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VLDR
Velodyne Lidar, Inc
~5 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. What it actually does.

Develop and supply real-time 3D perception technology using lidar sensors. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2018
407 employees
$300.2M market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
78%Products
ProductsLicense and Service 22%
78% of all revenue comes from a single line: Products.

That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.

Revenue last year:
$61.9M
The loss that same year:
$212.2M
For every $1 it earns, the company spends $4.

The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs far above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.

THE SALES TREND
Sales have been shrinking.

An average decline of 24% a year over the last 3 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$142.9M
2018
2019
2020
$61.9M
2021
In the vault right now:
$294.4M
DEBT: $17.8M
At this pace, that money lasts about 1.4 years.

Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 8 did the company clear?
3 / 8
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
3
Feb 2021
Nov 2022
3 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 QUARTERS
It misses the bar more often than not.
THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 4 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

STRENGTHS
Heavy investment in the future10/10
WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
Sales are shrinking2/10
Each sale is made at a loss3/10
WORTH WATCHING

Revenue Growth: Sales are going backwards, not just slowing.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
A long and steep decline.

An investor who bought at the very peak is down 95% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/1
The product is selling

Sales run at $61.9M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
Small sales, big loss

A loss of $212.2M against $61.9M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
The cash has a countdown

At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 1.4 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film