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Netlist Inc.
Logo: Netlist, Inc., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5
International SSD manufacturer from Irvine, California
Netlist, Inc. is a Delaware-registered corporation headquartered in Irvine, California that designs and sells high-performance SSDs and modular memory subsystems to enterprise customers in diverse industries. It also manufactures a line of specialty and legacy memory products to storage customers, appliance customers, system builders and cloud and datacenter customers. Netlist holds a portfolio of patents in the areas of server memory, hybrid memory, storage class memory, rank multiplication and load reduction.3 Its shares trade on OTC under the symbol NLST.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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- TickerNLST on OTC1
- Industrycomputer hardware industry1
- HeadquartersIrvine1
- Websitewww.netlist.com
- Incorporated inDE6
- Business address111 Academy, Suite 100, Irvine, Ca 926176
- Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company6
- Legal formCorporation4
- LEI529900MRND8QGXGO7Y474
- StatusActive4
- LEI statusIssued and current4
- Registered addressc/o THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, CORPORATION TRUST CENTER 1209 ORANGE ST, 19801 Wilmington, United States4
- Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 32420994
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Netlist, Inc. is a Delaware-registered corporation headquartered in Irvine, California that designs and sells high-performance SSDs and modular memory subsystems to enterprise customers in diverse industries. It also manufactures a line of specialty and legacy memory products to storage customers, appliance customers, system builders and cloud and datacenter customers. Netlist holds a portfolio of patents in the areas of server memory, hybrid memory, storage class memory, rank multiplication and load reduction. Netlist has more than 120 employees and an annual revenue of US$142.4 million as of 2021 The stock was added to NASDAQ in late 2006. In the initial public offering of its common stock in 2006, Netlist sold 6,250,000 shares at $7.00 each. On September 26, 2018, Netlist announced they were moving from NASDAQ and currently trades on the OTCQB.3
Financials
From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.
Key numbers, fiscal 2025
What sells
Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.
Products and services
Resales of third-party products brought in 95% of the revenue Netlist Inc. broke down this way in fiscal 2025.
Products and services by year
| Products and services | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Resales of third-party products | $134.9M | $180.1M |
| Sale of the Company's modular memory subsystems | $12.3M | $8.6M |
Regions
[Canada] brought in 91% of the revenue Netlist Inc. broke down this way in fiscal 2025.
Regions by year
| Regions | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| [Canada] | $124.2M | $170.8M |
| United States | $19.7M | $11.2M |
| Other Countries | $3.2M | $6.7M |
Where the money goes
Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025
- Cost of revenue91¢$177.2M
- Research and development2¢$3.5M
- Selling, general and admin7¢$13.2M
Out of $188.6M in revenue.8 The company lost money this year.
Financial statements
Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 2 fiscal years, latest first.8
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Net sales | $188.6M | $147.1M |
| Cost of sales | $177.2M | $144.2M |
| Gross profit | $11.4M | $2.9M |
| Research and development | $3.5M | $8.1M |
| Intellectual property legal fees | $20.2M | $38.0M |
| Selling, general and administrative | $13.2M | $12.1M |
| Total operating expenses | $37.0M | $58.1M |
| Operating loss | -$25.5M | -$55.2M |
| Interest income, net | $522.0K | $1.0M |
| Other income, net | $164.0K | $316.0K |
| Total other income, net | $686.0K | $1.4M |
| Loss before provision for income taxes | -$24.8M | -$53.9M |
| Provision for income taxes | $1.0K | |
| Net loss | -$24.8M | -$53.9M |
| Deemed dividend on warrant modification | -$590.0K | |
| Net loss attributable to common stock | -$25.4M | -$53.9M |
| Basic | -$0.09 | -$0.21 |
| Diluted | -$0.09 | -$0.21 |
| Basic | 286.6M shares | 259.9M shares |
| Diluted | 286.6M shares | 259.9M shares |
No quarter-by-quarter statement was filed.
