nLIGHT Inc

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

For risk factors related to our business, reference is made to Item 1A, "Risk Factors," contained in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, except as described below.

Our inability to manage risks associated with our international customers, operations and supply chain could materially adversely affect our business.

Our foreign operations and revenues are subject to a number of risks, including the impact of various macroeconomic conditions, unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, certification requirements and environmental and other regulations; reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some countries; potentially adverse tax consequences; political and economic instability; import/export regulations, tariffs and trade barriers; compliance with applicable United States and foreign anti-corruption laws; cultural and management differences; reliance in some jurisdictions on third-party revenues from channel partners; preference for locally produced products; supply chain, shipping, and other logistics complications; and longer accounts receivable collection periods. In particular, the United States has recently enacted new tariffs on a number of countries, including China, and the global economic, political, legal, and regulatory climate is fluid and unpredictable. President Trump has directed various federal agencies to further evaluate key aspects of U.S. trade policy and there has been ongoing discussion and commentary regarding potential significant changes to U.S. trade policies, treaties and tariffs. There continues to exist significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the United States and other countries with respect to such trade policies, treaties and tariffs. These developments, or the perception that any of them could occur, have caused and may continue to cause significant volatility in global financial markets and may have a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets, and may significantly reduce global trade and, in particular, trade between the impacted nations and the United States. With manufacturing in the United States and internationally and with a material portion of our revenue derived from foreign customers, we are susceptible to negative impacts from these tariffs or change in trade policies. In addition, new tariffs and other changes in U.S. trade policy could trigger retaliatory actions by affected countries, and certain foreign governments, including the Chinese government (which has imposed retaliatory tariffs on a range of U.S. goods including certain optical and electronic products and components), may impose trade sanctions on certain U.S. manufactured goods. Any of these factors could depress economic activity and restrict our access to third party services as well as disrupt our supply chain, which could materially adversely impact our business.

While we attempt to negotiate prices with suppliers or diversify our supply chain in response to increased tariffs, such efforts may be costly, may not yield immediate results or may be ineffective in fully mitigating the effects of these tariffs. The result of tariffs may include an increase in our prices to our customers, which could reduce the competitiveness of our products and adversely affect our revenue. In addition, if significant tariffs are sustained over a long period, our ability to source products in a cost-effective manner could be impacted, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business could also be impacted by international conflicts, terrorist and military activity, civil unrest and public health crisis, which could cause a slowdown in customer orders, lengthen sales cycles, cause customer order cancellations or negatively impact availability of supplies or limit our ability to produce or timely service our installed base of products. Political, economic and monetary instability and changes in governmental regulations or policies, including trade tariffs and protectionism, could materially adversely affect both our ability to effectively operate our foreign offices and the ability of our foreign suppliers to supply us with required materials or services. Any interruption or delay in the supply of our required components, products, materials or services, or our inability to obtain these components, materials, products or services from alternate sources at acceptable prices and within a reasonable amount of time, could impair our ability to meet scheduled product deliveries to our customers and could cause customers to cancel orders. Our failure to manage the foregoing risks associated with our existing and potential future international business operations could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.

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