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nLIGHT, Inc.

LASR

Technology · 40.34 +2.8% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

nLIGHT, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 55.2% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+2.8% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeSemiconductor Lasers · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 2 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Gross margin rose 2 percentage points to 33.1%; the company says product mix, pricing, competition, and new products can change gross profit.
  • Company attributes increase in Advanced Development revenue to progress on existing research and development contracts.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if LASR's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Semiconductors

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 55.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • The operating loss narrowed by 8.9M.
  • Operating cash flow moved from negative to positive in the comparable period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Gross margin rose 2 percentage points to 33.1%; the company says product mix, pricing, competition, and new products can change gross profit.
  • Company attributes increase in Advanced Development revenue to progress on existing research and development contracts.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements95
Verified relationships3
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +31.6% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +22.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +21.6 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Diluted shares increased 4.3% in the latest annual period.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

40.34
6m-35.7%12m+39.5%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$270.1M+21.3%$-0.70+9.8%
2022-12-31$242.1M-10.4%$-1.23+5.4%
2023-12-31$209.9M-13.3%$-0.90+3.7%
2024-12-31$198.5M-5.4%$-1.27+4.0%
2025-12-31$261.3M+31.6%$-0.47+4.3%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 5 filings
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities During the six months ended June 30, 2026, net cash used in investing activities was $6.2 million, which was driven by net capital expenditures of $7.0 million, offset by the net proceeds from maturities and sales of mark…
10-Q · Aug 7, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
Interest expense Three Months Ended June 30, Change 2026 2025 $ % Interest expense $ (204) $ (388) $ 184 (47.4)% Six Months Ended June 30, Change 2026 2025 Amount % Interest expense $ (504) $ (436) $ (68) 15.6% The changes in interest expense for the three an…
10-Q · Aug 7, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dnegative · 5 filings
The increases in Advanced Development revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the same periods in 2025, were driven by progress on existing research and development contracts.
10-Q · Aug 7, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 4 filings
All of the restructuring charges recorded in 2026 were attributable to the Laser Products segment.
10-Q · Aug 7, 2026

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

40.34+2.8% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for LASR. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-09.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityconstructiveEvidence score +1
valuationpremium

What improved

  • Revenue increased 55.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • The operating loss narrowed by 8.9M.
  • Operating cash flow moved from negative to positive in the comparable period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

Sales, General and Administrative Three Months Ended March 31, Change 2026 2025 $ % Sales, general, and administrative $ 15,091 $ 12,035 $ 3,056 25.4 % The increase in sales, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 was primarily due to an increase in stock-based compensation of $3.9 million and an increase in employee compensation, partially offset by a higher allocation of costs from sales, general and administrative to development projects, and decrease in bad debt recoveries.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities During the three months ended March 31, 2026, net cash used in investing activities was $1.4 million, which was driven by net capital expenditures of $2.1 million, offset by the net proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities of $0.7 million.

Most of our Development contracts have historically been structured as cost plus fixed fee due to the technical complexity of the research and development services, but we also perform work under fixed price contracts where gross margin can change from period to period based on the estimated cost of the project at completion.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind LASR

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

COHRCoherent Corp.competitorFeb 27, 2026

We compete with companies that offer semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers and other laser products such as IPG Photonics, Coherent, BWT Ltd., Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies, and Trumpf GmbH + Co.

IPGPIPG Photonics CorporationcompetitorFeb 27, 2026

We compete with companies that offer semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers and other laser products such as IPG Photonics, Coherent, BWT Ltd., Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies, and Trumpf GmbH + Co.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

LASR is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Semiconductor Lasers. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for LASR; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.