---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-22-007251"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAOI"
cik: "0001158114"
company_name: "APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC."
filed_at: "2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T08:04:31.171973+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Applied Optoelectronics Q3 revenue $56.7M, GAAP EPS -$0.56; 400G revenue triples QoQ

## Summary
- Revenue $56.7M, up 6.4% YoY from $53.3M but below expectations; GAAP net loss $15.6M ($0.56/share) vs loss $15.8M YoY.
- Non-GAAP net loss $7.1M ($0.26/share) vs loss $5.3M YoY; gross margin GAAP 17.2%, non-GAAP 18.0%.
- CATV segment revenue highest quarterly in company history; 400G revenue more than tripled compared to Q2 2022.
- Management cites faster-than-expected decline in 40G revenue as reason for revenue miss.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-22-007251
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAOI
- cik: 0001158114
- company_name: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316822007251/0001683168-22-007251-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316822007251/applied_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. reported third quarter 2022 ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $56.7 million, net income $15.6 million, EPS $0.56 per basic share.
  - Period: third quarter 2022 ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $56.7 million
  - Net income: $15.6 million
  - EPS: $0.56 per basic share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: more than tripling compared to Q2, which we believe is the beginning of the anticipated ramp in this product family.” Third Quarter 2022 Financial Summary · GAAP revenue was $56.7 million, compared $53.3 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $52.3 million in the second quarter of 2022. · GAAP gross margin was 17.2 %, compared with 15.3% in the third quarter
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000168316822007251/0001683168-22-007251-index.htm

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