Is LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. still a good buy at this price close to $1000?
The 5 Most Alarming Signals:
China Dependence (69.1% indium) — an unpriced existential geopolitical risk
30% Supply Gap — Lumentum can't deliver, losing market share
Massive Dilution ($7.8B loss) — shareholders structurally diluted
Customer Concentration (41.6% top 2) — one customer can destroy 27% of revenue
Tier-1 Funds Exit — Millennium -50%, Point72 -80%, Fidelity -23%
What the Market Isn't Seeing:
Chinese Controls on InP are PERMANENT — no suspension, no expiration
Greensboro Fab is coming too late (mid-2028) — doesn't solve the current problem
Pricing Power is Artificial — disappears if competitors resolve their supply issues
Dilution is Structural — as long as the stock is high, Lumentum converts its debt
Pod Funds Exit — their quantum systems detect the overvaluation