty (“P&C”) Relationships: Continued to strengthen P&C partnerships, signing strategic cooperation agreements with Huatai P&C Insurance and Bohai P&C Insurance Insurance Agency Acquisitions: Completed the acquisition of Jiayi Auto Insurance and initiated the acquisition of Dalian Jinhainiu Insurance, expanding the Company's regional coverage and business development efforts. Auto Services Review Strawberry Music Festival: SunCar was contracted to provide VIP transport services for artists at the Strawberry Music Festival, the largest music festival in China. This contract marks the beginning of a strategic partnership with Strawberry. It highlights SunCar’s nationwide service capabilities and expertise working with event management customers. The customer will hold 25 events across China in 2026. The contract is estimated to be worth approximately $3 million per year for the next 3 years. China Resources Group: SunCar managed concierge chauffeur services for the first nationwide event launched by China Resources Group. The Company received praise from both partners and clients, successfully supporting the first roll-out of the customer's high-end concierge services. CAR Inc(“CAR”): SunCar signed a strategic partnership with CAR to jointly develop the SMB market Zheshang Bank: SunCar was selected to provide global business travel privileges for VIP clients of the Bank, with the project officially launching in December. Integrated Services SunCar is gradually realizing synergies between its Auto Insurance and Auto Services segments. Below are examples of two projects awarded because the Company offers integrated Auto Insurance and Auto Services: China Life P&C: Auto Services won its first bid for the non-accident roadside assistance service project at China Life’s headquarters, with the opportunity to sign additional cooperation agreements with provincial branches of China Life P&C for in-policy roadside assistance services. PICC and Ping An: The Company initiated the technical integration process for chauffeur services with the headquarters of PICC and Ping An. PICC's chauffeur service went live in July 2025 and Ping An P&C's service will go live by the end of 2025. These agreements may expand into future cooperation with the provincial branches of PICC and Ping An. AI Product Development SunCar continues to integrate ByteDance’s Doubao LLM into its database of 60 million vehicles, creating new AI-powered applications for its partners. These applications include dynamic policy pricing, claims risk assessment, predictive maintenance, service provider ratings, image and video analytics, and driver data analytics. Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results Net Income of $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, a $2.8 million increase compared to a net loss of $1.4 million for the same period in 2024. Revenue increased by 6% to $115.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $109.6 million for the same period in 2024. Revenue for the first nine months of September 2025 increased 8% to $338.1 million, compared to $312.7 million for the first nine months of 2024 Auto Insurance revenue increased by 13% to $51.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $45.4 million in the prior-year period, driven by a higher volume of insurance policies sold through SunCar’s platform Technology Services revenue increased by 0.4% to $12.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $12.2 million in the third quarter of 2024. Auto Services revenue increased slightly to $52.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $52.1 million for the same period last year. Operating costs and expenses increased to $112.9 million in the third quarter of 2025, from $109.4 million in the third quarter of 2024. Integrated service costs rose to $52.8 million for the third quarter of 2025, from $51.2 million in the prior-year quarter. Promotional service expenses increased to $51.0 million for the third quarter of 2025, from $42.7 million in the third quarter of 2024, reflecting continued investments to drive market expansion. Selling expenses decreased to $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $10.5 million in the prior-year period, primarily due to a decrease in marketing and distribution expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased to $2.5 million, from $3.5 million in the third quarter of 2024. Research and development expenses grew to $1.7 million, up from $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2024, reflecting continued investment in product development and technology enhancement. Operating profit increased to $2.9 million in the third quarter of 2025, compared to $0.2 million in the prior-year period. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric that excludes certain non-recurring and non-cash items, is helpful in evaluating our operational performance alongside GAAP metrics. Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2025 increased 128% to $4.9 million, compared to $2.2 million in the third quarter of 2024. Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA, as defined below, is useful in evaluating our operational performance distinct and apart from certain expenses that may not be indicative of our recurring core business operating results and non-operational expenses. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Net loss adjusted for depreciation and amortization, financial expenses, net, investment income, other non-recurring income, net, income tax benefit, share-based compensation, and non-recurring expenses related to capital raises. Net Loss Margin is defined as net loss divided by total revenues, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues. The following tables reconcile Net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2025. About SunCar Technology Group Inc. Founded in 2007, SunCar is transforming the customer journey for auto services and auto insurance in China, the largest passenger vehicle market in the world. SunCar develops and operates AI cloud-based platforms that seamlessly connect drivers with a wide range of auto services and insurance coverage options through a nationwide network of sales partners. As a result, SunCar has established itself as the leader in China in the auto eInsurance market for electric vehicles and the B2B auto services market. The Company's intelligent cloud platform empowers its enterprise customers to access, manage, and optimize their auto eInsurance and auto service offerings. Through SunCar, drivers gain access to a wide variety of high-quality services from tens of thousands of independent providers, all from a single application. For more information, please visit: https://suncartech.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains information about the Company's view of its future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with its ability to raise additional funding, its ability to maintain and grow its business, variability of operating results, its ability to maintain and enhance its brand, its development and introduction of new products and services, the successful integration of acquired companies, technologies and assets into its portfolio of products and services, marketing and other business development initiatives, competition in the industry, general government regulation, economic conditions, dependence on key personnel, the ability to attract, hire and retain personnel who possess the technical skills and experience necessary to meet the requirements of its clients, and its ability to protect its intellectual property. -For a detailed discussion of these risks, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as required by law. Contact Information: SunCar: Investor Relations: Mr. Breaux Walker Email: [email protected] Legal: Ms. Li Chen Email: [email protected] U.S. Investor Relations Tom Cook Managing Director ICR Email: [email protected] SOURCE SunCar Tech
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2025-10-28SunCar Announces First Half 2025 Financial Results
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SunCar Announces First Half 2025 Financial Results
NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), a leader in digitalizing auto insurance and auto services, today announced financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2025. First Half 2025 Highlights Total revenue increased by 9% to $222.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, from $203.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2025, of $5.5 million, compared to $60.1 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2025, of $2.5 million, compared to $6 million in the prior year period. EV insurance premiums for the six months ended June 30, 2025, increased 111.3% to $697.6 million compared to $330.2 million in the prior year period. Tesla: Deepened collaboration with Tesla on its renewal business, and SunCar’s newly added benefits package is now available for purchase directly from Tesla’s official app. Xiaomi: Strengthened partnership with Xiaomi, recently taking over management of the company’s insurance renewal business to help mitigate the risk of policies lapsing. NIO: Delivered system optimizing user experience for NIO Inc.’s brands, NIO, Onvo, and Firefly, significantly improving the efficiency of insurance policy issuance. Li Auto: Partnered with Li Auto to develop a self-service insurance application within its customer app. Leapmotor: Launched Leapmotor’s digital auto insurance platform for policy renewals and claims processing. Huawei: Won the bid for the HarmonyOS Smart Car Alliance and initiated a strategic partnership with Huawei. China ZheShang Bank: Initiated an innovative auto services project integrating multiple auto services, including maintenance, fuel, designated driver, and parking. Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank: After 10 years working with the Bank, SunCar was named the Bank’s exclusive mobility services provider. Management Commentary “I am very pleased with our strong execution in the first half of 2025, as SunCar achieved rapid development in terms of new EV insurance premiums in China. We are focused on generating positive net income for the second half of 2025 while still delivering solid revenue growth. In our insurance segment, we continue to deepen our EV partnerships and demonstrate a unique value proposition to the market. We expect our insurance platfor…Read full documentShow less
NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), a leader in digitalizing auto insurance and auto services, today announced financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2025. First Half 2025 Highlights Total revenue increased by 9% to $222.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, from $203.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2025, of $5.5 million, compared to $60.1 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2025, of $2.5 million, compared to $6 million in the prior year period. EV insurance premiums for the six months ended June 30, 2025, increased 111.3% to $697.6 million compared to $330.2 million in the prior year period. Tesla: Deepened collaboration with Tesla on its renewal business, and SunCar’s newly added benefits package is now available for purchase directly from Tesla’s official app. Xiaomi: Strengthened partnership with Xiaomi, recently taking over management of the company’s insurance renewal business to help mitigate the risk of policies lapsing. NIO: Delivered system optimizing user experience for NIO Inc.’s brands, NIO, Onvo, and Firefly, significantly improving the efficiency of insurance policy issuance. Li Auto: Partnered with Li Auto to develop a self-service insurance application within its customer app. Leapmotor: Launched Leapmotor’s digital auto insurance platform for policy renewals and claims processing. Huawei: Won the bid for the HarmonyOS Smart Car Alliance and initiated a strategic partnership with Huawei. China ZheShang Bank: Initiated an innovative auto services project integrating multiple auto services, including maintenance, fuel, designated driver, and parking. Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank: After 10 years working with the Bank, SunCar was named the Bank’s exclusive mobility services provider. Management Commentary “I am very pleased with our strong execution in the first half of 2025, as SunCar achieved rapid development in terms of new EV insurance premiums in China. We are focused on generating positive net income for the second half of 2025 while still delivering solid revenue growth. In our insurance segment, we continue to deepen our EV partnerships and demonstrate a unique value proposition to the market. We expect our insurance platform to be a strong long-term growth driver for the business,” said Zaichang Ye, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SunCar Technology Group. Mr. Ye continued, “A recent key milestone was the integration of ByteDance’s Doubao large language model (“LLM”) into our platform, marking an important step forward in SunCar’s AI-driven digitalization transformation. By combining Doubao LLM’s capabilities with our industry-specific intelligent cloud infrastructure, we expect to strengthen our ‘Cloud + AI’ advantage and accelerate our evolution into an intelligent, fully integrated service hub.” Business Highlights Auto Insurance Overview NIO: Optimized system experience for NIO Inc.’s brands: NIO, Onvo, and Firefly, significantly improving the efficiency of policy issuance. Li Auto: Partnered with Li Auto to develop a self-service insurance application within its customer app. Streamlined delivery times, enhanced user experience received positive feedback from both Li Auto and its customers. Nationwide rollout is planned for the second half of the year. Leapmotor: Successfully commenced launch of the digital insurance system for policy renewals and claims processing. China Post: Signed a new agreement with China Post, expanding our distribution network by 174 additional partner stores in 2025. Huawei: Won the bid for the HarmonyOS Smart Car Alliance and initiated a strategic partnership with Huawei. Tesla: Deepened collaboration with Tesla, newly adding a driver benefits package which is now available for purchase on Tesla’s official app; and began partnering on the company’s digital insurance renewals business. Xiaomi: Strengthened partnership, becoming the partner for the company’s digital insurance renewals business, mitigating policy lapse risk. XPeng: Expanded cooperation with XPeng to enhance its system capabilities and support online sales of extended warranties and service products. Jiayi Auto Insurance Agency: Acquired Jiangxi agency to expand our regional coverage and promote the company's business in Jiangxi Auto Services Overview China ZheShang Bank: Successfully won the bid for an innovative auto services project to integrate driver maintenance, fueling, designated driver, and parking services. Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank: Working with the bank since 2023, Suncar was named the sole provider of the bank’s mobility services, including concierge and VIP lounge services. China Construction Bank: Successfully bid for the Sichuan Province Branch Dragon Card Auto Card Car Wash Benefits Procurement Project. PICC: Secured in-policy designated driver contracts with 13 provincial branches of PICC, including Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Yunnan, and Xinjiang. Each agreement is structured as a “one-plus-one” renewal. Ping An: Expanded partnership with Ping An P&C, adding new car cleaning and detailing services in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Guizhou. Won bid for designated driver services with the Sichuan branch and established cooperation with Ping An headquarters on airport lounge services. Dadi P&C: Under a framework agreement with Dadi P&C’s headquarters, added auto service collaborations with the retail divisions of its Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Henan, and Beijing branches. Other Partnerships: Established additional partnerships with Pacific Insurance (Zhejiang and Jiangsu branches) and Taiping P&C (Guizhou branch), among others. First Half 2025 Financial Results Total Revenue increased 9% to $222.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $203.1 million for the same period in 2024, reflecting continued growth in SunCar’s auto eInsurance and technology services segments. Auto insurance premiums for EVs increased from US$330.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 to US$697.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, representing a year-over-year growth of 111.3%. Revenue from EV insurance services amounted to US$31.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to US$14.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, representing a significant increase of 115.8%. Auto eInsurance Revenue increased 33% to $97.8 million, compared to $73.7 million in the prior-year period, driven by strong partnerships with emerging EV OEMs such as Tesla, Xiaomi, and Nio, and a surge in EV insurance demand. SunCar ranked first in China for auto insurance premiums tailored to EV owners. Technology Services Revenue grew 11% to $24.3 million, compared to $21.9 million in the prior year period, reflecting increased adoption of SunCar’s enterprise software tools. Growth was supported by new customer acquisitions and the ongoing transition toward a SaaS-based model for enterprise clients. Auto Services Revenue decreased 7% to $100.1 million, compared to $107.5 million in the prior year period. The decrease was driven by the deliberate decision to discontinue certain low-margin businesses in the first half of 2025 and the accompanying decrease in service orders. Total Operating Costs and Expenses decreased 15% to $223.5 million, compared to $261.7 million, mainly due to $62 million in share-based compensation recognized in 2024. Integrated Service Costs decreased 6% to $101.5 million, compared to $107.6 million in the prior year period, consistent with the decline in Auto Services revenue. Promotional Service Expenses rose 32% to $94.1 million from $71.1 million, in line with the expansion of the auto eInsurance business. Selling Expenses increased 8% to $11.0 million, from $10.2 million, primarily due to higher promotion expenses for our IT services and market expansion costs that supported growth in the technology services segment. General and Administrative Expenses decreased 63% to $15.2 million, from $40.5 million, largely driven by the decrease of $31 million in share-based compensation related to the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. Research and Development Expenses decreased 95% to $1.8 million from $32.2 million in the prior-year period, due to the absence of $31.0 million in share-based compensation related to the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA, as defined below, is useful in evaluating our operational performance distinct and apart from certain expenses that may not be indicative of our recurring core business operating results and non-operational expenses. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Net loss adjusted for depreciation and amortization, financial expenses, net, investment income, other non-recurring income, net, income tax benefit, share-based compensation, and non-recurring expenses related to capital raises. Net loss Margin is defined as net loss divided by total revenues, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues. The following table reconciles Net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025. 2025 Outlook Zaichang Ye, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SunCar Technology Group, said “We have taken a strategic step to prioritize profitability and cash generation. While we continue to expect solid organic revenue growth, our focus will be on accounts and partnerships that enhance margins and long-term value. As a result of these actions, we are withdrawing our previous full-year revenue guidance of $521 million to $539 million. The demand environment remains healthy, and we are confident that our disciplined approach will position SunCar for sustainable, profitable growth.” About SunCar Technology Group Inc. Founded in 2007, SunCar is transforming the customer journey for auto services and auto insurance in China, the largest passenger vehicle market in the world. SunCar develops and operates cloud-based platforms that seamlessly connect drivers with a wide range of auto services and insurance coverage options through a nationwide network of sales partners. As a result, SunCar has established itself as the leader in China in the auto eInsurance market for electric vehicles and the B2B auto services market. The Company's intelligent cloud platform empowers its enterprise customers to access, manage, and optimize their auto eInsurance and auto service offerings. Through SunCar, drivers gain access to a wide variety of high-quality services from tens of thousands of independent providers, all from a single application. For more information, please visit: https://suncartech.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains information about the Company's view of its future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with its ability to raise additional funding, its ability to maintain and grow its business, variability of operating results, its ability to maintain and enhance its brand, its development and introduction of new products and services, the successful integration of acquired companies, technologies and assets into its portfolio of products and services, marketing and other business development initiatives, competition in the industry, general government regulation, economic conditions, dependence on key personnel, the ability to attract, hire and retain personnel who possess the technical skills and experience necessary to meet the requirements of its clients, and its ability to protect its intellectual property. -For a detailed discussion of these risks, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as required by law. Contact Information: SunCar: Investor Relations: Mr. Breaux Walker Email: [email protected] Legal: Ms. Li Chen Email: [email protected] U.S. Investor Relations Tom Cook Managing Director ICR Email: [email protected] SOURCE SunCar Tech
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2025-05-28SunCar Technology Group First Quarter 2025 Earnings: US$0.033 loss per share (vs US$0.036 loss in 1Q 2024)
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SunCar Technology Group First Quarter 2025 Earnings: US$0.033 loss per share (vs US$0.036 loss in 1Q 2024)
Revenue: US$102.6m (up 20% from 1Q 2024). Net loss: US$3.40m (loss widened by 4.1% from 1Q 2024). US$0.033 loss per share. We've found 21 US stocks that are forecast to pay a dividend yield of over 6% next year. See the full list for free. All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 17% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 11% growth forecast for the Consumer Services industry in the US. Performance of the American Consumer Services industry. The company's shares are down 8.0% from a week ago. While it's very important to consider the profit and loss statement, you can also learn a lot about a company by looking at its balance sheet. See our latest analysis on SunCar Technology Group's balance sheet health. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) simplywallst.com. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2025-05-20SunCar Technology Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
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SunCar Technology Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
NEW YORK, May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in cloud-based, software-focused B2B auto eInsurance and auto services in China, today reported first quarter 2025 financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. First Quarter 2025 Highlights Revenue for first quarter 2025 increased 20% to $102.6 million, compared to $85.6 million in first quarter 2024. BYD: Expanding our multi-year BYD partnership, including expanded cooperation with 50 dealerships in East China to create a differentiated insurance solution Leapmotor: Completed differentiated SAAS insurance solution for Leapmotor dealers Tesla: Extended service platform to include insurance policy benefit features Xiaomi and Zeekr: Launched cloud-based customer service systems CCB: Landed a landmark designated driver contract with China's 2nd largest bank PICC: Signed major Designated Driver contracts across 13 provincial branches The Company has initiated full-year 2025 revenue guidance of $521 million to $539 million, reflecting forecasted revenue growth of 18% to 22%. Management Commentary "We carried strong momentum into the first quarter, building on a record 2024 and benefitting from growing relationships with our EV partners in the insurance segment and multiple Fortune 100 customer wins in auto services" said Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar. Mr. Ye continued, "We delivered revenue growth of 20% from the first quarter of 2024. SunCar's insurance platform is accelerating its traction within our auto partners as we expand our SAAS product suite to add more features. Our continued investment in AI and product innovation positions us well for sustained growth for the remainder of 2025. Additionally, we are delighted to announce our growing partnership with BYD where we continue to strengthen a multi-year collaboration by providing their dealers with market-leading insurance solutions." BYD Partnership SunCar has partnered with 50 major BYD dealerships in the East China region to provide comprehensive insurance agency services for BYD's premium EV brands: Yangwang, Tengshi, and Fangchengbao. By integrating our dealership platforms, SunCar and BYD provide higher-quality service and one-stop insurance solutions for new vehicle sales. eInsurance Review Partnered with Leapmotor's dealerships to build a SAAS solut…Read full documentShow less
NEW YORK, May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in cloud-based, software-focused B2B auto eInsurance and auto services in China, today reported first quarter 2025 financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. First Quarter 2025 Highlights Revenue for first quarter 2025 increased 20% to $102.6 million, compared to $85.6 million in first quarter 2024. BYD: Expanding our multi-year BYD partnership, including expanded cooperation with 50 dealerships in East China to create a differentiated insurance solution Leapmotor: Completed differentiated SAAS insurance solution for Leapmotor dealers Tesla: Extended service platform to include insurance policy benefit features Xiaomi and Zeekr: Launched cloud-based customer service systems CCB: Landed a landmark designated driver contract with China's 2nd largest bank PICC: Signed major Designated Driver contracts across 13 provincial branches The Company has initiated full-year 2025 revenue guidance of $521 million to $539 million, reflecting forecasted revenue growth of 18% to 22%. Management Commentary "We carried strong momentum into the first quarter, building on a record 2024 and benefitting from growing relationships with our EV partners in the insurance segment and multiple Fortune 100 customer wins in auto services" said Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar. Mr. Ye continued, "We delivered revenue growth of 20% from the first quarter of 2024. SunCar's insurance platform is accelerating its traction within our auto partners as we expand our SAAS product suite to add more features. Our continued investment in AI and product innovation positions us well for sustained growth for the remainder of 2025. Additionally, we are delighted to announce our growing partnership with BYD where we continue to strengthen a multi-year collaboration by providing their dealers with market-leading insurance solutions." BYD Partnership SunCar has partnered with 50 major BYD dealerships in the East China region to provide comprehensive insurance agency services for BYD's premium EV brands: Yangwang, Tengshi, and Fangchengbao. By integrating our dealership platforms, SunCar and BYD provide higher-quality service and one-stop insurance solutions for new vehicle sales. eInsurance Review Partnered with Leapmotor's dealerships to build a SAAS solution that enables dealers to sell auto insurance independently, a new revenue model for dealers Integrated Tesla's service packages into the Xuanbei platform, linking policy benefits directly to auto insurance purchases, creating a seamless, closed-loop customer journey. Launched cloud-based customer service systems for Xiaomi and Zeekr, significantly improving pre-sales conversion and satisfaction while demonstrating the scalability of SunCar's service model. Secured a dealership-model partnership with Zhongyou Putai, expanding SunCar's insurance footprint by adding 20 new stores in the first quarter. Established a strategic collaboration with China Continent Insurance, integrating SunCar's capabilities into their broader industrial ecosystem to drive innovation in customer engagement, risk analytics, and digital enablement. Auto Services Review Closed a landmark agreement with China Construction Bank (CCB) in April 2025. This inaugural project is projected to generate RMB 60 million over the next 18 months and marks the entry of SunCar's Designated Driver service into a top-tier financial institution. Awarded "Designated Driver service" projects with PICC across 13 provincial branches, including Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Fujian, marking a significant nationwide expansion under total corporate agreements. Deepened strategic alignment with Ping An across multiple service categories: Providing Ping An Sichuan designated-driver services through a new contract Formed a national partnership with Ping An HQ to deliver airport lounge services across China, supporting high-end policyholders. Secured car care and beauty service contracts with Ping An branches in Beijing, Zhejiang, Xinjiang, and other regions. Won a key service project with CPIC Zhejiang, reinforcing SunCar's reputation for standardized and scalable B2B solutions. Advanced integrated "auto insurance + vehicle services" offerings through deeper collaboration with China Continent Insurance in Zhejiang, Beijing, and Gansu, leveraging new retail channels. First Quarter 2025 Financial Results Revenue increased by 20% to $102.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $85.6 million for the same period in 2024. Auto eInsurance revenue increased by 37% to $45.9 million, compared to $33.5 million in the prior-year period, driven by a higher volume of insurance policies sold. Technology Services revenue increased by 41% to $10.7 million, up from $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2024. Auto Services revenue rose 3% to $46.0 million, compared to $44.6 million for the same period last year. Operating costs and expenses increased to $105.5 million for the first quarter of 2025, from $90.1 million in the first quarter of 2024. Integrated service costs rose to $48.4 million, from $44.5 million in the prior-year quarter. Promotional service expenses increased to $44.7 million, from $35.4 million in Q1 2024, reflecting continued investments to drive market expansion. Selling expenses rose to $6.1 million, compared to $5.0 million in the prior-year period, primarily due to increased marketing and distribution efforts. General and administrative expenses increased to $5.4 million, from $4.6 million in Q1 2024. Research and development expenses grew to $0.9 million, up from $0.6 million, reflecting continued investment in product development and technology enhancement. Operating loss narrowed to $3.0 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared to a loss of $4.5 million in the prior-year period. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric that excludes certain non-recurring and non-cash items, is helpful in evaluating our operational performance alongside GAAP metrics. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2025 was negative $1.3 million, compared to negative $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2024. * Adjusted EBITDA We believe that Adjusted EBITDA, as defined below, is useful in evaluating our operational performance distinct and apart from certain expenses that may not be indicative of our recurring core business operating results and non-operational expenses. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Net loss adjusted for depreciation and amortization, financial expenses, net, investment income, other non-recurring income, net, income tax benefit, share-based compensation and non-recurring expenses related to capital raises. Net loss Margin is defined as net loss divided by total revenues, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues. The following table reconciles Net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2025. 2025 Outlook The Company has initiated full year 2025 revenue guidance of $521 million to $539 million, reflecting forecasted revenue growth of 18% to 22%. This growth reflects continued demand across the business as many partnerships are in early stages of development. About SunCar Technology Group Inc. Founded in 2007, SunCar is transforming the customer journey for auto services and auto insurance in China, the largest passenger vehicle market in the world. SunCar develops and operates cloud-based platforms that seamlessly connect drivers with a wide range of auto services and insurance coverage options through a nationwide network of sales partners. As a result, SunCar has established itself as the leader in China in the auto eInsurance market for electric vehicles and the B2B auto services market. The Company's intelligent cloud platform empowers its enterprise customers to access, manage, and optimize their auto eInsurance and auto service offerings. Through SunCar, drivers gain access to a wide variety of high-quality services from tens of thousands of independent providers, all from a single application. For more information, please visit: https://suncartech.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains information about the Company's view of its future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with its ability to raise additional funding, its ability to maintain and grow its business, variability of operating results, its ability to maintain and enhance its brand, its development and introduction of new products and services, the successful integration of acquired companies, technologies and assets into its portfolio of products and services, marketing and other business development initiatives, competition in the industry, general government regulation, economic conditions, dependence on key personnel, the ability to attract, hire and retain personnel who possess the technical skills and experience necessary to meet the requirements of its clients, and its ability to protect its intellectual property. For a detailed discussion of these risks, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as required by law. Contact Information: SunCar: Investor Relations: Ms. Hui Jiang Email: [email protected] Legal: Ms. Li Chen Email: [email protected] U.S. Investor Relations Tom Cook Managing Director ICR Email: [email protected] View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/suncar-technology-reports-first-quarter-2025-results-302459545.html SOURCE SunCar Technology Group Inc.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2025-04-30SunCar Technology Group Full Year 2024 Earnings: Misses Expectations
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SunCar Technology Group Full Year 2024 Earnings: Misses Expectations
Revenue: US$441.9m (up 22% from FY 2023). Net loss: US$68.7m (loss widened by 155% from FY 2023). US$0.71 loss per share (further deteriorated from US$0.32 loss in FY 2023). We've discovered 3 warning signs about SunCar Technology Group. View them for free. All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period Revenue missed analyst estimates by 2.9%. Earnings per share (EPS) also missed analyst estimates by 29%. Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 24% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 10% growth forecast for the Consumer Services industry in the US. Performance of the American Consumer Services industry. The company's shares are down 2.9% from a week ago. What about risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for SunCar Technology Group (of which 1 can't be ignored!) you should know about. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) simplywallst.com. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2025-04-29SunCar Technology Reports 2024 Annual Results
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SunCar Technology Reports 2024 Annual Results
NEW YORK, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in cloud-based, software-focused B2B auto eInsurance and auto services in China, today reported annual financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024. Recent & Full Year 2024 Highlights Revenue for 2024 increased 21% to $441.9 million, compared to $363.7 million in 2023 Adjusted EBITDA for 2024 increased 492% to $9.8 million, compared to $1.6 million in 2023 Expanded collaboration with Tesla to 48 cities from an initial 6 at the start of the year Initiated an innovative partnership with Xiaomi to offer customized insurance products Secured a two-year agreement with SAIC Maxus, a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, to enhance eInsurance management across its dealership network Increased our collaboration with auto dealers, initially with Chang'an Deepal. We embedded our insurance systems into its dealers to enable the sale of new products Signed an exclusive partnership with Sam's Club to offer car wash services for premium members across 17 major cities in China Established Anji AI Technology Service Center to co-develop insurance products with our auto partners and increase their new policies, renewals, and extended warranties sales. Developed AI-enhanced customer engagement features, reducing service response times, enhancing the cross-selling of insurance and non-insurance products, and increasing customer satisfaction. Management Commentary Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar, commented, "I'm pleased with our strong 2024 results, including record revenue of $442 million and an almost 500% increase in adjusted EBITDA. These are significant milestones that reflect our business momentum. Our 100% focus on China's domestic auto market means we are largely unimpacted by geopolitical factors. This year, we have made important progress in advancing our AI cloud-enabled SaaS model, increasing our recurring revenue, and positioning SunCar for sustained and scalable growth. The continued focus of our EV partners on improving their customers' post-sale journey provides a long-term and meaningful tailwind for the business. Looking to 2025 and beyond, we remain focused on expanding our AI and software development capabilities, broadening our product offerings, and deepening our partnerships to deliver greater value for…Read full documentShow less
