LASR nLIGHT Inc

Revenues of $50.6 million for the third quarter of 2023

nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers used in the industrial, microfabrication, and aerospace and defense markets, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2023.

“We generated $50.6 million of revenue in the third quarter, near the upper end of our expectations. We continued to make progress against our long-term strategic objectives, securing new design wins in additive manufacturing and delivering initial shipments of lasers to a large global EV battery manufacturer,” commented Scott Keeney, nLIGHT’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

“We are also pleased to announce today that we have been awarded additional options on our previously announced HELSI 2 contract, bringing the total value of the award to nLIGHT to $171 million, which we expect to execute over the next three years. Today’s announcement, coupled with additional awards for multiple critical programs has significantly increased our revenue pipeline in Directed Energy, which gives us incremental confidence that 2024 will be a strong growth year for nLIGHT.”

Mr. Keeney continued, “While the current demand environment continues to put pressure on our near-term revenue growth expectations and gross margin performance, strong operating expense discipline and working capital management enabled us to increase our cash and marketable securities balance by approximately $10 million during the quarter. Our balance sheet remains strong and we ended the quarter with approximately $112 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities with no outstanding debt.”

Third Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

Revenues of $50.6 million for the third quarter of 2023 were down 15.7% compared to $60.1 million for the third quarter of 2022. Gross margin was 19.6% for the third quarter of 2023 compared to 22.4% for the third quarter of 2022. GAAP net loss for the third quarter of 2023 was $11.9 million, or net loss of $0.26 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $13.0 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP net loss for the third quarter of 2023 was $4.9 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $5.1 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2022. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures presented here to the most directly comparable GAAP measures have been provided in the tables included at the end of this release.

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

(In thousands, except percentages)

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

% Change

Revenues

$

50,634

 

 

$

60,093

 

 

(15.7

)%

Gross margin

 

19.6

%

 

 

22.4

%

 

 

Loss from operations

$

(12,531

)

 

$

(12,981

)

 

3.5

%

Operating margin

 

(24.7

)%

 

 

(21.6

)%

 

 

Net loss

$

(11,879

)

 

$

(12,955

)

 

8.3

%

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

$

(1,919

)

 

$

(1,402

)

 

(36.9

)%

Adjusted EBITDA, as percentage of revenues

 

(3.8

)%

 

 

(2.3

)%

 

 

(1) A reconciliation of the non-GAAP metrics presented here to the most directly comparable GAAP metric has been provided in the tables included at the end of this release.

Outlook

For the fourth quarter of 2023, nLIGHT expects revenues to be in the range of $45 million to $50 million. The midpoint of $47.5 million includes Laser Products revenue of approximately $35.5 million and Advanced Development revenue of approximately $12 million. nLIGHT expects overall gross margin to be in the range of 16% to 20%, with Laser Products gross margin in the range of 20% to 25% and Advanced Development gross margin of approximately 7%. nLIGHT expects Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $(5) million to $(2) million.

We have not reconciled our outlook for Adjusted EBITDA because unrealized and realized foreign exchange gains and losses cannot be reasonably calculated or predicted nor can the probable significance be determined at this time. Accordingly, a reconciliation is not available without unreasonable effort.

Investor Conference Call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Thursday, November 2, 2023

Parties interested in listening to nLIGHT’s quarterly conference call may do so by dialing 1-844-282-4705 (U.S., toll-free) or +1-412-317-5625 (international and toll), with the conference title: nLIGHT Third Quarter 2023 Earnings. The call can also be accessed via the web by going to nLIGHT’s Investor Relations page at http://investors.nlight.net.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Results

In addition to U.S. GAAP results, this press release contains non-GAAP financial results, including Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted. We use Adjusted EBITDA to help us evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions. In addition to our results determined in accordance with GAAP, we believe Adjusted EBITDA is a meaningful measure of performance as it is commonly utilized by us and the investment community to analyze operating performance in our industry. Similarly, we believe that providing non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted, is useful to our investors as they present an informative supplemental view of our results from period to period by removing the effect of stock-based compensation expense and other non-recurring items. However, the non-GAAP metrics presented herein are specific to us and may not be comparable to similar metrics disclosed by other companies because of differing methods used by other companies in calculating them.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted for income tax expense (benefit), other non-operating income or expense, interest income or expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, acquisition and integration-related costs, and other non-recurring items as determined by management, as applicable. We define non-GAAP net income (loss) as GAAP net income (loss) adjusted for stock-based compensation, amortization of purchased intangibles, acquisition and integration-related costs, and other non-recurring items as determined by management, as applicable. We define non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted, as non-GAAP net income (loss) divided by weighted-average shares outstanding during the respective period plus the dilutive effect of any common stock equivalents during the period in the case of non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, diluted.

