Velodyne Lidar, Inc.

Report azionario NasdaqGS:VLDR

Capitalizzazione di mercato: US$300.2m

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Velodyne Lidar Gestione

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Informazioni chiave

Ted Tewksbury

Amministratore delegato

US$2.0m

Compenso totale

Percentuale dello stipendio del CEO4.07%
Mandato del CEO1.3yrs
Proprietà del CEO0.03%
Durata media del management1.4yrs
Durata media del Consiglio di amministrazione1.3yrs

Aggiornamenti recenti sulla gestione

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Oct 18

Velodyne Lidar signs multi-year agreement with Visimind

Velodyne Lidar (NASDAQ:VLDR) shares gained ~2% Tuesday morning after the lidar technology company signed a multi-year agreement with Swedish company Visimind Group to offer integrated solutions to customers in the EMEIA region. The partnership will provide mapping and vegetation management, powered by Velodyne’s lidar technology. This agreement further strengthens the long-standing partnership between Visimind and Velodyne Lidar (VLDR), including a three-year supply deal for Puck and Ultra Puck lidar sensors, with shipping already underway.
Seeking Alpha • Sep 09

Velodyne Lidar: Not So Horrible

Summary Velodyne Lidar continues to report far better results than inherent in the $1 stock price. The Lidar sensor supplier has a large order book with up to 40 multi-year agreements in place, but the company no longer provides the estimates. The stock is too cheap with a market cap of only $250 million. Velodyne Lidar (VLDR) has had a horrible couple of years or so since going public via a SPAC. The Lidar sensor company has changed the CEO and seen the founding shareholder unload his stock at prices below $1.50, yet the Lidar sensor business could still bloom. My investment thesis remains Bullish on the stock, but investors need high levels of risk tolerance to remain invested here. Limited Projections With Ted Tewksbury taking over the company at the end of last year, Velodyne Lidar quit providing financial projections of the business beyond the next quarter. The company regularly had high financial targets for a few years out and the current lack of details on customer agreements is a prime reason the stock is down to $1 with a market cap of only $250 million. When the new CEO took over, Velodyne provided a list of 35 signed multi-year contracts and a pipeline with over 220 deals in the works. Mr. Tewksbury last said the company would start providing updated info by Q1'22 and the lack of such information is now hurting the stock despite clear progress with additional deals signed since the last disclosure for November 1. In addition, smaller industrial and robotic deals aren't always multi-year agreements making an order book comparison to automotive less meaningful. The founding CEO selling his shares hasn't helped one bit. The market no longer has confidence in Velodyne Lidar despite the ongoing progression with additional business in the industrial and robotic segment along with under the radar work with autonomous vehicles and robotaxi providers. For Q2, the company reported billings (adjusted revenues) of $12.5 million, up sequentially from $11.5 million in the prior quarter. Velodyne Lidar guided to Q3 revenues for $10 to $12 million with billings held back by ongoing supply chain issues. On the Q2'22 earnings call, the CEO let this statement slip indicating a much stronger future than predicted by some mundane figures otherwise provided by the company: Again, the strength is coming from industrial and robotics as well as the intelligent infrastructure with continuing contributions from AVs. And yes, let me just emphasize that we're going into Q3 with enormous demand and enormous backlog. And the only thing that's holding revenue growth back right now is supply. And as I explained earlier, we are well underway in redesigning our Pucks to use new FPGAs, which we expect to get us out of this company specific supply constrained by the end of the year. While founder David Hall clearly isn't happy with Velodyne Lidar, the company still has an important position in the Lidar market with a huge customer backlog mostly unaltered from prior large projections. The company no longer announces the backlog figures, but the Lidar sensor firm clearly has a deal with Amazon (AMZN) and signed contracts with Baidu (BIDU) in the past. Velodyne Lidar doesn't discuss the firms working with test Lidar sensors from the company, but half of the revenues from Q2 were related to the AV segment. The automotive segment is where companies such as Luminar Tech. (LAZR) and Innoviz Tech. (INVZ) report massive backlogs, yet Velodyne is selling vastly more amounts of sensors into those segments now. After all, Innoviz Tech. only reported Q2 revenues of $1.8 million versus a backlog of $6+ billion. In essence, Velodyne Lidar reported over 3x the revenues of Innoviz from the automotive sector, yet Velodyne isn't viewed as a leader in the sector. Even more intriguing is the concept of Velodyne Lidar producing the necessary costing Lidar sensor to supply the AV market at a price point below $500. Per the CEO on the Q2'22 earnings call: With respect to passenger vehicles, as we've talked about in past calls, our discussions with OEMs and Tier 1's in the automotive industry and we've talked to all of them. The feedback has been loud and clear that prices have to come down below $500, preferably in the $300 to $400 range. And we have designs in progress right now that we expect to be ready for production when those markets materialize, which is probably still two or three years away. A one million unit annual deal quickly becomes a $500 million sales opportunity and a backlog of $2+ billion based on typical deals over 4 to 5 years. Big Market The company continues to promote large gains in Lidar markets with the market size reaching $5.7 billion by 2026. A lot of the existing market isn't even controlled by the public Lidar companies where total revenues are only around $100 million while the total revenues are already approaching $3 billion now.
Articolo di analisi • Sep 02

