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nLIGHT's top competitors include Electro Scientific Industries, Raycus, Maxphotonics and Applied Optoelectronics.
 nLIGHT nLIGHT is a company that is engaged in the development, design, and production of laser technologies and products. |  Electro Scientific Industries Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) is a supplier of laser-based manufacturing solutions for the microtechnology industry. |  Raycus Raycus (Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies, 武汉锐科光纤激光技术股份有限公司) is a company engaged in the research, development, and scale production of fiber lasers. |  Applied Optoelectronics Applied Optoelectronics (AOI) is a company that designs and manufactures fiber optic networking products. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 2000 | Founding Date 1944 | Founding Date 2007 | Founding Date 2004 | Founding Date 1997 |
Type | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Private | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Camas, US HQ Shanghai, CN Lohja, FI Seoul, KR Hillsboro, US Vancouver, US | Locations Beaverton, US HQ Shanghai, CN München, DE Koto, JP Gyeonggi Do, KR Singapore, SG Hsinchu County, TW see more | Locations Wu Han Shi, CN HQ | Locations Shenzhen Shi, CN HQ | Locations Sugar Land, US HQ Ningbo Shi, CN New Taipei City, TW Duluth, US |
Employees | Employees 1,3002% increase | Employees 1,291 | Employees 2,53222% increase | Employees 2822% increase | Employees 2,5346% decrease |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 491 m | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 2.1 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 63.6 m |
Twitter followers | Twitter followers 22 | Twitter followers 6 | Twitter followers 77 | Twitter followers 30 | Twitter followers 269 |
Alexa Website Rank | Alexa Website Rank 684028 | Alexa Website Rank 809148 | Alexa Website Rank 323508 | Alexa Website Rank 495576 | Alexa Website Rank 230902 |
Employee Rating | Employee Rating 2.9 | Employee Rating 3.2 | Employee Rating N/A | Employee Rating N/A | Employee Rating 2.7 |
Financial | |||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $270.1m (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $367.9m (FY, 2018) | Revenue (est.) ¥2.3b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $211.6m (FY, 2021) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $192.8m (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods $207.1m (FY, 2018) | Cost of goods (¥1.6b) (FY, 2020) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $173.9m (FY, 2021) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $77.3m (FY, 2021) | Gross profit $160.8m (FY, 2018) | Gross profit ¥661.8m (FY, 2020) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $37.7m (FY, 2021) |
Net income | Net income ($29.7m) (FY, 2021) | Net income $116.2m (FY, 2018) | Net income ¥312.6m (FY, 2020) | Net income N/A | Net income ($54.2m) (FY, 2021) |
Operating ⚠ | |||||
Backlog | Backlog $38m (FY, 2018) | Backlog $69.5m (FY, 2017) | Backlog N/A | Backlog N/A | Backlog N/A |
Patents (Foreign) | Patents (Foreign) 114 (FY, 2018) | Patents (Foreign) 1.1 k (FY, 2017) | Patents (Foreign) N/A | Patents (Foreign) N/A | Patents (Foreign) 130 (FY, 2020) |
Patents (US) | Patents (US) 106 (FY, 2018) | Patents (US) 405 (FY, 2017) | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) 165 (FY, 2020) |
Patents Pending (Foreign) | Patents Pending (Foreign) 60 (FY, 2018) | Patents Pending (Foreign) 252 (FY, 2017) | Patents Pending (Foreign) N/A | Patents Pending (Foreign) N/A | Patents Pending (Foreign) N/A |
Patents Pending (US) | Patents Pending (US) 121 (FY, 2018) | Patents Pending (US) 73 (FY, 2017) | Patents Pending (US) N/A | Patents Pending (US) N/A | Patents Pending (US) N/A |
Funding | |||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 203.4m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 99m |
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Electro Scientific Industries
HQ
Beaverton, US
Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) is a supplier of laser-based manufacturing solutions for the microtechnology industry.
View companyRaycus
HQ
Wu Han Shi, CN
Employees
2,532↑ 22% increase
Raycus (Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies, 武汉锐科光纤激光技术股份有限公司) is a company engaged in the research, development, and scale production of fiber lasers.
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Maxphotonics
HQ
Shenzhen Shi, CN
Employees
28↑ 22% increase
Maxphotonics (深圳市创鑫激光股份有限公司) is a producer of lasers and optical devices.
View companyApplied Optoelectronics
HQ
Sugar Land, US
Employees
2,534↓ 6% decrease
Applied Optoelectronics (AOI) is a company that designs and manufactures fiber optic networking products.
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