LIGHTBRIDGE Corp

LTBR
About the company

Lightbridge Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in research, developing, and commercializing nuclear fuel. It develops nuclear fuel for water-cooled reactors; and metallic fuels under the Lightbridge Fuel. The company has a strategic partnership with Studsvik Scandpower, Inc. to develop software for modeling metallic nuclear fuel. The company is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Country: United StatesPrice: $4.10Market Cap: $158.9M

Investment snapshot

6%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

1

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

2 / 13

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

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No comparable estimates

Models with upside

0 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Key risk

No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion

Framework analysis

VerdictMeaning
BUYPositive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASSThe company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRALNeither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAILThe company does not clear the framework's requirements.
RankedRanked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

MetricGraham

Defensive Value

Buffett

Quality Compounder

Lynch

GARP

Greenblatt

Magic Formula

Piotroski

F-Score

Dreman

Contrarian Value

Munger

Quality Focus

Pabrai

Dhandho Framework

Akre

Three-Legged Stool

Marks

Risk-Aware Value

Ackman

Activist Value

Templeton

Global Bargain Hunter

Sleep

Scale Economies Shared

Asness

Systematic Factors

Neff

Low-P/E Total Return

Schloss

Asset-Value Discipline

O'Shaughnessy

Systematic Factor Composite

VerdictFAILFAILFAILNot rankedPASSFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILNEUTRALFAILFAILNEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-04

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-04

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-04

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-02-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-02-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-04

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-02-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-02-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-11-04

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-04

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-04

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

    Where It Falls Short

    • Valuation0% pass✓ 8✗ 20▾

      No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion

      Price / 3-yr avg EPS
      ✗Graham<= 15x
      Price-to-Book Ratio0.7x
      ✓Graham<= 1.5x
      P/E x P/B
      ✗Graham<= 22.5
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      EBIT / Enterprise ValueN/A (EV <= 0)
      ✗Greenblatt> 10%
      Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=N/A (EV <= 0), ROC=None
      ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
      Price / EPS
      ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
      Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      Price / Book Value per Share0.7x
      ✓Dreman< 1.2x✓Templeton< 1.5x✓SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
      Valuation Reasonableness
      ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
      P/E or FCF Yield
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=0.7x
      ✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
      Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Price / FCF per Share
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Price vs. Trailing Low100% of trailing low ($4.10)
      ✓Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
      Net income / market capitalization-17.38%; #4479/6340 (top 70.6%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Positive book equity / market capitalization+1.4916; #918/6449 (top 14.2%)
      ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Price / Diluted EPS
      ✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
      (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
      ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
      Price / Tangible Book Value per Share0.68x
      ✓SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
      Book Value per Share Change
      ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
      Revenue / market capitalization+0.0000; #5080/5247 (top 96.8%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date-68.58%; #5627/6202 (top 90.7%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    • Cash Flow0% pass✓ 1✗ 11▾

      No clean pass — all 10 investors flag at least one cash flow criterion

      Free Cash Flow Proxy
      ✗BuffettPositive and growing
      FCF Positive and Growing$-8.8M
      ✗LynchPositive and growing
      Operating Cash Flow$-14.3M
      ✗PiotroskiCFO > 0
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-7.01%, ROA=-9.61%
      ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      P/E or FCF Yield
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      FCF Positive0/2 years FCF positive
      ✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
      (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap
      ✗Ackman>= 4%
      Price / FCF per Share
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency0/16 years positive
      ✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
      Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures
      ✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    • Growth0% pass✓ 1✗ 12▾

      No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion

      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      3-5 Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
      Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthN/A (no inventory)
      ✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
      EPS Growth Direction
      ✗DremanPositive over recent years
      EPS CAGR
      ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
      Positive Net Income Frequency0/16 years positive
      ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      3yr Median Revenue Growth
      ✗Ackman>= 5%
      Positive EPS Growth Frequency
      ✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend
      ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      5-year Revenue CAGR
      ✗SleepCAGR > 7%
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    • Profitability6% pass✓ 3✗ 32▾

      15 of 16 flag LTBR's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +12 more

      Positive EPS (10 years)0/17 years positive
      ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Net Income Positive (10+ years)0/17 years positive
      ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
      ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-24.7%
      ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
      Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-3760.5% (latest)
      ✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
      Free Cash Flow Proxy
      ✗BuffettPositive and growing
      Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)
      ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
      Retained Earnings Effectiveness
      ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      3-5 Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
      ROE-11.7%
      ✗Lynch> 15%
      EBIT / Enterprise ValueN/A (EV <= 0)
      ✗Greenblatt> 10%
      Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=N/A (EV <= 0), ROC=None
      ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
      Net Income / Total Assets-9.61%
      ✗PiotroskiROA > 0
      ROA Change YoY-28.78% -> -9.61% (delta: +19.18%)
      ✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-7.01%, ROA=-9.61%
      ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Gross Margin Change YoY
      ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Pre-Tax Income / Revenue
      ✗Dreman>= 8%
      Net Income / Shareholders' Equity-11.7%
      ✗Dreman> 12%
      Margin of SafetyP/B=0.7x
      ✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
      Return on Equity-22.0% (3-yr avg)
      ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
      Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Positive Net Income Frequency0/16 years positive
      ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      Operating Income / Revenue
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      Net Income / Shareholders Equity-11.7%
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Operating Margin Trend
      ✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend
      ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      Net income / market capitalization-17.38%; #4479/6340 (top 70.6%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Gross profit / total assets
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Net income / positive book equity-11.65%; #3466/5226 (top 66.3%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0767; #3137/5884 (top 53.3%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
      Positive Diluted-EPS Years0/9 years positive
      ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
    • Verdicts7% pass✓ 1✗ 13▾

