LASR
VENTE TOTALE: 603 505 titres (~26 275 428,57 $ US)
- Insiders
- Keeney Scott H, Gossman William
- Total bought
- —
- Total sold
- $26,275,429
- Last activity
- 2026-09-09
- Last synced
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2026-09-11 10:16:43
Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Bearish signal Scored 2026-09-11
LASR presents a mixed picture: while liquidity is adequate and operational losses are narrowing, the company remains unprofitable with speculative valuation multiples that leave little margin of safety.
The first sentence of the analysis written for LASR on 2026-09-11 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 29.8% | 16.6% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 28.6% | |
| Ebit Margin | -8.0% | -30.9% | -21.9% | -21.2% | -11.1% | |
| Ebitda Margin | -7.6% | -22.0% | -14.3% | -14.7% | -5.5% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | -10.2% | -33.1% | -22.3% | -22.8% | -11.2% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -8.7% | -30.7% | -20.3% | -22.4% | -11.1% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -9.0% | -30.6% | -19.9% | -22.5% | -11.0% | |
| Net Profit Margin | -9.0% | -30.6% | -19.9% | -22.5% | -11.0% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -9.0% | -30.6% | -19.9% | -22.5% | -11.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.788 | 5.669 | 6.734 | 6.690 | 6.056 | |
| Quick Ratio | 3.080 | 4.478 | 5.141 | 4.730 | 4.445 | |
| Solvency Ratio | -0.247 | -0.803 | -0.489 | -0.666 | -0.204 | |
| Cash Ratio | 1.537 | 1.923 | 1.625 | 1.677 | 3.201 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -78.146 | -8.260 | -15.000 | -8.244 | -34.214 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 1.256 | -0.201 | 0.559 | -0.109 | -1.255 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 1.256 | -0.201 | 0.559 | -0.109 | -1.255 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -78.146 | -8.260 | -15.000 | -8.244 | -34.214 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 1.256 | -0.201 | 0.559 | -0.109 | -1.255 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 8.425 | 2.322 | 2.445 | 1.664 | 3.341 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 7.310 | 2.531 | 2.963 | 1.861 | 3.736 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 155.344 | -48.826 | 130.903 | -12.426 | -34.797 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 89.565 | -213.002 | 61.644 | -30.985 | -135.604 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.114 | 0.045 | 0.046 | 0.047 | 0.047 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.160 | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.058 | 0.059 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.138 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0.054 | 0.055 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.403 | 1.249 | 1.206 | 1.216 | 1.237 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 1.543 | 1.142 | 1.093 | 1.132 | 1.383 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.332 | -0.069 | 0.308 | -0.422 | -0.163 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.082 | -0.012 | 0.048 | -0.060 | -0.028 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.577 | 4.362 | 0.471 | 2.494 | 3.897 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | -0.837 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -88.632 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | -13.915 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -185.380 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.937 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.589 | -0.194 | 0.713 | -0.932 | -0.421 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 2.362 | -0.297 | 1.890 | -0.670 | -0.345 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 2.362 | -0.297 | 1.890 | -0.670 | -0.345 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | -92.619 | -10.258 | -19.486 | -11.500 | -59.401 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 29.8% | ▲13.2% | ▲6.2% |
| Ebit Margin | -8.0% | ▲22.9% | ▲10.6% |
| Ebitda Margin | -7.6% | ▲14.4% | ▲5.2% |
| Operating Profit Margin | -10.2% | ▲22.9% | ▲9.7% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -8.7% | ▲21.9% | ▲9.9% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -9.0% | ▲21.6% | ▲9.6% |
| Net Profit Margin | -9.0% | ▲21.6% | ▲9.6% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -9.0% | ▲21.6% | ▲9.6% |
| Current Ratio | 3.788 | ▼-1.882 | ▼-2.000 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.080 | ▼-1.397 | ▼-1.294 |
| Solvency Ratio | -0.247 | ▲0.556 | ▲0.235 |
