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Executive summary

• Strengthened financial discipline and improved balance sheet in 2025, focusing on OEM and waveguide businesses, with a strategic shift toward engineering services and waveguide technologies as primary growth engines.

• Expanded partnerships and customer programs in enterprise, defense, and security segments, including Amazon and Collins Aerospace.

• Quanta increased its strategic investment to $20 million after production milestones, validating waveguide technology and manufacturing capabilities and strengthening supply and sales partnerships.

• Over 500 patents and patents pending worldwide, reinforcing a strong intellectual property position.

• Reduced operating cash usage by approximately $5.0 million, positioning for improved operating leverage in 2026.

Financial highlights

• Q4 2025 revenue was $2.2 million, up 76% year-over-year; full-year 2025 revenue was $6.3 million, up from $5.8 million in 2024.

• Product sales rose 4% to $4.7 million and engineering services sales increased 27% to $1.6 million year-over-year.

• Gross loss for 2025 was $1.1 million, improved from $5.6 million in 2024, mainly due to lower inventory obsolescence reserves.

• Net loss for Q4 2025 was $8.7 million ($0.12/share), improved from $13.7 million ($0.16/share) in Q4 2024.

• Full-year 2025 net loss was $32.3 million ($0.42/share), significantly better than $73.5 million ($1.08/share) in 2024, aided by the absence of a $30.1 million impairment loss from 2024.

Outlook and guidance

• OEM and waveguide revenues expected to grow each quarter in 2026, surpassing branded enterprise revenues before year-end.

• Multiple new OEM programs anticipated, with potential for three to six new order announcements and business partnerships in 2026.

• Management confident in resource adequacy to execute operating plans through 2027.

• Defense and security-related opportunities expected to become increasingly important, leveraging U.S.-based waveguide manufacturing.

• Continued investment planned in waveguide innovation and strategic partnerships to capitalize on evolving smart glasses market.