NEW YORK, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in cloud-based, software-focused B2B auto eInsurance and auto services in China, today reported annual financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024. Recent & Full Year 2024 Highlights Revenue for 2024 increased 21% to $441.9 million, compared to $363.7 million in 2023 Adjusted EBITDA for 2024 increased 492% to $9.8 million, compared to $1.6 million in 2023 Expanded collaboration with Tesla to 48 cities from an initial 6 at the start of the year Initiated an innovative partnership with Xiaomi to offer customized insurance products Secured a two-year agreement with SAIC Maxus, a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, to enhance eInsurance management across its dealership network Increased our collaboration with auto dealers, initially with Chang'an Deepal. We embedded our insurance systems into its dealers to enable the sale of new products Signed an exclusive partnership with Sam's Club to offer car wash services for premium members across 17 major cities in China Established Anji AI Technology Service Center to co-develop insurance products with our auto partners and increase their new policies, renewals, and extended warranties sales. Developed AI-enhanced customer engagement features, reducing service response times, enhancing the cross-selling of insurance and non-insurance products, and increasing customer satisfaction. Management Commentary Zaichang Ye, Chairman and CEO of SunCar, commented, "I'm pleased with our strong 2024 results, including record revenue of $442 million and an almost 500% increase in adjusted EBITDA. These are significant milestones that reflect our business momentum. Our 100% focus on China's domestic auto market means we are largely unimpacted by geopolitical factors. This year, we have made important progress in advancing our AI cloud-enabled SaaS model, increasing our recurring revenue, and positioning SunCar for sustained and scalable growth. The continued focus of our EV partners on improving their customers' post-sale journey provides a long-term and meaningful tailwind for the business. Looking to 2025 and beyond, we remain focused on expanding our AI and software development capabilities, broadening our product offerings, and deepening our partnerships to deliver greater value for our customers and shareholders." eInsurance Review In Q4, 2024, we expanded the co-development of new insurance products with Tesla, as an early adopter, and received positive feedback from the customer. Initiated an innovative partnership with Xiaomi to begin the sale of customized auto insurance with their first vehicle delivery in April 2024 Progressed our eInsurance partnerships with leading EV manufacturers including Nio (NIO), Zeekr (ZK), Li Auto (LI), XPeng (XPEV), Seres (601127.SHH), Leapmotor (9863.HK), SAIC Motor (600104.SS), and Changan AVATR (000625.SHE). These collaborations have driven GMV growth beyond expectations. Advanced development of the SaaS business by securing a specific contract with Zeekr to develop and integrate our insurance platform into Zeekr's app ecosystem. Secured a two-year agreement with SAIC Maxus, a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, to enhance eInsurance management across its dealership network. Increased collaboration with auto dealers: Starting with Chang'an Deepal dealers, we embedded our insurance systems into the dealer networks to enable the sale of new products. SunCar has hired four regional managers to support cooperation with the dealers. Actively engaged in discussions with multiple other gas vehicle manufacturers regarding the significant benefits our eInsurance platform offers to the traditional gas vehicle market Expanded our portfolio of insurance products by building customized, vehicle-specific insurance, including loaner vehicles and repair subsidies for various sales channels Auto Services Review Luxury Concierge Services' Expansion Provided high-end limousine services for leading luxury brands, including Chanel, Dior, and Omega, most notably supporting Chanel's 2024 Hangzhou Show by providing high-quality transportation services for its VIP guests. Secured an exclusive partnership with Sam's Club to offer car wash services for premium members across 17 major cities in China. Increased Cooperation with China's Major App Companies Renewed car wash service agreements with Didi, Meituan, and Alipay. Signed a new car wash partnership with Douyin. Enhanced Alipay collaboration: Expanded from offering "Car Life" channel discounts into the "Car God Card" program. Strategic partnership with Ant Fortune to launch exclusive airport limousine services for Ant Fortune Black Card V3 members, which target high-net-worth clients. New Projects and Expanded Services to Bank Customers Expanded long-standing auto services' partnerships with China's leading banks. In particular, the Company utilizes AI technology to improve the efficiency of its services' network and our Auto Services' operations in general Increased our extensive portfolio of 400+ bank-industry projects by adding 39 new projects, including card organizations. Key new projects include: National & Joint-Stock Banks: Regional Bank Projects: Increased Auto Services Collaborations with Major Insurance Firms Partnered with over 100 insurance branches, including Ping An's top 10 P&C branches and 20+ branches of China Continent Insurance. Broadened service scope beyond traditional offerings to include limousine transfers and EV charging, aligning with evolving customer and market demands. Technology and Innovation Review Leveraged AI to improve operations and customer experience through innovative new product features, including real-time flight delay alerts, intelligent order reminders, driver and vehicle analytics, and call quality monitoring. Integrated AI features into our products that drove cost savings, operational efficiencies, and higher customer satisfaction. From an internal operations perspective, the extensive use of AI is improving the efficiency of our software development and testing processes. Through co-development projects, we are helping our EV customers cost-effectively build customized insurance solutions that capture downstream insurance and maintenance revenue. Management Update Appointed Breaux Walker as Chief Strategy Officer. With significant business development and investment banking experience in technology, Mr. Walker has successfully scaled companies in China and North America. He joined SunCar in 2024 as a consultant and drives our strategic growth initiatives. Full Year 2024 Financial Results Revenue increased by 21% to $441.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, from $363.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Auto eInsurance revenue increased by 44% to $170.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, from $118.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This growth was driven by the increased number of insurance policies sold in the year ended December 31, 2024. Technology Services revenue increased by 46% to $44.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, from $30.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Auto Services revenue increased 5% to $226.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, from $215.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Operating costs and expenses increased to $500.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, and $379.2 million for the year ending December 31, 2023. Integrated service costs increased to $226.2 million in 2024, from $209.6 million in the prior-year period. Selling expenses increased from $20.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, to $22.6 million in 2024. This increase was primarily due to an increase in promotion expenses of $5.3 million for market expansion, partially offset by a decrease of $2.3 million for compensation for part-time sales personnel and $1.2 million for depreciation of fixed assets. General and administrative expenses increased from $22.5 million in 2023 to $47.0 million in 2024. This increase was primarily due to a $31.0 million increase in share-based compensation expenses related to the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan and a $5.4 million increase in expected credit losses on account receivables. Research and development expenses increased from $14.1 million in 2023 to $40.2 million in 2024. The primary reason for the increase was a $31.0 million share-based compensation expense related to the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. This one-time expense was partially offset by a decrease of $4.9 million in technology service fees due to reduced purchases of external services. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric that excludes certain non-recurring items and non-cash expenses, is helpful in evaluating our operational performance in addition to the GAAP metrics. Our Adjusted EBITDA increased by 492% to $9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Conference Call Information SunCar will host a conference call on Tuesday, April 29th at 8:00 AM ET (5:00 AM PT) for the investment community to discuss the Company's financial results and provide a business update. To access the call by phone, please dial 1-877-407-0752 (for international callers, please dial 1-201-389-0912) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. An audio webcast of the conference call will be available online at https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1716706&tp_key=51381ecbeb. A webcast replay will also be available for a limited time at the following link: https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1716706&tp_key=51381ecbeb. About SunCar Technology Group Inc. Founded in 2007, SunCar is transforming the customer journey for auto services and auto insurance in China, the largest passenger vehicle market in the world. SunCar develops and operates cloud-based platforms that seamlessly connect drivers with a wide range of auto services and insurance coverage options through a nationwide network of sales partners. As a result, SunCar has established itself as the leader in China in the auto eInsurance market for electric vehicles and the B2B auto services market. The Company's intelligent cloud platform empowers its enterprise customers to access, manage, and optimize their auto eInsurance and auto service offerings. Through SunCar, drivers gain access to a wide variety of high-quality services from tens of thousands of independent providers, all from a single application. For more information, please visit: https://suncartech.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains information about the Company's view of its future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with its ability to raise additional funding, its ability to maintain and grow its business, variability of operating results, its ability to maintain and enhance its brand, its development and introduction of new products and services, the successful integration of acquired companies, technologies and assets into its portfolio of products and services, marketing and other business development initiatives, competition in the industry, general government regulation, economic conditions, dependence on key personnel, the ability to attract, hire and retain personnel who possess the technical skills and experience necessary to meet the requirements of its clients, and its ability to protect its intellectual property. For a detailed discussion of these risks, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as required by law. Contact Information: SunCar: Investor Relations: Ms. Hui Jiang Email: [email protected] Legal: Ms. Li Chen Email: [email protected] U.S. Investor Relations Tom Cook Managing Director ICR Email: [email protected] View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/suncar-technology-reports-2024-annual-results-302440186.html SOURCE SunCar Technology Group Inc.
TranscriptFY2024 Q42025-04-29FY2024 Q4 earnings call transcript
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FY2024 Q4 earnings call transcript
Greetings, and welcome to SunCar Technologies Full Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Ms. Jennifer Jiang, IR Director. Thank you. You may begin.
