- Third quarter and full year 2021 results include $51 million extraordinary charge related to the loss on fair value on the convertible note modification in conjunction with the JAWS Spitfire merger transaction.
- Reconciliations to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) financial measures are presented below under “Non-GAAP Financial Information”. Non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per diluted share exclude stock-based compensation expense, fair value adjustment for the Company’s warrants and earnout liabilities and charge related to the loss on fair value on the convertible note modification.
Summary of Fourth Quarter and FY 2021 results
Revenue for the fourth quarter was $10.4 million, an increase of 20% compared to the third quarter of 2021. For fiscal year 2021, revenue rose 45% to $27 million. The improvement in revenue was driven primarily by higher Sapphire system sales as well as increased revenue from support services and recurring payment transactions due to the Company’s increasing installed base of systems.
The Company shipped a record 8 systems in the fourth quarter including its first Sapphire XC system. For 2021, the Company shipped a total of 23 systems compared to 13 systems in 2020, an increase of 77%, including shipments to 10 new customers. Finally, with the booking of 34 systems in 2021, the Company has increasing confidence in its ability to reach its revenue goals this year.
Gross margin for the quarter was 16% and primarily reflected the impact of launch customer price concessions for the Company’s first Sapphire XC system shipped during the quarter. This pricing reduced the Company’s gross margin for the fourth quarter by approximately 400 basis points and is expected to impact gross margin through the third quarter of 2022 as the Company completes the delivery of an additional 9 Sapphire XC systems under its launch customer contract. Additionally, as we gain experience with Sapphire XC production, the Company expects to lower its material costs and reduce labor and overhead expenses per unit. As a result of these efficiencies, the Company expects to achieve a gross margin of 30% in the fourth quarter.
Operating expenses for the quarter rose 26% sequentially to $20.8 million, primarily driven by increased headcount and other general and administrative costs to fund the Company’s global expansion plans. Non-GAAP operating expenses, which excluded stock-based compensation expense of $2.6 million, was $18.2 million.
Net loss for the quarter was $14.4 million. Non-GAAP net loss, which excludes loss on fair value of warrants, gain on fair value of earnout liabilities and stock-based compensation, was $17.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter, excluding loss on fair value of warrants, gain on fair value of earnout liabilities and stock-based compensation, was a loss of $14.7 million. For more information regarding the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Information” below.
The Company ended the quarter with a strong balance sheet with $223 million in cash and investments which reflects the repayment of $20.8 million in debt. As a result, the Company believes it has the liquidity for ongoing technology investments as well as providing the resources needed to fund its growth plans.
Guidance
For fiscal year 2022, the Company is providing the following guidance.
- Reiterating previous revenue guidance of $89 million
- Total bookings – 47-49
- Total shipments – 47-49
- Sapphire XC shipments – 23-25
- New customer additions – 23-25
For fiscal year 2022, given its significant backlog and increasing demand for its Sapphire XC solution, the Company remains confident in its ability to achieve its 2022 revenue forecast of $89 million.
The Company will host a conference call for investors this afternoon to discuss its fourth quarter 2021 performance at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The call will be webcast and can be accessed from the Events page of the Investor Relations section of Velo3D’s website at https://ir.velo3d.com/.
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 end-to-end 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 to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021. For more information, please visit velo3d.com, or follow the company on LinkedIn or Twitter.
VELO, VELO3D, SAPPHIRE and INTELLIGENT FUSION, are registered trademarks of Velo3D, Inc.; and WITHOUT COMPROMISE, FLOW and ASSURE are trademarks of Velo3D, Inc. All Rights Reserved © Velo3D, Inc.
Amounts herein pertaining to December 31, 2021 represent a preliminary estimate as of the date of this earnings release and may be revised upon filing our Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). More information on our results of operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021 will be provided upon filing our Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1996. The Company’s actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect”, “estimate”, “project”, “budget”, “forecast”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “believes”, “predicts”, “potential”, “continue”, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company’s guidance for full year 2022 (including the Company’s estimates for revenue, total Sapphire bookings, total Sapphire shipments, Sapphire XC shipments and new customer additions), the Company’s revenue forecast for 2022 and its ability to achieve such forecast, the Company’s expectations regarding its pricing, expenses and gross margin during 2022, the Company’s strategic priorities for 2022 (including the Company’s customer expansion plans), the timing and benefits of the Company’s manufacturing facility expansion, the expected benefits of the Company’s investments, the Company’s expectations regarding its capital requirements, and the Company’s other expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2021 (the “Q3 2021 10-Q”), which was filed by the Company with the SEC on November 16, 2021 and the other documents filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside the Company’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the merger transaction, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the Company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its key employees; (2) costs related to the merger transaction; (3) changes in the applicable laws or regulations; (4) the possibility that the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (5) the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic; and (6) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time described in the Q3 2021 10-Q, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive and not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, including projections, which speak only as of the date made. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