      Split decision: 13 FAIL · 2 NEUTRAL · 1 PASS

      Overall verdict
      ✗GrahamFAIL (2/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (1/7)•GreenblattNot ranked✓PiotroskiPASS (F-Score 4)✗DremanFAIL (2/11)✗MungerFAIL (1/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (0/6)✗MarksFAIL (1/5)✗AckmanFAIL (0/9)✗TempletonFAIL (3/8)✗SleepFAIL (0/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (0/6)✗SchlossFAIL (3/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
    • Debt & Leverage8% pass✓ 3✗ 12▾

      11 of 12 flag LTBR's debt & leverage — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +8 more

      LT Debt vs Net Current Assets
      ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
      Debt/Equity & Interest Coverage
      ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
      Total Debt / Equity
      ✗Lynch< 0.33
      Cash - Long-term Debt
      ✗LynchPositive preferred
      LT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%
      ✓PiotroskiDecreased YoY
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities62.14
      ✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
      Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity
      ✗Dreman< 0.8✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00x
      Debt Levels
      ✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
      Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDA
      ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
      Total Debt / Shareholders Equity
      ✗Ackman<= 1.0
      Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    • Efficiency25% pass✓ 3✗ 8▾

      6 of 8 flag LTBR's efficiency — Buffett, Greenblatt, Piotroski +3 more

      Current Ratio62.14
      ✓Graham>= 2.0
      ROIC (3-5 yr avg)
      ✗Buffett> 10%
      ROIC - WACC
      ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
      EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)
      ✗Greenblatt> 25%
      Current Ratio Change YoY94.95 -> 239.04
      ✓PiotroskiIncreased YoY
      Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.00x -> 0.00x
      ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities62.14
      ✓Dreman> 1.5
      Return on Invested Capital
      ✗Munger> 15%
      ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=unavailable; FY2024: ROIC=unavailable; FY2025: ROIC=unavailable
      ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
      Reinvestment Rate x ROIC
      ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
      ROIC (5-year)
      ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years

    Business & financials

    Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

    Company Profile

    Industry: Chemicals
    SIC Sector: Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
    Size: Micro Cap($158.9M)
    Revenue: $0.00
    Net Income: $19.6M-66.1% YoY

    Financial Snapshot

    Operating Margin--
    Return on Equity-9.6%
    Debt / Equity--
    Current Ratio239.04

    Company Financials

    Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

    TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

    The latest annual period end is unavailable. Showing the latest fiscal cycle’s quarters; quarter and annual columns may overlap. Quarterly shows the full quarter history.

    MetricTTM · 2026-09-30

    2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30

    Sources · derived quarter values

    Derived from cumulative filings: net income, operating income, ebit, pre tax income, operating cash flow.

    Q3 FY 2026

    2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30

    Sources · derived quarter values

    Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow.

    Q2 FY 2026

    2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30

    Sources · derived quarter values

    Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow.

    Q1 FY 2026

    2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31

    Sources
    FY 2025
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2026-02-26
    FY 2024
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2025-03-03
    FY 2023
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2024-03-04
    FY 2022
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2023-03-30
    FY 2021
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2022-03-31
    Market Cap$158.9Mcurrent------$514.1Mest.$170.0Mest.$42.8Mest.$51.7Mest.$43.0Mest.
    Revenue--$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Operating Income-$34.4M↓84%-$10.3M↓99%-$7.6M↓84%-$7.7M↓49%-$23.2M↓78%-$13.1M↓44%-$9.0M↓16%-$7.8M↑1%-$7.9M
    Net Income-$27.6M↓69%-$8.3M↓103%-$5.8M↓63%-$6.3M↓33%-$19.6M↓66%-$11.8M↓49%-$7.9M↓5%-$7.5M↑4%-$7.8M
    EPS (Diluted)--$0.23↑244%$-0.18↓12%$-0.20↑17%--$-0.81↓25%$-0.65↑6%$-0.69↑60%$-1.71
    Gross Margin—————————
    Operating Margin—————————
    ROE-11.7%↓10%———-9.6%↑67%-29.1%↓6%-27.4%↓6%-25.7%↑19%-31.6%
    Total Debt------------------
    Shareholders' Equity$237.1M↑54%$237.1M↑54%$238.6M↑144%$217.6M↑280%$203.0M↑401%$40.5M↑40%$28.9M↓1%$29.1M↑17%$24.8M
    Current Ratio62.14↓37%62.14↓37%116.56↑42%168.12↑183%239.04↑152%94.95↑60%59.23↓28%82.82↓43%144.94
    Debt / Equity—————————
    Operating Cash Flow-$19.4M↓62%-$4.9M↓97%-$3.5M↓53%-$4.8M↓45%-$14.3M↓50%-$9.5M↓46%-$6.5M↑4%-$6.8M↑39%-$11.0M
    Free Cash Flow------------------

    Score history

    Historical Score Timeline

    Industry peers

    Industry Peers

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    LTBR vs Peers — Financial Grading

    Revenue$0.00Bottom 25%
    Net Income$19.6MBottom 25%
    ROE-9.6%Bottom 25%
    D/E—
    Op. Margin—
    Curr. Ratio239.04Top 25%
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