NASDAQ
LPTH
Last Price
US $13.12
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Cash flow to debt coverage
LightPath Technologies, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of -54.86% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.
Free cash flow growth
LightPath Technologies, Inc.'s free cash flow has decreased 477.32% from $-1.66M last year to $-9.59M, signaling decreasing performance
Debt-to-equity ratio
LightPath Technologies, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.10, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.
Debt-to-equity trend
LightPath Technologies, Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.34 last year to 0.10 today, signaling strengthened financials
Net debt to EBITDA
LightPath Technologies, Inc. has negative EBITDA, making leverage ratio unreliable
Interest coverage
LightPath Technologies, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio is -7.94, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.
Profit margin growth
LightPath Technologies, Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (48.09%) in the last year from -25.24% to -37.38%, signaling decreasing performance
Current ratio
LightPath Technologies, Inc.'s short-term assets of $28.37M exceed its short-term liabilities of $17.10M
Return on assets
LightPath Technologies, Inc.'s return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Return on equity
LightPath Technologies, Inc.'s return on equity of -41.18%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Earnings quality
LightPath Technologies, Inc.'s operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation
Earnings stability
LightPath Technologies, Inc. had positive net income in only 0 out of 5 years, indicating unstable earnings
Positive free cash flow
LightPath Technologies, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it
Free cash flow yield
LightPath Technologies, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn
Earnings growth
LightPath Technologies, Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased 85.74% since last year from $-8.01M to $-14.87M, signaling decreasing performance
Revenue growth
LightPath Technologies, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 17.26% since last year from $31.73M to $37.20M, signaling increasing performance
Return on invested capital
ROIC -7.27% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.
3-year revenue CAGR
LightPath Technologies, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 1.52% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Revenue consistency
LightPath Technologies, Inc. had revenue growth in only 2 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent revenue performance
Return on equity consistency
LightPath Technologies, Inc. had positive ROE in only 0 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent returns on equity
Cash Flow Valuation (DCF)
LightPath Technologies, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Earnings yield (TTM)
LightPath Technologies, Inc. has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
EBITDA Valuation
LightPath Technologies, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model
EV/EBITDA (FY)
LightPath Technologies, Inc. has negative or missing EBITDA, making EV/EBITDA ratio unreliable
PEG ratio (TTM/FY)
LightPath Technologies, Inc. has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
Price-to-book ratio (FY)
LightPath Technologies, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 6.53x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value
Price-to-sales ratio (TTM)
LightPath Technologies, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 11.74x, which exceeds the 8.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
-41.18%
Return on equity
ROIC: -7.27%
Valuation History
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Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: -78.5X
Cash flow
Profit margin
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Cash flow
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Fair Value
Market $13.12
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