Every line of the balance sheet as filed: the last 4 fiscal years (annual) or 4 quarters (quarterly), latest first.8
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $31.8M | $22.5M | ||
| Restricted cash | $10.3M | $12.1M | ||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $33 (2025) and $41 (2024) | $2.4M | $1.7M | ||
| Inventories | $3.4M | $2.7M | ||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $332.0K | $733.0K | ||
| Total current assets | $48.2M | $39.8M | ||
| Property and equipment, net | $300.0K | $517.0K | ||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | $541.0K | $1.1M | ||
| Other assets | $428.0K | $466.0K | ||
| Total assets | $49.5M | $41.8M | ||
| Accounts payable | $20.6M | $42.3M | ||
| Revolving line of credit | $1.8M | $1.2M | ||
| Accrued payroll and related liabilities | $852.0K | $808.0K | ||
| Deferred revenue | $30.6M | $40.0K | ||
| Other current liabilities | $818.0K | $2.7M | ||
| Total current liabilities | $54.6M | $47.1M | ||
| Operating lease liabilities | $23.0K | $641.0K | ||
| Other liabilities | $17.0K | $186.0K | ||
| Total liabilities | $54.7M | $47.9M | ||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value-675,000 (2025) and 450,000 (2024) shares authorized; 307,337 (2025) and 271,986 (2024) shares issued and outstanding | $308.0K | $273.0K | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | $357.0M | $331.4M | ||
| Accumulated deficit | -$362.5M | -$337.7M | ||
| Total stockholders' deficit | -$5.2M | -$6.0M | $23.8M | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | $49.5M | $41.8M | ||
| Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts | $33.0K | $41.0K | ||
| Preferred stock, par value | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 10.0M shares | 10.0M shares | ||
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 0 shares | 0 shares | ||
| Common stock, par value | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 675.0M shares | 675.0M shares | 450.0M shares | |
| Common stock, shares issued | 307.3M shares | 272.0M shares | ||
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 307.3M shares | 272.0M shares |
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $31.8M | $22.5M | ||
| Restricted cash | $10.3M | $12.1M | ||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $33 (2025) and $41 (2024) | $2.4M | $1.7M | ||
| Inventories | $3.4M | $2.7M | ||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $332.0K | $733.0K | ||
| Total current assets | $48.2M | $39.8M | ||
| Property and equipment, net | $300.0K | $517.0K | ||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | $541.0K | $1.1M | ||
| Other assets | $428.0K | $466.0K | ||
| Total assets | $49.5M | $41.8M | ||
| Accounts payable | $20.6M | $42.3M | ||
| Revolving line of credit | $1.8M | $1.2M | ||
| Accrued payroll and related liabilities | $852.0K | $808.0K | ||
| Deferred revenue | $30.6M | $40.0K | ||
| Other current liabilities | $818.0K | $2.7M | ||
| Total current liabilities | $54.6M | $47.1M | ||
| Operating lease liabilities | $23.0K | $641.0K | ||
| Other liabilities | $17.0K | $186.0K | ||
| Total liabilities | $54.7M | $47.9M | ||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value-675,000 (2025) and 450,000 (2024) shares authorized; 307,337 (2025) and 271,986 (2024) shares issued and outstanding | $308.0K | $273.0K | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | $357.0M | $331.4M | ||
| Accumulated deficit | -$362.5M | -$337.7M | ||
| Total stockholders' deficit | -$5.2M | -$6.0M | $23.8M | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | $49.5M | $41.8M | ||
| Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts | $33.0K | $41.0K | ||
| Preferred stock, par value | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 10.0M shares | 10.0M shares | ||
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 0 shares | 0 shares | ||
| Common stock, par value | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 675.0M shares | 675.0M shares | 450.0M shares | |
| Common stock, shares issued | 307.3M shares | 272.0M shares | ||
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 307.3M shares | 272.0M shares |
Cash flow is reported year to date, not quarter by quarter, so there are no separate quarterly figures.
