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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Protolabs (PRLB)

Protolabs Q3 revenue falls 3.9% to $125.6 million; GAAP EPS $0.29 vs. $0.31

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Proto Labs reported third quarter 2024 revenue of $125.6 million, down 3.9% from $130.7 million a year earlier, with GAAP diluted earnings of $0.29 per share versus $0.31. It also gave a fourth quarter 2024 revenue outlook of $115 million to $123 million and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.10 to $0.18. For shareholders, the headline revenue and profit measures both declined year over year, and the company said it generated $24.8 million in operating cash flow in the quarter.

Key points

  • Q3 2024 revenue was $125.6 million, down 3.9% from $130.7 million in Q3 2023.
  • Q3 2024 GAAP net income was $7.2 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, versus $8.0 million, or $0.31, a year earlier.
  • Q3 2024 Adjusted EBITDA was $21.9 million, or 17.4% of revenue, versus $23.9 million, or 18.3%, in Q3 2023.
  • Q4 2024 outlook: revenue of $115 million to $123 million and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.10 to $0.18.

The filing

CompanyProtolabs (PRLB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 1, 2024, 6:08 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-24-044644

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 6:57 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 01, 2024.

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