LBRX Healthcare

LB Pharmaceuticals Inc

$40.33+3.30%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 1, 2026

Basics

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Biotechnology
Country: United States
Market cap: 1.3B USD
Enterprise value: 978.4M USD
Full-time employees: 49

Overall health

Strength: lower risk than most peers: more short-term liquidity and less debt relative to equitylower risk: more liquidity and less debt vs equity
Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Not enough data: growth

Would rank #836 of 1,157 fully scored healthcare companies (bottom 28%)

Partial overall score — 3/4 categories available.

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 50% of peers on free cash flow, but only 0% on earnings.
Relative to its free cash flow, LB Pharmaceuticals looks cheaper than 50% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Not profitable yet. Reported a loss in the 12 months to June 2026.
LB Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss over the last twelve months, so earnings-based measures can't show it as cheap.

StockQuotient Score

39/ 100

Oct 5 39 → Nov 4 39

Valuation

Is the price right?

8/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▼ Weaker

Share count up 12.5% (existing holders diluted)

Valuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Earnings yield
▼ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield-6.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0148 · MAD: 0.0148

EBITDA yield-9.3%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price50% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0401 · MAD: 0.0401

Free cash flow yield-6.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score 0.00Sector median: 0.0000 · MAD: 0.0000

Other data (not scored)

Book yield25.5%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3716 · MAD: 0.2313

Growth

Is it growing?

Insufficient data

Insufficient data: 0 of 3 inputs reported (at least 2 needed). We leave it blank rather than fill the gap with a made-up middle value.

Profitability

Does it earn well?

11/100

Weak

2/3 inputs reported · Partial data

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ ROIC
▼ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating marginUnavailable

Missing · left out of the score · no sector data, so not countedNot counted · remaining weights rescaledSector median: 0.0706 · MAD: 0.1217

Return on assets-23.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -4.72Sector median: 0.0166 · MAD: 0.0537

Return on invested capital-152.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -15.67Sector median: 0.0471 · MAD: 0.1004

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin0.0%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4697 · MAD: 0.2310

Return on equity-25.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0330 · MAD: 0.1225

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Lower

Lower relative risk

2/3 inputs reported · Partial data

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Current ratio
▲ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

BetaUnavailable

Missing · left out of the score · no sector data, so not countedNot counted · remaining weights rescaledSector median: 0.6250 · MAD: 0.3380

Current ratio15.08×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 9.02Sector median: 2.5860 · MAD: 1.3850

Debt / equity0.02×

Yahoo Finance fallback · no standard SEC debt tagReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.01Sector median: 0.2215 · MAD: 0.2039

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about LB Pharmaceuticals

Is LB Pharmaceuticals getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 11, 2026) got weaker in some ways: share count up 12.5%. Its overall score is unchanged at 39/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is LB Pharmaceuticals valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 8/100 against 1,393 healthcare peers. Earnings yield -6.6% vs a peer median of 1.5% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -6.6% vs peers 1.5% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is LB Pharmaceuticals growing?: Insufficient data: 0 of 3 inputs reported (at least 2 needed).
How profitable is LB Pharmaceuticals?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 11/100 against 1,393 healthcare peers. Return on invested capital -152.6% vs a peer median of 4.7% (weaker than 95% of peers).Return on invested capital -152.6% vs peers 4.7% (weaker than 95% of peers).
How risky is LB Pharmaceuticals?: Lower risk relative to 1,393 healthcare peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 15.08× vs a peer median of 2.59× (stronger than 93% of peers).Current ratio 15.08× vs peers 2.59× (stronger than 93% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 11, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got weaker

Share count up 12.5% (existing holders diluted)

Worth watching: LB Pharmaceuticals is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Net income (12 months)	−39.0M USD	−85.7M USD	+120.0%
Free cash flow (12 months)	−50.4M USD	−82.8M USD	+64.2%
Cash	320.7M USD	283.1M USD	−11.7%
Shares outstanding	28.7M	32.3M	+12.5%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Biotechnology · 132 companies

Valuations in Biotechnology are within their usual range since 2016.

48% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
22% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Median price-to-sales is +530% vs the whole market, against a usual +637%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Earnings-based measures are left out for now because many companies in Biotechnology are losing money.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Return on assets (ROA)	-188.2%	-8.1%	▲ 180 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	—	-8.4%	—
Current ratio	3.56×	41.44×	▲ >999%

LBRX price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: lower risk than most peers: more short-term liquidity and less debt relative to equitylower risk: more liquidity and less debt vs equity

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Not enough data: growth

Would rank #836 of 1,157 fully scored healthcare companies (bottom 28%)

Partial overall score — 3/4 categories available.

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 50% of peers on free cash flow, but only 0% on earnings.

Relative to its free cash flow, LB Pharmaceuticals looks cheaper than 50% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Not profitable yet. Reported a loss in the 12 months to June 2026.

LB Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss over the last twelve months, so earnings-based measures can't show it as cheap.

Questions investors ask about LB Pharmaceuticals

Is LB Pharmaceuticals getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 11, 2026) got weaker in some ways: share count up 12.5%. Its overall score is unchanged at 39/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is LB Pharmaceuticals valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 8/100 against 1,393 healthcare peers. Earnings yield -6.6% vs a peer median of 1.5% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -6.6% vs peers 1.5% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is LB Pharmaceuticals growing?

Insufficient data: 0 of 3 inputs reported (at least 2 needed).

How profitable is LB Pharmaceuticals?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 11/100 against 1,393 healthcare peers. Return on invested capital -152.6% vs a peer median of 4.7% (weaker than 95% of peers).Return on invested capital -152.6% vs peers 4.7% (weaker than 95% of peers).

How risky is LB Pharmaceuticals?

Lower risk relative to 1,393 healthcare peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 15.08× vs a peer median of 2.59× (stronger than 93% of peers).Current ratio 15.08× vs peers 2.59× (stronger than 93% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Net income (12 months)

−39.0M USD

−85.7M USD

+120.0%

Free cash flow (12 months)

−50.4M USD

−82.8M USD

+64.2%

Cash

320.7M USD

283.1M USD

−11.7%

Shares outstanding

28.7M

32.3M

+12.5%

Key ratios

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Return on assets (ROA)

-188.2%

-8.1%

▲ 180 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

—

-8.4%

—

Current ratio

3.56×

41.44×

▲ >999%