Velo3D, Inc.
VELO, VLDXW · Special Industry Machinery, NEC · 29.8M shares · -52%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Reference price $4.95 · est. market cap ~$148M — last insider purchase, 2025-11-03 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
D40Metal additive-manufacturing (3D-printing) company with a negative gross margin and deep losses.
Strengths
- Adequate near-term liquidity — current ratio 2.4 (18th)
Risks
- Negative gross margin, deep losses — gross margin -16%, operating margin -119%
- Leverage — D/E 0.81 (76th)
- Going-concern/capital-need risk — per 10-K
Notable findings
- Going concern• There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which could have a material adverse impact on our business
- Net lossNet loss (net margin -155.2%)
- Cash burnNegative free cash flow (-30.0M)
- Material weakness• We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and we may identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain effective inter
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Buying back stockNet buyback — share count -52%/yr over 4y
- Notable holderHeld by 4 notable fund(s): CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, ARK Investment Management LLC, GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC +1 more (as of 2026-03-31)
- New fund positionNotable fund(s) opened this quarter: CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, ARK Investment Management LLC
- China exposure• Our participation in defense and government-related programs may subject us to heightened contractual, regulatory, cybersecurity, export control and audit requirements, and any failure to comply cou
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
-16.1%
Operating margin
-119.5%
Net margin
-155.2%
Return on equity
-187.0%
Return on assets
-67.7%
ROIC
-62.7%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
46.3%
Debt / equity
0.8×
Current ratio
2.4×
Free cash flow
-$30M
EBITDA
-$52M
Tangible book value
$38M
Cash & investments
$39M
Cash runway
5q
Stock comp / revenue
20.7%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | Lloyd Jason Michael | Option exercise | 1.6K | $25.80 |
| 2026-05-28 | Thieneman Kenneth Dale | Option exercise | 1.6K | $25.80 |
| 2026-05-15 | Jeldi Arun | Option exercise | 3.1K | $19.84 |
| 2026-03-27 | Keppler Adrian | Option exercise | 3.2K | $10.00 |
| 2026-03-27 | Thieneman Kenneth Dale | Option exercise | 3.2K | $10.00 |
| 2026-03-27 | Lloyd Jason Michael | Option exercise | 3.2K | $10.00 |
| 2026-03-27 | Krause Stefan | Option exercise | 3.2K | $10.00 |
| 2026-03-04 | Jeldi Arun | Conversion | 395K | $16.38 |
| 2026-03-04 | Thieneman Kenneth Dale | Conversion | 1.1M | $10.50 |
| 2026-02-15 | Jeldi Arun | Option exercise | 13K | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Tax withheld | 3.6K | $14.57 |
| 2025-12-31 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Option exercise | 10K | $14.57 |
| 2025-12-27 | Lloyd Jason Michael | Option exercise | 3.2K | $13.50 |
| 2025-12-27 | Krause Stefan | Option exercise | 3.2K | $13.50 |
| 2025-12-27 | Thieneman Kenneth Dale | Option exercise | 3.2K | $13.50 |
| 2025-12-27 | Keppler Adrian | Option exercise | 3.2K | $13.50 |
| 2025-11-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Option exercise | 3.4K | $4.66 |
| 2025-11-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $4.66 |
| 2025-11-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Option exercise | 119 | $4.66 |
| 2025-11-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Tax withheld | 43 | $4.66 |
| 2025-11-03 | Lloyd Jason Michael | Buy | 1.0K | $4.95 |
| 2025-09-27 | Lloyd Jason Michael | Option exercise | 3.2K | $3.01 |
| 2025-09-27 | Krause Stefan | Option exercise | 3.2K | $3.01 |
| 2025-09-27 | Keppler Adrian | Option exercise | 3.2K | $3.01 |
| 2025-09-27 | Thieneman Kenneth Dale | Option exercise | 3.2K | $3.01 |
| 2025-09-04 | Lloyd Jason Michael | Buy | 6.0K | $3.74 |
| 2025-08-25 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $3.89 |
| 2025-08-25 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Option exercise | 3.4K | $3.89 |
| 2025-08-25 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Tax withheld | 43 | $3.89 |
| 2025-08-25 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Option exercise | 119 | $3.89 |
| 2025-08-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Option exercise | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-08-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Option exercise | 119 | — |
| 2025-08-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Tax withheld | 43 | — |
| 2025-08-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Tax withheld | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-06-10 | Krause Stefan | Option exercise | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Option exercise | 53K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Tax withheld | 22K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Option exercise | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Option exercise | 50K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Tax withheld | 21K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Option exercise | 7.1K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Tax withheld | 2.9K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Option exercise | 834 | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Tax withheld | 343 | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Tax withheld | 592 | — |
| 2025-03-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Sell | 6.7K | — |
| 2025-03-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Option exercise | 11K | — |
| 2025-03-15 | Xu Hull Hou Jun | Tax withheld | 4.6K | — |
| 2025-03-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Option exercise | 16K | — |
| 2025-03-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Option exercise | 16K | — |
| 2025-03-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Sell | 6.7K | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Idelchik Michael | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Keppler Adrian | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Keppler Adrian | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Krause Stefan | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-02-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Sell | 344 | — |
| 2025-02-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Option exercise | 835 | — |
| 2025-02-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Option exercise | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-02-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Sell | 592 | — |
| 2025-02-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Option exercise | 835 | — |
| 2025-02-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Option exercise | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-02-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Sell | 344 | — |
| 2025-02-15 | Kreger Bradley Allen | Sell | 592 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | BASS CARL | Grant | 11K | $0.91 |
| 2024-12-31 | SMITH ELLEN | Grant | 5.5K | $0.91 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Exec/director changeShareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-15 | Material agreement1.02Exhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-27 | Material agreementReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-27 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-07 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-24 | ResultsExec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-06 | Material agreementExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-15 | 2026-06-10 | 0001193125-26-271070 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-15 | 2026-05-15 | 0001493152-26-023956 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-14 | 2026-03-31 | 0001193125-26-223945 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-12 | 0001193125-26-219334 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-27 | 2026-04-27 | 0001493152-26-019195 ↗ |
| 8-K/A | 2026-04-27 | 2026-02-13 | 0001493152-26-019014 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-07 | 2026-04-06 | 0001493152-26-015363 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 0001193125-26-134997 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-24 | 2026-03-20 | 0001193125-26-121871 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-06 | 2026-03-04 | 0001493152-26-009149 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-20 | 2026-02-13 | 0001493152-26-007601 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-23 | 2025-12-22 | 0001493152-25-029070 ↗ |