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Netlist Q3 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q3 2025 earnings summary6 Nov, 2025

Executive summary

  • Q3 2025 net sales were $42.2 million, up 5% year-over-year, with gross profit of $1.8 million and net loss improved to $7.0 million from $9.4 million, driven by strong DDR5 demand and reduced operating expenses.

  • Progress on product and IP initiatives, including new legal action at the ITC against Samsung, Google, and Supermicro, and strengthened cash position.

  • Memory market shortages due to AI-driven demand are driving up prices and benefiting custom and DDR5 memory solutions.

  • Active litigation efforts to defend IP, with over $800 million in damages awarded in federal court cases against Samsung and Micron, though appeals and reviews are pending.

  • Operations are primarily funded through equity and debt issuances, including recent offerings and a revolving credit facility.

Financial highlights

  • Q3 2025 revenue was $42.2 million, gross margin rose to 4% from 3% year-over-year, and net loss narrowed to $7.0 million from $9.4 million.

  • Operating expenses declined 17% year-over-year and 38% for the nine-month period.

  • For the nine months ended September 27, 2025, net sales were $112.9 million, with net loss improved to $22.6 million from $41.2 million.

  • Ended Q3 with $20.8 million in cash and equivalents, down from $29 million in Q2; minimal debt.

  • Raised over $20 million post-quarter via equity offerings; $10 million working capital line and $74 million available on equity line.

Outlook and guidance

  • Q4 2025 revenue expected to be slightly higher than Q3, based on current bookings and shipping.

  • Lightning product line expected to reach double-digit percentage of overall revenues in 2026 as qualifications complete.

  • Legal expenses projected to remain reduced compared to 2024, with ITC-related costs increasing toward end of 2026.

  • Management believes current cash balances, anticipated revenues, and available credit are sufficient for at least the next 12 months.

  • Uncertainty remains regarding renewal of the SK hynix supply agreement, expiring April 2026.

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Netlist Inc. is a technology company specializing in the design, manufacture, and sale of high-performance memory subsystems. The company provides solutions for applications in data centers, enterprise computing, and embedded systems, focusing on products such as solid-state drives (SSDs) and advanced memory modules. Netlist's offerings are designed to enhance server performance and optimize data storage and retrieval for enterprise and cloud-based systems. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, and its shares are listed on the OTCQB.

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