Tables presenting the reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA, as well as the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP net income (loss) and GAAP to non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted, are included at the end of this press release.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “outlook,” “guidance,” “expects,” “intends,” “projects,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “targets,” “anticipates,” and similar expressions may identify these forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expected revenues, gross margin, and Adjusted EBITDA, as well as any other statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions, which may not prove to be accurate. These statements are not guarantees and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from these forward-looking statements, including but not limited to our ability to compete successfully in the markets for our products; changes in the markets we serve or in the global economy; our ability to increase our volumes and decrease our costs to offset potential declines in the average selling prices of our products; rapid technological changes in the markets that we participate in; our ability to develop and maintain products that can achieve market acceptance; our ability to generate sufficient revenues to achieve or maintain profitability in the future; our high levels of fixed costs and inventory and their effect on our gross profits and results of operations if demand for our products declines or we maintain excess inventory levels; widespread health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and their effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations; our manufacturing capacity and operations and their suitability for future levels of demand; our reliance on a small number of customers for a significant portion of our revenues; our ability to manage risks associated with international customers and operations; the effect of government export and import controls on our ability to compete in international markets; our ability to protect our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights; fluctuations in our quarterly results of operations and other operating measures; and the effect on our business of claims, lawsuits, government investigations, other legal or regulatory proceedings, or commercial or contractual disputes that we are or may become involved in. Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in nLIGHT's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including other risks, relevant factors and uncertainties identified in the “Risk Factors” section of nLIGHT's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC. nLIGHT undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments, except as required by law.

The nLIGHT logo and “nLIGHT” are registered trademarks or trademarks of nLIGHT, Inc. in various jurisdictions.

About nLIGHT

nLIGHT, Inc. is a leading provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers for industrial, microfabrication, aerospace and defense applications. Our lasers are changing not only the way things are made but also the things that can be made. Headquartered in Camas, Washington, nLIGHT employs over 1,000 people with operations in the United States, Austria, China, Finland, Korea, and Italy. For more information, please visit www.nlight.net.

nLIGHT, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

$

38,103

 

 

$

48,042

 

 

$

118,802

 

 

$

147,283

 

Development

 

12,531

 

 

 

12,051

 

 

 

39,227

 

 

 

38,096

 

Total revenue

 

50,634

 

 

 

60,093

 

 

 

158,029

 

 

 

185,379

 

Cost of revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

29,015

 

 

 

35,350

 

 

 

84,813

 

 

 

104,801

 

Development

 

11,681

 

 

 

11,267

 

 

 

36,907

 

 

 

35,540

 

Total cost of revenue(1)

 

40,696

 

 

 

46,617

 

 

 

121,720

 

 

 

140,341

 

Gross profit

 

9,938

 

 

 

13,476

 

 

 

36,309

 

 

 

45,038

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development(1)

 

10,744

 

 

 

12,716

 

 

 

34,049

 

 

 

40,215

 

Sales, general, and administrative(1)

 

11,725

 

 

 

13,741

 

 

 

34,684

 

 

 

36,430

 

Total operating expenses

 

22,469

 

 

 

26,457

 

 

 

68,733

 

 

 

76,645

 

Loss from operations

 

(12,531

)

 

 

(12,981

)

 

 

(32,424

)

 

 

(31,607

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

303

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

990

 

 

 

238

 

Other income (expense), net

 

536

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

1,997

 

 

 

(108

)

Loss before income taxes

 

(11,692

)

 

 

(12,845

)

 

 

(29,437

)

 

 

(31,477

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

187

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

(1,005

)

 

 

443

 

Net loss

$

(11,879

)

 

$

(12,955

)

 

$

(28,432

)

 

$

(31,920

)

Net loss per share, basic

$

(0.26

)

 

$

(0.29

)

 

$

(0.62

)

 

$

(0.72

)

Net loss per share, diluted

$

(0.26

)

 

$

(0.29

)

 

$

(0.62

)

 

$

(0.72

)

Shares used in per share calculations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

46,403

 

 

 

44,786

 

 

 

45,857

 

 

 

44,289

 

Diluted

 

46,403

 

 

 

44,786

 

 

 

45,857

 

 

 

44,289

 

(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

 

2022

Cost of revenues

$

508

 

$

712

$

1,871

 

$

2,105

Research and development

 

2,613

 

 

3,169

 

7,537

 

 

9,408

Sales, general and administrative

 

3,506

 

 

3,614

 

10,237

 

 

9,215

 

$

6,627

 

$

7,495

$

19,645

 

$

20,728

nLIGHT, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

As of

 

September 30, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

52,087

 

 

$

57,826

 

Marketable Securities

 

59,506

 

 

 

50,391

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

35,516

 

 

 

37,913

 

Inventory

 

61,590

 

 

 

67,600

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

15,656

 

 

 

17,026

 

Total current assets

 

224,355

 

 

 

230,756

 

Restricted cash

 

255

 

 

 

252

 

Lease right-of-use assets

 

12,904

 

 

 

13,893

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

54,130

 

 

 

60,693

 

Intangible assets, net

 

2,166

 

 

 

4,041

 

Goodwill

 

12,367

 

 

 

12,376

 

Other assets

 

6,651

 

 

 

7,222

 

Total assets

$

312,828

 

 

$

329,233

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

14,328

 

 

$

17,507

 

