Laser company nLIGHT (NASDAQ: LASR) will be reporting results this Thursday after market hours. Here’s what you need to know.
nLIGHT beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 11% last quarter, reporting revenues of $61.74 million, up 22.2% year on year. It was an incredible quarter for the company, with EBITDA guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting nLIGHT’s revenue to grow 12.8% year on year to $63.33 million, improving from the 10.9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.02 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. nLIGHT has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 4.1% on average.
Looking at nLIGHT’s peers in the electronic components segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Vicor delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 18.5%, beating analysts’ expectations by 15.7%, and Bel Fuse reported revenues up 44.8%, topping estimates by 3.7%. Vicor traded up 30.1% following the results while Bel Fuse was down 2.9%.
Read our full analysis of Vicor’s results here and Bel Fuse’s results here.
Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the electronic components stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 2.5% on average over the last month. nLIGHT is down 2.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $29.08 (compared to the current share price of $30).
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