---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001124796-21-000161"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LASR"
cik: "0001124796"
company_name: "NLIGHT, INC."
filed_at: "2021-11-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T12:35:52.446055+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# nLIGHT posts Q3 revenue of $72.2M, up 17% YoY; record products gross margin 37.1%

## Summary
- Revenue $72.2M (+17% YoY); gross margin 29.6% vs 27.8% YoY.
- Products gross margin record 37.1%, up 490 bps YoY, driven by higher mix outside China.
- GAAP net loss $(6.9M) or $(0.16) per share; non-GAAP net income $3.9M or $0.08 per share.
- Adjusted EBITDA $7.2M (10.0% of revenue), vs $6.2M in Q3 2020.
- Q4 guidance: revenue $66-72M, gross margin 25-28%, adjusted EBITDA $3-5M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001124796-21-000161
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LASR
- cik: 0001124796
- company_name: NLIGHT, INC.
- filed_at: 2021-11-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479621000161/0001124796-21-000161-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479621000161/lasr-20211104.htm

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