At US$1.18, Is It Time To Put Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLDR) On Your Watch List?

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. ( NASDAQ:VLDR ), might not be a large cap stock, but it saw a significant share price rise of over...
Seeking Alpha • Jun 30

Velodyne Lidar: Drama Hasn't Helped Stock

Former CEO David Hall continues to unload shares no matter the stock price pressuring the stock lower. The Lidar sensor company reported a far better Q1'22 than viewed via the headlines. The stock now trades below cash with sector-leading bookings forecasts at ~$13 million in Q2'22. From patent lawsuits to a high profile fight with the founder, Velodyne Lidar (VLDR) has seen nothing but drama since going public. The stock couldn't even stay green after announcing a new multi-year agreement with Boston Dynamics. My investment thesis remains Bullish on the stock with this focus on non-automotive Lidar contracts. Not A Complete Disaster Just this week, founding CEO David Hall sold another 1.5 million shares for $1.85 million. Mr. Hall has regularly sold shares this year after disagreements with other executives led to his departure. The founder selling shares so aggressively has now pushed the stock down all the way to $1. Source: FINVIZ Even though the company hired Dr. Ted Tewksbury as the new CEO, Mr. Hall still doesn't appear happy with Velodyne Lidar. The new CEO is making good progress and building up the business functions outside of a firm solely focused on engineering. For Q1'22, the company reported bookings of $11.5 million. The reported revenue figure was only $6.2 million due to an adjustment related to the Amazon (AMZN) warrant agreement. Velodyne Lidar plans to use this bookings number as the sales figure going forward. The company sold 2,350 sensor units compared to 2,684 units last Q1, but the amount was highly impacted by supply chain constraints. Velodyne Lidar ended up hiking ASPs by 48% to account for the higher costs of supplies and the lower inventory. Either way, the picture of the quarterly report was far better than market views. The company now has a substantial amount of the product manufacturing in Thailand and only lacks FPGAs in order to boost sales focused on the industrial and robotic spaces. The reported numbers appear a far more disaster than the reality, as the $6.2 million reported figure painted a dire picture for a company leading the Lidar industry in sales after all of the SPAC deals closed. Velodyne Lidar guided to Q2'22 bookings of $12.0 to $14.0 million for a sequential increase of $0.5 to $2.5 million. The company is now using the bookings metric to better reflect the actual sales during the period due to the Amazon warrant accounting impact. For perspective, industry valuation leader Luminar Technologies (LAZR) only reported Q1'22 revenue of $6.9 million. Velodyne Lidar has a sales book of about double the company with a $2.5 billion market cap. Big Picture The weak quarterly revenues and drama with the founding CEO left investors with the view of a company falling apart. At the end of Q1, Velodyne Lidar still has more revenue than most of the Lidar sensor companies that went public combined. The company just announced a multi-year deal with Boston Dynamics and generated about a third of revenues from automotive deals with the likes of Motional. Velodyne Lidar doesn't get the same attention as other companies due to the lack of focus on automotive sectors with large announced deals on future orders. The new CEO stripped out the previous presentation highlighting a strong order book and backlog leading to more negative investor sentiment that these deals disappeared. In reality, Velodyne Lidar continues to build on this previous customer and project base. The most recent numbers had the company with an order backlog of up to $800 million through 2025 based on 35+ signed and awarded multi-year deals. Velodyne Lidar was forecast to reach $400+ million in revenues by that year based on a project pipeline of 220 deals and $4.2 billion of potential orders. A lot in the industry have pushed out revenue estimates as Covid and now recession fears have delayed projects. As the new CEO discussed, the original projections provided competitors with too much detail on major contracts while the numbers didn't accurately reflect actual contracted orders.
Articolo di analisi • May 09

