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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Coherent (COHR)

Coherent Corp. Q1 revenue rises 28% to $1.35 billion; non-GAAP EPS $0.74

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Coherent reported fiscal first-quarter 2025 results for the period ended September 30, 2024, with revenue up 28% year over year to $1.35 billion and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.74, compared with $0.16 a year earlier. GAAP results were still a loss of $(0.04) per diluted share, and the company guided to second-quarter revenue of $1.33 billion to $1.41 billion. Management attributed the growth mainly to AI-related datacom transceivers, and shareholders now have a clearer view of near-term revenue and profit expectations.

Key points

  • Revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was $1.35 billion, up 28% from $1.05 billion a year earlier.
  • GAAP diluted loss per share was $(0.04), compared with $(0.65) a year earlier; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.74, compared with $0.16.
  • Second-quarter fiscal 2025 guidance: revenue of $1.33 billion to $1.41 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $0.61 to $0.77.
  • The company paid down $118 million of outstanding debt during the quarter.

The filing

CompanyCoherent (COHR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 6, 2024, 4:20 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-24-252062

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 06, 2024.

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