Hesai
HSAI · NasdaqGeneral Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC · Fiscal year ends Dec 31 · Reports in CNY
Hesai reported revenue of CNY 3B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, up 45.8% from the year before. Operating income was CNY 169M, an operating margin of 5.6%, and net income was CNY 436M. Operating cash flow of CNY 117M less capital expenditure of CNY 309M left free cash flow of −CNY 192M. It held more cash than debt (net cash CNY 1.3B).
Last 5 fiscal years
Revenue and net income
Income statement
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 721M | CNY 1.2B | CNY 1.9B | CNY 2.1B | CNY 3B |
| Cost of revenue | CNY 339M | CNY 731M | CNY 1.2B | CNY 1.2B | CNY 1.8B |
| Gross profit | CNY 382M | CNY 472M | CNY 661M | CNY 885M | CNY 1.3B |
| Research & development | CNY 368M | CNY 555M | CNY 791M | CNY 856M | CNY 797M |
| Operating income | −CNY 265M | −CNY 378M | −CNY 572M | −CNY 205M | CNY 169M |
| Interest expense | – | CNY 0 | CNY 3M | CNY 13M | CNY 19M |
| Pre-tax income | −CNY 246M | −CNY 301M | −CNY 475M | −CNY 101M | CNY 467M |
| Income tax | −CNY 1M | −CNY 66,000 | CNY 658,000 | CNY 1M | CNY 31M |
| Net income | −CNY 245M | −CNY 301M | −CNY 476M | −CNY 102M | CNY 436M |
| Diluted EPS | −23.39 | −6.47 | −3.81 | −0.79 | 2.98 |
| Diluted shares | 105M | 116M | 125M | 129M | 146M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | CNY 449M | CNY 913M | CNY 1.6B | CNY 2.8B | CNY 1.7B |
| Receivables | CNY 86M | CNY 485M | CNY 525M | CNY 765M | CNY 1.3B |
| Inventory | CNY 376M | CNY 647M | CNY 496M | CNY 482M | CNY 670M |
| Current assets | CNY 3.5B | CNY 3.1B | CNY 4.4B | CNY 4.7B | CNY 7.1B |
| Net PP&E | CNY 322M | CNY 505M | CNY 337M | CNY 879M | CNY 1B |
| Goodwill | CNY 3M | CNY 4M | CNY 0 | – | – |
| Total assets | CNY 4B | CNY 3.8B | CNY 5.7B | CNY 6B | CNY 11.3B |
| Payables | CNY 77M | CNY 207M | CNY 269M | CNY 345M | CNY 593M |
| Deferred revenue | CNY 123M | CNY 40M | CNY 80M | CNY 33M | CNY 21M |
| Current liabilities | CNY 892M | CNY 956M | CNY 1.3B | CNY 1.6B | CNY 1.9B |
| Short-term debt | – | CNY 0 | CNY 2M | CNY 116M | CNY 116M |
| Long-term debt | – | CNY 18M | CNY 286M | CNY 269M | CNY 279M |
| Total liabilities | CNY 903M | CNY 998M | CNY 1.8B | CNY 2.1B | CNY 2.3B |
| Shareholders' equity | −CNY 2.5B | −CNY 3.1B | CNY 3.9B | CNY 3.9B | CNY 9B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | −CNY 228M | −CNY 696M | CNY 57M | CNY 64M | CNY 117M |
| Capital expenditure | CNY 220M | CNY 231M | CNY 407M | CNY 260M | CNY 309M |
| Free cash flow | −CNY 448M | −CNY 927M | −CNY 349M | −CNY 196M | −CNY 192M |
| Depreciation & amortisation | CNY 28M | CNY 54M | CNY 86M | CNY 132M | CNY 124M |
| Stock-based compensation | CNY 54M | CNY 105M | CNY 235M | CNY 116M | CNY 115M |
| Acquisitions | – | CNY 0 | CNY 54M | CNY 0 | CNY 0 |
Key ratios
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 66.9% | 56.1% | 10.7% | 45.8% |
| Gross margin | 53.0% | 39.2% | 35.2% | 42.6% | 41.8% |
| Operating margin | −36.8% | −31.4% | −30.5% | −9.9% | 5.6% |
| Net margin | −34.0% | −25.0% | −25.4% | −4.9% | 14.4% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | – | – | −12.3% | −2.6% | 4.9% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | −8.7% | −13.1% | −13.2% | −4.7% | 1.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | −62.2% | −77.1% | −18.6% | −9.4% | −6.4% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 0.93x | 2.31x | −0.12x | −0.62x | 0.27x |
| Receivable days | 43 | 147 | 102 | 134 | 152 |
| Inventory days | 405 | 323 | 149 | 148 | 139 |
| Payable days | 83 | 103 | 81 | 106 | 123 |
| Interest cover | – | – | −186x | −16.0x | 8.92x |
| Debt ÷ equity | – | – | 0.07x | 0.10x | 0.04x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | – | −CNY 895M | −CNY 1.3B | −CNY 2.5B | −CNY 1.3B |
| Current ratio | 3.92x | 3.28x | 3.29x | 2.87x | 3.73x |
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