nLIGHT, Inc.

NasdaqGS:LASR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$853.3m

nLIGHT Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

nLIGHT's CEO is Scott Keeney, appointed in Jul 2000, has a tenure of 24.92 years. total yearly compensation is $5.14M, comprised of 8.8% salary and 91.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.09% of the company’s shares, worth $17.83M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9 years and 13.6 years respectively.

Key information

Scott Keeney

Chief executive officer

US$5.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage8.84%
CEO tenure24.9yrs
CEO ownership2.1%
Management average tenure9yrs
Board average tenure13.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

NLight: Stronger Footing In A&D Signals Traction, Buy

Jun 05

nLIGHT, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LASR) 27% Dip Still Leaving Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Its P/SRatio

Apr 05
nLIGHT, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LASR) 27% Dip Still Leaving Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Its P/SRatio
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HELSI-2 Program And Laser Sensing Will Create Future Opportunities

Growth in aerospace and defense markets, along with significant backlog increase, suggests strong future revenue streams and order fulfillment potential.

nLIGHT: It's A Very Tentative Buy

Mar 09

nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR) Annual Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Mar 05
nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR) Annual Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

nLIGHT, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LASR) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Feb 17
nLIGHT, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LASR) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Companies Like nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) Can Afford To Invest In Growth

Dec 19
Companies Like nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) Can Afford To Invest In Growth

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By nLIGHT, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LASR) 27% Share Price Surge

Nov 07
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By nLIGHT, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LASR) 27% Share Price Surge

nLIGHT, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LASR) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

Sep 08
nLIGHT, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LASR) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

nLIGHT, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LASR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 41% Above Its Share Price

Jun 07
nLIGHT, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LASR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 41% Above Its Share Price

The nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR) First-Quarter Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

May 05
The nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR) First-Quarter Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Some Confidence Is Lacking In nLIGHT, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LASR) P/S

Apr 19
Some Confidence Is Lacking In nLIGHT, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LASR) P/S

Estimating The Fair Value Of nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR)

Dec 21
Estimating The Fair Value Of nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR)

We Think nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth

Oct 27
We Think nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth

Time To Worry? Analysts Are Downgrading Their nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR) Outlook

Nov 08
Time To Worry? Analysts Are Downgrading Their nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR) Outlook

Are Investors Undervaluing nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR) By 47%?

Oct 19
Are Investors Undervaluing nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR) By 47%?

Is nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR) Trading At A 44% Discount?

Jun 02
Is nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR) Trading At A 44% Discount?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Scott Keeney's remuneration changed compared to nLIGHT's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$55m

Dec 31 2024US$5mUS$454k

-US$61m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$49m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$51m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$48m

Dec 31 2023US$4mUS$438k

-US$42m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$51m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$52m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$54m

Dec 31 2022US$3mUS$427k

-US$55m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$41m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$35m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$32m

Dec 31 2021US$6mUS$408k

-US$30m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$25m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$21m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$20m

Dec 31 2020US$5mUS$315k

-US$21m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$27m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$26m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$19m

Dec 31 2019US$5mUS$394k

-US$13m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$192k

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$5m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$8m

Dec 31 2018US$3mUS$350k

US$10m

Compensation vs Market: Scott's total compensation ($USD5.14M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.93M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Scott's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Scott Keeney (60 yo)

24.9yrs
Tenure
US$5,139,076
Compensation

Mr. Scott H. Keeney founded nLIGHT, Inc. (formerly, nLIGHT Corporation) in July 2000 and has been its Chairman since February 2018 and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer, President and Director sin...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Scott Keeney
Co-Founder24.9yrsUS$5.14m2.09%
$ 17.8m
Joseph Corso
Chief Financial Officer3.3yrsUS$1.88m0.37%
$ 3.1m
Jason Farmer
Co-Founder25.4yrsno datano data
Chris Schechter
Chief Operating Officer2.8yrsno datano data
James Nias
VP, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer6.2yrsno data0.11%
$ 905.4k
Robert Martinsen
Chief Technology Officer11.8yrsUS$1.10mno data
Kerry Hill
Chief Administrative Officer & VP of HRno dataUS$254.95kno data
John Marchetti
Vice President of Corporate Development & Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Julie Dimmick
VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretaryno datano datano data
Bill Willson
Managing Director of Fiber Divisionno dataUS$109.14kno data
Joseph DeBartolo
VP & General Managerno datano datano data
9.0yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: LASR's management team is seasoned and experienced (9 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Scott Keeney
Co-Founder24.9yrsUS$5.14m2.09%
$ 17.8m
Douglas Carlisle
Independent Director24.2yrsUS$113.00k0.51%
$ 4.4m
Bandel Carano
Independent Director24.2yrsUS$111.00k0.053%
$ 449.4k
Geoffrey Moore
Independent Director12.8yrsUS$123.50k0.14%
$ 1.2m
William Gossman
Lead Independent Director9.1yrsUS$131.00k0.16%
$ 1.4m
Raymond Link
Independent Director14.5yrsUS$131.50k0.21%
$ 1.8m
Gary Locke
Independent Director7.8yrsUS$111.00k0.056%
$ 479.6k
Camille Nichols
Independent Director4.6yrsUS$639.47k0.091%
$ 775.3k
13.6yrs
Average Tenure
67.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: LASR's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/11 00:23
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/11 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

nLIGHT, Inc. is covered by 13 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark MillerBenchmark Company
Paretosh MisraBerenberg
Jonathan DorsheimerCanaccord Genuity