---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001124796-23-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LASR"
cik: "0001124796"
company_name: "NLIGHT, INC."
filed_at: "2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T01:31:58.018884+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# nLIGHT Q4 revenue $56.7M, net loss $22.7M; guides Q1 revenue $50-56M

## Summary
- Q4 2022 revenue $56.7M, down 16% YoY; GAAP net loss $22.7M ($0.50/share) vs loss $8.8M in Q4 2021.
- Full year 2022 revenue $242.1M, down 10.4% YoY; GAAP net loss $54.6M ($1.23/share) vs loss $29.7M in 2021.
- Gross margin fell to 10.2% in Q4 (26.6% prior year) and 21.0% for full year (28.6% prior year).
- Incurred ~$6M non-routine inventory charges and ~$4M restructuring expenses in Q4.
- Q1 2023 guidance: revenue $50-56M, gross margin 17-20%, Adjusted EBITDA -$4M to -$1M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001124796-23-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LASR
- cik: 0001124796
- company_name: NLIGHT, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479623000015/0001124796-23-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479623000015/lasr-20230223.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NLIGHT, INC. reported the fourth quarter of 2022 results: revenue $56.7 million, net income $22.7 million, EPS $0.50 per diluted share. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: the fourth quarter of 2022
  - Revenue: $56.7 million
  - Net income: $22.7 million
  - EPS: $0.50 per diluted share
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Revenues of $56.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 were down 16.0% compared to $67.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. Gross margin was 10.2% for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to 26.6% for the fourth quarter of 2021. GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $22.7 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $8.8 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479623000015/0001124796-23-000015-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  NLIGHT, INC. reported full year 2022 results: revenue $242.1 million, net income $54.6 million, EPS $1.23 per diluted share. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: full year 2022
  - Revenue: $242.1 million
  - Net income: $54.6 million
  - EPS: $1.23 per diluted share
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Revenues of $242.1 million for the full year 2022 were down 10.4% compared to $270.1 million for the full year 2021. Gross margin was 21.0% for the full year 2022 compared to 28.6% for the full year 2021. GAAP net loss for the full year 2022 was $54.6 million, or $1.23 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $29.7 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the full year 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479623000015/0001124796-23-000015-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  NLIGHT, INC. reported the first quarter of 2023 results: revenue in the range of $50 million to $56 million. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: the first quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: in the range of $50 million to $56 million
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: For the first quarter of 2023, nLIGHT expects revenues to be in the range of $50 million to $56 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479623000015/0001124796-23-000015-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.