Thank you, and thanks everyone for joining us today for SunCar's full year 2024 earnings call. Please note that our earnings press release was issued yesterday, and Annual Report on Form 20-F was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28. Both are available in the Investor Relations section of our website at http.suncartech.com. Joining us on the call today are Suncar's Chairman, CEO, Zaichang Ye; and Breaux Walker, Chief Strategy Officer. The format of today's call will begin with the opening remarks from Chairman Ye followed by our financial and business update from Mr. Walker. Afterwards, we'll move into a question-and-answer session addressing the questions submitted by investors. We thank everyone for submitting these questions. Before we get started, I'm going to review the Safe Harbor statement. Please note that today's discussion will contain forward-looking statements made under the Safe Harbor provision of The U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. As such, our results may differ materially from the views expressed today. Further information regarding this and other risks and uncertainties are included in the company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31st, 2024, and in other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. SunCar Technology does not assume any obligation to update any forward looking statements, except as required under applicable law. With that, I would like to turn over the call to our first speaker, Mr. Zaichang Ye, Suncar's Chairman and CEO.
Good morning. Thank you, Jennifer. SunCar's business is 100% focused on digitalizing China's domestic auto insurance and services markets. Whatever happens in international politics, China still has the largest auto market in the world. Our target market has over 330 million drivers who still buy auto insurance and services offline. We remain dedicated to offering digital solutions to make those drivers' auto insurance and services experience more efficient and cost effective. I'm incredibly proud of the SunCar team's hard work in achieving this year's record revenue and profitability. I also appreciate our customers including some of the world's most respected companies. Our revenue of $442 million and an almost 500% increase in adjusted EBITDA demonstrates sustainable growth as we scale the business. In 2024, our reinsurance business continued to experience strong growth due to our auto partners increasing focus on capturing insurance revenue. We are excited about the Tesla partnership which grew to 48 cities from six earlier in the year. For Xiaomi, we built a customized insurance product that entered the market early in the year. We are excited about the innovation we are working on with all our auto partners. In the Gas Vehicle segment, we signed a contract with SAIC Maxus to enable its dealers to sell insurance more effectively. While EV sales have multiplied in China, the gas vehicle market is still much larger in terms of existing vehicles and insurance renewals. This largely untapped market represents a significant growth opportunity for SunCar as car dealers desperately need our technology to capture downstream insurance revenue. In our auto services business, we see exciting growth opportunities in the retail and Internet sectors, while continuing to expand within our traditional bank and insurance customers. Our contract with Sam's Club demonstrates that the retail industry realizes SunCar's auto services can increase customer lifetime value. We supported Chanel's 2024 Honjo show in the luxury sector by providing high quality transportation services for its VIP guests. Finally, SunCar is excited about innovation at its NGAI technology service center. Our investment in AI technology and software has had a very positive ROI as the products we are developing are proprietary and have significant value to our customers. We look forward to continued growth in 2025 as we execute on our considerable market opportunity, build deeper partnerships with our customers and accelerate our exciting product development efforts. With that, I'll turn it over to Breaux.
Thank you, Zaichang, and thank you all again for joining us. As many of you likely saw, I recently transitioned to the Chief Strategy Officer role at SunCar after serving as a consultant to the company for the past year. During this time, come to gain a deep respect for SunCar's team and the significant market opportunity in front of us. China's auto insurance market is rapidly transitioning away from the outdated offline processes and realizing the value in digitalization, because the SunCar team has been in this market for almost twenty years, they deeply understand the nuances of this market transition. They saw this digitalization trend in advance and responded to the market opportunity. Our customers have clearly shifted their focus from new vehicle sales to optimizing and monetizing the customer's post sale experience. This is where SunCar really shines as our platform is very effective at driving downstream insurance, insurance renewal, and services revenue. As I have learned more about our customer relationships, I realize how much value our auto partners place on SunCar's platform that they have a strong interest in working with us to develop new products. As the company increases its focus on software and AI-related product development, I'm excited about the increased value we're delivering to our partners. I didn't fully appreciate the breadth of the products we were co-developing with our partners until I went to our ANGI AI technology center and saw the product demos. They were compelling in the innovative features inside the driver apps and the customized management platforms for our EV partners. For those of you knew to SunCar, I'll provide a deep brief background on the company and our business before discussing the year's operational and financial highlights, followed then by Q&A. Since our founding in 2007, SunCar has built technology to improve the process of buying and selling auto insurance and auto services in China. We operate in three segments, auto insurance, technology services and auto services. In our auto insurance business, our cloud and mobile apps facilitate the sale of auto insurance underwritten by major insurance companies and sold by our network of over 64,000 sales partners. We received commissions from the insurance companies based on a percentage of the premium paid by the policyholder. We have sales branches in 20 provinces in China giving us extensive coverage of the Chinese market. On the supply side, we have relationships and network integrations with 85 insurance companies, including the top 10 insurers with a combined market share of over 90%. Our cloud platform empowers our insurance company partners to manage all aspects of their business, including customer orders, products, commissions, and reports. Suncar has innovated extensively around the insurance sales process. Most notably, we have invented technology that produces an accurate quote within two minutes simply by scanning a license plate. For insurance buyers, our online and mobile insurance interfaces provide real-time quotes, pricing, underwriting, payment information, and access to a full spectrum of insurance products. Our hybrid cloud infrastructure provides secure storage and robust data analytics capabilities to support insurance companies and their end customers. In our Auto Services segment, we offer a network of customized auto services to enterprise customers, including major banks, insurance companies, and enterprises that have end customer demand for auto services. In a country without AAA or convenient access to high-quality auto or transportation services, SunCar provides a valuable service to Chinese drivers. Our enterprise customers purchase access to our auto services as a benefit for the members of their rewards or similar customer marketing programs. Our extensive service network serves over 1,400 enterprise customers and customers. We have built our business on an industry-specific technology platform that enables and facilitates market-leading B2B auto services. We have secured 160 registered copyrights of computer software in this area. Our proprietary technology is based on a multitenant platform and cloud infrastructure. Our digital platform provides APIs, front end interface interfaces, integration for enterprise customers, and efficient user friendly management and operations tools for service providers. Our technology service business offers customers modular software management tools such as customer relationship management, order management, finance management, and visual analysis systems running on our proprietary hybrid cloud platform. Auto service providers and insurance sales partners may use all or some of these online tools to manage their daily work, allowing us the opportunity to monetize the online software we built. In our Insurance segment, one of the key themes of 2024 was the rapid growth of our partnerships with auto partners to develop new products and help them remain connected to drivers after the initial vehicle sale. As I mentioned above, the auto industry's new focus on downstream wholesale revenue is a significant trend that positively impacts our business. We are developing applications in conjunction with our EV customers that enable them to stay better connected to customers and sell more downstream services such as insurance and maintenance. With SunCar's ability to embed or integrate its insurance app into our customers' existing vehicle apps, our increased collaboration with these partners continues to drive strong growth. In 2024, we launched a customized insurance product with Tesla China, which received very positive customer feedback for being user-friendly and valuable. Our product is helping Tesla acquire insurance customers more cost-effectively while creating downstream revenue opportunities in maintenance and other services. SunCar is very excited about the success of our ongoing collaboration with Tesla, which is expanded to 48 cities nationwide from an initial six at the start of the year. We are working together to offer drivers the best possible insurance experience. We continue to develop our partnership with Xiaomi, where we began selling customized insurance products with their first vehicle deliveries. With Zeekr, we've signed a contract that utilizes our SaaS platform to develop and integrate our insurance product into Zeekr's app ecosystem. Our partnerships with other leading EV manufacturers have also progressed. These partners include Nio, Zeekr, Li Auto, Xiaopeng, Series, Leapmotor, SAIC, and Changan Avatr. The success of our collaborations and the effectiveness of our insurance products have driven GMV growth beyond expectations. The company continues to expand its e insurance business into the gas vehicle market. We secured a two year agreement with SAIC Maxus, a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer to enhance insurance sales management across its dealership network. For gas vehicle dealers, we are integrating our insurance systems directly into the dealer's existing insurance management systems. Starting with the Changan Avatr dealer group, we enable seamless insurance product sales at the point of vehicle purchase. We've hired four regional managers to support this rollout and drive adoption and dealer engagement. In our auto services business, we're excited about the growth in new segments such as retail and luxury and the expansion of our long standing partnerships with China's leading banks, insurance and auto companies. Committed to remaining the technology leader in the market, the company is utilizing AI extensively to improve the efficiency of our auto services network. Our luxury concierge service continues to experience significant expansion into new sectors. We provided high end limousine services for leading luxury brands including Chanel, Dior, and Omega, most notably supporting Chanel's 2024 Hangzhou show by providing high-quality transportation services for its VIP guests. In the retail sector, we signed an exclusive partnership with Sam's Club to offer car wash services for premium members across 17 major cities in China. Suncar is excited about our increased cooperation with China's major Internet companies. Last year, we renewed car wash service agreements with Didi, Meituan, and Alipay and signed a new car wash partnership with GoYin. We expanded our Alipay collaboration with their car life channel discounts into their Car God program. Finally, we launched a strategic partnership with AntFortune to offer exclusive airport limousine services to Ant Fortune Black Card v3 members targeting high-net-worth clients. We continue to increase our cooperation with bank