CATL's 2024 Performance Forecast and European Layout Dynamics

2025/01/23
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CATL expects its revenue in 2024 to be between 356 billion and 366 billion yuan, representing a year - on - year decrease of 11.2% to 8.71%; net profit is expected to be about 49 billion to 53 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 11.1% to 20.1%. The company has announced a special dividend plan for 2024, with a cash dividend of 12.3 yuan per 10 shares, totaling 5.397 billion yuan. Co - chairman Pan Jian revealed at the Davos Forum that CATL announced the establishment of a joint power battery factory with Stellantis in Spain last December, and more joint factory projects in Europe are expected to be announced this year. At present, CATL has laid out three battery factories in Europe, located in Germany, Hungary and Spain respectively.
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