{
  "id": 2056631,
  "title": "Laserbond FY26 slides: profit jumps 28% as tech licensing gains traction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/laserbond-fy26-slides-profit-jumps-28-as-tech-licensing-gains-traction",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T02:03:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/laserbond-fy26-slides-profit-jumps-28-as-tech-licensing-gains-traction-93CH-4868601"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Laserbond Limited (ASX:LBL) reported a 28% increase in profit for FY26, reaching $4.9 million, while revenue grew by 10.8% to $48.2 million, outpacing revenue expansion. The company's strong performance was driven by successful technology licensing, highlighted by a modular laser cell completed for Komatsu. EBITDA increased 15.1% to $10.4 million, and earnings per share rose 27.2% to 4.17 cents. Despite a compression in gross margins to 51%, the company's return on capital employed improved to 13.05%, indicating efficient capital utilization. Laserbond's strategic shift in working capital allocation and a debt-free balance sheet suggest financial flexibility for future growth investments.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}