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Velo3D, Inc., a leader in additive manufacturing (AM) technology known for transforming aerospace and defense supply chains through world-class metal AM, announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2025. 

Recent Business Developments

• Demand mix shift to Rapid Production Services (RPS) underway
• RPS backlog increased 3x as compared to year-end 2024
• New customers represented more than 75% of 1Q'25 bookings
• 50% demand from defense sector
• Signed a five-year, $15 million master services agreement (MSA) with Momentus, Inc.to leverage to RPS Offering
• Signed a five-year exclusive supply agreement with Amaero Advanced Materials & Manufacturing, Inc. ("Amaero") advancing efforts to re-shore advanced manufacturing and accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing
• Received an order for a fourth Sapphire XC printer from Mears Machine Corporation to support the continued development of aerospace and industrial-related programs
• Announced an agreement with Ohio Ordinance Works, Inc. to provide RPS as part of its 3D Printed Military Weapons Development initiative.
• Appointed retired U.S. Army Green Beret, Brice Cooper, as Vice President of Defense and Government Relations
• Appointed retired Navy Rear Admiral Jason Lloyd and Kenneth Thieneman to Board of Directors
• Upgraded to OTCQX® Best Market from the Pink® market

"Momentum is building across our business as we implement a number of strategic initiatives that we believe position Velo3D for sustainable, long-term growth and a return to profitability," said Arun Jeldi, CEO of Velo3D. "We are seeing early results from our new go-to-market strategy, which is gaining significant traction with both new and existing customers, particularly in the defense and aerospace industries where domestic supply chain resiliency is a priority."

Jeldi, continued, "A $15 million, five-year MSA with Momentus, along with our exclusive supply agreement with Amaero, further validates our RPS offering and underscores our expanding role in reshoring critical manufacturing capabilities in the U.S. RPS is designed to address the growing demand for scalable, high-quality parts by providing a seamless path from design to production. It reduces design cycles, accelerates production qualification and ensures consistent output through a U.S.-based supply chain. Awareness and interest are accelerating among top-tier companies in defense, aerospace and technology, and we believe RPS could account for up to 40% of our revenue by 2026."

Jeldi continued, "We further strengthened our leadership team with the appointment of retired U.S. Army Green Beret Brice Cooper as Vice President of Defense and Government Relations and welcomed Rear Admiral Jason Lloyd and Kenneth Thieneman to our Board of Directors. Their deep industry and defense expertise will be instrumental as we expand our presence in key strategic markets."

Jeldi, concluded, "With a number of initiatives in motion, we believe we are in a strong position to execute our strategy and reclaim our leadership in additive manufacturing. We are already seeing measurable improvements in performance and expect sequential quarterly progress throughout 2025."

1. Information about Velo3D's use of non-GAAP information, including a reconciliation to U.S. GAAP, is provided at the end of this release under "Non-GAAP Financial Information". The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release should not be considered as the sole measure of the company's performance and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles accepted in the United States.
2. Non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per diluted share exclude stock-based compensation expense, gain on exchange of debt for common stock, fair value adjustments for the Company's warrants, contingent earnout and debt derivative and loss on extinguishment of debt.

Summary of First Quarter 2025 Results 

Revenue was $9.3 million. System revenue decreased compared to the first quarter of 2024, driven by a modest decrease in the number of printer sales, consistent with our strategy of maintaining Average Selling Price (ASP) by targeting high-value customers. While system sales are expected to remain the primary driver of revenue in 2025, the company anticipates that, under its new go-to-market strategy, its RPS parts production business will contribute an increasing share of revenue beginning in the second half of the year. 

Gross margin for the first quarter was 7.5% compared to negative 28.8% in the first quarter of 2024. The improvement is a result of continued Build of Materials (BOM) cost reduction as well as manufacturing process optimization. The company expects gross margin to improve throughout 2025 as a result of operational efficiencies and an anticipated ramp-up of its Rapid Production Solutions business. 

Operating expenses for the first quarter were $12.6 million compared to $18.6 million in the first quarter of 2024. Non-GAAP operating expenses, which excludes stock-based compensation expense of $3.9 million, were $8.8 million, down from $14.1 million in the first quarter of 2024. 

GAAP net loss for the first quarter was $25.4 million compared to a loss of $28.3 million in the first quarter of 2024. 

Non-GAAP net loss was $8.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, which excludes the non-cash loss from the warrant cancellation transaction that eliminated significant future liabilities. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was negative $6.9 million. For more information regarding the company's non-GAAP financial measures, see "Non-GAAP Financial Information" below.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $3.9 million of cash and cash equivalents, compared to $1.2 million as of December 31, 2024.

Guidance

Management expects the following for the full year 2025:

• Revenue in the range of $50 million to $60 million.
• Sequential improvement in gross margin
• Greater than 30% gross margin in fourth quarter of 2025
• Non-GAAP operating expenses in the range of $40 million to $50 million
• CapEx in the range of $15 million to $20 million
• EBITDA positive in the first half of 2026

Conference Call

The company will host a conference call for investors this afternoon to discuss its first quarter 2025 financial results at 5 p.m. Eastern time / 2 p.m. Pacific time on May 13, 2025. The call will be webcast and can be accessed from the Events page of the Investor Relations section of Velo3D's website at ir.velo3d.com.

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