Every line of the cash flow as filed: the last 2 fiscal years, latest first.8
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Net loss | -$24.8M | -$53.9M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $280.0K | $345.0K |
| Non-cash lease expense | $560.0K | $570.0K |
| Gain on forgiveness of payables | -$630.0K | -$471.0K |
| Stock-based compensation | $3.4M | $4.4M |
| Accounts receivable | -$740.0K | $2.9M |
| Inventories | -$639.0K | $9.3M |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | $955.0K | $281.0K |
| Accounts payable | -$21.7M | $2.5M |
| Accrued payroll and related liabilities | $44.0K | -$538.0K |
| Deferred revenue | $30.5M | $40.0K |
| Other liabilities | -$2.0M | -$37.0K |
| Net cash used in operating activities | -$14.7M | -$34.6M |
| Acquisition of property and equipment | -$42.0K | -$71.0K |
| Net cash used in investing activities | -$42.0K | -$71.0K |
| Net borrowings (repayments) under line of credit | $558.0K | -$2.6M |
| Principal repayments under finance lease | -$90.0K | |
| Payments on notes payable | -$537.0K | -$500.0K |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants, net | $22.2M | $19.5M |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | $75.0K | $185.0K |
| Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards | -$59.0K | -$19.0K |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | $22.3M | $16.4M |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $7.5M | -$18.2M |
No quarter-by-quarter statement was filed.
What it owns
What Netlist Inc. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Property and equipment
| Item | Latest | A year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property and equipment, before depreciation | $3.3M8 Dec 27, 2025 | $3.7M8 Dec 28, 2024 | −9.6% |
| Accumulated depreciation | $3.0M8 Dec 27, 2025 | $3.1M8 Dec 28, 2024 | −4.2% |
| Property and equipment, net | $300.0K8 Dec 27, 2025 | $517.0K8 Dec 28, 2024 | −42.0% |
| Finance-lease assets | $108.0K8 Dec 27, 2025 | $186.0K8 Dec 28, 2024 | −41.9% |
| Operating-lease assets (leased space) | $541.0K8 Dec 27, 2025 | $1.1M8 Dec 28, 2024 | −50.9% |
Investments
| Item | Latest | A year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $31.8M8 Dec 27, 2025 | $22.5M8 Dec 28, 2024 | +41.2% |
Inventory
| Item | Latest | A year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory, total | $3.4M8 Dec 27, 2025 | $2.7M8 Dec 28, 2024 | +23.3% |
| Raw materials | $181.0K8 Dec 27, 2025 | $379.0K8 Dec 28, 2024 | −52.2% |
| Work in process | $190.0K8 Dec 27, 2025 | $54.0K8 Dec 28, 2024 | +251.9% |
| Finished goods | $3.0M8 Dec 27, 2025 | $2.3M8 Dec 28, 2024 | +30.3% |
Properties, in its own words
Our corporate headquarters are located in Irvine, California where we lease and occupy approximately 14,809 square feet of office space under a lease that will expire in December 2029.
In July 2023, we ceased occupancy of our warehouse space located in Irvine, California and subleased the space to a subtenant for the remaining lease term. We continue to be responsible for performance under the lease until it expires in February 2027.
Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 19, 2026.16
Leadership
Who has led Netlist Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Chief executive
Chair
President
Chief financial officer
- Chief executive officerChun K. Hong Nov 29, 2006 to now17
- ChairChun K. Hong Nov 29, 2006 to now17
- PresidentChun K. Hong Nov 29, 2006 to now17
- Chief financial officerGail Misako Itow Jan 8, 2008 to now18
- Chief financial officerNita Jotwani Moritz Sep 18, 2007 to Sep 18, 200719
- Chief financial officerLee Kim Nov 29, 2006 to Nov 29, 200620
Board members and other officers (17)
- SVP of Sales and MarketingJames Patrick Perrott Apr 17, 2008 to Nov 24, 200821
- Vice President of SalesChristopher Lopes Nov 29, 2006 to Apr 29, 200822
- Vice President of EngineeringJayesh Bhakta Nov 29, 2006 to Apr 29, 200823
- Board memberKiho Choi Jun 2, 2017 to Mar 20, 201924
- Board memberJeff Benck Jun 22, 2016 to Mar 7, 201725
- Board memberJun Cho Nov 6, 2014 to now26
- Board memberVince Sheeran Dec 23, 2014 to Mar 7, 201727
- Board memberCharles F. Cargile Aug 16, 2013 to Mar 7, 201728
- Board memberBlake Welcher Aug 21, 2013 to now29
- Board memberHk Desai Mar 2, 2012 to Mar 2, 201230
- Board memberClaude M. Leglise Oct 27, 2011 to Feb 24, 201431
- Board memberRichard Char Mar 25, 2010 to Feb 28, 201232
- Board memberAlan H. Portnoy Nov 29, 2006 to Feb 24, 201433
- Board memberDavid Rickey Nov 29, 2006 to Nov 24, 200834
- Board memberNam Ki Hong Nov 29, 2006 to Sep 13, 201035
- Board memberPreston S. Romm Nov 29, 2006 to Nov 24, 200836
- Board memberThomas F. Lagatta Nov 29, 2006 to Jan 23, 201537
Products and brands
- flash memory
Listed on Wikidata.1
Products
Enterprise SSD
Enterprise and Data Center NVMe SSD in multiple form factors and capacities built using PCI Express (PCIe) Gen4 & Gen3 protocols
Embedded flash
Offering high-performance, high-capacity flash solutions optimized for the embedded and server market in a wide range of form factors and dimensions
Read the full text
Memory Module DDR4 DIMMs
A wide lineup of commercial and industrial grade DDR4 DIMMs. These modules operate reliably in harsh, long-life computing environments and densely configured computing applications with limited airflow
Technology and innovations
HyperCloud (industry's first LRDIMM)
Introduced in 2009, HyperCloud is a load reduced DDR3 DIMM performing rank multiplication and load reduction functions which allows the system to increase its performance and access high-capacity memory modules. At DDR4, the memory industry adopted the architecture as the standard for all Load Reduced DIMMs.
NetVault (Non-Volatile DIMM - NVDIMM)
Netlist created the DDR2 NVDIMM utilizing equal densities of both DRAM and NAND to provide a persistent memory source in the event of a power failure, initially for RAID applications. Years later, the industry standardized on this application as NVDIMM-N to be used within servers in the main memory channel.
HyperVault/HybriDIMM (NVDIMM-H)
HyperVault was created to provide the highest density server memory modules using lower cost NAND devices to operate as DRAM to the system. DRAM is typically ten times the cost of NAND and HyperVault was released as a 512 GB module using only 16 GB of DRAM. Today, the technology is being utilized to create next generation high density CXL heterogenous memory.
From Wikipedia’s article on Netlist, Inc., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7
Timeline
- Oct 6, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; Unregistered sale of shares; Other events38
- Sep 21, 20268-K Shareholder vote39
- Aug 5, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; Unregistered sale of shares; Other events40
- Jul 30, 20268-K Results of operations41
- Jul 2, 20268-K Executive or director change42
- May 12, 20268-K Results of operations43
- Mar 9, 20268-K Entered a material agreement44
- Mar 3, 20268-K Results of operations45
- Nov 6, 20258-K Results of operations46
- Oct 7, 20258-K Entered a material agreement; Change to shareholders' rights; Other events47
- Sep 25, 20258-K Executive or director change; Bylaws or fiscal year changed; Shareholder vote48
- Sep 11, 20258-K Executive or director change; Shareholder vote; Other events49
- Nov 29, 2006New chief executive Chun K. Hong becomes CEO17
- 2000Founded Founded1
Calendar
When it reported results
- Jul 30, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results41
- May 12, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results43
- Mar 3, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results45
- Nov 6, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results46
- Aug 7, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results50
- May 6, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results51
- Mar 27, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results52
- Mar 14, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results53
Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar
Filings
207 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 39 major events, 63 insider forms, 85 other. The latest 20:
- Oct 6, 20268-K EDGAR
- Sep 21, 20268-K EDGAR
- Aug 19, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Aug 17, 2026144 EDGAR
- Aug 14, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Aug 12, 2026144 EDGAR
- Aug 11, 202610-Q EDGAR
- Aug 7, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Aug 5, 20268-K EDGAR
- Aug 5, 2026144 EDGAR
- Jul 31, 2026ARS EDGAR
- Jul 31, 2026DEFA14A EDGAR
- Jul 31, 2026DEF 14A EDGAR
- Jul 30, 20268-K EDGAR
- Jul 17, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Jul 2, 2026S-8 EDGAR
- Jul 2, 20268-K EDGAR
- Jun 9, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Jun 9, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Jun 9, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
The 207 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.
Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.
Insider trades
52 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 1 buys and 51 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.
| Date | Who | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | SASAKI GAIL MEVP and CFO | Sale | 100,000 | $6.91 | $691.0K | Form 4 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | SASAKI GAIL MEVP and CFO | Sale | 25,000 | $4.49 | $112.2K | Form 4 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | SASAKI GAIL MEVP and CFO | Sale | 25,000 | $3.99 | $99.8K | Form 4 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Hong Chun KPresident, CEO and Chairman | Sale | 40,000 | $2.72 | $108.8K | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2026 | SASAKI GAIL MEVP and CFO | Sale | 8,876 | $2.63 | $23.3K | Form 4 |
| May 11, 2026 | SASAKI GAIL MEVP and CFO | Sale | 25,000 | $3.49 | $87.2K | Form 4 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Cho JunDirector | Sale | 10,000 | $2.18 | $21.8K | Form 4 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Cho JunDirector | Sale | 10,000 | $1.98 | $19.8K | Form 4 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | WELCHER BLAKEDirector | Sale | 37,500 | $2.00 | $75.0K | Form 4 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Cho JunDirector | Sale | 10,000 | $1.89 | $18.9K | Form 4 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | WELCHER BLAKEDirector | Sale | 37,500 | $1.66 | $62.2K | Form 4 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | SASAKI GAIL MEVP and CFO | Sale | 20,898 | $1.50 | $31.3K | Form 4 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Hong Chun KPresident, CEO and Chairman | Sale | 93,995 | $1.50 | $141.0K | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Hong Chun KPresident, CEO and Chairman | Sale | 194,500 | $1.50 | $291.8K | Form 4 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Hong Chun KPresident, CEO and Chairman | Sale | 55,500 | $1.50 | $83.2K | Form 4 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Hong Chun KPresident, CEO and Chairman | Sale | 250,000 | $1.00 | $250.0K | Form 4 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Hong Chun KPresident, CEO and Chairman | Buy | 4,285,715 | $0.70 | $3.0M | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2025 | SASAKI GAIL MEVP and CFO | Sale | 10,430 | $0.72 | $7.5K | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2025 | Hong Chun KPresident, CEO and Chairman | Sale | 61,374 | $0.72 | $44.2K | Form 4 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | SASAKI GAIL MEVP and CFO | Sale | 10,430 | $1.15 | $12.0K | Form 4 |
All 52 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.
From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.
Executive pay
What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.
| Year | Executive | Age | Salary | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chun K. Hong | $450.0K | $1.2M54 | |
| 2025 | Gail Sasaki | $275.0K | $426.2K54 | |
| 2024 | PresidentChief Executive Officer and Director | $450.0K | $1.6M54 | |
| 2024 | Executive Vice PresidentChief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | $275.0K | $415.9K54 |
Held by these funds
The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026. Change is in shares since the quarter before.
| Fund | Shares | Value | Share of the fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC | 44,600 | $137.4K | 0.0% | New |
| Northland Securities, Inc. | 26,500 | $81.6K | 0.0% | +15,300 |
| Compass Financial Management LLC | 11,000 | $33.9K | 0.0% | New |
| Opus Capital Group, LLC | 19,500 | $60 | 0.0% | No change |
13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.
SEC filer profile
How Netlist Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.
