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Lightwave Logic (Lightwave Logic) EV-to-EBIT : -20.07 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Lightwave Logic EV-to-EBIT?

EV-to-EBIT is calculated as Enterprise Value divided by its EBIT. As of today, Lightwave Logic's Enterprise Value is $425.96 Mil. Lightwave Logic's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-21.23 Mil. Therefore, Lightwave Logic's EV-to-EBIT for today is -20.07.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lightwave Logic's EV-to-EBIT or its related term are showing as below:

LWLG' s EV-to-EBIT Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -258.61   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -20.07

LWLG's EV-to-EBIT is ranked worse than
100% of 1231 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 16.98 vs LWLG: -20.07

Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. Lightwave Logic's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $559.80 Mil. Lightwave Logic's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-21.23 Mil. Lightwave Logic's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -3.79%.


Lightwave Logic EV-to-EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lightwave Logic's EV-to-EBIT can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Lightwave Logic EV-to-EBIT Chart

Lightwave Logic Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -9.47 -13.45 -95.44 -27.00 -26.37

Lightwave Logic Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EV-to-EBIT Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -27.00 -30.39 -38.32 -23.49 -26.37

Competitive Comparison of Lightwave Logic's EV-to-EBIT

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Lightwave Logic's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Lightwave Logic's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Lightwave Logic's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lightwave Logic's EV-to-EBIT falls into.



Lightwave Logic EV-to-EBIT Calculation

Lightwave Logic's EV-to-EBIT for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBIT=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBIT (TTM)
=425.957/-21.226
=-20.07

Lightwave Logic's current Enterprise Value is $425.96 Mil.
Lightwave Logic's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-21.23 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Lightwave Logic  (NAS:LWLG) EV-to-EBIT Explanation

This is a more accurate valuation of companies' operation because it considers the debt and cash on its balance sheet, and non-operating items such as interest payment, tax, and one-time items are not included in the Operating Income.

Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %.

Lightwave Logic's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % (Q: Dec. 2023 ) =EBIT / Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-21.226/559.80126
=-3.79 %

Lightwave Logic's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $559.80 Mil.
Lightwave Logic's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-21.23 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Lightwave Logic (Lightwave Logic) Business Description

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Address
369 Inverness Parkway, Suite 350, Englewood, CO, USA, 80112
Lightwave Logic Inc is a United States-based development stage company moving toward commercialization of next-generation electro-optic photonic devices made on its P2IC technology platform which uses in-house proprietary high-activity and high-stability organic polymers. Electro-optical devices convert data from electric signals into optical signals for multiple applications. It designs and synthesizes organic chromophores for use in its own proprietary electro-optic polymer systems and photonic device designs.
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Goetz Frederick J Jr director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 121 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, SUITE 110, NEWARK DE 19713
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