Lightwave Logic/$LWLG
Lightwave Logic shares rise as investors respond to Foxconn’s demonstration of an optical transceiver incorporating its electro-optic polymer technology, a system-level validation aimed at next-generation AI networking.
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About Lightwave Logic
Lightwave Logic Inc is a specialty materials and intellectual property company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary electro-optic (EO) polymer materials designed to enable high-speed optical modulators for data communications and other photonic applications. Its Perkinamine family of EO polymers is designed for integration into silicon photonics (SiPh) and other photonic integrated circuit (PIC) platforms, supporting high-speed optical modulation with lower drive voltage requirements compared with some conventional silicon-based and III-V compound semiconductor approaches. The company operates as a single reportable segment.
- Ticker
- $LWLG
- Sector
- Digital Hardware
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 34
- Headquarters
- Englewood, United States
- Website
- lightwavelogic.com
Lightwave Logic Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$673M
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-$0.17
2.45
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Price and volume
Market cap
$673M
Beta
2.45
52-week high
$18.71
52-week low
$2.84
Average daily volume
3.6M
Financial strength
Current ratio
62.837
Quick ratio
61.623
Long term debt to equity
0.022
Total debt to equity
0.024
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
-23.129
Gross margin (TTM)
98.93%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-9,416.34%
Operating margin (TTM)
-10,018.70%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$10,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
-22.31%
Return on equity (TTM)
-35.42%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
2,473.088
Price to book
6.46
Price to tangible book (TTM)
6.58
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-32.645
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-3.06%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-0.134
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
165.22%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-0.13%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-3.27%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
7.64%
Bulls say / Bears say
A Foxconn optical-transceiver demonstration puts Lightwave Logic’s polymer into an end-to-end system, not just a standalone device. The collaboration targets 200G and 400G per-lane applications and provides a route to test the technology in a major manufacturing ecosystem. (Newswire.com)
The company reported five customer programmes in prototype-to-final-product development and work with multiple foundries. That gives it several routes to move the technology towards qualification and future production. (Stock Analysis)
Lightwave Logic had about $95.9 million in cash and marketable securities at the end of June, with no debt. Management says those resources should fund operations through at least December 2027, giving it time to advance customer programmes. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
Commercial revenue remains negligible: second-quarter sales were only $32,751, and the company does not expect significant volume-production revenue before 2027 at the earliest. Its present sales are far from supporting its operating costs. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
Customer programmes still face a long and uncertain route to production. The company says its design-win cycle typically takes 18 to 24 months, depends on qualification and foundry execution, and does not guarantee that a programme will reach production. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
The business is spending well ahead of revenue: first-half operating cash outflow was about $9.9 million and net loss was $12.9 million. The share count also rose from about 146 million at year-end to 154 million by June, highlighting the dilution risk if further funding is needed. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 6 Nov 2026.
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Lightwave Logic News
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Lightwave Logic, Inc. Appoints Edward H. Kennedy to its Board of Directors
Accesswire1 month ago
Lightwave Logic, Inc. to Attend the 2026 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) & Global Photonics Economic Forum (GPEF)
Accesswire2 months ago
Lightwave Logic Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
MarketBeat3 months ago
Funds containing Lightwave Logic
Fund name | Fund size | $LWLG weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.02% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | $3.2B | 0.01% |
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