---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-22-012509"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LPTH"
cik: "0000889971"
company_name: "LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-09-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T09:52:45.182345+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "low"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LightPath reports improved Q4 revenue and gross margin; backlog at record level

## Summary
- Revenue and gross margin improved in Q4 FY22 vs prior year period (specific figures not disclosed in excerpt).
- Backlog exceeds previous record from 2020, with higher-quality sales in assemblies and defense.
- New strategic direction from component maker to optical system provider; exclusive BD6 glass licensed from Naval Research Lab.
- Short-term margin pressure expected from Ukraine conflict energy costs and China market headwinds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-22-012509
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LPTH
- cik: 0000889971
- company_name: LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-09-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: low
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/889971/000165495422012509/0001654954-22-012509-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/889971/000165495422012509/lls_8k.htm

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