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CYBEROPTICS CORP

American optical instruments and lenses company based in Minneapolis2

In its 2022 annual report the company says: “We are a leading global developer and manufacturer of high precision 3D sensors and system products for inspection and metrology. We also develop and manufacture our WaferSense ® products, a family of wireless, wafer-shaped sensors that provide measurements of critical factors in the semiconductor fabrication process.”43

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryOptical Instruments & Lenses2
  • HeadquartersMinneapolis, United States2
  • Incorporated inMN3
  • Business address5900 Golden Hills Dr, Golden Valley, Mn 554163
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company3
  • Legal formCORPORATION2
  • LEI52HQVAW3POG1MULTHE152
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
  • Registered address5900 Golden Hills Drive, 55416 Golden Valley, United States2
  • Registered withOffice of the Minnesota Secretary of State Business & Lien system, C18834042

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2021

46.5%Gross margin4
15.5%Operating margin4
13.7%Net margin4
32.3%Revenue growth, 20214
16.1%Return on equity4
$8.5MFree cash flow4

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2021

  • Cost of revenue53¢$49.6M
  • Research and development12¢$10.9M
  • Selling, general and admin19¢$18.0M
  • Income tax2¢$1.7M
  • Profit14¢$12.8M

Out of $92.8M in revenue.4

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2021

  • Capital spending16¢$1.6M
  • Kept or used elsewhere84¢$8.5M

Out of $10.1M of cash from operations.4

Financial statements

Revenue56784$92.8M in 2021+126% since 2015
0$25.0M$50.0M$75.0M$100.0M2015: $41.1M$41.1M20152016: $66.2M$66.2M2016+61%2017: $53.3M$53.3M2017−19%2018: $64.7M$64.7M2018+21%2019: $59.3M$59.3M2019−8%2020: $70.1M$70.1M2020+18%2021: $92.8M$92.8M2021+32%
Gross profit56784$43.2M in 2021+138% since 2015
0$20.0M$40.0M$60.0M2015: $18.1M$18.1M20152016: $29.1M$29.1M2016+60%2017: $24.8M$24.8M2017−15%2018: $28.6M$28.6M2018+16%2019: $26.3M$26.3M2019−8%2020: $31.2M$31.2M2020+19%2021: $43.2M$43.2M2021+38%
Operating income56784$14.3M in 2021
-$5.0M0$5.0M$10.0M$15.0M2015: -$2.2M-$2.2M20152016: $6.2M$6.2M20162017: $1.0M$1.0M2017−84%2018: $3.4M$3.4M2018+231%2019: $936.0K$936.0K2019−72%2020: $6.0M$6.0M2020+541%2021: $14.3M$14.3M2021+139%
Net income56784$12.8M in 2021
-$5.0M0$5.0M$10.0M$15.0M2015: -$2.1M-$2.1M20152016: $11.6M$11.6M20162017: $1.3M$1.3M2017−89%2018: $2.8M$2.8M2018+115%2019: $774.0K$774.0K2019−73%2020: $5.7M$5.7M2020+642%2021: $12.8M$12.8M2021+122%
Fiscal year2015201620172018201920202021
Revenue$41.1M5$66.2M5$53.3M6$64.7M7$59.3M8$70.1M4$92.8M4
Cost of revenue$23.0M5$37.2M5$28.6M6$36.1M7$33.0M8$38.9M4$49.6M4
Gross profit$18.1M5$29.1M5$24.8M6$28.6M7$26.3M8$31.2M4$43.2M4
Research and development$7.6M5$8.0M5$8.0M6$8.8M7$9.4M8$9.6M4$10.9M4
Selling, general and admin$12.6M5$14.8M5$15.7M6$16.4M7$16.0M8$15.6M4$18.0M4
Operating income-$2.2M5$6.2M5$1.0M6$3.4M7$936.0K8$6.0M4$14.3M4
Income before tax$14.5M4
Income tax$28.0K5-$5.2M5-$404.0K6$752.0K7$386.0K8$612.0K4$1.7M4
Net income-$2.1M5$11.6M5$1.3M6$2.8M7$774.0K8$5.7M4$12.8M4
Earnings per share-$0.315$1.695$0.196$0.407$0.118$0.804$1.744
Earnings per share (diluted)-$0.315$1.645$0.196$0.397$0.118$0.774$1.694
Shares (weighted, basic)7.3M shares4
Shares (weighted, diluted)7.5M shares4

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Corporate structure

CYBEROPTICS CORP sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of CYBEROPTICS CORP

  • CYBEROPTICS CORP Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What CYBEROPTICS CORP reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$19.1M4 Dec 31, 2021$18.1M4 Dec 31, 2020+5.4%
Accumulated depreciation$15.9M4 Dec 31, 2021$14.9M4 Dec 31, 2020+7.0%
Property and equipment, net$3.2M4 Dec 31, 2021$3.2M4 Dec 31, 2020−1.9%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$2.1M4 Dec 31, 2021$2.6M4 Dec 31, 2020−21.7%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$13.7M4 Dec 31, 2021$8.4M4 Dec 31, 2020+62.9%
Marketable securities, current$7.3M4 Dec 31, 2021$8.1M4 Dec 31, 2020−9.8%
Marketable securities, non-current$17.3M4 Dec 31, 2021$14.1M4 Dec 31, 2020+23.0%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$1.4M4 Dec 31, 2021$1.4M4 Dec 31, 20200%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$375.0K4 Dec 31, 2021$325.0K4 Dec 31, 2020+15.4%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$2.3M4 Dec 31, 2021$2.1M4 Dec 31, 2020+5.8%
Accumulated amortization$1.9M4 Dec 31, 2021$1.8M4 Dec 31, 2020+4.1%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$375.0K4 Dec 31, 2021$325.0K4 Dec 31, 2020+15.4%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$27.6M4 Dec 31, 2021$20.3M4 Dec 31, 2020+36.2%
Work in process$1.7M4 Dec 31, 2021$2.5M4 Dec 31, 2020−32.7%
Finished goods$6.9M4 Dec 31, 2021$4.2M4 Dec 31, 2020+63.0%

Leadership

Who has led CYBEROPTICS CORP, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Kathleen P. Iverson2006–2012
  2. Subodh K. Kulkarni2014–2022

Chair

  1. Subodh K. Kulkarni2014

President

  1. Kathleen P. Iverson2006–2012
  2. Subodh K. Kulkarni2014–2022

Chief financial officer

  1. Jeffrey A. Bertelsen2006–2022

Chief operating officer

  1. Jeffrey A. Bertelsen2016–2022
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (12)

Timeline

  1. Nov 3, 20228-K Completed an acquisition or sale; Listing notice or transfer; Change to shareholders' rights28
  2. Oct 21, 20228-K Other events29
  3. Aug 8, 20228-K Entered a material agreement; Executive or director change; Other events30
  4. Jul 27, 20228-K Results of operations31
  5. May 13, 20228-K Executive or director change; Shareholder vote32
  6. Apr 28, 20228-K Results of operations33
  7. Feb 17, 20228-K Results of operations34
  8. Jan 3, 20228-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure35
  9. Oct 27, 20218-K Results of operations36
  10. Jan 16, 2014New chief executive Subodh K. Kulkarni becomes CEO12
  11. May 5, 2006New chief executive Kathleen P. Iverson becomes CEO13

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Jul 27, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results31
  2. Apr 28, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results33
  3. Feb 17, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results34
  4. Oct 27, 2021Reported quarterly or annual results36

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

68 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 annual reports, 3 quarterly reports, 9 major events, 17 insider forms, 10 large holders, 28 other. The latest 20:

  1. Jan 31, 2023SC 13G/A EDGAR
  2. Nov 14, 202215-12G EDGAR
  3. Nov 7, 2022SC 13D/A EDGAR
  4. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  5. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  6. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  7. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  8. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  9. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  10. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  11. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  12. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  13. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  14. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  15. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  16. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  17. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  18. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  19. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  20. Nov 4, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR

The 68 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

3 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 3 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Mar 2, 2022Selzer Michael M.DirectorSale4,500$38.19$171.9KForm 4
Nov 19, 2021Bertelsen Jeffrey A.CFO and COOSale4,000$46.35$185.4KForm 4
Nov 10, 2021Selzer Michael M.DirectorSale4,021$44.78$180.0KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How CYBEROPTICS CORP is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARCYBEROPTICS CORP1
  • CIK0000768411
  • Employer ID (EIN)41-14720571
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer<br>smaller reporting company1
  • Incorporated inMinnesota1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)3827 Optical Instruments & Lenses1
  • Business address5900 Golden Hills Dr, Golden Valley, MN 554161
  • Phone763-542-50001
  • Shares outstanding7,421,521 as of Aug 3, 202210
  • Public float$288.3M as of Jun 30, 20214
  • On EDGAR sinceAug 9, 19951
  • Filings735 in all: 4 (212), 8-K (128), SC 13G/A (124), 10-Q (80), SC 13G (34), DEF 14A (27), 10-K (22), S-8 POS (18)1
    All 35 form types

    S-8 (13), SC 13D/A (10), 3 (9), 4/A (9), SD (9), 5 (5), 10-K405 (4), DEFA14A (4), SC 13D (3), SC TO-I/A (3), 10QSB (2), 5/A (2), 8-K/A (2), S-3 (2), 10KSB (1), 15-12G (1), 25-NSE (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12G (1), 8-A12G/A (1), ARS (1), DEFM14A (1), EFFECT (1), PRE 14A (1), PREM14A (1), SC TO-C (1), SC TO-I (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 11, 2022
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 11, 2022
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 28, 2022
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Nov 3, 2022

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