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Focuslight Technologies Inc Class A688167.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Information Technology›Electronic Equipment/Instruments

Chinese maker of semiconductor lasers and optical components used in industrial, medical, sensing and automotive lidar.

≈ A China-based IPG Photonics/Lumentum in laser opticsMomentum laggard 2
Mkt cap
$2.71B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
77%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$167M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
284.8×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-16.0 pp
WACC 17.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
171 days
26 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥138.60
1D-6.9%
1W-8.3%
1M-43.4%
3M-22.0%
6M-43.9%
YTD+14.8%
1Y+32.6%
ATR %13.4%
52w lowhigh67.4% off high

What Focuslight Technologies does

Chinese maker of semiconductor lasers and optical components used in industrial, medical, sensing and automotive lidar.

In one line: A China-based IPG Photonics/Lumentum in laser optics.

Products and services

  • High-power laser chips/bars
  • Optical components/lenses
  • Automotive lidar optics
  • Medical/beauty laser systems

Customers

  • Industrial laser system makers
  • Automotive lidar makers
  • Medical device makers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Photonics
  • Semiconductor lasers
  • Laser chips & optical components
  • Laser modules/systems

What could go right

  • Lidar adoption in autos/robotics
  • Industrial laser localization in China

What could go wrong

  • Pricing pressure from Chinese laser competition
  • Export-control exposure on optics/photonics tech

Moat: narrow (IP / patents, process know-how). Vertically integrated from laser chip to optical module, a capability few Chinese peers have.

Headquarters: Xi'an, China · Founded: 2007 · Employees: 902

Named competitors

Focuslight Technologies at a glance

Size Focuslight Technologies (688167.SS) is a China Information Technology company (Electronic Equipment/Instruments) with a market value of $2.71B, the 951st largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥138.60 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 43.9%, against -25.1% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 5th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 21.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.7%); the operating margin is -9.3% (peer median 9.7%).

Valuation It trades at 284.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.8× (most expensive of 17).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 16.0 points below its cost of capital (17.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 26 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

5010015011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 74688167.SS 57
Six months, rebased to 100: Focuslight Technologies against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Focuslight Technologies financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥943MCN¥879MCN¥617MCN¥559MCN¥551M
Revenue growth—+42%+11%+1%—
Gross profitCN¥489MCN¥241MCN¥140MCN¥238MCN¥284M
EBITDAn/aCN¥46.2M-CN¥20.5MCN¥64.6MCN¥99.5M
Net income-CN¥89.6M-CN¥38.4M-CN¥175MCN¥90.5MCN¥127M
Free cash flow-CN¥136M-CN¥39.8M-CN¥560MCN¥29.8M-CN¥145M
Capital expenditureCN¥278MCN¥214MCN¥464MCN¥141MCN¥162M
Total debtCN¥607MCN¥554MCN¥596MCN¥50.8MCN¥57.2M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Focuslight Technologies competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%-25%0%+25%+50%-40%-20%0%+20%ONT60156768878500233534066880014980VAIAS30076360084830082777506036620021526886276728DBD688390002980688167.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Focuslight Technologies is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-25%0%+25%+50%0×100×200×300×601567002335340668800149803007636008483008277750688627688390688167.SSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Focuslight Technologies is the large dot.

Focuslight Technologies competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (688167.SS vs IPGP vs LITE vs COHR)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Focuslight Technologies 688167.SS$2.71B-44%+22%-9%284.8×n/a
IPG Photonics IPGP$2.78B-38%+15%5%32.8×24.8%
Lumentum LITE$48.9B-40%+103%23%18.8×41.7%
Coherent COHR$38.0B-42%+23%14%16.6×n/a
Han's Laser Technology Industry 002008.SZ$7.97B-48%+59%12%19.1×19.6%

How Focuslight Technologies compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Focuslight Technologies against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure688167.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-43.4%-8.7%2nd lowest of 21
6-month return-43.9%-25.1%5th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-67.4%-49.9%3rd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+21.7%+6.7%7th highest of 21
Operating margin-9.3%9.7%3rd lowest of 21
Forward P/E284.8×19.8×most expensive of 17
ROIC minus cost of capital-16.0 pp-0.8 pp3rd lowest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Focuslight Technologies 688167.SSChina$2.71B-44%+22%-9%284.8×n/an/a
Oxford Nanopore Technologies ONT.LUnited Kingdom$2.71B+75%+15%-55%n/an/an/a
Ningbo Sanxing Medical Electric 601567.SSChina$2.66B-37%-11%3%15.8×4.8%+15.1%
Shenzhen CSL Vacuum Science & Technology 688785.SSChina$2.62B-21%-2%18%n/an/an/a
Kehua Data 002335.SZChina$2.81B-41%+5%5%31.4×16.7%+14.4%
GeniuS Electronic Optical 3406.TWTaiwan$2.81B+59%+16%20%20.1×5.9%+9.5%
Suzhou HYC Technology 688001.SSChina$2.59B-31%+19%6%61.1×37.6%+5.9%
Dexerials 4980.TJapan$2.55B-4%+5%35%13.8×15.0%+11.6%
Vaisala VAIAS.HEFinland$2.54B+22%+2%16%26.9×9.7%+9.5%
Ginlong Technologies 300763.SZChina$2.98B-47%+4%11%19.2×10.0%+27.2%
Shanghai Lingang 600848.SSChina$3.00B-9%-26%15%19.4×12.9%+15.1%
Addsino 000547.SZChina$3.02B-49%-6%-54%n/an/an/a
Sineng Electric 300827.SZChina$2.35B-25%+29%12%24.7×n/an/a
Syntec Technology 7750.TWTaiwan$3.15B-46%+60%25%13.2×17.2%+24.3%
Keli Sensing Technology (Ningbo) 603662.SSChina$2.28B-4%+24%19%51.6×24.7%+13.4%
GRG Banking Equipment 002152.SZChina$3.26B-25%0%9%23.0×4.0%+13.5%
Shenzhen SEICHI Technologies 688627.SSChina$3.37B-24%+65%3%89.1×n/an/a
ULVAC 6728.TJapan$2.01B-34%+7%7%15.5×14.1%+8.0%
Diebold Nixdorf DBDUnited States$1.96B-25%+6%9%10.5×-2.0%-0.5%
Goodwe Technologies 688390.SSChina$1.93B-51%+53%5%17.1×17.4%+41.2%
Shenzhen Everbest Machinery Industry 002980.SZChina$1.90B-16%+64%23%n/an/an/a

Questions

Who are Focuslight Technologies's main competitors?
Named competitors: IPG Photonics (IPGP), Lumentum (LITE), Coherent Corp (COHR), Han's Laser (002008.SZ). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT.L), Ningbo Sanxing Medical Electric (601567.SS), Shenzhen CSL Vacuum Science & Technology (688785.SS), Kehua Data (002335.SZ), GeniuS Electronic Optical (3406.TW), Suzhou HYC Technology (688001.SS).
Is Focuslight Technologies expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 284.8× against a peer median of 19.8×, most expensive of 17 in its peer set.
How has Focuslight Technologies stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -43.9% against -25.1% for the median peer; over one year +32.6%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.