Lightbridge vs Valhi
LTBR and VHI side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LTBR and VHI compare
Valhi is the larger company, worth 3.2 times as much as Lightbridge ($485M against $154M).
Valhi pays a dividend yielding 1.9%; Lightbridge does not pay one.
Valhi scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 7 for Lightbridge), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LTBR | VHI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $154M | $485M |
| Share price | $4.10 | $17.13 |
| Change, 1 year | −79.7% | 30.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −59.9% | −36.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.72 | 0.97 |
| Employees | 13 | 549 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | – | 0.2× |
| P/B | 0.6× | 0.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 5.7× |
| P/FCF | – | 4.1× |
| FCF yield | – | 24.4% |
| Fair value | – | $82.89 |
| Margin of safety | – | 79.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | – | 9.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 2.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −92.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 17.8% |
| Operating margin | – | 6.1% |
| Net margin | – | 0.06% |
| FCF margin | – | 5.3% |
| Return on equity | −14.1% | 0.12% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −10807% | 6.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.52 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.64 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.3× |
| Current ratio | 62.14 (better) | 3.29 |
| Altman Z-score | 23.56 (better) | 2.00 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.9% |
| Payout ratio | – | 700% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −7.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 39.3% | 4.2% |
| Held by insiders | 8.7% | 0.26% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.2M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 12.9% | 0.21% |
Go deeper
- LTBR stock overview
- LTBR income statement
- LTBR valuation and score
- VHI stock overview
- VHI income statement
- VHI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.