LPTH — what changed in the latest 10-K
A section-by-section comparison of LPTH's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-K · 2026-09-11 vs the prior 10-K · 2025-09-26
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Text added/removed | +21 | −25 | ~21 | 50 |
| Risk factors | Text added/removed | +5 | −11 | ~8 | 47 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +46 | −55 | ~10 | 25 |
| Market risk (Item 7A) | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
Business
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-09-11
In January 2026, we acquired the assets of Amorphous Materials, Inc. through our newly-formed, wholly-owned subsidiary, Amorphous Materials, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AML”). AML specializes in infrared glass fabrication, and operates from a manufacturing facility in Garland, Texas.…
In February 2023, we combined the operations of our two wholly owned China subsidiaries, LightPath Optical Instrumentation (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (“LPOI”) and LightPath Optical Instrumentation (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd. (“LPOIZ”), with LPOIZ as the surviving company. LPOIZ’s manufacturing facility (the “Zhe…
The acquisition of AML in January 2026 further expanded our infrared materials portfolio and expanded our infrared glass manufacturing capabilities.
Marketing. Because we offer raw optical materials, semi-finished components and finished assemblies, modules and cameras, we sell to customers positioned at different levels of the supply chain, and our marketing must address several distinct buying groups. In some cases we sell materials, optical c…
Sales Model and Structure. Our commercial organization comprises a sales function led by our Senior Vice President of Sales and a business development function, supported by product management and technical project management. The sales function is responsible for customer relationships, contract ve…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-09-26
In November 2005,we formed LightPath Optical Instrumentation (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (“LPOI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, located in Jiading, People’s Republic of China, which was primarily engaged in sales and support functions.
In December 2013, we formed LightPath Optical Instrumentation (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd. (“LPOIZ”), a wholly-owned subsidiary located in the New City district, of the Jiangsu province, of the People’s Republic of China. LPOIZ’s manufacturing facility (the “Zhenjiang Facility”) serves as our manufacturing…
Marketing. As a vertically integrated company, offering from raw materials (glass), to semi-finished goods (lenses) and finished goods (assemblies and cameras), we market and sell our products to a wide range of customers, which are positioned at various levels of the supply and integration chain. A…
Sales Model & Structure. We have aligned our sales organization to best serve our solution strategy and to provide accountability of our key corporate objectives, while ensuring customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Our organizational structure includes a technical project management fun…
Sales Team & Channel. We have aligned our sales engineering efforts to be account based and application focused. We have taken a more proactive approach to our direct selling efforts to increase our customer engagement and allow for expansion of our solutions within current customers by expanding re…
Risk factors
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-09-11
We may be affected by political and other risks as a result of our sales to international customers and/or our sourcing of materials from international suppliers. In fiscal year 2026, 48% of our net revenue was derived from sales outside of the U.S., compared to 38% in fiscal 2025, with customers in…
International tariffs, including tariffs applied to goods traded between the U.S. and China, could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations. The United States has recently enacted and proposed to enact significant new tariffs affecting certain products exported by a num…
Our stock price may fluctuate widely. Many factors, including, but not limited to, future announcements concerning the Company, its competitors or customers, as well as quarterly variations in operating results, announcements of technological innovations, seasonal or other variations in anticipated …
Uncertainties related to the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in our business may result in harm to our business and reputation. To remain competitive, we have made and will continue to make investments in AI technologies, infrastructure, talent, and training. Our use of AI technologies is at a…
If we are unable to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights, we may be unable to compete effectively. We believe that our intellectual property rights are important to our success and our competitive position, and we rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secre…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-09-26
We may be affected by political and other risks as a result of our sales to international customers and/or our sourcing of materials from international suppliers. In fiscal year 2025, 38% of our net revenue was derived from sales outside of the U.S., with 91% of our foreign sales derived from custom…
International tariffs, including tariffs applied to goods traded between the U.S. and China, could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations. The United States has recently enacted and proposed to enact significant new tariffs affecting certain products exported by a num…
A significant portion of our cash is generated and held outside of the U.S. The risks of maintaining significant cash abroad could adversely affect our cash flows and financial results. As of June 30, 2025, approximately 25% of our cash was held abroad. Historically, we generally considered unremitt…
We will likely need additional capital to sustain our operations in the future and to repay indebtedness. We have limited capital resources. Our operations have historically been largely funded from the proceeds of equity financings and cash flow from operations along with a minimal level of debt fi…
Our stock price may fluctuate widely. Many factors, including, but not limited to, future announcements concerning the Company, its competitors or customers, as well as quarterly variations in operating results, announcements of technological innovations, seasonal or other variations in anticipated …
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-09-11
Operating Results for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2026 Compared to the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025:
Revenue for fiscal year 2026 was approximately $71.7 million, an increase of 93%, as compared to $37.2 million in fiscal year 2025. We categorize our products into four product groups: (i) infrared components; (2) visible components; (3) assemblies and modules; and (iv) engineering services. Note th…
Revenue generated by the infrared components product group was approximately $21.2 million in fiscal year 2026, an increase of $7.3 million, or 52%, as compared to the prior fiscal year. Of this increase, approximately $1.3 million was attributable to increased sales by G5 Infrared of coating servic…
Revenue generated by the visible components product group was approximately $15.5 million for fiscal year 2026, an increase of $3.8 million, or 32%, as compared to the prior fiscal year. The increase was primarily driven by increases in sales to industrial customers the U.S., Asia and Europe, includ…
Revenue from the assemblies and modules product group was approximately $31.9 million in fiscal year 2026, an increase of $23.5 million, or 281%, as compared to fiscal year 2025. Of this increase, approximately $23.1 million is due to an increase in G5 Infrared sales of cameras and modules, includin…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-09-26
Effect of Certain Events Occurring at Our Chinese Subsidiaries
In April 2021, we terminated several employees of our China subsidiaries, LPOIZ and LPOI, including the General Manager, the Sales Manager, and the Engineering Manager, after determining that they had engaged in malfeasance and conduct adverse to our interests, including efforts to misappropriate ce…
In December 2023, the Company recovered approximately $0.2 million in funds that had been recovered by the Chinese authorities, which is included in “Other income” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the year ended June 30, 2024. We do not expect to recover…
Operating Results for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 compared to the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024:
Revenue for fiscal year 2025 was approximately $37.2 million, an increase of 17%, as compared to $31.7 million in fiscal year 2024. Revenue generated by the infrared components product group was approximately $14.3 million in fiscal year 2025, an increase of 2%, as compared to the prior fiscal year.…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice