secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COHERENT CORP. (COHR)
CIK:        0000820318
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-201297
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01, 7.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Coherent Q4 FY2024 revenue $1.314B (+9.1% YoY); non-GAAP EPS $0.61 (+49% YoY)
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- Q4 non-GAAP EPS $0.61 (up from $0.41 YoY); GAAP EPS $(0.52) (improved from $(1.54)).
- Q4 revenue $1.314B, up 9.1% YoY; full-year revenue $4.708B, down 8.8% YoY.
- Q4 GAAP gross margin 32.9% (+437 bps YoY); non-GAAP 37.2% (+132 bps YoY).
- CEO Jim Anderson cites AI-driven Datacom transceiver strength as key sequential growth driver.
- Full-year GAAP net loss $156M ($1.84 loss per share); non-GAAP EPS $1.67.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312524201297/0001193125-24-201297-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000119312524201297/d873258d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-201297

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