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Coherent halted shipments to Huawei amid BIS inquiry into past sales; possible penalties unresolved
“In January 2025, we received an inquiry from BIS concerning past product sales to Huawei... We have stopped shipping products to Huawei... we may be required to incur significant penalties and/or costs or expenses as a result of the inquiry”
Why it matters
An unresolved export-control inquiry with potential material penalties creates an unquantified overhang on COHR and reflects escalating US-China tech restrictions affecting optical component vendors broadly.
Investment implication
Bearish tail risk for COHR until resolved; a data point for geopolitical exposure across photonics/semiconductor suppliers with China revenue (e.g., Coherent's ~5.9M sq ft of China facilities).