AAOI’s Capacity Push and 1.6T Orders: A Position Trade on a Re-rating to Come
Applied Optoelectronics is converting hyperscaler demand into real revenue with multiple large orders, a major capacity expansion and product roadmaps (800G to 1.6T) ready for volume. The economics are stretched today - valuation is elevated - but balance-sheet liquidity, low leverage and a string of multi-hundred-million-dollar orders argue that t…