Velodyne Lidar, Inc.

NasdaqGS:VLDR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$300.2m

This company has been acquired

The company may no longer be operating, as it has been acquired. Find out why through their latest events.

Velodyne Lidar Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Key information

-36.2%

Earnings growth rate

-33.7%

EPS growth rate

Electronic Industry Growth15.3%
Revenue growth rate-30.4%
Return on equity-80.0%
Net Margin-384.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2022

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Velodyne Lidar signs multi-year agreement with Visimind

Oct 18

Velodyne Lidar: Not So Horrible

Sep 09

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

Sep 02
At US$1.18, Is It Time To Put Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLDR) On Your Watch List?

Velodyne Lidar: Drama Hasn't Helped Stock

Jun 30

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

May 09
Newsflash: Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLDR) Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Revenue Forecasts

Velodyne Lidar: A Two Buck Soap Opera

Apr 10

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

Mar 02
Newsflash: Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLDR) Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Revenue Forecasts

Velodyne Lidar: Beaten To A Pulp

Jan 25

Velodyne Will Look To Turnaround In 2022 With New CEO

Nov 05

Velodyne: First Mover Strength But Needs To Master Production

Aug 10

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

Aug 09
Earnings Update: Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLDR) Just Reported And Analysts Are Trimming Their Forecasts

Velodyne Lidar unveils next-generation Velabit sensor

Jun 14

Velodyne Lidar's founder calls for CEO and Chairman to step down

Jun 04

Velodyne Lidar reports mixed Q1 results with soft full-year sales forecast

May 10

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Velodyne Lidar makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:VLDR Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2245-1727079
30 Jun 2248-1868583
31 Mar 2250-22113381
31 Dec 2162-21213878
30 Sep 2162-286174104
30 Jun 2181-23715994
31 Mar 2196-16710292
31 Dec 2095-1509488
30 Sep 2096-675554
30 Jun 2078-894960
31 Mar 2079-884859
31 Dec 19101-674257
31 Dec 18143-623552
31 Dec 17182122432

Quality Earnings: VLDR is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: VLDR is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: VLDR is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 36.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare VLDR's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: VLDR is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Electronic industry (21.2%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: VLDR has a negative Return on Equity (-80.01%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/02/14 07:56
End of Day Share Price 2023/02/10 00:00
Earnings2022/09/30
Annual Earnings2021/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Tristan GerraBaird
Ruben RoyBenchmark Company
Michael FilatovBerenberg