Coherent closed at $195.09 before reporting fiscal first-quarter results, then traded at $204.79 after the release, and the stock remains about 55.7% below its 52-week high. Revenue rose 50% to $2.37 billion, beating the $2.31 billion consensus, while non-GAAP EPS of $2.09 topped the $1.97 estimate. The company forecasts fiscal 2027 pro forma revenue growth above 60%, targets its first $3 billion quarter by the end of fiscal 2027, and sees a clear path to a $4 billion quarter in fiscal 2028. It signed a roughly $20 billion, five-year PhotonLink deal with an unnamed major AI company, but revenue from it starts growing only in early calendar 2028, while first-quarter capital spending reached $776 million. The article says the evidence leans toward Coherent and suggests two checks: fiscal second-quarter revenue of at least $2.55 billion and PhotonLink revenue above $100 million in the March quarter.
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