| Cash Ratio | 1.537 | ▼-0.386 | ▼-0.455 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -78.146 | ▼-69.886 | ▼-49.373 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 1.256 | ▲1.457 | ▲1.206 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 1.256 | ▲1.457 | ▲1.206 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -78.146 | ▼-69.886 | ▼-49.373 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 1.256 | ▲1.457 | ▲1.206 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 8.425 | ▲6.104 | ▲4.786 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 7.310 | ▲4.780 | ▲3.630 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 155.344 | ▲204.170 | ▲117.305 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 89.565 | ▲302.567 | ▲135.241 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.114 | ▲0.069 | ▲0.054 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.160 | ▲0.104 | ▲0.082 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.138 | ▲0.085 | ▲0.067 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.403 | ▲0.154 | ▲0.141 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 1.542 | ▲0.400 | ▲0.284 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.332 | ▲0.401 | ▲0.335 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.082 | ▲0.093 | ▲0.076 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.577 | ▼-3.786 | ▼-1.784 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | -0.837 | ▼-0.837 | ▲17.057 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | -13.915 | ▼-13.915 | ▲25.944 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.936 | ▲0.936 | ▲0.749 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.589 | ▲0.783 | ▲0.638 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 2.362 | ▲2.659 | ▲1.774 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 2.362 | ▲2.659 | ▲1.774 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | -92.619 | ▼-82.361 | ▼-53.966 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $1.91B | $502.5M | $622.1M | $450.6M | $1.01B | |
| Enterprise value | $1.85B | $448.8M | $583.0M | $408.4M | $880.4M | |
| EV / Sales | 7.07x | 2.26x | 2.78x | 1.69x | 3.26x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 86.64x | -190.24x | 57.77x | -28.08x | -118.29x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 150.26x | -43.61x | 122.69x | -11.26x | -30.36x | |
| EV / EBITDA | -92.62x | -10.26x | -19.49x | -11.50x | -59.40x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.13x | 1.23x | 1.30x | 1.19x | 8.69x | |
| Current ratio | 3.79x | 5.67x | 6.73x | 6.69x | 6.06x | |
| Income quality | -0.91x | 0.04x | -0.24x | 0.27x | 0.25x | |
| Graham net-net | $2 | $2 | $3 | $3 | $4 | |
| Tax burden | 103.1% | 99.9% | 97.7% | 100.6% | 98.8% | |
| Interest burden | 109.1% | 99.2% | 92.8% | 105.9% | 100.5% | |
| Working capital | $179.0M | $159.9M | $187.8M | $196.3M | $231.4M | |
| Invested capital | $248.6M | $230.8M | $266.8M | $287.3M | $323.7M | |
| Return on assets | -7.4% | -22.5% | -13.6% | -16.6% | -7.9% | |
| Operating ROA | -9.0% | -22.7% | -14.7% | -15.7% | -9.2% | |
| Return on tangible assets | -7.7% | -23.6% | -14.2% | -17.4% | -8.4% | |
| Return on equity | -10.3% | -28.1% | -16.4% | -20.2% | -9.8% | |
| Return on invested capital | -9.6% | -27.5% | -16.5% | -18.5% | -9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.5% | -27.8% | -17.1% | -18.7% | -9.2% | |
| Earnings yield | -1.2% | -12.1% | -6.7% | -12.1% | -2.9% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 0.6% | -2.0% | 0.8% | -8.0% | -2.9% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 42.3% | -336.2% | 52.9% | -149.4% | -289.7% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 63.4% | 45.1% | 33.3% | 138.4% | 143.2% | |
| Capex / Sales | 3.5% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 9.0% | 8.0% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 20.7% | 24.8% | 21.9% | 19.9% | 19.5% | |
| R&D / Sales | 18.4% | 22.7% | 22.0% | 22.2% | 20.3% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 11.1% | 14.0% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 3.9% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 5.1% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 71d | 64d | 69d | 57d | 69d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 42d | 33d | 27d | 33d | 50d | |
| Operating cycle | 161d | 154d | 185d | 186d | 209d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 120d | 121d | 158d | 153d | 159d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▲+280.2%EV / Sales ▲+212.8%EV / EBITDA ▼-802.9%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+276.875Earnings yield ▲+0.109
