Peraso Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

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Peraso (NASDAQ:PRSO) reported Q2 2025 financial results, highlighting a significant growth in mmWave product revenue, which increased 45% sequentially and over 200% year-over-year. Total revenue was $2.2 million, down from $3.9 million in Q1 2025 and $4.2 million in Q2 2024, primarily due to the completion of memory IC products end-of-life shipments.

The company achieved notable milestones, including surpassing two million cumulative shipments of mmWave devices and securing Tachyon Networks as a partner for 60 GHz fixed wireless solutions. GAAP gross margin was 48.3%, with a GAAP net loss of $1.8 million ($0.31 per share). Looking ahead, Peraso expects Q3 2025 revenue between $2.8-3.1 million.

Positive

• mmWave product revenue grew 45% sequentially and over 200% year-over-year
• Surpassed 2 million cumulative shipments of mmWave devices
• Secured partnership with Tachyon Networks for 60 GHz fixed wireless solutions
• Q3 2025 revenue guidance shows sequential growth to $2.8-3.1 million
• Operating expenses decreased to $2.9M from $6.8M year-over-year

Negative

• Total revenue declined to $2.2M from $3.9M in previous quarter
• Gross margin decreased to 48.3% from 69.3% in previous quarter
• Net loss of $1.8M ($0.31 per share) compared to $0.5M loss in previous quarter
• Negative adjusted EBITDA of $1.6M compared to negative $0.3M in previous quarter

Insights

Semiconductor Technology & Financial Analyst

Peraso shows strong mmWave growth amid overall revenue decline; turnaround depends on scaling mmWave business while managing costs.

Peraso's Q2 results reveal a company in transition, pivoting from legacy memory products to mmWave wireless technology. While total revenue declined to $2.2 million (down from $3.9 million sequentially and $4.2 million year-over-year), their core mmWave product revenue grew impressively - up 45% sequentially and over 200% year-over-year.

This strategic shift explains the apparent revenue contradiction. The company has completed end-of-life shipments of its memory IC products, creating a temporary revenue gap while mmWave products ramp up. This transition also impacted gross margins, which fell to 48.3% from 69.3% in Q1 due to the product mix shift.

On the positive side, Peraso has made significant operational progress. The company reached two million cumulative mmWave device shipments, secured Tachyon Networks as a partner for 60 GHz fixed wireless solutions, delivered first production shipments for defense applications, and expanded into education markets. These developments diversify their customer base across multiple sectors.

Cost discipline is evident in reduced operating expenses - $2.9 million on a GAAP basis, down from $3.2 million sequentially and $6.8 million year-over-year. Despite this, they still reported a net loss of $1.8 million ($0.31 per share).

Management's Q3 revenue guidance of $2.8-3.1 million suggests 27-41% sequential growth, indicating confidence in continued mmWave product momentum. The key question is whether Peraso can scale this business quickly enough to offset the completed memory product wind-down and achieve profitability. While showing promising technology traction, the company must demonstrate it can translate technical achievements into sustainable financial results.

mmWave product revenue increased 45% sequentially and over 200% year-over-year

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / August 11, 2025 / Peraso Inc. (NASDAQ:PRSO) ("Peraso" or the "Company"), a pioneer in mmWave wireless technology solutions, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Management Commentary

"Second quarter shipments reflected increased demand, as we continued to ramp shipments of our mmWave products," commented Ron Glibbery, CEO of Peraso. "Highlighting the sustained market leadership of our 60 GHz solutions, we recently achieved a significant milestone having surpassed two million cumulative shipments of our mmWave devices.

"Also notable during the quarter, a leading partner, Tachyon Networks, selected Peraso's mmWave module to power its latest 60 GHz fixed wireless solution for cost-effective deployments of fiber-class broadband in both urban and rural markets. Additionally, we delivered our first production shipments of advanced 60 GHz wireless solutions for a mission-critical defense application to our lead customer in the tactical communications market. We also demonstrated progress toward broadening our market reach, as we shipped a production order in support of a customer's wireless video system for classroom environments, expanding our served addressable market into education applications.

"Looking ahead, we are focused on continuing to ramp production shipments in support of an expanding customer base for our mmWave solutions, while also maintaining disciplined expense management. Based on our existing pipeline of customer engagements, as well as growing order backlog, we anticipate continued sequential growth and record revenue contribution from our mmWave products in the third quarter of 2025."

Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Total net revenue for the second quarter of 2025 was $2.2 million, compared with $3.9 million in the prior quarter and $4.2 million in the same quarter a year ago. Product revenue for the second quarter of 2025 was $2.2 million, compared with $3.8 million in the prior quarter and $4.1 million in the same quarter a year ago. The decrease in total revenue was primarily attributable to the completion of end-of-life shipments of memory IC products during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, partially offset by growth in shipments of mmWave products.

GAAP gross margin for the second quarter of 2025 was 48.3%, compared with 69.3% in the prior quarter and 55.5% in the same quarter a year ago. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin for the second quarter of 2025 was also 48.3%, compared with 69.3% in the prior quarter and 68.8% in the same quarter a year ago. The decrease in GAAP gross margin for the second quarter of 2025 compared with the prior periods was primarily attributable to revenue mix being comprised entirely of mmWave products and solutions.

Total operating expenses on a GAAP basis for the second quarter of 2025 were $2.9 million, compared with $3.2 million in the prior quarter and $6.8 million in the same quarter a year ago. Operating expenses on a non-GAAP basis for the second quarter of 2025, which excluded stock-based compensation and severance expenses and amortization of intangible assets, were $2.7 million compared with $3.1 million in the prior quarter and $5.0 million in the same quarter a year ago. Operating expenses on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis for the second quarter of 2024 included $1.6 million of charges for software license obligations. The sequential decrease in second quarter 2025 operating expenses on a GAAP basis was primarily attributable to reduced stock-based compensation expense and amortization expense related to intangible assets fully amortized as of December 31, 2024. The year-over-year decrease in second quarter 2025 operating expenses on a GAAP basis was primarily attributable to the software license obligations recorded in 2024, reduced stock-based compensation expense and amortization expense related to intangible assets fully amortized as of December 31, 2024.

GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2025 was $1.8 million, or ($0.31) per share, compared with a net loss of $0.5 million, or ($0.08) per share, in the prior quarter and a net loss of $4.4 million, or ($1.88) per share, in the second quarter 0f 2024. Non-GAAP net loss, which also excludes the change in fair value of warrant liabilities, for the second quarter of 2025 was $1.7 million, or ($0.28) per share, compared with a net loss of $0.4 million, or ($0.07) per share, in the prior quarter and a net loss of $2.1 million, or ($0.88) per share, in the second quarter of 2024.

Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2025 was negative $1.6 million, compared with negative $0.3 million in the prior quarter and negative $1.9 million in the same quarter last year.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results and GAAP net loss to Adjusted EBITDA is provided in the financial statement tables following the text of this press release.

Business Outlook

The Company expects total net revenue for the third quarter of 2025 to be in the range of $2.8 million to $3.1 million.

Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Information

Ron Glibbery, CEO, and Jim Sullivan, CFO, will host a conference call and webcast with slides today, August 11, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time).

Date: Monday, August 11, 2025
Time: 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time)
Conference Call Number: 1-888-506-0062
International Call Number: +1-973-528-0011
Participant Access Code: 367678
Webcast and Slides: Click Here

For those unable to listen to the live Web broadcast, it will be archived on the Company's website, and can be accessed by visiting the Company's investor page at https://investors.perasoinc.com/events-presentations. A replay of the conference call will also be available through August 18, 2025, and can be accessed by calling 1-877-481-4010, and using passcode 52752. International callers should dial 1-919-882-2331 and enter the same passcode at the prompt. Any supporting materials referenced during the live broadcast will be made available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website following the conclusion of the conference call.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement Peraso's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, Peraso uses non-GAAP financial measures that exclude from the statement of operations the effects of stock-based compensation,amortization of reported intangible assets, severance costs, and the change in fair value of warrant liabilities. Peraso's management believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors and other interested persons because they are one of the primary indicators that Peraso's management uses for planning and forecasting future performance. The press release also makes reference to and reconciles GAAP net income (loss) and adjusted EBITDA, which the Company defines as GAAP net income (loss) before interest expense, the income tax provision, and depreciation and amortization, as well as stock-based compensation, amortization of reported intangible assets, severance costs, and the change in fair value of warrant liabilities. Management believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures that exclude these items is useful to investors because management does not consider these charges part of the day-to-day business or reflective of the core operational activities of the Company that are within the control of management or that would be used to evaluate management's operating performance.

Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP results, which are provided in tables below the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements should be carefully evaluated. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies. For additional information regarding these non-GAAP financial measures, and management's explanation of why it considers such measures to be useful, refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 11, 2025, that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements about the Company, including, without limitation, the Company's expectations regarding growth prospects for the Company's products and the Company's 2025 revenue and gross margin trends. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and expectations of future events that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results and trends may differ materially from historical results or those projected in any such forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors. These factors include, but are not limited, to the following:

• the Company's ability to continue as a going concern;

• the Company's ability to raise additional capital to fund its operations;

• the Company's ability to maintain compliance with the continued listing requirements and standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market;

• risks related to the process of reviewing and exploring potential strategic alternatives, which may be time-consuming, distracting, and disruptive to the Company's business operations;

• annual expense savings expected from the Company's cost reduction initiatives;

• the timing of customer orders and product shipments;

• risks related to pandemics, wars and terrorist activities that may have an adverse impact on the Company's business and financial results and result in component shortages and increased lead times that may negatively impact the Company's ability to ship its products;

• inflationary and tariff risks;

• customer concentrations and length of billing and collection cycles, which may be impacted in the event of a global recession or economic downturn;

• lengthy sales cycle;

• ability to enhance the Company's existing proprietary technologies and develop new technologies;

• achieving additional design wins for the Company's products through the acceptance and adoption of its technology by potential customers and their suppliers;

• difficulties and delays in the production, testing and marketing of the Company's products;

• reliance on manufacturing partners to assist successfully with the fabrication of and production of the Company's products;

• impacts of the end-of-life of the Company's memory products;

• availability of quantities of the Company's products supplied by its manufacturing partners at a competitive cost;

• level of intellectual property protection provided by the Company's patents, the expenses and other consequences of litigation, including intellectual property infringement litigation, to which the Company may be or may become a party from time to time;

• vigor and growth of markets served by the Company's customers and its operations; and

• other risks identified in the Company's public filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Peraso does not intend to update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason, except as required by law, even as new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.

About Peraso Inc.

Peraso Inc. (NASDAQ: PRSO) is a pioneer in high-performance 60 GHz unlicensed and 5G mmWave wireless technology, offering chipsets, antenna modules, software and IP. Peraso supports a variety of applications, including fixed wireless access, immersive video and factory automation. For additional information, please visit www.perasoinc.com.

Company Contact:
Jim Sullivan, CFO
Peraso Inc.
P: 408-418-7500
E: jsullivan@perasoinc.com

Investor Relations Contacts:
Shelton Group
Brett L. Perry | Leanne K. Sievers
P: 214-272-0070
E: sheltonir@sheltongroup.com

PERASO INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts; unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Net Revenue
Product		$	2,218			$	4,109			$	6,018			$	6,785
Royalty and other			2				129				71				269
Total net revenue			2,220				4,238				6,089				7,054
Cost of Net Revenue			1,147				1,887				2,336				3,397
Gross Profit			1,073				2,351				3,753				3,657
Operating Expenses
Research and development			1,662				2,644				3,245				5,457
Selling, general and administrative			1,411				2,141				3,022				4,243
Severance and software license obligations			(223	)			2,041				(223	)			2,063
Total operating expenses			2,850				6,826				6,044				11,763
Loss from operations			(1,777	)			(4,475	)			(2,291	)			(8,106	)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities			(29	)			54				6				1,645
Other income (expenses), net			(23	)			(4	)			(15	)			5
Net loss		$	(1,829	)		$	(4,425	)		$	(2,300	)		$	(6,456	)
Net loss per share
Basic and diluted		$	(0.31	)		$	(1.88	)		$	(0.39	)		$	(2.75	)
Shares used in computing net loss per share
Basic and diluted			5,977				2,358				5,862				2,345

PERASO INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, unaudited)

		June 30,				December 31,
		2025				2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,761			$	3,344
Accounts receivable, net			1,003				682
Inventories			1,296				2,079
Prepaid expenses and other			736				188
Total current assets			4,796				6,293
Property and equipment, net			432				512
Right-of-use lease assets			194				267
Other			109				134
Total assets		$	5,531			$	7,206
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	1,278			$	1,036
Deferred revenue			24				341
Short-term lease liabilities			99				139
Accrued expenses and other			962				1,987
Total current liabilities			2,363				3,503
Long-term lease liabilities			132				182
Warrant liabilities			49				55
Total liabilities			2,544				3,740
Stockholders' equity			2,987				3,466
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	5,531			$	7,206

