SES AI Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

In This Article:

Reports record first quarter revenue of $5.8 million
Board approves $30 million share buyback program
Develops Molecular Universe software and service platform for all battery chemistries and applications
Affirms 2025 revenue guidance and expects to exit 2025 with above $200 million in liquidity

Highlights

  • Reported $5.8 million in first quarter 2025 revenue

  • Announced $30 million share repurchase authorization

  • Affirmed previously issued full year 2025 financial guidance

WOBURN, Mass., April 24, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SES AI Corporation ("SES AI") (NYSE: SES), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of AI-enhanced high-performance Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries, today announced its business results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 and affirmed its financial guidance for the year ending December 31, 2025.

The Company posted a Letter to Our Shareholders on its Investor Relations website from Founder and CEO Dr. Qichao Hu and Chief Financial Officer Jing Nealis, which provides a business update, details on its first quarter 2025 results, and its guidance for 2025.

Qichao Hu, Founder and CEO of SES AI, noted, "We had a great quarter booking record revenue of $5.8 million, and in a move to enhance shareholder value, our Board approved a $30 million share repurchase program. With our ongoing AI-enhanced EV battery development, along with the promising customer reception to our AI-enhanced 2170 battery cells and the growing opportunities in the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) sector, we are excited about our prospects for the remainder of the year.

"In addition, we will be formally launching our Molecular Universe software and service platform next week with a public demonstration launch where we will be discussing the pricing structure and how this toolkit can assist the discovery of specific molecules across all battery chemistries and applications," Hu added.

The Company will hold a conference call on Friday, April 25 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

A webcast of the live conference call will be available through SES’s Investor Relations website, https://investors.ses.ai.

The conference call can also be accessed live over the phone by dialing the following numbers:
United States (Toll Free): +1 833-470-1428
International: +1 404-975-4839
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/966696502
Access Code: 852813

A webcast replay will be available shortly after the call at:
https://investors.ses.ai/events-and-presentations/events/default.aspx

About SES AI:

SES AI Corp. (NYSE: SES) is powering the future of global electric transportation on land and in the air with the world’s most advanced Li-Metal batteries. SES AI is the first battery company in the world to accelerate its pace of innovation by utilizing superintelligent AI across the spectrum of its business, from research and development; materials sourcing; cell design; engineering and manufacturing; to battery health and safety monitoring. Founded in 2012, SES AI is an Li-Metal battery developer and manufacturer headquartered in Boston and with operations in Singapore, Shanghai, and Seoul. Learn more at SES.AI.