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.177Return on assets ▲+0.151Return on invested capital ▲+0.179Return on capital employed ▲+0.174Operating ROA ▲+0.137Income quality ▼-0.948Tax burden ▲+0.032
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+6.854Days payables outstanding ▲+8.339Operating cycle ▲+7.272Cash conversion cycle ▼-1.067Capex / Sales ▼-0.005R&D / Sales ▼-0.044
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-1.882Net debt / EBITDA ▲+1.905Working capital ▲+19129001.000Invested capital ▲+17765001.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.010
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▲+89.3%EV / Sales ▲+117.0%EV / EBITDA ▼-55.9%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+204.927Earnings yield ▲+0.017
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.005Return on assets ▲+0.006Return on invested capital ▼-0.006Return on capital employed ▼-0.012Operating ROA ▲+0.002Income quality ▼-1.160Tax burden ▲+0.043
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+1.783Days payables outstanding ▼-8.286Operating cycle ▼-47.416Cash conversion cycle ▼-39.130Capex / Sales ▼-0.045R&D / Sales ▼-0.019
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-2.269Net debt / EBITDA ▼-5.561Working capital ▼-52448999.000Invested capital ▼-75133999.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.012
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
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Recent news
- 2026-08-25 nLIGHT''s CEO Sells Over 360,000 Shares for $16.5 Million as the Stock Drops Post-Earnings The transaction involved the disposal of ~363,500 shares with an estimated value of ~$16.5 million. The traded shares equaled 17% of the equity holdings held before the filing.
- 2026-08-14 Blaize Holdings, Lightwave Logic, nLight Diverge in Big Price Swings Today Today''s action is a study in contrast for small and mid-cap photonics and AI hardware names.
- 2026-08-13 Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Acquires 36,329 Shares of nLight $LASR Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings in nLight (NASDAQ: LASR) by 263.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 50,096 shares of the company''s stock after buying an additional 36,329 shares during the quarter. Assenagon Asset Management
- 2026-08-09 nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) Shares Gap Down – Here’s Why nLight (NASDAQ: LASR - Get Free Report)''s share price gapped down prior to trading on Friday. The stock had previously closed at $75.44, but opened at $58.27. nLight shares last traded at $61.2920, with a volume of 929,333 shares. Key Headlines Impacting nLight Here are the key news stories impacting nLight this week: Positive Sentiment:
- 2026-08-07 LASR Q2 Earnings Surpass Estimates on Strong A&D Growth nLIGHT''s Q2 2026 earnings and revenues beat estimates as record aerospace and defense demand fueles strong product sales and margin gains.
- 2026-08-07 LASR Q2 Earnings Call Focuses on Defense & Supply Constraints nLIGHT''s Q2 results highlight record defense revenues and rising laser demand, while China-linked supply delays cloud Q3 shipments.
- 2026-08-07 nLIGHT Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Events CAMAS, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power lasers for mission critical directed energy, optical sensing, and advanced manufacturing applications, today announced management''s participation in several upcoming investor events during the third quarter of 2026. 15th Annual Needham Virtual Industrial Tech, Robotics, & Power 1x1 Conference Tuesday August 18, 2026 2026 Jefferies Semiconductor, IT Hardware & Communications Technology Conference.
- 2026-08-07 nLIGHT, Inc. (LASR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript nLIGHT, Inc. (LASR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- 2026-08-07 nLight Q2 Earnings Call Highlights nLight NASDAQ: LASR reported record second-quarter revenue and product sales as demand increased across its defense, space and advanced-manufacturing markets, while management said supply-chain constraints involving materials sourced from China are expected to reduce third-quarter shipments.
- 2026-08-06 nLight (LASR) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates nLight (LASR) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.15 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.14 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.06 per share a year ago.