On May 20, D-Wave Quantum rose 5.1% in regular trading, trading at $18.83/share, with trading volume of $122 million. The stock staged a rebound after accumulating significant losses since its Q1 earnings release on May 13.
The bounce follows a sustained selloff triggered by the company's Q1 results, which showed revenue of just $2.86 million, down approximately 81% year-over-year, far below market expectations. Operating expenses doubled to $56.5 million, widening the net loss to $18.4 million. However, bookings surged nearly 2,000% to a record $33.4 million, driven by a $20 million system sale to Florida Atlantic University and a $10 million cloud services contract with a Fortune 100 company. Remaining performance obligations reached $42.4 million.
Market sentiment remains divided between near-term revenue weakness and the accelerating commercial traction evidenced by record orders. Analysts had significantly lowered price targets post-earnings, contributing to the prior multi-day decline. The elevated trading volume on today's rebound suggests intensifying bull-bear debate over whether the massive order backlog can translate into future revenue growth.
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