---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001124796-23-000075"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LASR"
cik: "0001124796"
company_name: "NLIGHT, INC."
filed_at: "2023-08-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T07:13:56.163547+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# nLIGHT Q2 2023 revenue $53.3M down 12.4% YoY; guides Q3 $47-$51M

## Summary
- Revenue $53.3M, down 12.4% YoY; gross margin 22.7% vs 25.3%.
- GAAP net loss $8.8M ($0.19 loss/share); non-GAAP net loss $0.9M ($0.02 loss/share).
- Adjusted EBITDA -$0.2M vs +$0.2M YoY; A&D revenue up 9% YoY; second phase of HELSI begun.
- Q3 guidance: revenue $47-$51M; gross margin 22%-25%; Adjusted EBITDA -$3M to break-even.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001124796-23-000075
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LASR
- cik: 0001124796
- company_name: NLIGHT, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-08-03T23:59:59+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/1124796/000112479623000075/0001124796-23-000075-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479623000075/lasr-20230803.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NLIGHT, INC. reported the second quarter of 2023 results: revenue $53.3 million, net income net loss of $8.8 million, EPS net loss of $0.19 per diluted share.
  - Period: the second quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $53.3 million
  - Net income: net loss of $8.8 million
  - EPS: net loss of $0.19 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: nLIGHT, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results Revenues of $53.3 million and products gross margin of 29% for the second quarter of 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479623000075/0001124796-23-000075-index.htm

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