secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     QuantumScape Corp (QS)
CIK:        0001811414
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-24-116656
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

QuantumScape ships first QSE-5 B-samples; Q3 net loss $119.7M, cash runway to 2028
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- Began producing and shipping QSE-5 B-samples with >800 Wh/L energy density and <15 min fast charge.
- Q3 GAAP net loss $119.7M; Adjusted EBITDA loss $71.6M; liquidity $841M.
- FY 2024 adjusted EBITDA loss guidance tightened to $280M-$300M; capex lowered to $60M-$75M.
- Board changes: Founder Jagdeep Singh retiring as chairman at year-end; Dennis Segers to become chairman; Dr. Günther Mendl joins board.
- PowerCo collaboration advancing; $130M royalty prepayment contingent on technical progress milestone.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811414/000095017024116656/0000950170-24-116656-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811414/000095017024116656/qs-20241023.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-116656

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