customers by offering new auto services to existing customers and expanding into new geographies. We increased our portfolio of 400 plus bank sector projects by adding 39 new projects in 2024. Key collaborations with national banks included working with CITIC Private Banking, ICBC, China Merchants, Bank of China, and Bank of Communications for airport transfers and travel services. On the regional bank front, we provided retail travel services to the Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank, designated driver services for Mengshan Bank and agricultural bank, and car wash and smart outbound calling services in three provinces for CCB, DragonCard, and ICBC, respectively. Our relationship with insurance customers is multifaceted. We sell an increasing amount of auto insurance for them while also being a supplier of auto services. SunCar has partnered with over 100 insurance branches, including the top 10P and C branches of Ping an Insurance and 20 plus branches of China Continent Insurance. We have broadened our service scope beyond traditional offerings to include limousine transfers and EV charging, aligning with evolving customer and market demands. We will continue to leverage AI software and automation technologies to enhance operational efficiency, improve customer experience and drive scalable growth. Regarding product development, we continue to build new features such as real-time fleet delayed notifications, intelligent order reminders and call quality monitoring. These new features also streamline workflows and elevate service quality across our platform. SunCar has established its ANGI AI Technology Service Center to further extend its technology leadership position. We are leveraging proprietary AI development capabilities to co-develop products with our auto partners, which will increase the sales of new insurance policies, renewals and extended warranties. Our development of AI-enhanced customer engagement features has shortened service response times, enhanced the cross-selling of insurance and non-insurance products and increased customer satisfaction. We have expanded our insurance product portfolio by building customized vehicle-specific insurance products, which will now include loaner vehicles and repair subsidies for various sales channels. I'll now move to our financial report, which will be presented in US dollars. For the full year 2024, we are pleased to report total revenue of $441.9 million up 21.5% from $363.7 million compared to the full year 2023. This growth underscores the value we are providing to our large partners in the auto insurance business, the strength of our new insurance products and our ability to meet the broad auto services needs of our enterprise customers. Auto insurance revenue increased 44.4% to $170.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $118.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This growth was driven by the leverage from our strong partnerships with automakers and an increase in insurance policy sold in the 12 months ended December 31, 2024. Technology services revenue increased 46.4% to $44.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, up from $30.7 million in the prior year. This increase is driven by strong demand from insurance companies and their sales partners for our software and services. The company's ongoing upgrades to its technology stack and use of a private cloud platform have simplified development and enhanced service capacity enabling this rapid growth. Auto services revenue increased 5.3% to $226.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, up from $215 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was driven by the addition of 39 new bank sector customers and an increased number of completed service orders. Our operating costs and expenses increased to $500.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $379.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Integrated service costs were $226.2 million in 2024 from $209.6 million in the previous year. These increases align with the growth in revenue from our auto services business and the significant expansion of our technology services business. Selling expenses were $22.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $20.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was mainly due to an increase in promotional expenses. General and administrative expenses increased from $22.5 million in 2023 to $47 million in 2024. This increase was primarily due to a $31 million increase in share-based compensation expenses related to the 2024 equity incentive plan and a $5.4 million increase in expected credit losses on accounts receivable. Research and development expenses increased from $14.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, to $40.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2024. The primary driver of this increase was the million $31 million share-based compensation expense related to 2024 equity incentive plan, which was partially offset by a decrease of $4.9 million in technology service fees due to reduction in purchases of external services. We continue to strategically invest in R&D and business development as we grow our business relationships with some of the largest enterprises in China. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric that excludes certain non-recurring items and non-cash expenses such as the compensation expenses related to the 2024 equity incentive plan, helps evaluate our operational performance in addition to the GAAP metrics. Our adjusted EBITDA increased by 492% to $9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $1.6 million in the prior year period. We believe this measure provides useful information about our operating results by excluding certain expenses that may not be indicative of our core business operating results. Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP measure is provided in our earnings releases and investor presentations available on the Investor Relations section of our website. To close, 2024 was a year of meaningful progress for SunCar as we advanced our auto partnerships and AI cloud-enabled SaaS model. We have strengthened our recurring revenue base and positioned the company for sustained, scalable growth. Subject to risks such as regulatory changes, market competition, we remain focused on expanding our technology footprint, broadening our software and service offerings and deepening the partnerships that fuel our success. The continued focus of our EV partners on enhancing the post-sale customer journey provides a powerful long-term tailwind for our business. For a detailed discussion of risks, please refer to our Form 20-F filed on April 28, 2025. Our ability to deliver personalized driver experience powered by AI and our cloud platform remains at the heart of our strategy, and we believe it will continue to drive value for our customers and shareholders. With that, we'll now begin the question-and-answer session.
So first question we have, what impact, if any, will U. S. Tariffs have on SunCar's business?
We don't currently expect U.S. tariffs will have a material direct impact on SunCar's business as our business is 100% focused on China's domestic auto market. We continue to monitor indirect effects such as potential supply chain disruptions for our partners. The rapid adoption of EVs and the digitalization of China's entire domestic auto market remain the primary positive trends for SunCar because we believe we are the leader in digitalizing this market.
Thank you. Our next question is why have so many EV manufacturers been interested in partnering with SunCar and using your technology?
Our team has been in the market for almost twenty years and understands the evolving needs of the EV companies very well. Additionally, SunCar has invested approximately $100 million in its industry specific cloud, AI, mobile apps and data infrastructure. This investment is paying off as we built a very differentiated solution in the market. As our EV partners focus on their customers' post sale journey, they realize that SunCar's insurance technology is the most mature and feature rich in the market.
How do you see your Tesla relationship evolving over time?
Tesla continues to be a strong partner in expanding our portfolio of insurance products and sharing our vision of delivering customized full featured services to each driver.
Thank you. Our next question is, what do you attribute the rapid growth of your insurance business to?
Differentiation is key. The competition among EV and gas vehicle manufacturers has grown incredibly tough. For this reason, they are looking at other ways to monetize customer relationships beyond just the vehicle sale. Our technology plays a key role in their digitalization strategy and enables additional downstream revenue opportunities through sales and service options for vehicle owners. We are working collaboratively with these manufacturers to add additional services. This information is consistent with our prior public disclosures regarding market trends and our business strategy.
Congratulations on your strong adjusted EBITDA growth. How do you view your profitability tracking over the next year?
Thank you. We're encouraged by our adjusted EBITDA growth and see the continued strong growth of our insurance business as a key contributor to this. Additionally, we are leveraging AI and other technologies to optimize our operations, positively impacting profitability.
Thank you. How do you view AI impacting your business in 2025?
We've been using AI in our business for well over a year. Its impact on our business has been significant as our team is finding new ways to use AI to optimize our operations and add new product features. On the product development front, we plan to integrate AI into as many features as possible to optimize the driver's experience and accelerate our customers' monetization efforts.
Thank you, Breaux. How impactful will gas vehicle customers be on your insurance business this year?
As you heard in our Insurance segment review, we're making great progress in penetrating the gas vehicle market. SunCar executives have been the featured speakers two years in a row at the largest gas vehicle dealer industry conference. Customer wins at SAIC and Chang'an Deepal dealer group testified that the gas market is accelerating its adoption of digital solutions to drive downstream insurance and maintenance revenue. We have had gas vehicle dealerships successfully using our products for some time. What is more recent is the industry's economic pressures have dramatically increased demand for our solutions from gas vehicle dealers. Their search for new revenue streams has reached a tipping point where they must digitalize to effectively capture as much downstream insurance and maintenance revenue as possible because the gas vehicle market is so much larger than the EV market in terms of existing vehicles, we think it can be very impactful to our business.
Our next question, what do you see as the future of your Anji AI Technology Services Center?
We see Anji and our engineering and product development teams playing an increasingly important role in our business. As we further develop our AI and software development capabilities, the Anji teams will play a critical role in innovating new insurance products. The Anji center is key to working with our auto partners to co-develop custom insurance solutions that meet each of their specific needs and objectives.
Thank you. What do you see as the most exciting aspect of your services business?
Clearly, the emergence of customers from new sectors such as retail and luxury offer new areas of growth for this segment. Additionally, there exists opportunities to explore additional synergies with our insurance business. We believe an increasing number of our EV company insurance customers will want to add our auto services module to their existing insurance and other driver software.
Thank you, Breaux. Next question, will you be issuing guidance this year?
We currently plan to issue guidance with our first quarter 2025 earnings release subject to market conditions and Board approval.
Thank you. Our last question, do you expect there will be another large employee stock compensation expense this year?
No, we don't. Last year's employee stock compensation program was a one-time event under the 2024 equity incentive plan to retain and reward a core group of long-term SunCar employees who had been with the company for many years and were critical to our growth. We do not expect to incur a similar expense in the near future.
We have reached the end of our question-and-answer session, which concludes today's conference. Thank you for your participation. You may disconnect your lines at this time.
