secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NLIGHT, INC. (LASR)
CIK:        0001124796
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001124796-25-000051
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

nLIGHT Q1 revenue $51.7M beats guidance; record A&D revenue, net loss narrows to $8.1M
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- Revenue $51.7M (up 16% YoY), above high-end of guidance.
- Record aerospace & defense revenue drives upside; CEO sees at least 25% A&D growth in 2025.
- GAAP net loss $8.1M ($0.16/sh) vs $13.8M ($0.29) YoY; Non-GAAP loss $1.9M ($0.04) vs $8.2M.
- Adjusted EBITDA improved to $116K from ($4.9M) in Q1 2024.
- Q2 guide: revenue $53-59M, gross margin 19-25%, Adj. EBITDA ($4M)-$1M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479625000051/0001124796-25-000051-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124796/000112479625000051/lasr-20250508.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001124796-25-000051

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