---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001124796-22-000133"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LASR"
cik: "0001124796"
company_name: "NLIGHT, INC."
filed_at: "2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T07:58:23.972193+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# nLIGHT Q3 2022 revenue $60.1M, down 17% YoY; Q4 guidance weak

## Summary
- Revenue $60.1M, down 16.8% YoY; GAAP net loss $13.0M ($0.29/share) vs loss of $6.9M ($0.16).
- Non-GAAP net loss $5.1M ($0.11/share) vs non-GAAP net income $3.9M ($0.08) a year ago.
- Gross margin 22.4% vs 29.6% YoY; Adjusted EBITDA -$1.4M vs +$7.2M.
- Q4 2022 guidance: rev $53M-$59M, gross margin 20%-23%, Adj EBITDA -$4M to -$1M.
- CEO cites 91% revenue outside China and continued ramp of US automated manufacturing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001124796-22-000133
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LASR
- cik: 0001124796
- company_name: NLIGHT, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479622000133/0001124796-22-000133-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479622000133/lasr-20221103.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NLIGHT, INC. reported three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $60.1 million, net income $13.0 million, EPS $0.29 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: three and nine months ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $60.1 million
  - Net income: $13.0 million
  - EPS: $0.29 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- nLIGHT, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results Revenues of $60.1 million and gross margin of 22.4% for the third quarter of 2022 CAMAS , Wash ., November 3, 2022 - nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479622000133/0001124796-22-000133-index.htm

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