- Name on EDGARNETLIST INC2
- CIK0001282631
- Employer ID (EIN)95-481278416
- Filer statusNon-accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; a smaller reporting company; not a shell company16
- Incorporated inDelaware16
- Fiscal year endsJanuary 22
- Industry code (SIC)3674 Semiconductors & Related Devices2
- SEC reviewing officeOffice of Manufacturing, Division of Corporation Finance2
- Business address111 Academy, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 926172
- Phone949-435-00252
- Shares outstanding349,583,129 as of Aug 6, 202614
- Public float$189.2M as of Jun 27, 202516
- AuditorMacias Gini & O’Connell LLP, Irvine, California PCAOB ID 324; no auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting16
- On EDGAR sinceAug 18, 20062
- Filings762 in all: 4 (215), 8-K (191), 10-Q (59), 144 (31), S-8 (30), SC 13G/A (25), 424B5 (24), 3 (23)2
All 41 form types
10-K (20), DEF 14A (20), S-8 POS (16), SC 13G (12), SD (12), CORRESP (10), UPLOAD (8), EFFECT (7), CT ORDER (6), DEFA14A (6), S-3 (6), 8-K/A (4), ARS (4), PRE 14A (4), S-1/A (4), 10-Q/A (3), 3/A (2), 8-A12B (2), 8-A12B/A (2), D (2), S-3/A (2), 10-K/A (1), 25-NSE (1), 4/A (1), 424B1 (1), 8-A12G (1), 8-A12G/A (1), CERTNAS (1), DEFR14A (1), S-1 (1), S-3ASR (1), S-3MEF (1), SC 13D (1)
- Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 19, 2026
Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 11, 2026
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Jul 31, 2026
Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 6, 2026
Risk factors and legal proceedings
The risks Netlist Inc. names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Mar 19, 2026: 42 risks under these headings, as written.16
- Risks Related to Our Business, Operations and Industry
- We have historically incurred losses and may continue to incur losses.
- We may not be able to collect the substantial amount in damages previously awarded to us in our litigations, which would likely have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and operating results.
- We are and expect to continue to be involved in legal and administrative proceedings to enforce or protect our intellectual property rights and to defend against claims that we infringe the intellectual property rights of others. Our opponents in these matters are often large, well-capitalized companies, and we expect to continue to expend substantial financial and management resources in connection with these claims. We may not be successful in these matters such that our business, results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.
- We have, and may again, be subject to claims that our employees, consultants, or those working on our behalf, have violated the intellectual property rights of others.
- Net product sales from resales of products, including products sourced from SK hynix, have in certain historic periods comprised a large portion of our net product sales. Material declines in resales, increases in our costs for the products we resell and disruption in the supply of the products we resell, could materially and adversely harm our business and results of operations.
- We are subject to risks relating to our focus on developing our new products for our target customer markets.
- Sales to a small number of customers currently, and have historically, represented a significant portion of our net product sales, and the loss of, or a significant reduction in sales to, any one of these customers could materially harm our business.
- Our customers require that our products undergo a lengthy and expensive pre-sale qualification process without any assurance of sales. Even once a customer begins purchasing our products, if our products, or the component products we resell, do not meet quality standards or are defective or used in defective systems, we may be subject to quality holds, warranty claims, recalls or liability claims.
- If we are unable to timely and cost-effectively develop new or enhanced products that achieve customer and market acceptance or technologies we can monetize, our revenues and prospects could be materially harmed.
- We face intense competition in our industry, and we may not be able to compete successfully in our target markets.
- Our lack of a significant backlog of unfilled orders and the difficulty inherent in estimating customer demand make it difficult to forecast our short-term requirements, and any failure to optimally calibrate our production capacity and inventory levels to meet customer demand could materially and adversely affect our revenues, gross margin and earnings.
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- Declines in our average sale prices, driven by volatile prices for components and other factors, may result in material declines or material volatility in our revenues and gross margin.
- We or any of our third-party partners may fail to comply with our or their contractual obligations under our third-party contracts.
- We depend on third parties to design and manufacture for our products and the component products we resell, which exposes us to risks.
- Our indemnification obligations, including our indemnification obligations for the infringement by our products of the rights of others, could require us to pay substantial damages.
- We depend on certain key employees, and our business could be harmed if we lose the services of any of these employees or are unable to attract and retain other qualified personnel.
- We rely on our internal and third-party sales representatives to market and sell our products and the component products we resell, and any failure by these representatives to perform as expected could reduce our sales.
- Our operations could be disrupted by power outages, natural disasters, cyber-attacks or other factors.
- Our global information technology systems, including those of our vendors, may fail, suffer unauthorized access or cyber-attacks, loss of data, and other disruptions, which could result in a material disruption of our business or product development, and could materially and adversely harm our business.
- If we do not effectively manage any future growth we may experience, our resources, systems and controls may be strained and our results of operations may suffer.
- If we acquire businesses or technologies or pursue other strategic transactions or relationships in the future, these transactions could disrupt our business and harm our operating results and financial condition.
- Our operating results may be adversely impacted by worldwide economic and political uncertainties and specific conditions in the markets we address and in which we or our strategic partners or competitors do business, including the cyclical nature of and volatility in the memory market and semiconductor industry and the ongoing effects and changes to international trade and tariff policies.
- Increased prices and inflation or the effects of changes in international trade policies, the changing tariff environment or military conflicts could negatively impact our margin performance and our financial results.
- We expect to incur additional indebtedness to support the growth of our business and to facilitate effective working capital. Our level of indebtedness and the terms of such indebtedness could adversely affect our operations and liquidity.
- Adverse developments affecting financial institutions, companies in the financial services industry or the financial services industry generally could adversely affect our operations and liquidity.
- Risks Related to Laws and Regulations
- We are exposed to additional business, regulatory, political, operational, financial and economic risks related to our international sales and operations.
- A significant portion of our sales are to customers located in the PRC. Sales to these customers may be adversely affected as a result of international trade policies or the tariff environment between the United States and the PRC.
- Our failure to comply with environmental and other applicable laws and regulations could subject us to significant fines and liabilities or cause us to incur significant costs.
- Regulations related to “conflict minerals” may cause us to incur additional expenses and could limit the supply and increase the cost of certain metals used in manufacturing our products.
- We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. While we have taken steps to remediate this material weakness, if we are unable to remediate the material weakness, or if we identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely affect our business.
- Our actual or perceived failure to comply with data protection laws and regulations could lead to government enforcement actions, private litigation and/or adverse publicity and could negatively affect our business.
- Risks Related to Intellectual Property and Litigation
- We may be unsuccessful in monetizing our intellectual property portfolio.
- If our proprietary rights are not protected, our customers or our competitors might gain access to our proprietary designs, processes and technologies, which could adversely affect our operating results.
- We may become involved in non-patent related litigation and administrative proceedings that may materially adversely affect us.
- Risks Related to Capitalization and Financial Markets
- We may not have sufficient working capital to fund our planned operations, and, as a result, we may need to raise additional capital in the future, which may not be available when needed, on acceptable terms or at all. Our estimates of our operating revenues and expenses and working capital requirements could be incorrect, and we may use our cash resources faster than we anticipate.
- The price and trading volume of our common stock has and may continue to fluctuate significantly in reaction to real or perceived developments in our business.
- As our shares of common stock are not listed on a national securities exchange, it may be more difficult for stockholders to dispose of their shares and our shares of common stock may be less liquid when compared to securities that are listed on a national securities exchange.
- Future issuances of our common stock or rights to purchase our common stock, including pursuant to our outstanding warrants, equity incentive plans or the March 2025 Purchase Agreement, would result in additional dilution to the percentage ownership of our stockholders and could cause the price of our common stock to decline.
- A large portion of our warrants contain anti-dilution provisions for certain dilutive issuances of our securities at prices lower than the exercise prices set forth in such warrants.
- Sales of our common stock, or the perception that such sales could occur, could cause the market price of our stock to drop significantly, regardless of the state of our business.
- Anti-takeover provisions under our charter documents and Delaware law, as well as our rights agreement, could delay or prevent a change of control and could also limit the market price of our common stock.
- We do not currently intend to pay dividends on our common stock, and any return to investors is expected to result, if at all, only from potential increases in the price of our common stock.
Legal proceedings
Certain legal proceedings in which we are involved are discussed in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Note 7—Commitments and Contingencies under the heading “Litigation and Patent Reexaminations,” and are incorporated herein by reference.
The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.16
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