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How nLIGHT, Inc. stacks up
LASR · against 463 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
17/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #403 of 464 · scores higher than 12% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score39 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including LASR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 17?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, return on assets and operating margin, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 86% of peers. Return on invested capital: -9.3% vs peer median 6.8%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 83% of peers. Return on assets: -2.4% vs peer median 2.9%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 82% of peers. Operating margin: -5.5% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LASR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LASR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 443 reported | -9.3% | 7.3% | 10% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 463 reported | -5.5% | 7.1% | 15% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 455 reported | -2.4% | 3.1% | 13% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 451 reported | -3.8% | 7.6% | 17% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 465 reported | 31.5% | 32.7% | 48% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LASR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8B AUD (≈$3.2B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 2 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 2 | 202.6B JPY (≈$1.4B) | 99 | 83 | |
| 2 | 170.7B INR (≈$2.0B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 2 | 4.0B USD | 99 | 84 | |
| 403 | 24.0B CNY (≈$3.4B) | 17 | 22 | |
| 403 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score