Peraso Inc (NAS:PRSO)
$ 1.37 0.03 (2.24%) Market Cap: 3.88 Mil Enterprise Value: 2.44 Mil PE Ratio: 0 PB Ratio: 1.05 GF Score: 28/100

Q2 2024 Peraso Inc Earnings Call Transcript

Aug 12, 2024 / 08:30PM GMT
Release Date Price: $1.5 (+21.95%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Total revenue of $4.2 million exceeded the high end of original guidance, representing over 50% sequential growth and more than 70% year-over-year growth.
  • Gross margin expanded significantly, with GAAP gross margin increasing to 55.5% and non-GAAP gross margin reaching 68.8%.
  • Strong growth driven by increased shipments of end-of-life memory IC products and new volume production orders for millimeter wave antenna modules.
  • The DUNE platform received its first volume production order from a South African service provider, validating its commercial potential.
  • The company has a growing pipeline of customer engagements for millimeter wave solutions, with total engagements up more than 25% compared to last year.
Negative
  • GAAP operating expenses increased to $6.8 million, up from $4.9 million in the prior quarter and $5.6 million in the same quarter last year.
  • GAAP net loss for the second quarter was $4.4 million, or a loss of $1.88 per share, compared to a net loss of $2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Non-GAAP net loss for the second quarter was $2.1 million, or a loss of $0.88 per share, which is higher than the non-GAAP net loss of $1.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Cash decreased by approximately $0.6 million during the second quarter, leaving the company with $1.9 million in cash as of June 30, 2024.
  • The company is still undergoing an inventory correction for its millimeter wave products, which could impact revenue timing.
Operator

Good afternoon and welcome to Peraso Inc's second-quarter 2024 conference call. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded today, Monday, August 12, 2024.

I would now like to turn the call over to your host for today's conference call, Mr. Jim Sullivan. Please go ahead.

James Sullivan
Peraso Inc - Chief Financial Officer

Good afternoon, and thank you for joining today's conference call to discuss Peraso's second-quarter 2024 financial results. I'm Jim Sullivan, CFO of Peraso, and joining me today is Ron Glibbery, our CEO.

Today, after the market closed, we issued a press release and related Form 8-K which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The press release and Form 8-K are available on Peraso's website at www.perasoinc.com under the Investor Relations section. There is also a slide presentation that we will be using in conjunction with today's call that may be accessed through the webcast link on the Investor Relations

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