Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio 2769.1x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE 2.7%. (2024–2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $325M | $160M | $171M |
| Enterprise Value | $324M | $160M | $170M |
| P/E Ratio → | 2769.12 | 63.20 | 1454.40 |
| P/S Ratio | — | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 2.62 | 1.25 | 1.38 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | — | — | — |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — |
| Net Profit Margin | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.1% |
| ROA | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.1% |
| ROIC | -1.2% | -1.2% | — |
| ROCE | -1.5% | -1.5% | -0.1% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | -0.00 | -0.01 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | — |
Net cash position: cash ($322830) exceeds total debt ($0)
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.49 | 0.49 | 19.55 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.49 | 0.49 | 19.55 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.35 | 0.35 | 17.83 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.1% |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $13M | $17M |
Binary acquisition failure risk
According to current market data, WLAC trades at a P/E of 2769.12, a valuation multiple that appears disconnected from fundamental performance and instead reflects a speculative premium on the sponsor's ability to identify a viable acquisition target before the entity's charter expires.
The extreme P/E ratio is a byproduct of minimal earnings relative to the market capitalization, which is typical for shell entities but highlights the lack of a traditional valuation floor. Investors should monitor whether this premium persists as the search window narrows, as the current pricing suggests an expectation of a transformative deal rather than a reflection of existing assets.
Based on the company's 2025Q3 filings, the current ratio has compressed significantly to 7.61 from 19.55 in 2024Q4, indicating that while the entity remains technically liquid, the rapid consumption of cash reserves relative to current liabilities suggests a deteriorating buffer against unforeseen regulatory or search-related costs.
The sharp decline in the current ratio reflects the ongoing administrative burn required to maintain the public listing without the benefit of operational revenue. This trend warrants investigation into the firm's ability to sustain its search mandate, as the liquidity cushion is clearly eroding at a pace that may necessitate external capital injections.
As reported in financial statements, WLAC's ROIC has trended into negative territory, reaching -0.4% in 2025Q3, which underscores the inherent difficulty of generating positive returns on capital when the entity is solely focused on administrative search activities rather than productive business operations.
The negative ROIC is a direct consequence of the company's inability to deploy capital into revenue-generating assets, leaving the invested capital to be slowly depleted by fixed costs. This metric serves as a reminder that until a merger is finalized, the entity is effectively a capital-consuming vehicle rather than a capital-compounding one.
The P/E ratio is the most commonly misapplied metric for WLAC, as it obscures the reality that the company generates no operational revenue and that its earnings are driven entirely by non-operating accounting adjustments rather than core business performance or sustainable growth.
Analysts should instead focus on the 'burn rate' and the remaining cash runway relative to the time-to-expiration of the SPAC charter. Relying on traditional valuation multiples like P/E or P/B for a shell company risks misinterpreting accounting noise for fundamental value, potentially leading to an inaccurate assessment of the entity's risk-reward profile.
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Willow Lane Acquisition Corp.'s current P/E ratio is 2769.1x. The historical average is 63.2x. This places it at the 100th percentile of its historical range.
Willow Lane Acquisition Corp.'s return on equity (ROE) is 2.7%. The historical average is 1.4%.
Based on historical data, Willow Lane Acquisition Corp. is trading at a P/E of 2769.1x. This is at the 100th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.