Newsflash: Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLDR) Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Revenue Forecasts

Today is shaping up negative for Velodyne Lidar, Inc. ( NASDAQ:VLDR ) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a...
Seeking Alpha • Apr 10

Velodyne Lidar: A Two Buck Soap Opera

Today, we post our first research on a lidar sensor maker named Velodyne Lidar. The company has big growth plans, but litigation involving its founder has been a major headwind for this small cap concern. A full investment analysis follows in the paragraphs below.
Articolo di analisi • Mar 02

Newsflash: Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLDR) Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Revenue Forecasts

One thing we could say about the analysts on Velodyne Lidar, Inc. ( NASDAQ:VLDR ) - they aren't optimistic, having just...
Seeking Alpha • Jan 25

Velodyne Lidar: Beaten To A Pulp

Velodyne Lidar has fallen all the way to $3 despite the company building a strong pipeline. The Lidar sensor space remains on a path for a huge sales ramp over the next few years. The stock only trades at ~1.5x more conservative '24 sales targets.
Seeking Alpha • Nov 05

Velodyne Will Look To Turnaround In 2022 With New CEO

Velodyne has struggled with production of late and the stock has ultimately faltered nearing 52-week lows. A new CEO will look to turn around production woes and the stock is as cheap as ever offering the potential to double over the long term if revenue growth can rebound. Support near the mid $5 range and a discounted valuation to peers give the impression that downside could be limited making VLDR an enticing opportunity for patient investors.
Seeking Alpha • Aug 10

Velodyne: First Mover Strength But Needs To Master Production

Velodyne has pioneer status in developing LiDAR for vehicle safety and other purposes. However, this remains a highly competitive industry, with COVID impacting both the supply chain and sales. Despite being able to produce and sell more LiDAR sensors in the second quarter on a sequential basis, overall sales are still trailing 2020 figures. Also, gross margins are on the low side due to the production process not being optimized, with changes being brought by the new COO to address the issue. With its lower valuations and significant market potential relative to competitors, Velodyne should be on investors' watch-lists.
Articolo di analisi • Aug 09

Earnings Update: Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLDR) Just Reported And Analysts Are Trimming Their Forecasts

It's shaping up to be a tough period for Velodyne Lidar, Inc. ( NASDAQ:VLDR ), which a week ago released some...

Analisi delle retribuzioni degli amministratori delegati

Come è cambiata la remunerazione di Ted Tewksbury rispetto agli utili di Velodyne Lidar?
DataCompenso totaleStipendioUtili della società
Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$172m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$186m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$221m

Dec 31 2021US$2mUS$81k

-US$212m

Compensazione vs Mercato: La retribuzione totale di Ted ($USD 2.00M ) è circa la media per le aziende di dimensioni simili nel mercato US ($USD 2.59M ).

Compensazione vs guadagni: Dati insufficienti per confrontare la retribuzione di Ted con le performance aziendali.

