Laser company nLIGHT (NASDAQ: LASR) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after the bell. Here’s what to look for.

nLIGHT beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $66.74 million, up 18.9% year on year. It was an incredible quarter for the company, with EBITDA guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

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This quarter, the market is expecting nLIGHT’s revenue to grow 61.8% year on year, a reversal from the 8.7% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. nLIGHT rarely misses Wall Street’s revenue estimates.

Looking at nLIGHT’s peers in the electronic components segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Vicor delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 11.5%, meeting analysts’ expectations, and Bel Fuse reported revenues up 17.4%, topping estimates by 1.5%. Vicor traded up 11.2% following the results while Bel Fuse was down 4.3%.

Read our full analysis of Vicor’s results here and Bel Fuse’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the electronic components segment, with share prices up 5.6% on average over the last month. nLIGHT is up 31.3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $48 (compared to the current share price of $58.97).

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