D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) Reports Record First Quarter Revenue, Gross Profit
The company posted record quarterly revenue of $15 million, up over 500% from Q1 2024.
Gross profit surged to $13.9 million, driven by a high-margin Advantage quantum system sale.
The company ended Q1 with $304.3 million in cash, its highest quarter-end balance in the company's history.
Customer count grew to 133, with 69 commercial users including 25 Forbes Global 2000 firms.
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) ('D-Wave'), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, reported a significant increase in revenue, gross profit, and cash reserves for the first quarter of fiscal 2025, enabled by the sale of a high-margin annealing quantum computing system. The results, detailed in a conference call hosted by CEO Dr. Alan Baratz and CFO John Markovich on May 8, signal the company's continuing momentum in driving commercial adoption of quantum computing (https://ibn.fm/UoZWf).
Quarterly revenue came in at $15 million, a 509% increase from the same period last year, when the company reported $2.5 million. The growth was primarily attributed to a system sale recognized in the quarter, underscoring an additional revenue stream for the company beyond its traditional…
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About D-Wave Quantum Inc.
D-Wave is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. We are the world's first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the only company building both annealing and gate-model quantum computers. Our mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum, today. Our 5,000+ qubit Advantage quantum computers, the world's largest, are available on-premises or via the cloud, supported by 99.9% availability and uptime. More than 100 organizations trust D-Wave with their toughest computational challenges. With over 200 million problems submitted to our Advantage and Advantage2 systems to date, our customers apply our technology to address use cases spanning optimization, artificial intelligence, research and more. Learn more about realizing the value of quantum computing today and how we're shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow: www.dwavequantum.com.
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