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How LightPath Technologies, Inc. stacks up
LPTH · against 623 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
5/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #591 of 624 · scores higher than 4% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score66 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including LPTH · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 5?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 95% of peers. Return on assets: -10.6% vs peer median 2.9%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 94% of peers. Return on invested capital: -25.4% vs peer median 6.8%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 93% of peers. Operating margin: -27.4% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LPTH, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LPTH | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 581 reported | -25.4% | 3.6% | 6% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 619 reported | -27.4% | 3.8% | 8% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 610 reported | -10.6% | 1.3% | 5% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 599 reported | -19.7% | 3.9% | 10% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 624 reported | 36.0% | 27.0% | 63% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LPTH| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 604M AUD (≈$399M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 2 | 50.3B JPY (≈$342M) | 99 | 84 | |
| 3 | 56.5B JPY (≈$384M) | 98 | 80 | |
| 3 | 60.1B JPY (≈$409M) | 98 | 72 | |
| 3 | 72.9B JPY (≈$496M) | 98 | 82 | |
| 583 | 282M USD | 6 | 25 | |
| 583 | 408M USD | 6 | 27 | |
| 591 | 2.3B CNY (≈$318M) | 5 | 8 | |
| 591 | 608M USD | 5 | 22 | |
| 591 | 547M USD | 5 | 47 | |
| 591 | 376M USD | 5 | 48 | |
| 591 | 445M USD | 5 | 17 | |
| 591 | 852M USD | 5 | 38 | |
| 597 | 3.3B CNY (≈$460M) | 4 | 1 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score