Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio 30.4x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE 3.8%. (2023–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $195M | $224M | $213M | — |
| Enterprise Value | $194M | $223M | $211M | — |
| P/E Ratio → | 30.39 | 34.87 | 32.13 | — |
| P/S Ratio | — | — | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 0.92 | 1.05 | 1.04 | — |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | — | — | — | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | — | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | — | — | — | — |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | — |
| Net Profit Margin | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 3.8% | 3.8% | 8.0% | -2689.2% |
| ROA | 3.7% | 3.7% | 7.8% | -896.3% |
| ROIC | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.5% | — |
| ROCE | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.6% | -2689.2% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | — | — | 1.59 |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | -0.00 | -0.01 | 1.59 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | — | — |
Net cash position: cash ($839838) exceeds total debt ($0)
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | — | — | — | 1.26 |
| Quick Ratio | — | — | — | 1.26 |
| Cash Ratio | — | — | — | — |
| Asset Turnover | — | — | — | — |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | — | — | — |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.1% | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $21M | $21M | $5M |
Liquidation and regulatory compliance
According to recent market data, LEGT trades at a P/B ratio of 0.92, which suggests that investors are pricing the entity below its net asset value, likely reflecting a lack of confidence in the sponsor's ability to secure an accretive merger target before the looming expiration deadline.
The current P/B ratio below parity indicates that the market views the trust assets as potentially impaired or subject to significant dilution upon a future business combination. Investors should monitor this discount as a proxy for the market's skepticism regarding the management team's deal-sourcing efficacy in the current high-rate environment.
Based on reported figures, LEGT's ROIC has remained consistently negative, hovering around -0.1% to -0.3% over the last ten quarters, which underscores the inherent inability of a pre-combination shell vehicle to generate productive returns on invested capital prior to the acquisition of an operating business.
The persistent negative ROIC is a structural feature of the SPAC model rather than a failure of management, as the entity lacks the operational assets required to generate a return. This metric serves as a reminder that capital is currently being eroded by administrative costs rather than being compounded through industrial activity.
As reported in financial statements, the current ratio has declined from 66.15 in 2024Q1 to 54.40 by 2024Q3, illustrating a steady contraction in the liquidity buffer available to cover the ongoing administrative and regulatory expenses necessary to maintain the entity's public listing status.
While these ratios appear high in isolation, they are misleading because they do not account for the restricted nature of the trust account versus the limited operating cash. The downward trend suggests that management may soon face a liquidity crunch that could necessitate further sponsor-funded loans or a forced, suboptimal merger.
As indicated by the P/E ratio of 30.39, analysts often misapply traditional earnings-based valuation to LEGT, which obscures the fact that reported net income is driven by non-cash warrant revaluations rather than any underlying operational profitability or sustainable business performance.
Using P/E multiples for a shell company is fundamentally flawed because it treats accounting adjustments as recurring earnings. Investors should instead focus on the net cash burn rate and the remaining time until the liquidation deadline to assess the true risk-reward profile of the investment.
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying LEGT stock.
Legato Merger Corp. III's current P/E ratio is 30.4x. The historical average is 33.5x.
Legato Merger Corp. III's return on equity (ROE) is 3.8%. The historical average is 5.9%.
Based on historical data, Legato Merger Corp. III is trading at a P/E of 30.4x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.