---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-104356"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VUZI"
cik: "0001463972"
company_name: "Vuzix Corp"
filed_at: "2021-08-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T11:14:16.701449+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vuzix Q2 2021 net loss widens to $8.8M; product sales up 21% YoY; cash $137.6M

## Summary
- Product revenue rose 21% to $2.83M; total revenue down 4% to $2.92M on $0.6M drop in engineering services.
- Net loss $8.78M ($0.14/share) vs $4.24M ($0.13) in Q2 2020, driven by $3.0M non-cash stock compensation and higher R&D/S&M.
- Cash and equivalents $137.6M; working capital $147.9M as of June 30, 2021.
- Management expects sequential top-line growth in H2 2021 on smart glasses demand and initial Tier-1 defense customer sales.
- Gross profit margin fell to 20% from 26%; product gross margins improved to 53% from 50%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-104356
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VUZI
- cik: 0001463972
- company_name: Vuzix Corp
- filed_at: 2021-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463972/000110465921104356/0001104659-21-104356-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463972/000110465921104356/tm2125038d1_8k.htm

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