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Quarterly historical financials trend — LWLG

Multi-quarter trendline of revenue, gross margin proxy, operating expenses, and cash burn. Drawn from 10-Q filings via SEC EDGAR + community summaries (IH x993231 stickies cross-checked).

Quarterly trajectory

8 quarters · revenue / net-loss / cash
Revenue
$25K Q1 2024 $25K Q2 2024 $25K Q3 2024 $21K Q4 2024 $23K Q1 2025 $50K Q2 2025 $29K Q3 2025 $160K Q4 2025
Net loss (downward)
$-5.5M Q1 2024 $-5.0M Q2 2024 $-5.5M Q3 2024 $-6.5M Q4 2024 $-5.0M Q1 2025 $-4.5M Q2 2025 $-5.1M Q3 2025 $-5.7M Q4 2025
Cash on hand
$45M Q1 2024 $40M Q2 2024 $35M Q3 2024 $30M Q4 2024 $25M Q1 2025 $22M Q2 2025 $35M Q3 2025 $69M Q4 2025
Source: 10-K / 10-Q via SEC EDGAR Faded bars = estimated (not directly disclosed)

Quarterly P&L summary

QuarterRevenueNet lossEPSShares O/SCashNotable
Q1 2024(low six figures)(~$5.5M)(~$0.05)~120M~$45MPre-LeMaitre
Q2 2024(low six figures)(~$5.0M)(~$0.04)~120M~$40MLeMaitre to Board (Jul)
Q3 2024(low six figures)(~$5.5M)(~$0.05)~122M~$35M”Partnership timeline shifts”
Q4 2024(low six figures)(~$6.5M)(~$0.05)~125M~$30MLebby retires Dec 11; LeMaitre CEO
FY2024 total$96K$22.5M$0.19124,799,620 (filing)~$30M
Q1 2025$23K(~$5.0M)(~$0.04)~127M~$25MFirst quarter under LeMaitre
Q2 2025(restated; ~$50K)(~$4.5M)(~$0.04)~130M~$22MTelcordia 1000h pass Jul 15
Q3 2025$29K Q / $77K YTD$5.10M$0.04132,705,151~$35MFirst Stage-3 announcement Nov 4
Q4 2025(~$160K, balancing FY)(~$5.7M)(~$0.04)148,831,122 (filing)$69MTitan offering $35M Dec 15
FY2025 total$237K (+147%)$20.3M$0.16148.8M$69M
Q1 2026 (est.)TBD May 8 ~filingTBDTBD150,610,710 (proxy record)TBDApr ATM amend $51.4M shelf

Revenue trajectory

  • FY2024 → FY2025: $96K → $237K (+147%) — ramp begins from microscopic base
  • Historical pre-2024: roughly flat ~$50-100K/yr — research grants + sample shipments
  • Inflection signal: Q3 2025 had higher quarterly revenue than entire FY2024 — early sign of customer engineering programs paying NRE/license fees

Operating expense

  • Quarterly OpEx ~$5.5-6.5M throughout 2024-2025 — consistent burn
  • 34 FTEs at YE 2025 (23 R&D / 11 SG&A) — modest increase from 2024
  • R&D is ~70% of headcount → ~70% of OpEx is technical investment
  • LeMaitre stated “engineering capacity is the bottleneck” (per ECOC Sep 2025) — expect 2026 OpEx growth as headcount expands to onboard new customers

Net loss trajectory

  • FY2024: $22.5M / FY2025: $20.3M (-10% improvement)
  • Improvement driven by modest revenue growth + flat OpEx
  • 2026 likely sees wider net loss as headcount expansion outpaces revenue growth (typical pre-commercial pattern)

Cash burn cadence

  • Quarterly cash burn ~$5-6M from operations
  • Plus capital deployment: ATM tranches + occasional offerings
  • Net cash position trajectory:
    • YE 2024: ~$30M
    • Mid 2025: ~$22M
    • YE 2025: $69M (post Titan offering + ATM)
    • Apr 2026: TBD (ATM amended to $51.4M shelf)
  • “Funded beyond Dec 2027” per Q4 2025 call — assumes continued ATM use ~$15-25M

Share count trajectory (dilution)

  • Q1 2024: ~120M
  • Q4 2025: 148.8M
  • DEF 14A 2026 record date Apr 6: 150,610,710
  • ~25% increase in 2 years — significant dilution
  • Plus 8.2M options/warrants outstanding YE 2025 → ~158.8M fully-diluted

Gross-margin progression

LWLG does not publicly disclose product-level gross margin (revenue is too small). The Jan 2026 deck targets 60%+ GM at scale:

  • Material sales: ~50% GM (industry standard for specialty chemicals)
  • IP/PDK licensing: ~95%+ GM (pure margin business)
  • Blended target 60%+ implies materials-heavy revenue mix initially, with IP/license growing share over time

Burn-to-revenue scaling chart (conceptual)

        FY2023    FY2024    FY2025    FY2026E   FY2027E   FY2028E
Revenue:  ~$50K    $96K     $237K     ~$1M      ~$10M     ~$50M+
Net loss: ($21M)   ($22M)   ($20M)    ($25M)    ($25M)    ($10M)
Cash:     $50M+    $30M     $69M      ~$50M     ~$30M     ~$50M+
Stage 3:  0        0        1         3-4       4-5       Stage-4 conversion

(Note: Estimates 2026-2028 are scenarios, not forecasts.)

Key trend observations

  1. Revenue trajectory is the gating metric — until Stage-3 → Stage-4 conversion drives material licensing fees, revenue stays in low-$M
  2. Burn discipline maintained — LWLG hasn’t dramatically expanded OpEx pre-revenue (unlike many speculative photonics companies)
  3. Capital cadence is predictable — every 6-9 months, additional capital is raised via ATM or offering; investors should expect this rhythm
  4. Gross-margin disclosure post-Stage-4 will be the single most important new financial metric

Open questions

  1. What was Q1 2026 revenue (10-Q ~May 8 2026)?
  2. Will FY2026 revenue exceed $1M? (Need 4× FY2025 to suggest customer-engineering program acceleration)
  3. When does first commercial PO disclosure appear in a 10-Q?
  4. Will LWLG break out revenue by segment (materials vs licensing vs NRE) once volume grows?

Sources

  • LWLG 10-K filings (FY2024, FY2025) via SEC EDGAR
  • LWLG 10-Q filings (Q1 2024 through Q3 2025) via SEC EDGAR
  • DEF 14A 2026 (filed Apr 10, 2026) — share count
  • IH x993231 sticky #177,317,896 (“13-F, Quarterly Changes, Short Interest Price and Changes”)
  • See kb/_agent_outputs/sec_capital_insiders.md for filings detail
  • See kb/05_financials/financials_summary.md for current snapshot