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SunCar Technology Group Inc. Schedules Full-Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call
NEW YORK, April 22, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in cloud-based, software-focused B2B auto eInsurance and auto services in China, will release its financial results for the full year 2024 on Monday, April 28 after the market closes. SunCar will host a conference call the following day on Tuesday, April 29th at 8:00 AM ET (5:00 AM PT) with the investment community to discuss the Company's financial results and provide a business update. Investors may submit written questions by Monday, April 28 via e-mail to: [email protected] To access the call by phone, please dial 1-877-407-0752 (international callers please dial 1-201-389-0912) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. An audio webcast of the conference call will be available online at https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1716706&tp_key=51381ecbeb. A webcast replay will also be available for a limited time at the following link: https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1716706&tp_key=51381ecbeb. The conference call will be open to all interested parties. In accordance with Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure), all investors will have equal access to the information shared during this call. During the conference call, management may discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures. In accordance with Regulation G, reconciliations of any non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures will be available in the earnings release or accompanying materials that will be posted on the Company's investor relations website prior to the conference call. About SunCar Technology Group Inc. Founded in 2007, SunCar is transforming the customer journey for auto eInsurance and auto services in China, the largest passenger vehicle market in the world. SunCar develops and operates cloud-based platforms that seamlessly connect drivers with a wide range of eInsurance coverage options and auto services through a nationwide network of sales partners. As a result, SunCar has established itself as the leader in China in the B2B auto eInsurance and auto services market for electric vehicles. The Company's intelligent cloud platform empowers its enterprise customers to access, manage, and optimize their auto services offerings as their end customers gain access to hundreds of services from tens of thous…Read full documentShow less
NEW YORK, April 22, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SunCar Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "SunCar") (NASDAQ: SDA), an innovative leader in cloud-based, software-focused B2B auto eInsurance and auto services in China, will release its financial results for the full year 2024 on Monday, April 28 after the market closes. SunCar will host a conference call the following day on Tuesday, April 29th at 8:00 AM ET (5:00 AM PT) with the investment community to discuss the Company's financial results and provide a business update. Investors may submit written questions by Monday, April 28 via e-mail to: [email protected] To access the call by phone, please dial 1-877-407-0752 (international callers please dial 1-201-389-0912) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. An audio webcast of the conference call will be available online at https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1716706&tp_key=51381ecbeb. A webcast replay will also be available for a limited time at the following link: https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1716706&tp_key=51381ecbeb. The conference call will be open to all interested parties. In accordance with Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure), all investors will have equal access to the information shared during this call. During the conference call, management may discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures. In accordance with Regulation G, reconciliations of any non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures will be available in the earnings release or accompanying materials that will be posted on the Company's investor relations website prior to the conference call. About SunCar Technology Group Inc. Founded in 2007, SunCar is transforming the customer journey for auto eInsurance and auto services in China, the largest passenger vehicle market in the world. SunCar develops and operates cloud-based platforms that seamlessly connect drivers with a wide range of eInsurance coverage options and auto services through a nationwide network of sales partners. As a result, SunCar has established itself as the leader in China in the B2B auto eInsurance and auto services market for electric vehicles. The Company's intelligent cloud platform empowers its enterprise customers to access, manage, and optimize their auto services offerings as their end customers gain access to hundreds of services from tens of thousands of independent providers from a single application. For more information, please visit: https://suncartech.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains information about the Company's view of its future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with its ability to raise additional funding, its ability to maintain and grow its business, variability of operating results, its ability to maintain and enhance its brand, its development and introduction of new products and services, the successful integration of acquired companies, technologies and assets into its portfolio of products and services, marketing and other business development initiatives, competition in the industry, general government regulation, economic conditions, dependence on key personnel, the ability to attract, hire and retain personnel who possess the technical skills and experience necessary to meet the requirements of its clients, and its ability to protect its intellectual property. For a detailed discussion of these risks, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as required by law. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250422514282/en/ Contacts SunCar: Investor Relations: Ms. Hui Jiang Email: [email protected] Legal: Ms. Li Chen Email: [email protected] U.S. Investor Relations: Mr. Tom Cook, ICR Email: [email protected]
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Thank you for standing by and welcome to the SunCar Technology Group's First Half 2024 Earnings Call. Please note that today's call is being recorded. I will now turn the meeting over to Jennifer Jiang, Director of Investor Relations for SunCar Technology Group.
Thank you, and thanks to everyone who joined us today for SunCar's First Half of 2024 Earnings Call. Please note that our earnings press release was issued earlier today, and our Semi-Annual Report on Form 6-K was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last Friday. Both are available in the Investor Relations section of our website at https.suncartech.com. Joining us on the call today are SunCar’s Chairman, CEO, Zaichang Ye, and the Breaux Walker, US-based Consultant. The format of today's call will begin with the opening remarks from Chairman Ye, followed by a financial and business update from Mr. Walker. Afterward, we'll move into a question-and-answer session addressing the questions submitted by investors. We thank everyone for submitting these questions. Before we get started, I'm going to review the Safe Harbor Statement. Please note that today's discussion will contain forward-looking statements made under the Safe Harbor Provision of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. As such, our results may differ materially from the views expressed today. Further information regarding this and other risks and uncertainties are included in the Company's Semi-Annual report on Form 6-K for the half-year ended June 30, 2024, and in other documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. SunCar Technology does not assume any obligations to update any forward-looking statements, except as required under applicable law. With that, I would like to turn over the call to our first speaker, Mr. Zaichang Ye, SunCar's Chairman, CEO.
17 years ago, I founded SunCar to improve the auto services and auto insurance customer experience in China. SunCar is proud to have achieved the set goal and for the value of our $100 million investment in SunCar's Technology platform delivers to our customers. It is a credit to our unique technology and the team's hard work that we have won the trust of China's largest bankers, insurers, and auto companies. We will adhere to our mission to meet our customers rapidly changing needs, as we digitalize China's auto services and e-insurance markets. We have been a leader in bringing digital auto services and e-insurance tailored to the EV market. According to the Wall Street Journal, China's August EV and hybrid sales rose 43% from a year earlier making up 59% of all vehicle sales. SunCar continues to benefit from the EV market's rapid growth and strong relationships with our EV partners. These partners continue to innovate globally, while growing their partnerships with SunCar. From January 2024, our e-insurance partnership with world's leading EV companies has grown regularly from $400,000 to over $36 million in premium value. As the EV market becomes hyper competitive, there is a greater need for EV companies to leverage auto services and insurance sales to increase their competitive advantage. SunCar has an even stronger advantage with new EV market entrance. This new market entrance faces stiff competition. The newer EV companies understand the synergies between our e-insurance and auto services business, where SunCar's e-insurance technology can drive the sale of other auto services and new vehicles purchased. Our partnership with Li Auto to develop its new broker system is an example of our mission to continue to innovate in the EV insurance market. We are honored that the exciting new EV companies Xiaomi and Jiyue, a joint venture between Geely and Baidu, have decided to offer our integrated auto services and e-insurance platform to their customers. We estimate that this year's new EV sales will reach 10 million units, while there are over 300 million ICE vehicles, a much larger market. Due to the entry of many EV competitors in the market, ICE vehicles are facing increased competition. Through SunCar’s e-insurance platform, ICE companies hope to encourage repeat customers and increase insurance-related service revenues. As part of their competitive strategy, our ability to have our ICE vehicle partners captures this large insurance market opportunity is one of the company's biggest revenue opportunities. ICE companies are quickly realizing the benefits they can achieve by digitalizing and using SunCar's leading e-insurance and auto services platform to accelerate that process. SunCar's recent partnership with SAIC, China's largest car company, is one example of this trade. Finally, we continue to invest in our R&D. We will continue to build upon our unique AI-based technology, which allows us to provide drivers insurance quotes in under two minutes. This technology is a game changer for our e-insurance customers.
Thank you, Zaichang. This is Breaux Walker. Thank you all again for joining us. SunCar is a leader in cloud-based and software-focused B2B auto services and e-insurance in China. The company leverages unique technology to provide valuable customer loyalty and e-insurance solutions to its customers who are some of China's leading corporations. China is the world's largest and fastest growing car market and a market that is importantly rapidly digitalizing. At the same time, large enterprises are facing significant competitive pressure in retaining and adding new customers. Together, these trends give SunCar an exciting and substantial addressable market opportunity. SunCar operates in three business segments, auto services, auto e-insurance, and technology services. In our auto services business, we offer access to a digital auto services platform and network of over 47,000 auto service providers, as a customer loyalty solution to enterprise clients, which includes China's largest financial institutions and auto manufacturers. Our extensive auto services cover a wide range of services such as car wash, oil change, car detailing, roadside assistance, flight pickup, designated driving, VIP lounge access, and many others. In a country that doesn't have AAA or access to detailed information on auto service providers, SunCar’s auto services are of high value to customers and drive increased customer loyalty for our large enterprise customers. We automate and streamline the insurance buying process through a proprietary cloud platform and mobile app, which integrate the full spectrum of products from leading insurers in China. We sell insurance policies through a network of over 64,000 external sales partners, including auto manufacturers and auto service providers. In this segment, we facilitate the sales of auto e-insurance products underwritten by major insurance companies in China and receive commissions from these insurance company customers, which are typically calculated on a percentage of the premiums paid. Finally, our fast-growing technology services business provides technology -- technical software, and consulting services to our auto services and e-insurance customers. With a growing need to manage their businesses more efficiently, our customers are rapidly implementing our digital tools to streamline their business workflows, manage their customer relationships, and automate order processing. We are continuously upgrading our technology to meet customers' needs and are in the process of developing a SaaS product offering design to convert our auto service providers into technology service customers. We expect the transition of auto service partners to our SaaS platform will accelerate as we offer them new AI-based services. What sets our business apart from would-be competitors, is our unique technology and the fact that we have both a comprehensive digital auto service solution and a one-stop auto e-insurance solution. Other strategic advantages include our ability to provide nationwide auto service coverage in China, access to a large high-quality service provider network, competitive prices, and an e-insurance product that enables customers to purchase an e-insurance policy in under two minutes. With a $120 billion addressable market for insurance services and a $20 billion market for B2B auto services, there is a tremendous opportunity for us to grow in our existing markets. In addition to having large addressable markets, we're benefiting from the joint tailwinds of China's auto market digitalization and the increased competition our customers are experiencing, leading them to digitalize and seek effective customer loyalty solutions. We will now transition to our operational performance. In the first half of 2024, we continue to drive significant revenue growth and expand our presence within our large high-quality customer accounts. In the auto services segment, we signed multiple exclusive service contracts with China Construction Bank, a leading bank in China. These include two-year vehicle service contract with the bank's Fujian branch, where SunCar delivers tailored auto services to tens of thousands of CCB customers from 460 car wash locations. Other contracts were signed with the Bank’s Sichuan and Yunnan branches. Our destination pickup service business continues to grow rapidly with top-tier customer additions including CITIC, China Merchants, Ant Fortune, and Ping An Insurance. Earlier this year, we launched a three-year partnership with CITIC Bank International to provide exclusive airport concierge car services for its private banking clients. In April, 2024, we collaborated with Ant Fortune to offer luxury airport concierge services to their Black Card V3 members. Demonstrating the quality and longevity of our auto services customer base, we expanded our partnership with Ping An Insurance, China's leading insurance company, to include new agreements with the Shenzhen branch, where SunCar will provide premium airport pickup. This marks the seventh Ping An branch to partner with SunCar for premium airport pickup services. SunCar was also selected as the provider of concierge car services for China Merchants Bank private banking clients through a two-year agreement. Demonstrating our commitment to providing our customers with innovative solutions, we established a new partnership with China Continent Insurance's Inner Mongolia branch, helping to create innovative service bundles, which boosted China Continent's services sales by 30% in the first half of 2024. In our e-insurance business, we execute on multiple strategic and operational funds to further grow this segment. We signed a two-year agreement with SAIC Maxus, a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, to enhance e-insurance management across its dealership network with first year service fees estimated at $14 million. This customer win is indicative of the large potential opportunity SunCar has in the ICE market. We began an innovative partnership with Beijing Li Auto Insurance to develop the Li Auto Insurance Broker System, which aims to improve brokerage operations with the support of SunCar's advanced IT solutions. Additionally, we expanded our collaboration with Beijing Houji Insurance Brokerage to deliver insurance services in 14 cities, all utilizing SunCar's e-insurance platform. We extended our partnership with Zeekr Intelligent Technology, a premium EV manufacturer partner now listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For Zeekr We're providing insurance services using SunCar's intelligent platform. Finally, we formed a strategic partnership with Lotus Technology to offer comprehensive automotive services and e-insurance to Lotus car owners. We will now transition to our financial performance, all of which will be presented in US Dollars. For the first half of fiscal year 2024, we are very pleased to report total revenue of $203 million, up 27% from $159 million in the first half of fiscal year 2023. This growth underscores our leading position in the auto service and e-insurance sectors, the strength of our innovative cloud-based solutions, and our ability to meet the evolving needs of enterprise clients across China's automotive and financial services sectors. Our Auto Service segment reported revenue of $107 million in the first half of fiscal year 2024, an increase of 9% from $99 million in the first half of 2023. Growth in this segment was driven by an increase in service orders in 2024. Our Auto E-Insurance segment reported revenue of $74 million in the first half of 2024, an increase of 55% from $48 million in the first half of 2023. This growth was driven by a 250% increase in the number of EV insurance policies sold for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The company experienced a 21% decline in the associated average commission rate due to normal fluctuations in regulatory guidelines. Our Technology Service segment generated revenues of $22 million in the first half of fiscal year 2024, representing a 70% increase compared to the prior year period. This increase was due to increasing demand from automotive service providers for online tools that streamline workflows, manage customer relationships, and automate order processing. Our ongoing technology upgrades, including a shift towards a SaaS model and the use of a private cloud platform, have simplified development and enhanced service capacity driving this growth. We recorded a net loss of $60 million in the first half of fiscal year 2024 compared to a net income of $1 million in the first half of 2023. The net loss was primarily attributable to increased share-based compensation expenses related to the 2024 equity incentive plan. We continue to strategically invest in R&D and business development as we increase our presence in some of the largest enterprise customers in China. We believe that adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric that excludes certain non-recurring items and non-cash expenses, helps evaluate our operational performance in addition to the GAAP metrics. Our adjusted EBITDA increased by 4% to $6 million in the first half of 2024 compared to $5.8 million in the prior year period. In conclusion, we continue to add large, high-quality customers and experience strong revenue growth in the first half of 2024. SunCar remains well positioned as the preferred cloud-based and software-focused B2B auto services and e-insurance provider in China. We will continue to invest in our differentiated technology platform, develop new AI based and intelligent cloud solutions, and expand our high-quality auto services and high-growth e-insurance business. Before we focus on the question and answer portion of the call, Chairman Ye, would like to thank our employees, partners, customers, as well as our loyal shareholders for their continued support and belief in our vision. We look forward to updating you on our business on upcoming earnings calls. We will now transition to the Q&A portion of the call. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions.
Question number 1, how do you view AI impacting your business?
We see significant growth opportunities from AI given that we are the only nationwide digital auto service and e-insurance platform. We expect that our cloud platform and strong database of automotive service providers give us a unique opportunity to leverage AI. To be successful in implementing AI, a company needs scale. With our scale, we believe SunCar is uniquely positioned to take further market share from regional and non-automated competitors. Specifically, there's tremendous opportunity to provide predictive maintenance applications to our customers, which will increase their maintenance and insurance premium revenue. Additionally, we believe the nascent AV, robotaxi markets will provide SunCar with significant new revenue opportunities as we tailor services to those markets.
Question number 2. The SAIC transaction seems very significant to the company. How would you put that deal in the perspective for your investors?
The SAIC transaction is significant for the company, not only for its size, but also for the fact that it represents the large market opportunity SunCar has in our emerging traditional fuel or ICE market. In the past we have primarily been focused on the EV market but we now see the traditional ICE market rapidly digitalizing to better compete with the EV players. ICE is a bigger market than the EV market, so this is a very good trend for our business.
Question number 3, what is the biggest risk to your business?
We continue to be in high growth mode and as such our team needs to continue driving towards our objectives, especially the opportunities we see to further integrate our auto services and e-insurance products, develop new AI-based products, and attack the ICE market opportunity.
Question number 4. The company's technology service business saw a significant increase of 70.3% in the first half of 2024, reaching $21.9 million. What were the main driving forces behind this growth? What are the company's plans for sustained growth in the future?
The company's technology services business mainly provides industry-specific technology solutions to EV manufacturers and ICE vehicle 4S dealers. The rapid growth of this business during the period was driven by demand for both new energy EV vehicle manufacturers and the ICE market who view SunCar’s integrated services and insurance platforms giving them a competitive advantage. With regards to our SaaS services aimed at the EV market, the company signed a strategic service agreement with the leading global EV manufacturer to provide a SaaS based vehicle specific insurance system. SunCar also provided advanced vehicle insurance sales systems to Xiaomi, Nio, Zeekr, and 18 other companies. It is expected that this part of the business will continue to grow rapidly in the future, strengthening the company's market leadership position.
Question number 5. The company's administrative expenses increased significantly by $37 million in the first half of 2024, corresponding to a more than 10 times increase year-on-year. What is the main reason for this growth?
The increase of $37 million in administrative expenses for the first half of 2024 was primarily due to a one-time equity incentive expense of $31 million which was granted to recognize and motivate the management and administrative employees who have made outstanding contributions. Additionally, $6 million was set aside for bad debt provisions for accounts receivable.
Question number 6. The company's R&D expenses increased significantly by $28.2 million in the first half of 2024, corresponding to a 701% increase year-on-year. What is the main reason for this growth?
The increase of $28.2 million in R&D expenses for the first half of 2024 includes a one-time R&D-related personnel equity incentive plan of $31 million. After excluding this impact, the actual R&D expenses decreased by 2.8 million year-on-year. This is mainly due to the company's current development of its big data platform, [pan gu] (ph) system, which has been capitalized according to the actual progress made during the period.
Question number 7. The company’s adjusted EBITDA for the first half of 2024 increased to $6 million. What is the reason for significant change in operating profit or loss.
The main reason for the change in the company's issued equity incentives for approximately $62.8 million in the first half of 2024. These were granted to recognize and motivate employees who have made outstanding contributions to the company's development, especially those teams and individuals who have played a key role in our technology innovation, market expansion, and management optimization. The equity incentive plan is a one-time expenditure. Other differences are mainly due to a depreciation expense of $1.8 million generated from normal operations.
Question number 8. Besides the continuing rapid development of the China business, does the company have any plans for international expansion?
The company's future international growth will be mainly driven by the availability of strategic M&A opportunities. We believe that acquiring an existing synergistic company in the US Could lower our market entry risk, as we pursue the opportunities in that market. We have conducted extensive research in the US And Southeast Asia and plan to select targets with similar and core technologies for those markets, with the US Market being the top priority. In terms of the US Market, the company's existing Advanced Automotive Service cloud platform can be used directly in the US Market, through a localization process already identified by the company. The company plans to enter the US market as the first step in its overseas expansion and then expand its platform to other countries when it is matured enough to be transferable to other geographies.
Question number 9. Are there any direct or indirect competitors in your industry?
In terms of auto services, the company has a leading and nationwide automotive services platform that is differentiated by both its technology and scope. In certain provinces, we have some competitors who have not invested in their technology stack to the same extent. Most of these competitors rely on manual processes, which are relatively inefficient. Compared to the company's comprehensive offering of post-sales automotive services, their services are also more limited. Regarding automotive insurance, the company is the first nationwide online car insurance platform in the country. Leading the development of the industry, the company offers an innovative insurance quote system which can generate a quote within two minutes based on a vehicle license plate. Our EV specific products in particular are extremely differentiated from would-be competitors. That concludes the Q&A. We want to thank everyone again for participating on today's call. We look forward to providing additional updates soon. In the meantime, we can be reached at IR at Suncartech.com.
Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes our conference for today. Thank you for your participation. You may now disconnect.

