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nLight (nLight) PB Ratio : 2.15 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is nLight PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-28), nLight's share price is $11.555. nLight's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.38. Hence, nLight's PB Ratio of today is 2.15.

The historical rank and industry rank for nLight's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LASR' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.49   Med: 3.15   Max: 20.88
Current: 2.15

During the past 8 years, nLight's highest PB Ratio was 20.88. The lowest was 1.49. And the median was 3.15.

LASR's PB Ratio is ranked better than
54.99% of 971 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 2.37 vs LASR: 2.15

During the past 12 months, nLight's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.40% per year.

During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of nLight was 77.40% per year. The lowest was -0.90% per year. And the median was 4.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


nLight PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for nLight's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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nLight PB Ratio Chart

nLight Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3.57 5.91 3.51 1.71 2.51

nLight Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.71 1.73 2.70 1.87 2.51

Competitive Comparison of nLight's PB Ratio

For the Semiconductors subindustry, nLight's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


nLight's PB Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, nLight's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where nLight's PB Ratio falls into.



nLight PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

nLight's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=11.555/5.383
=2.15

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


nLight  (NAS:LASR) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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nLight (nLight) Business Description

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Address
4637 NW 18th Avenue, Camas, WA, USA, 98607
nLight Inc is a United States-based company engaged in providing semiconductor and fiber lasers for industrial, microfabrication, and aerospace and defense applications. It operates in two segments: Laser Products, which includes semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, and directed energy products; and Advanced Development segment includes revenue earned from research and development contracts. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Laser segment. The company's geographical segments include North America, China, and the Rest of the world.
Executives
Joseph John Corso officer: Chief Financial Officer 4637 NW 18TH AVE, CAMAS WA 98607
James Nias officer: Chief Accounting Officer 4637 NW 18TH AVENUE, CAMAS WA 98607
Scott H Keeney director, officer: President and CEO 5408 NE 88TH STREET, BUILDING E, VANCOUVER WA 98665
Ran Bareket officer: CFO 1005 VIRGINIA DRIVE, FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034
Camille Nichols director 5408 NE 88TH STREET, BUILDING E, VANCOUVER WA 98665
Robert Martinsen officer: Chief Technical Officer 5408 NE 88TH STREET, BUILDING E, VANCOUVER WA 98665
Sixth Mdv Partners, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 777 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD., STE. 550, SAN MATEO CA 94404
David D. Osborne director 5408 NE 88TH STREET, BUILDING E, VANCOUVER WA 98665
Oak X Affiliates Fund Lp 10 percent owner 901 MAIN AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06851
Bandel L Carano director, 10 percent owner 525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 1300, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Douglas C Carlisle director, 10 percent owner 3000 SAND HILL RD, BLDG 4 STE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Mv Management Ix Llc 10 percent owner 2884 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
William Gossman director 5408 NE 88TH STREET, BUILDING E, VANCOUVER WA 98665
Menlo Entrepreneurs Fund Ix A Lp 10 percent owner 2884 SAND HILL RD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Menlo Entrepreneurs Fund Ix Lp 10 percent owner 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 4, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025

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