(Updates with the stock move in the headline and the second paragraph.)
AXT (AXTI) reported a Q4 non-GAAP loss late Thursday of $0.05 per diluted share, narrowing from a loss of $0.10 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected a loss of $0.06 per share. Shares of the company jumped 8.4% in recent premarket activity on Friday.
Revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31 was $23 million, down from $25.1 million a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $24.8 million.