LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. (LITB) stock analysis
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $47.30MP/E 5.4Yield –
StockData Score
Prices as of Nov 11, 2026How the score works
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LightInTheBox passes 5 of the 30 checks behind our score; 20 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.
- Valuation
- 0/6
- Growth
- 1/6
- Past performance
- 2/6
- Financial health
- 2/6
- Dividend
- 0/6
What stands out
Interest well covered
Operating income covers interest expense 468.6 times.
Debt covered by cash flow
Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 869% of total debt.
Gross margin improving
Gross margin was 65.0% over the last twelve months, against 60.1% a year earlier.
Net margin above its 5-year average
Net margin was 3.7% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -1.4%.
What to watch
Earnings shrank over 5 years
Net income shrank 9.1% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Revenue growing under 10% a year
Revenue grew -23.6% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.
Growing slower than the industry
Revenue grew -12.1% over the last twelve months; the Nonstore Retailers median is 5.9%.
Short-term assets don't cover short-term debts
Current assets are 0.46 times current liabilities.
Valuation0/6
P/E against its history
Not enough price and earnings history to compare.
P/E against the industry
Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.
EV/EBITDA against its history
Needs positive EBITDA and price history.
P/B against the industry
Needs positive book value.
Price against fair value
We could not estimate a fair value: it needs at least two valuation methods with positive inputs.
Margin of safety
Depends on the fair value estimate.
Growth1/6
Revenue growing under 10% a year
Revenue grew -23.6% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.
EPS growth over 3 years
Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.
Earnings acceleration
Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.
Growing slower than the industry
Revenue grew -12.1% over the last twelve months; the Nonstore Retailers median is 5.9%.
Company guidance
No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.
Gross margin improving
Gross margin was 65.0% over the last twelve months, against 60.1% a year earlier.
Past performance2/6
Return on equity
Needs positive equity and five years of results.
Return on invested capital
Needs operating income and invested capital.
Return on equity against the industry
Needs positive equity.
Earnings shrank over 5 years
Net income shrank 9.1% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Net margin above its 5-year average
Net margin was 3.7% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -1.4%.
Net margin above the industry
LightInTheBox's net margin of 3.7% is above the Nonstore Retailers median of -0.2%.
Financial health2/6
Debt level
Needs debt and equity figures.
Debt trend
Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.
Debt covered by cash flow
Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 869% of total debt.
Interest well covered
Operating income covers interest expense 468.6 times.
Short-term assets don't cover short-term debts
Current assets are 0.46 times current liabilities.
Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z)
Needs market value, working capital and retained earnings.
Dividend0/6
No dividend
LightInTheBox has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
Yield against Treasuries
No dividend.
Yield against the market
No dividend.
Dividend stability
No dividend.
Earnings cover
No dividend.
Cash-flow cover
No dividend.
Fair value
How we estimate itWe don't publish a fair value for LightInTheBox. It needs a US-dollar share price, at least two valuation methods with positive inputs (earnings, EBITDA, book value or sales) and, for companies with several share classes, classes that trade at the same price.
An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.
Market risk
From the past year of daily prices.
Liquidity
High risk
- Average value traded per day
- $16.15K
- Value traded per 1% price move
- $2.71K
Downside
High risk
- Typical loss in a bad month
- 25.9%
- Volatility (annualized)
- 79%
- Sharpe ratio, 1 year
- -0.20
- Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
- 0.12
Typical bad-month loss, week by week
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -12.1% | -23.6% | -10.8% | -3.6% | |
| Gross profit | -5.0% | -19.1% | -3.7% | +2.3% | |
| Operating income | – | – | +15.6% | – | |
| Net income | – | – | -9.1% | – | |
| EPS, diluted | – | – | -7.8% | – | |
| Free cash flow | – | -43.9% | -25.6% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | -27.4% | – | – | |
| Return on assets | -10.0% | 9.8% | 11.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.17 | 0.88 | 0.46 | |
| Interest coverage | – | 41.9× | 468.6× | |
| Inventory turnover | 17.3× | 25.7× | 18.3× | |
| Capex to revenue | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.0% | |
| Diluted shares | 127M | 226M | 220M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
LightInTheBox generated $112.69M from operations and spent $8.06M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 47% of that went back into the business.
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | -3.0% | 2.82× | 1.87× | -15.7% |
| FY2016 | -3.0% | 3.37× | 2.73× | -27.4% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
- ProfitableNet income above zero$8.28M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$6.21M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-2.0% → 11.9%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$6.21M vs $8.28M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose0.35 → 0.46
- No dilutionShare count did not rise221M → 220M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year60.13% → 65.03%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose2.02 → 3.23
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