---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-077891"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OUST"
cik: "0001816581"
company_name: "Ouster, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T19:06:04.732454+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ouster reports Q4 2022 revenue down 8% YoY to $11M; net loss widens to $42M

## Summary
- Q4 2022 revenue of $11M (down 8% YoY); gross margins 17% vs 30% in Q4 2021.
- Full-year 2022 revenue $41M (+22% YoY); gross margins 27%, net loss $139M (vs $94M in 2021).
- Q4 2022 net loss $42M vs $28M in Q4 2021; adjusted EBITDA loss $23M.
- Record Q4 sensor shipments: 2,950 units (+23% YoY); 8,650 sensors shipped in FY2022.
- Completed merger with Velodyne in Feb 2023; $70M in bookings secured in 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-077891
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OUST
- cik: 0001816581
- company_name: Ouster, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1816581/000119312523077891/0001193125-23-077891-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1816581/000119312523077891/d447902d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Ouster, Inc. reported the year ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $41 million, net income $139 million.
  - Period: the year ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $41 million
  - Net income: $139 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Full Year 2022 Financial Highlights 1 • Achieved 2022 guidance with $41 million in revenue and 27% gross margins. • Booked $70 million in business with new and existing customers in 2022. • Shipped over 8,650 sensors for revenue in 2022, totaling over 18,500 sensors shipped to date. • Net loss increased to $139 million in 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1816581/000119312523077891/0001193125-23-077891-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Ouster, Inc. reported the three months ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $11 million, net income $42 million.
  - Period: the three months ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $11 million
  - Net income: $42 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights 1 • $11 million in revenue, down 8% year over year. • 17% gross margins, compared to 30% in fourth quarter 2021. • Shipped a record of over 2,950 sensors for revenue in the fourth quarter, up 23% year over year. • Net loss increased to $42 million in the fourth quarter of 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1816581/000119312523077891/0001193125-23-077891-index.htm

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