新浪報道：北京時間2月17日消息，無人機制造商億航遭到做空機構Wolfpack Research的做空，股價周二暴跌62.7%，報收于46.30美元。Wolfpack Research發布報告稱，已做空億航，認為億航是一場“精心制作的股票推銷”活動，該公司在其產品、制造、營收以及伙伴關系上說了謊，注定將會崩潰。
Wolfpack的做空報告
億航尚未置評。億航于2019年12月在美國上市，發行價為12.50美元。億航股價已經從去年12月初的13美元漲到了上周五的124.09美元。(作者/簫雨)
相關：Wolfpack分析師報告稱“營收大部分是捏造的”后，億航股價大跌 (注：以下內容以原文為準)
自2019年12月在美國納斯達克(Nasdaq)以EH代碼上市以來，億航一直是股市的寵兒。摩根士丹利(Morgan Stanley)是這筆交易的主要經紀商。該公司首次公開發行每股12.50美元，在2020年迅速飆升，并在5天前達到124.09美元的峰值，對早期投資者來說，這是一個驚人的回報，讓人想起上世紀90年代末的互聯網泡沫。
不幸的是，受人尊敬的美國分析公司Wolfpack今天發表了一份題為“EHang:股票促銷注定要崩潰和燒毀”的報告，投資者驚恐之下，該股今天暴跌近78美元，跌幅達62.68%，估值從上周末的60億美元跌至剛剛超過25億美元。即使與互聯網崩潰相比，這也是一次戲劇性的股價暴跌。
該報告不言而喻。沃爾夫帕克(Wolfpack)將EHang描述為“精心策劃的股票促銷活動，建立在很大程度上基于與虛假銷售合同的虛假收入，而該虛假銷售合同與客戶在我們看來對幫助擴大其在公司的投資價值更感興趣。”
該報告隨后指責億航在EH 216自動駕駛飛行器上“編造了一系列關于產品、制造、收入、合作伙伴和潛在監管批準的謊言”，從而提高其感知價值。
報道稱，億航的主要客戶上海坤翔智能科技有限公司(SKIT)與總部位于廣州的飛行出租車制造商簽訂了“虛假銷售合同，以使其投資受益”。
不出所料，億航激烈反駁了報告的指控，首先指責Wolfpack是一家自稱“維權研究公司”，主要關注股票空頭。《南華早報》(South China Morning Post)援引一位發言人的話說，指控是基于“大量錯誤、未經證實的聲明和對信息的誤讀”，更詳細的反駁正在進行中。
與此同時，Wolfpack將SKIT描述為一個“虛假客戶”，聲稱它在2019年12月億航首次公開發行(ipo)之前購買了該公司的股票，并通過訂購飛機來縱容提高這些股票的價值。
2020年12月3日，億航公布第三季度業績，營收翻倍至7100萬元(1050萬美元)，主要收入來自輕型無人機及其相關服務，營業虧損減少至30萬美元左右。該公司表示，本季度又銷售了23輛EH216，使自2018年以來報告的總銷量達到112輛。
在2019年底，億航聲稱已經交付了60架雙座EH126型號和1架單座EH116的樣機，盡管飛機還沒有完成型號認證(而且還沒有完成)。
當被問及如何將未經認證的飛機交付給客戶時，該公司表示，早期的樣品已交付給多個國家的“合作伙伴”。這些合作伙伴似乎打算成為飛機的銷售代理，億航表示，該飛機將于2021年底在中國完成型號認證。
10個月前，中國企業瑞幸咖啡(Luckin Coffee)和TAL教育集團(TAL Education group)因涉嫌夸大財務數據而在美國接受審查。有關公司治理的新丑聞可能會削弱投資者的興趣，并加強華盛頓對尋求在美國市場融資的中國公司的審查。Wolfpack報告還質疑了億航宣布批準在挪威、奧地利、加拿大和美國等國進行飛行演示的有效性。報告指出，“英語和漢語新聞稿之間存在不一致”。
最后，Wolfpack稱，“中國法庭記錄顯示，總部位于中國的億航廣州控股保留了集團大部分資產的控制權”，這表明，這些資產可能會被法院下令凍結，并進行清算，以償還債權人。它認為，這將使外國投資者幾乎沒有法律追索權。2019年12月，億航以開曼群島注冊的億航控股有限公司的名義向美國證券交易委員會提交了IPO文件。
今天，美國證券訴訟律師事務所Block & Leviton宣布，它正在調查該公司“是否可能違反聯邦證券法”。它敦促投資者與該公司聯系。
然而，億航今天的聲明表明，它將抵制沃爾夫狼群報告的任何影響。“本公司將考慮采取任何必要和適當的行動，以保護公司及其所有股東的利益，”并繼續說道，“億航致力于維持最高標準的公司治理，以及透明和及時披露合規情況。
原文：EHang shares tumble after Wolfpack analyst report says “revenues are largely fabricated
By Chris Stonor
EHang has been a darling of the stock market since it publicly listed in December 2019 on the U.S. Nasdaq under the symbol EH. Morgan Stanley was the lead broker on the deal. An initial offering of USD12.50 a share, quickly soared during 2020 leading to a peak five days ago of USD124.09, an astonishing return for early investors, reminding one of the the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s.
