CAMPBELL, CA, May 2, 2023 – Velo3D, Inc., announced financial results for fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2023. For the first quarter of 2023, the company reported revenue of $26.8M, down 9.3% compared to $29.78M in the fourth quarter of 2022. Net loss was $36.2M.
“We were pleased with our results as continued demand for our industry leading Sapphire platform, combined with strong manufacturing execution, enabled us to achieve our first quarter forecasts,” said Benny Buller, CEO of Velo3D. “Operationally, we continued to successfully ramp our Sapphire XC and Sapphire XC 1MZ production in order to meet the increasing demand from both new and existing customers for these systems. Importantly, we significantly improved our gross margin for the quarter as we are starting to see the initial benefits of our recently implemented operational efficiency initiatives to reduce production costs and improve system manufacturing cycle times. Additionally, our operating expense reduction initiatives are on plan and we remain confident in meeting our goal of a 20% reduction in year over year fourth quarter Non-GAAP operating expenses. Overall, our first quarter success reflects the increasing acceptance of our technology as more customers turn to Velo3D to manufacture the critical, high value metal parts they need.”
“Looking forward, demand remains strong as bookings rose more than 30% sequentially to $20 million and our backlog now totals $24 million. With 75% of our second quarter revenue either booked, recurring or in backlog, we have increasing confidence in our ability to achieve revenue growth of more than 50% this year. Finally, we continue to successfully execute on our 2023 strategic priorities and our path to profitability remains clear. Given our first quarter results, increasing demand for our leading technology and strong industry fundamentals, we remain confident in our ability to achieve our 2023 operational and financial goals,” concluded Buller.
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About Velo3D
Velo3D is a metal 3D printing technology company. 3D printing—also known as additive manufacturing (AM)—has a unique ability to improve the way high-value metal parts are built. However, legacy metal AM has been greatly limited in its capabilities since its invention almost 30 years ago. This has prevented the technology from being used to create the most valuable and impactful parts, restricting its use to specific niches where the limitations were acceptable.
Velo3D has overcome these limitations so engineers can design and print the parts they want. The company’s solution unlocks a wide breadth of design freedom and enables customers in space exploration, aviation, power generation, energy, and semiconductor to innovate the future in their respective industries. Using Velo3D, these customers can now build mission-critical metal parts that were previously impossible to manufacture. The fully integrated solution includes the Flow print preparation software, the Sapphire family of printers, and the Assure quality control system—all of which are powered by Velo3D’s Intelligent Fusion manufacturing process. The company delivered its first Sapphire system in 2018 and has been a strategic partner to innovators such as SpaceX, Honeywell, Honda, Chromalloy, and Lam Research. Velo3D has been named as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.
For more information, please visit Velo3D.com.