AMMINISTRATORE DELEGATO

Ted Tewksbury (66 yo)

1.3yrs
Mandato
US$1,996,405
Compensazione

Dr. Theodore L. Tewksbury, III, also known as Ted, Ph D., is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Velodyne Lidar, Inc. since November 10, 2021. Dr. Tewksbury served as the Chief Executive Officer, Chair...

Gruppo dirigente

NomePosizioneMandatoCompensazioneProprietà
Theodore Tewksbury
CEO & Director1.3yrsUS$2.00m0.025%
$ 75.4k
Kathryn McBeath
Chief People Officer2.3yrsUS$1.62m0.090%
$ 269.3k
Mark Weinswig
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearNessun dato0.67%
$ 2.0m
Mathew Rekow
Chief Technology Officer3.1yrsNessun dato0.44%
$ 1.3m
Andrew Chan
Head of Investor Relationsno dataNessun datoNessun dato
Daniel Horwood
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary1.4yrsNessun dato0.28%
$ 832.8k
Laura Wrisley
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales1.1yrsNessun dato0.22%
$ 655.5k
Jon Barad
Vice President of Corporate Developmentno dataNessun datoNessun dato
Joseph Jellen
Chief Strategy Officer7.1yrsNessun dato0.58%
$ 1.7m
Arun Vaidyanath
Senior Vice President of Engineering3.1yrsNessun datoNessun dato
Anurag Gupta
Executive Vice President of Engineering1.1yrsNessun dato0.57%
$ 1.7m
1.4yrs
Durata media
50yo
Età media

Gestione esperta: Il team dirigenziale di VLDR non è considerato esperto (durata media 1.4 anni), il che suggerisce un nuovo team.

Membri del Consiglio di amministrazione

NomePosizioneMandatoCompensazioneProprietà
Theodore Tewksbury
CEO & Director1.3yrsUS$2.00m0.025%
$ 75.4k
Virginia Boulet
Independent Chairperson1.3yrsUS$165.19k0.10%
$ 306.2k
Ernest Maddock
Independent Director1.1yrsNessun dato0.059%
$ 178.2k
Andreas Mattes
Independent Directorless than a yearNessun dato0.047%
$ 139.9k
Hamid Zarringhalam
Independent Director2yrsUS$386.73k0.059%
$ 177.8k
Kristin Slanina
Independent Director1.6yrsUS$169.58k0.060%
$ 179.6k
1.3yrs
Durata media
62.5yo
Età media

Consiglio di amministrazione esperto: Il consiglio di amministrazione di VLDR non è considerato esperto (durata media del mandato 1.3 anni), il che suggerisce un nuovo consiglio.

Analisi aziendale e situazione dei dati finanziari

DatiUltimo aggiornamento (ora UTC)
Analisi dell'azienda2023/02/14 18:24
Prezzo dell'azione a fine giornata2023/02/10 00:00
Utili2022/09/30
Utili annuali2021/12/31

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PacchettoDatiTempisticaEsempio Fonte USA *
Dati finanziari della società10 anni
  • Conto economico
  • Rendiconto finanziario
  • Bilancio
Stime di consenso degli analisti+3 anni
  • Previsioni finanziarie
  • Obiettivi di prezzo degli analisti
Prezzi di mercato30 anni
  • Prezzi delle azioni
  • Dividendi, scissioni e azioni
Proprietà10 anni
  • Top azionisti
  • Insider trading
Gestione10 anni
  • Team di leadership
  • Consiglio di amministrazione
Sviluppi principali10 anni
  • Annunci aziendali

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Fonti analitiche

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. è coperta da 10 analisti. 7 di questi analisti ha fornito le stime di fatturato o di utile utilizzate come input per il nostro report. Le stime degli analisti vengono aggiornate nel corso della giornata.

AnalistaIstituzione
Tristan GerraBaird
Ruben RoyBenchmark Company
Michael FilatovBerenberg