Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio 2.2x · EV/EBITDA 2.7x · ROE 3.3%. (2015–2025 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 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $3M | $5M | $47M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise Value | $13M | $70M | $85M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/E Ratio → | 2.24 | 0.55 | 1.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | 0.61 | 0.15 | 2.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 0.07 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 2.65 | 2.16 | 2.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | 4.48 | 3.65 | 3.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.6% | 28.4% | 28.1% | 27.5% | 25.1% | 37.0% | 37.5% | 60.7% |
| Operating Margin | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 1.3% | 14.2% | 10.5% | 13.4% |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 2.0% | 14.1% | 7.9% | 9.8% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 3.3% | 3.3% | 17.2% | 49.4% | 55.4% | 514.8% | 59.0% | 69.7% | 65.6% | 26.9% |
| ROA | 2.2% | 2.2% | 11.4% | 29.1% | 15.5% | 27.4% | 10.1% | 25.1% | 21.2% | 19.9% |
| ROIC | 4.2% | 4.2% | 8.3% | 36.0% | 106.0% | — | 545.4% | 225.4% | 144.0% | 30.6% |
| ROCE | 6.6% | 6.6% | 12.1% | 43.1% | 31.8% | 54.4% | 8.5% | 70.4% | 87.5% | 36.7% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.94 | 2.94 | 1.85 | 0.55 | 0.19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.05 | -0.35 | -0.54 | -0.29 | -0.77 | -0.77 | -0.10 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.02 | 0.13 | -1.19 | -0.18 | -0.23 | -1.44 | -1.15 | -0.26 |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | -1.22 | — | -1.94 | -0.87 | — |
| Interest Coverage | 10.65 | 10.65 | 17.25 | 75.83 | — | 545.79 | — | — | — | — |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.91 | 2.43 | 1.59 | 1.33 | 7.17 | 1.81 | 1.19 | 3.54 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.91 | 2.43 | 1.59 | 1.33 | 7.17 | 1.81 | 1.19 | 3.54 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 1.52 | 0.64 | 0.26 | 0.28 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 2.23 | 2.64 | 5.05 | 3.18 | 2.88 | 3.68 | 1.68 | 1.58 | 2.02 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 11.07 | 20.96 | 6.97 | 48.93 | 32.42 | 63.93 | 133.92 | 158.14 | 33.97 |
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 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | 44.7% | 180.7% | 84.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $2M | $2M | $2M | $2M | $2M | $2M | $145647 | $146050 | $143916 |
Margin compression and liquidity
Based on reported figures, LGCL trades at a P/S ratio of 0.01 and an EV/EBITDA of 2.35, which suggests that the market is pricing in significant long-term structural decline rather than the potential for a recovery in its core recruitment and IT outsourcing service segments.
These depressed multiples indicate that investors are heavily discounting the company's future earnings potential, likely due to the recent negative revenue growth and the lack of a clear path to sustainable profitability. The valuation appears to reflect a 'value trap' scenario where the low price-to-book ratio of 0.04 is offset by the risk of further asset impairment and continued operational losses.
As reported in financial statements, the company's gross margin of 33.7% fails to translate into bottom-line success, with operating margins recently turning negative at -5.5%, highlighting the high variable cost structure inherent in its agent-centric recruitment and labor-intensive IT outsourcing business model.
The inability to maintain positive operating margins suggests that the company lacks the necessary scale to absorb its administrative and commission-based expenses. Investors should monitor whether management can shift toward higher-margin automated services, as the current reliance on labor-heavy project work appears to be a structural barrier to achieving meaningful net profitability.
According to recent SEC filings, LGCL's ROIC has deteriorated to -6.4% in 2024Q4, a sharp reversal from the 183% levels seen in 2022, indicating that the company is currently destroying shareholder value rather than compounding it through its existing platform and service-based investments.
The volatility in return metrics suggests that the company's capital allocation is highly sensitive to the cyclical nature of the Chinese labor market. The rapid decay in ROIC warrants further investigation into whether recent capital expenditures are being directed toward productive technology upgrades or merely sustaining a shrinking and increasingly inefficient agent network.
Based on the latest quarterly data, the company's asset turnover has compressed to 1.12, down significantly from historical peaks, which suggests that the platform is becoming less efficient at converting its asset base into revenue as corporate demand for recruitment and outsourcing services cools.
The erratic nature of the cash conversion cycle and the recent increase in DSO suggest that the company may be facing challenges in collecting payments from its corporate clients. This inefficiency in working capital management exacerbates the firm's liquidity constraints and limits its ability to reinvest in the platform during periods of economic contraction.
Investors frequently misapply SaaS-based valuation multiples to LGCL, failing to recognize that the company functions more like a traditional labor intermediary, which obscures the high variable costs and lack of recurring revenue that define its actual financial performance and risk profile.
By treating the company as a high-margin software platform, analysts may overlook the reality that its 'PaaS' delivery mechanism is heavily dependent on human-centric agent commissions. A more appropriate framework would involve evaluating the company against human capital and staffing peers, which would likely lead to a more conservative assessment of its long-term margin potential.
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