nLIGHT, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Other Electrical Equipment
  • ISIN: US65487K1007
USD
65.76
-5.38 (-7.56%)
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Comparison

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Why is nLIGHT, Inc. ?

1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -18.79% of over the last 5 years
2
The company declared positive results in Mar'25 after negative results in Dec'24
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 3.46 times
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -40.87% (YoY)
  • NET SALES(Q) Highest at USD 66.74 MM
3
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 614.01%, its profits have risen by 22.3%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating 614.01% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to nLIGHT, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Other Electrical Equipment should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Other Electrical Equipment)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is nLIGHT, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
nLIGHT, Inc.
614.01%
5.42
82.10%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.77
19.29%
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.61%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-18.79%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-42.53
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.44
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.86
Tax Ratio
0.15%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
0
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
17.49
EV to EBIT
-89.73
EV to EBITDA
-141.68
EV to Capital Employed
29.82
EV to Sales
16.39
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-33.24%
ROE (Latest)
-17.16%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Bullish
Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

14What is working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.46 times

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -40.87% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 66.74 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -4.87 MM has Grown at 54.59%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD -5.14 MM has Grown at 51.83%

-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(9M)

At USD 0.71 MM has Grown at inf%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD -0.07 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.21 times

Here's what is working for nLIGHT, Inc.

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.46 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Net Sales
Highest at USD 66.74 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales
At USD 66.74 MM has Grown at 23.08%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 54.23 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -4.87 MM has Grown at 54.59%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -10.72 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD -5.14 MM has Grown at 51.83%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -10.67 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -40.87% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for nLIGHT, Inc.

Interest
At USD 0.71 MM has Grown at inf%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD -0.07 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.21 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio