---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001124796-23-000099"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LASR"
cik: "0001124796"
company_name: "NLIGHT, INC."
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T23:24:08.170356+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# nLIGHT Q3 revenue down 15.7% YoY to $50.6M; net loss $11.9M, HELSI 2 contract expanded to $171M

## Summary
- Revenue $50.6M, down 15.7% YoY; GAAP net loss $0.26/diluted share vs $0.29 loss YoY.
- Non-GAAP net loss $0.10/diluted share; cash and marketable securities $112M, no debt.
- HELSI 2 contract options awarded total $171M over next 3 years; initial shipments to large EV battery maker.
- Q4 2023 guidance: revenue $45-50M, gross margin 16-20%, Adjusted EBITDA -$5M to -$2M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001124796-23-000099
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LASR
- cik: 0001124796
- company_name: NLIGHT, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+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/1124796/000112479623000099/0001124796-23-000099-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479623000099/lasr-20231102.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NLIGHT, INC. reported the third quarter of 2023 results: revenue $50.6 million, net income net loss of $11.9 million, or net loss of $0.26 per diluted share, EPS net loss of $0.26 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the third quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $50.6 million
  - Net income: net loss of $11.9 million, or net loss of $0.26 per diluted share
  - EPS: net loss of $0.26 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 2023 Results Revenues of $50.6 million for the third quarter of 2023 Camas , Wash ., November 2, 2023 - nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers used in the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479623000099/0001124796-23-000099-index.htm

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