NASDAQ$QS
QuantumScape Corporation · Q1 2023 earnings
Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
QuantumScape reported progress toward commercialization of solid-state lithium-metal battery technology.
QuantumScape reported on its progress toward commercialization of its solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. Customer prototype testing is complete, with results in line with previous reports. The company is targeting a single-track, dual-purpose design for automotive and consumer electronics applications and is aiming for a first commercial product: a 24-layer cell with approximately 5 amp-hours capacity.
- Completed planned testing of 24-layer A0 prototype cells at one automotive customer, with final results in line with previous reports.
- Customer testing of zero externally applied pressure single-layer prototype cells is also complete, with the cells generally performing very well on a broad range of electrical performance and characterization tests.
- Made and tested two-layer unit cells with higher-loading cathodes, demonstrating very good cycling capacity retention at high, one-hour (1C) average charge/discharge rates.
- Targeting a single-track, dual-purpose design for automotive and consumer electronics applications, aiming for a first commercial product: a 24-layer cell with approximately 5 amp-hours capacity.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
QuantumScape · Revenue · Quarterly
$0
Forward guidance
For the full-year 2023, the company reiterates its guidance on capital expenditures of $100M to $150M and cash operating expenses of $225M to $275M. The company reiterates that its cash runway is forecast to extend into the second half of 2025.
Tailwinds
- Continue to make progress on ongoing cost savings initiatives.
- Ended Q1 with just over $1B in liquidity.
- Continue to look for opportunities to optimize opex and capex spending
- Be prudent with our strong balance sheet.
- Cash runway is forecast to extend into the second half of 2025.
Headwinds
- Continuing to improve quality, consistency and throughput of our manufacturing processes and increasing reliability of finished cells is not a trivial task.
- It requires an ongoing and systematic process of identifying and addressing issues, working with material and equipment suppliers, and iterating through new processes and cell designs.
- The Company faces significant challenges in its attempts to develop a solid-state battery cell and produce it at high volumes and may not be able to successfully develop its solid-state battery cell or build high volumes of multilayer cells in commercially relevant area and with higher layer count.
- The Company could encounter significant delays and/or technical challenges in replicating the performance seen in its single-layer and early multilayer cells
- Delays in increasing production of engineering samples have slowed the Company’s development efforts in the past.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2023
-0.1%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.2%
Avg return
5 days after
-0.1%
Avg return
30 days after
40%
10 / 25 earnings
Positive
+22.6%
Q3 2024
Best reaction
-12.0%
Q4 2026
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +1.4% | -4.7% | +12.0% | |
| Q4 2026 | -12.0% | -18.4% | -23.7% | |
| Q3 2025 | +8.0% | +14.8% | -15.5% | |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6% | -27.7% | -36.4% | |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5% | -0.8% | -0.3% | |
| Q4 2024 | +7.0% | +14.7% | -9.7% | |
| Q3 2024 | +22.6% | +7.4% | -2.6% | |
| Q2 2024 | +2.6% | +2.8% | +4.8% | |
| Q1 2024 | -8.8% | -1.6% | +3.8% | |
| Q4 2023 | -3.5% | -6.4% | -23.9% | |
| Q3 2023 | -11.2% | -10.0% | -2.6% | |
| Q2 2023 | +14.4% | +42.2% | -26.2% | |
| Q1 2023 | -1.0% | -10.6% | -13.3% | |
| Q4 2022 | +9.6% | +15.2% | -16.4% | |
| Q3 2022 | -10.7% | -8.1% | -22.4% | |
| Q2 2022 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +8.7% | |
| Q1 2022 | -5.6% | -4.7% | -22.2% | |
| Q4 2021 | -7.7% | -10.9% | -2.5% | |
| Q3 2021 | -8.2% | +13.4% | +26.1% | |
| Q2 2021 | +7.2% | +1.5% | -5.8% | |
| Q1 2021 | -4.1% | -4.1% | -2.9% | |
| Q4 2019 | -8.0% | -15.2% | -29.0% | |
| Q2 2020 | -8.0% | -15.2% | -29.0% | |
| Q4 2020 | +21.7% | +13.9% | +4.3% | |
| Q3 2020 | -11.8% | +3.3% | +221.9% | |
| Q1 2020 | — | — | — | |
| Q3 2019 | — | — | — | |
| Q2 2019 | — | — | — | |
| Q1 2019 | — | — | — |
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