PERASO INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Net Loss and Net Loss Per Share
(In thousands, except per share amounts; unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
GAAP net loss		$	(1,829	)		$	(4,425	)		$	(2,300	)		$	(6,456	)
Stock-based compensation expense
- Research and development			81				652				146				1,357
- Selling, general and administrative			60				503				120				1,020
Total stock-based compensation expense			141				1,155				266				2,377
Amortization of intangibles (1)
- Cost of net revenue			-				564				-				1,127
- Selling, general and administrative			-				251				-				503
Total amortization of intangible assets			-				815				-				1,630
Severance costs
- Research and development			-				419				-				441
- Selling, general and administrative			-				5				-				5
Total severance costs			-				424				-				446
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities			29				(54	)			(6	)			(1,645	)
Non-GAAP net loss		$	(1,659	)		$	(2,085	)		$	(2,040	)		$	(3,648	)
GAAP net loss per share		$	(0.31	)		$	(1.88	)		$	(0.39	)		$	(2.75	)
Reconciling items
- Stock-based compensation expense			0.02				0.49				0.04				1.01
- Amortization of intangible assets (1)			-				0.35				-				0.69
- Severance costs			-				0.18				-				0.19
- Change in fair value of warrant liabilities			0.01				(0.02	)			-				(0.70	)
Non-GAAP net loss per share		$	(0.28	)		$	(0.88	)		$	(0.35	)		$	(1.56	)
Shares used in computing non-GAAP net loss per share
Basic and diluted			5,977				2,358				5,862				2,345
(1) Non-cash charges for amortization of intangibles arising from acquired assets. These charges are included in cost of net revenue and selling, general and administrative expenses.

PERASO INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit
(In thousands, except percentages; unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2025								June 30, 2025
GAAP gross profit		$	1,073				48.3	%		$	3,753				61.6	%
Reconciling items:
- Amortization of intangibles			-				0.0	%			-				0.0	%
Non-GAAP gross profit		$	1,073				48.3	%		$	3,753				61.6	%

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2024								June 30, 2024
GAAP gross profit		$	2,351				55.5	%		$	3,657				51.8	%
Reconciling items:
- Amortization of intangibles			564				13.3	%			1,127				16.0	%
Non-GAAP gross profit		$	2,915				68.8	%		$	4,784				67.8	%

PERASO INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Information
(In thousands; unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Reconciliation of GAAP net loss and adjusted EBITDA
GAAP net loss		$	(1,829	)		$	(4,425	)		$	(2,300	)		$	(6,456	)
Stock-based compensation expense
- Research and development			81				652				146				1,357
- Selling, general and administrative			60				503				120				1,020
Stock-based compensation expense			141				1,155				266				2,377
Amortization of intangibles (1)			-				815				-				1,630
Severance costs			-				424				-				446
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities			29				(54	)			(6	)			(1,645	)
Non-GAAP net loss			(1,659	)			(2,085	)			(2,040	)			(3,648	)
EBITDA adjustments:
- Depreciation and amortization			62				176				129				353
- Interest expense			-				3				1				7
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(1,597	)		$	(1,906	)		$	(1,910	)		$	(3,288	)
(1) Non-cash charges for amortization of intangibles arising from acquired assets. These charges are included in cost of net revenue and selling, general and administrative expenses.

SOURCE: Peraso Inc.

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FAQ

What were Peraso's (PRSO) key financial results for Q2 2025?

Peraso reported total revenue of $2.2 million, GAAP gross margin of 48.3%, and a net loss of $1.8 million ($0.31 per share). mmWave product revenue increased 45% sequentially and over 200% year-over-year.

What is Peraso's revenue guidance for Q3 2025?

Peraso expects total net revenue for Q3 2025 to be in the range of $2.8 million to $3.1 million.

How did Peraso's gross margin change in Q2 2025 compared to previous quarters?

GAAP gross margin was 48.3% in Q2 2025, down from 69.3% in Q1 2025 and 55.5% in Q2 2024, primarily due to revenue mix being entirely mmWave products.

What significant milestones did Peraso achieve in Q2 2025?

Peraso surpassed two million cumulative shipments of mmWave devices and secured Tachyon Networks as a partner for 60 GHz fixed wireless solutions. They also delivered first production shipments for defense applications.

How much did Peraso's operating expenses decrease year-over-year in Q2 2025?

Operating expenses decreased to $2.9 million in Q2 2025 from $6.8 million in Q2 2024, primarily due to reduced software license obligations, stock-based compensation, and amortization expenses.