Unfortunately, respected U.S analyst firm, Wolfpack has published a damming report today entitled ‘EHang: A Stock Promotion Destined to Crash and Burn’ and investors took fright plunging the stock by close to USD78 today or a 62.68 percent fall, and a valuation from USD6 billion at the weekend to just over USD2.5 billion. Even when compared to the dotcom crash, this is a dramatic share collapse.
The damming report doesn’t mince words. Wolfpack describes EHang as “an elaborate stock promotion, built on largely fabricated revenues based on sham sales contracts with a customer who appears to us to be more interested in helping inflate the value of its investment in the company.”
The report then accuses EHang of boosting its perceived value “with a collection of lies about its products, manufacturing, revenues, partnerships and potential regulatory approval” for the EH 216 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle.
The report claims EHang’s major customer, Shanghai Kunxiang Intelligent Technology (SKIT), of signing “sham sales contracts to benefit its investment” in the Guangzhou-based flying taxi maker.
Not surprisingly, EHang has hotly refuted the report accusations, first by accusing Wolfpack of being a self-proclaimed “activist research firm” mainly focused on taking short positions on equities. A spokesperson was quoted in the South China Morning Post as saying the accusations made are based on “numerous errors, unsubstantiated statements and misinterpretation of information” and that a more detailed rebuttal was on the way.
Meanwhile, Wolfpack characterises SKIT as a “sham customer’ alleging that it bought shares in EHang before its December 2019 initial public offering and has connived to boost the value of this equity by ordering aircraft.
Announcing third-quarter results on December 3rd, 2020, EHang reported a doubling of revenues to RMB71 million (USD10.5 million), largely based on income from its light drones and services associated with these, and reduced its operating loss to around USD300,000. It said that during the quarter it had sold a further 23 examples of the EH216 vehicle, bringing total reported sales since 2018 to 112 units.
At the end of 2019, EHang claimed to have already delivered 60 examples of the two-seat EH126 model and 1 of the single-seat EH116, even though the aircraft had not completed type certification (and still has yet to do so).
Pressed to explain how uncertificated aircraft could be delivered to customers, the company said that the early examples had been sent to “partners” in multiple countries. It would appear that these partners are intended to act as sales agents for the aircraft, which EHang has indicated will complete type certification in China by the end of 2021.
The accusations against EHang have come 10 months after Chinese companies Luckin Coffee and TAL Education Groups were placed under scrutiny in the USA for allegedly inflating their financial data. A new scandal about corporate governance could dampen investor interest and tighten Washington’s scrutiny of Chinese companies seeking to raise funds on U.S markets. The Wolfpack report also questions the validity of EHang’s announced approvals for flight demonstrations in countries including Norway, Austria, Canada, and the U.S. It points to what it says “are inconsistencies between press releases issued in English and Mandarin.”
Finally, Wolfpack claims “Chinese court records show that China-based EHang Guanzhou retains control of most of the group’s assets”, suggesting these could be frozen by court order and liquidated to repay creditors. It argues that this would leave foreign investors little legal recourse. When EHang filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its IPO in December 2019, it did so under the name of Cayman Islands-registered EHang Holdings Limited.
In a further development today, a U.S. securities litigation law firm, Block & Leviton, announced that it is investigating the company “for potential violations of federal securities laws.” It urged investors to make contact with the firm.
Yet, EHang’s statement today indicates it will push back against any fall-out from the Wolfpack report. “The company will consider any necessary and appropriate course of action to protect the interest of the company and all its shareholders,” and continued, “EHang is committed to maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance, as well as transparent and timely disclosure of compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq stock market.”
Whether this is part of a wider political argument between the USA and China or the criticisms carry real weight, only time will tell.
原文鏈接：https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/commentary/perils-for-drone-and-evtol-companies-listing-on-world-stock-markets-as-wolf-blows-down-ehangs-door/
