---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-21-008539"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LPTH"
cik: "0000889971"
company_name: "LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2021-08-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T22:11:05.405754+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LightPath preliminary FY2021 revenue $38.2-38.5M, up 9-10% YoY; Q4 revenue down 9-12% YoY

## Summary
- Total FY2021 revenue between $38.2M and $38.5M, vs $35.0M in FY2020.
- Q4 FY2021 revenue between $8.0M and $8.3M, down from $9.1M in Q4 FY2020.
- Cash and equivalents $6.8M at June 30, 2021, vs $5.4M a year ago.
- Backlog stable at $21-22M; telecom softness in China and China ops leadership transition cited as headwinds.
- CEO expects continued impact from China investigation and margin mix issues through at least Q1 FY2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-21-008539
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LPTH
- cik: 0000889971
- company_name: LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2021-08-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/889971/000165495421008539/0001654954-21-008539-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/889971/000165495421008539/lpth_8k.htm

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