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nLIGHT, Inc. LASR

Promising (early) broader-coverage candidate · nLIGHT, Inc. specializes in the development, production, and sale of advanced semiconductor and fiber lasers. These sophisticated laser systems find applications across diverse sec

On FrontierLab's discovery record since 2026-06-26 (8 weeks ago) — when this name first surfaced. (distinct from the snapshot date below)

Auto-graded broader coverage — sourced by an automated screen and graded on default bands, not the sector-calibrated bands the curated screener uses. A "Promising (early)" here is NOT the same bar as a curated grade; these are auto-screened candidates for your own research, shown as of their surface date (2026-08-05), not the curated Frontier signal.

⚠ Pump risk: parabolic/spike characteristics detected in the screen flags. Treat any positive grade with extra skepticism.

Key quality signals

Revenue growth (YoY)	40.9%
Gross margin	31.3%
Gross profits / assets	0.18
Rule of 40	34.9
Net margin	-6%
Cash runway (months)	—
PEG	—
Price / sales	15

Quality checklist

✓ Revenue growth — 40.9% (pass ≥ 20%)
✓ Capital efficiency
✗ Gross margin — 31.3% (pass ≥ 60%)
✓ Gross-margin trend — 12.2 (pass ≥ 2)
✗ Share dilution — 22.2%

Fundamentals — snapshot as of 2026-08-05

Stage	Early
Share issuance (YoY)	22.2% · heavy issuance
Moat	—
TAM	—
P/E (trailing)	—
EPS (trailing)	$-0.30
Burn multiple	—
Gross-margin trend (pts)	12.2
Cash / assets	0.64
Net debt / EBITDA	-144.3
Statements as of	Q1 FY2026 · filed 2026-05-08

Momentum context — a snapshot from 2026-08-05, not current

Price at surface	$77.18 (as of 2026-08-05)
52-week range	$19.45 – $86.95
% off 52-wk high	-11.2%
RSI (14)	59
Relative volume	1.1×

Risk flags

Burning cash — operating margin is negative.Heavy dilution (~22%/yr) — top-decile share issuers have historically underperformed.Hyper-expansion — assets up ~78% in a year; aggressive expanders have historically lagged.Parabolic one-day spike (+27%) in the last month — extreme single-day moves tend to mean-revert.

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