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LPKF Laser & Electronics AG

$LPKFF·$428M·Industrial - Machinery·Industrials
$14.82-6.3%YTD+159.5%1Y+59.2%
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LPLPKFF
$LPKFFLPKF Laser & Electronics AG
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $LPKFF, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Too early to tellSelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-28

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

Up 160% YTD on a perovskite and glass-drilling technology story — while revenue fell 32% and gross margin went negative.

LPKF makes laser systems for circuit board prototyping, precision cutting of ultra-thin glass, plastic welding and thin-film solar scribing, from Garbsen, Germany. The stock and the financials have completely decoupled. Q1 revenue of €17.2M fell 32.3% YoY and 45.3% QoQ, following declines of 22.4% and 9.0%. Gross margin was negative in the last two reported quarters — minus 15.4% and minus 16.6% — which means cost of goods exceeded revenue, typically the result of underabsorbed fixed manufacturing costs at very low volumes. Operating margin ran -40.7% and -32.8%. Trailing figures: -29.9x P/E, -19.9% ROIC, -21.5% ROE, with losses of €0.30-0.45 per share in each recent quarter. The one balance-sheet positive is low leverage at 0.12x. Two analysts model revenue recovering from €105M in 2026 to €211M by 2028 with EPS swinging from -€0.27 to +€1.06 — a doubling of revenue and a large profit swing, entirely dependent on commercial adoption of the LIDE glass-drilling technology and potential perovskite solar equipment demand. The stock is up 160% YTD and 70% over twelve months but has fallen 19% below its 50-day, sitting at 35% of its 52-week range on a 24.5M float with a beta of 2.34. A Seeking Alpha piece framed it precisely: betting on commercial adoption, not today's financials. That is an accurate description of what owning this requires.

Agrees with X sentimentX posts from May are bullish, citing CEO insider buying on the dip with no sales, a likely role supplying First Solar with next-generation perovskite manufacturing equipment, and a re-rating thesis toward a €1B-plus market cap on LIDE technology described as having patents, switching costs and toll-booth economics. That is a coherent adoption thesis, but the posts are three months stale and the quarters since have shown revenue falling 32% with negative gross margin.

What to watch: Any disclosed LIDE design win or volume order is the single event that would validate the thesis — the analyst models require revenue to double by 2028. Q3 on 2026-10-29. Gross margin returning to positive territory is the minimum sign that volumes have recovered enough to absorb fixed costs.

On the calendar: Q3 earnings, 2026-10-29

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-05-22

LPKF Laser & Electronics is bullish, with traders citing CEO insider buying on the dip with no sales, its likely role supplying First Solar with next-gen perovskite manufacturing equipment, and a re-rating thesis toward a €1B-plus market cap on its LIDE technology. Posts describe a rare triple-stack moat of patents, switching costs, and toll-booth economics, with catalysts ahead.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Designs laser-based systems for PCB prototyping, electronics manufacturing, plastic welding, and solar cell processing.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Industrial - Machinery sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LPKFF.

Industrial - Machinery · Industrials

No material change from last week — electrical infrastructure for AI power density and robotic warehouse/manufacturing automation are pulling order books in different directions.

What this means for $LPKFF

Partial — Designs laser-based systems for PCB prototyping, electronics manufacturing, plastic welding, and solar cell processing; partial earnings exposure to industrial - machinery demand dynamics through its product portfolio.

Industry benchmark

33-name peer basket
+20.7%YTD
+22.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-29.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-19.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-15.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.9%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-21.5%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
18.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 23, 2026$-0.33——
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$-0.35——
Q4 2025Mar 26, 2026$-0.45——
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$-0.10——
Next earningsThu, Oct 29

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$17.2M-32.3%-15.4%-40.7%$-0.30$-6.6M
Q4 FY25$31.4M-22.4%-16.6%-32.8%$-0.38$16.1M
Q3 FY25$24.8M-9.0%15.8%-6.4%$-0.09$5.3M
Q2 FY25$33.8M+13.5%71.3%6.6%$0.06$-4.9M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$105.4M$104.2M – $106.7M-$0.27-$0.28 – -$0.272
FY27$143.1M$141.3M – $144.9M$0.35$0.35 – $0.362
FY28$211.1M$208.5M – $213.7M$1.06$1.04 – $1.081

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.31%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-23.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+2.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 24.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

LPKF Laser & Electronics: Betting On Commercial Adoption, Not Today's Financialsseekingalpha.com·32d ago

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