Accrued liabilities

 

14,179

 

 

 

12,820

 

Deferred revenues

 

2,017

 

 

 

1,407

 

Current portion of lease liabilities

 

3,049

 

 

 

2,758

 

Total current liabilities

 

33,573

 

 

 

34,492

 

Non-current income taxes payable

 

5,273

 

 

 

6,699

 

Long-term lease liabilities

 

11,451

 

 

 

12,852

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

3,012

 

 

 

4,345

 

Total liabilities

 

53,309

 

 

 

58,388

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

Common stock - par value

 

16

 

 

 

16

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

513,794

 

 

 

496,211

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(3,225

)

 

 

(2,748

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(251,066

)

 

 

(222,634

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

259,519

 

 

 

270,845

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

312,828

 

 

$

329,233

 

nLIGHT, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(28,432

)

 

$

(31,920

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

9,292

 

 

 

8,135

 

Amortization

 

2,697

 

 

 

3,492

 

Reduction in carrying amount of right-of-use assets

 

947

 

 

 

2,369

 

Provision for (recoveries of) losses on accounts receivable

 

(2

)

 

 

2

 

Stock-based compensation

 

19,645

 

 

 

20,728

 

Deferred income taxes

 

7

 

 

 

(1

)

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

525

 

 

 

—

 

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

—

 

 

 

(190

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

2,308

 

 

 

(3,431

)

Inventory

 

5,491

 

 

 

(8,761

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,358

 

 

 

1,091

 

Other assets

 

(442

)

 

 

(308

)

Accounts payable

 

(2,079

)

 

 

(5,792

)

Accrued and other long-term liabilities

 

161

 

 

 

1,219

 

Deferred revenues

 

617

 

 

 

142

 

Lease liabilities

 

(1,076

)

 

 

(1,241

)

Non-current income taxes payable

 

(1,330

)

 

 

(86

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

9,687

 

 

 

(14,552

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

 

—

 

 

 

(664

)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(4,386

)

 

 

(16,442

)

Capitalization of patents

 

—

 

 

 

(359

)

Purchase of marketable securities

 

(103,008

)

 

 

(50,000

)

Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities

 

94,231

 

 

 

—

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(13,163

)

 

 

(67,465

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

Proceeds from employee stock plan purchases

 

1,220

 

 

 

1,201

 

Proceeds from stock option exercises

 

385

 

 

 

1,146

 

Tax payments related to stock award issuances

 

(3,667

)

 

 

(3,967

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(2,062

)

 

 

(1,620

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

(198

)

 

 

(712

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

(5,736

)

 

 

(84,349

)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

58,078

 

 

 

146,784

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period

$

52,342

 

 

$

62,435

 

Supplemental disclosures:

 

 

 

Cash paid (received) for interest

$

20

 

 

$

—

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

270

 

 

 

250

 

Operating cash outflows from operating leases

 

2,890

 

 

 

2,828

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities

 

1,295

 

 

 

2,242

 

Accrued purchases of property, equipment and patents

 

561

 

 

 

2,468

 

nLIGHT, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Net loss

$

(11,879

)

 

$

(12,955

)

 

$

(28,432

)

 

$

(31,920

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

187

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

(1,005

)

 

 

443

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(536

)

 

 

31

 

 

 

(1,997

)

 

 

108

 

Interest (income) expense, net

 

(303

)

 

 

(167

)

 

 

(990

)

 

 

(238

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

3,985

 

 

 

4,084

 

 

 

11,983

 

 

 

11,627

 

Stock-based compensation

 

6,627

 

 

 

7,495

 

 

 

19,645

 

 

 

20,728

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(1,919

)

 

$

(1,402

)

 

$

(796

)

 

$

748

 

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Non-GAAP Net Loss, and GAAP to Non-GAAP Net Loss per Share, Basic and Diluted

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Net loss

$

(11,879

)

 

$

(12,955

)

 

$

(28,432

)

 

$

(31,920

)

Add back:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation(1)

 

6,627

 

 

 

7,495

 

 

 

19,645

 

 

 

20,728

 

Amortization of purchased intangibles(1)

 

383

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

1,151

 

 

 

1,239

 

Non-GAAP net loss

$

(4,869

)

 

$

(5,100

)

 

$

(7,636

)

 

$

(9,953

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding

 

46,403

 

 

 

44,786

 

 

 

45,857

 

 

 

44,289

 

Participating securities

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Non-GAAP weighted-average number of shares, basic

 

46,403

 

 

 

44,786

 

 

 

45,857

 

 

 

44,289

 

Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Non-GAAP weighted-average number of shares, diluted

 

46,403

 

 

 

44,786

 

 

 

45,857

 

 

 

44,289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net loss per share, basic and diluted

$

(0.10

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(0.17

)

 

$

(0.22

)

(1) There is no income tax effect related to the stock-based compensation and amortization of purchased intangibles adjustments due to the full valuation allowance in the United States.

 

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Joseph Corso Chief Financial Officer nLIGHT, Inc. (360) 566-4460 joe.corso@nlight.net