- Expanded gross margins sequentially from the second quarter -
- Secured several multi-year contracts with enterprise customers in key target industries -

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shapeways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHPW) (“Shapeways” or the “Company”), a leader in the large and fast-growing digital manufacturing industry, announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

“As we navigate the dynamic landscape of the digital manufacturing industry, Shapeways continues to expand its enterprise and software businesses, while our eCommerce operations remain stable, providing a solid foundation for our growth initiatives,” said Greg Kress, Shapeways’ Chief Executive Officer. “In the third quarter we expanded our gross margin sequentially, as we saw a greater contribution from higher margin software sales. Furthermore, we have initiated a number of cost reduction measures to better align with the current environment. We remain encouraged by our growing traction of SaaS contract commitments on our refreshed MFG platform, increased customer acquisition, retention, lifetime value and new initiatives such as MFG Materials which was launched in the second quarter. Through MFG Materials, we believe we are providing a very compelling return to our customers by helping them save on raw material costs.

“In addition, our increased customer focus on middle market and enterprise opportunities has translated into several exciting new multi-year customer contracts in our target industries. While we are encouraged with our progress, and have a growing pipeline of orders, the length of the sales cycle to these customers is typically longer. As a result, our ability to recognize about $0.5 million in revenue from three enterprise contracts shifted from the third quarter to the fourth quarter.

“We remain dedicated to meeting evolving customer needs and the ongoing shift towards digital manufacturing solutions, and to demonstrating continued leadership in the industry.”

Business Updates

The Company made progress on each of its key initiatives:

Software tools and services continues to scale – Shapeways’ software offering is one of its key growth drivers, and is continuing to make progress. Notable highlights during and subsequent to quarter-end include:

• The Company saw ongoing software growth, with software revenues increasing 39.6% in the quarter, compared to the same period in the prior year, and with $2.2 million of software revenues year to date, leading the Company to believe it is on track to more than double software revenues for full year 2023 from 2022.
• The Company launched several key features to create a more comprehensive software offering, which the Company expects will continue to drive increased customer acquisition, retention, and lifetime value. These include an enhancement to the ordering service and the ability for customers to source discounted materials using the MFG Materials platform.

Enterprise manufacturing growth – Shapeways continues to increase its customer focus towards middle market and enterprise opportunities, and anticipates seeing accelerating benefits from these investments in the coming quarters.

• The Company has secured two new long-term agreements in the third quarter with leading automotive and transportation manufacturers for multi-year production programs which are expected to ramp up to approximately $4 million annualized revenues by the end of next year. This affirms Shapeways’ commitment to and proficiency in partnering with Tier 1 manufacturers to support OEM volume production.
• The Company continues to increase its share of wallet with existing customers on multi-year revenue projects and saw revenues for the first nine months of this year from its top 250 customers grow 18% compared to the same period last year.

Cost Alignment Initiatives and Strategic Alternatives – While the Company remains encouraged by its momentum, in light of the elongated sales cycle and near term macroeconomic uncertainty, Shapeways management initiated a number of cost reduction measures in the quarter. These included a reduction in force completed in October 2023, a reduction of new hires, and a reduction in non-critical capital and discretionary operating expenditures. In addition, the Company has been working with advisors in considering the strategic alternatives available to the Company. Potential strategic alternatives may include, without limitation, a merger, a business combination, a sale of a material portion of the Company’s assets, a capital raise or other strategic transaction. The Company has not made a decision to pursue or not pursue any particular strategic alternative, and there can be no assurance that this process will result in any transaction.

Financial Highlights

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

• Revenue was $8.4 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
• Gross profit was $3.4 million compared to $3.7 million for the same period in 2022
• Gross margin was 41% compared to 44% for the same period in 2022
• Net loss was $19.2 million compared to $4.6 million for the same period in 2022
• Adjusted EBITDA was $(5.0) million compared to $(4.6) million for the same period in 2022

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

• Revenue was $25.0 million compared to $24.5 million for the same period in 2022
• Gross profit was $10.1 million compared to $10.7 million for the same period in 2022
• Gross margin was 41% compared to 44% for the same period in 2022
• Net loss was $33.4 million compared to $13.3 million for the same period in 2022
• Adjusted EBITDA was $(17.4) million compared to $(13.7) million for the same period in 2022

Outlook

For the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company anticipates revenue to be in the range of $9.3 million to $10.0 million.

Throughout the remainder of 2023 and into 2024, the Company will maintain a strong emphasis on achieving profitability and managing cash burn as it expands its digital manufacturing platform by leveraging the investments made in 2022.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

Shapeways will host a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 5:00 P.M. ET. To participate in the call, please dial 1-877-322-9565 or 1-412-542-4177 for international participants, ten minutes before the scheduled start. Participants may also access the call via live webcast by visiting the investors section of the Company's website at shapeways.com.

If you cannot participate in the live event, a replay will be available until 11:59 p.m. ET, Tuesday, November 21, 2023. To access the replay, please dial 1-844-512-2921, or 1-412-317-6671 for international participants, and reference pass code 10183885.

About Shapeways

Shapeways is a leader in the large and fast-growing digital manufacturing industry combining high quality, flexible on-demand manufacturing powered by purpose-built proprietary software which enables customers to rapidly transform digital designs into physical products, globally. Shapeways makes industrial-grade additive manufacturing accessible by fully digitizing the end-to-end manufacturing process, and by providing a broad range of solutions utilizing 12 additive manufacturing technologies and approximately 120 materials and finishes, with the ability to easily scale new innovation. To date, Shapeways has delivered over 24 million parts to 1 million customers in over 180 countries. To learn more, please visit  https://www.shapeways.com.

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