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Luminar Technologies Q3 2025 earnings summary

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Q3 2025 earnings summary13 Nov, 2025

Executive summary

  • Q3 2025 revenue reached $18.7 million, up 21% year-over-year and 20% sequentially, driven by increased sensor shipments, LSI growth, and defense-related sales.

  • Net loss for Q3 2025 was $85.8 million GAAP ($1.29/share), with non-GAAP net loss at $65.4 million ($0.94/share); nine-month net loss was $189.4 million.

  • Significant cost reductions achieved, with operating expenses down 35% for the quarter and over 50% since early 2024, mainly from restructuring and workforce reductions.

  • Strategic review underway, including potential sale of business/assets, capital raise, or restructuring, with forbearance agreements in place with most secured noteholders through November 24, 2025.

  • New CFO Thomas Beaudoin appointed, and two new directors with restructuring expertise joined the board.

Financial highlights

  • Q3 2025 revenue was $18.7 million, with gross loss of $8.1 million GAAP and $7.3 million non-GAAP.

  • Operating expenses for Q3 2025 were $66.6 million GAAP and $43.0 million non-GAAP, down significantly year-over-year.

  • Ended Q3 2025 with $74 million in cash and marketable securities.

  • Free cash flow for Q3 2025 was -$48.5 million, improved from prior quarters.

  • Net cash used in operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, was $145.9 million.

Outlook and guidance

  • 2025 financial guidance remains suspended due to ongoing capital structure negotiations and liquidity constraints.

  • Management is actively pursuing capital restructuring, asset sales, and other strategic alternatives.

  • If additional capital is not raised or a strategic transaction is not completed, the company may need to curtail or cease operations and/or seek bankruptcy protection.

Current cash runway?
Status of acquisition proposals?
New segments' impact on long-term viability?
Update on strategic alternatives evaluation
Impact of automotive program changes on cash flow
LSI Photonics growth drivers and market outlook
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Luminar Technologies, Inc., an automotive technology company, develops, manufacturers, and sells advanced sensors and imaging systems under the brand name Lightools to the automotive industry in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. It offers sensor technologies that enable applications such as automatic high-beam headlights to improve vehicle visibility in both daytime and nighttime driving conditions; adaptive cruise control systems to maintain safe separation distance between a vehicle and other vehicles; lane departure warning systems; lane keep assist systems to help maintain safe driving lanes; camera-based driver monitoring systems for improved driver performance; parking sonar products for enhanced pedestrian safety; and vision software for identifying objects outfitted with vehicular sensors.

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