nLIGHT Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2018: 0.51x

nLIGHT Inc cash flow quality index. nLIGHT Inc (LASR) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.51x as of December 2018. Operating cash flow of $1.19 Million is below net income of $2.36 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. See financial agility of nLIGHT Inc to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.51x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$1.19 Million
USD

Net Income

$2.36 Million
USD

Data as of

Dec 2018
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of nLIGHT Inc (2017–2018)

Cash flow quality index of nLIGHT Inc from 2017 to 2018. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for nLIGHT Inc across 2 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore nLIGHT Inc (LASR) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

nLIGHT Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2017–2018)

nLIGHT Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2017 to 2018. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for nLIGHT Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see LASR operating cash flow.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2018 0.24x $3.33 Million $13.94 Million ▼ -87.1%
2017 1.86x $3.41 Million $1.84 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.