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LANDBRIDGE CO LLC-A (LB) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:LB - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US5149521008 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

65.21  -7.19 (-9.93%)

After market: 66 +0.79 (+1.21%)

Fundamental Rating

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We assign a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10 to LB. LB was compared to 64 industry peers in the Real Estate Management & Development industry. Both the profitability and financial health of LB have multiple concerns. LB is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

LB had negative earnings in the past year.
LB had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: LB reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
LB Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLB Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2022 2023 0 20M 40M 60M

1.2 Ratios

LB has a worse Return On Assets (-6.04%) than 60.00% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -42.90%, LB is doing worse than 70.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.04%
ROE -42.9%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
LB Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLB Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2022 2023 0 10 20 30 40

1.3 Margins

The Gross Margin of LB (97.69%) is better than 96.67% of its industry peers.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for LB so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 97.69%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
LB Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLB Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2022 2023 0 20 40 60 80

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

LB does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
The number of shares outstanding for LB remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, LB has a worse debt to assets ratio.
LB Yearly Shares OutstandingLB Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2022 2023 20M 40M 60M
LB Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLB Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2022 2023 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M

2.2 Solvency

LB has an Altman-Z score of 5.58. This indicates that LB is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
LB has a Altman-Z score of 5.58. This is amongst the best in the industry. LB outperforms 81.67% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.49 is on the high side and indicates that LB has dependencies on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 2.49, LB is not doing good in the industry: 83.33% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.49
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 5.58
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8.99%
LB Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLB Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2022 2023 50M 100M 150M 200M

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.73 indicates that LB may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.73, LB is doing worse than 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.73 indicates that LB may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
LB has a Quick ratio of 0.73. This is in the lower half of the industry: LB underperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.73
Quick Ratio 0.73
LB Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLB Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2022 2023 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

LB shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 1093.08%, which is quite impressive.
The Revenue has grown by 40.73% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)1093.08%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%N/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)40.73%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -28.53% on average over the next years. This is quite bad
Based on estimates for the next years, LB will show a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -75.85% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-87.63%
EPS Next 2Y-45.81%
EPS Next 3Y-28.53%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-99.24%
Revenue Next 2Y-88.92%
Revenue Next 3Y-75.85%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

LB Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLB Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 5B 10B 15B
LB Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLB Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1 2 3 4 5

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LB. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 37.85, LB can be considered very expensive at the moment.
73.33% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LB, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of LB to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.68), we can say LB is valued expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 37.85
LB Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLB Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 50 -50 -100

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
LB Per share dataLB EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 0.5 -0.5 1 1.5

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A cheap valuation may be justified as LB's earnings are expected to decrease with -28.53% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-45.81%
EPS Next 3Y-28.53%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

LB has a yearly dividend return of 0.58%, which is pretty low.
LB's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 3.28. LB pays more dividend than 81.67% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.27, LB's dividend is way lower than the S&P500 average.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.58%

5.2 History

LB has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
LB Yearly Dividends per shareLB Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2024 1 2 3 4

5.3 Sustainability

DPN/A
EPS Next 2Y-45.81%
EPS Next 3Y-28.53%
LB Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendLB Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2022 2023 0 20M 40M 60M

LANDBRIDGE CO LLC-A

NYSE:LB (2/21/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 66 +0.79 (+1.21%)

65.21

-7.19 (-9.93%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorReal Estate
GICS IndustryGroupEquity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
GICS IndustryReal Estate Management & Development
Earnings (Last)11-06 2024-11-06/amc
Earnings (Next)03-05 2025-03-05
Inst Owners92.15%
Inst Owner Change29.85%
Ins Owners3.09%
Ins Owner Change-4.15%
Market Cap4.99B
Analysts80
Price Target74.69 (14.54%)
Short Float %18.23%
Short Ratio6.84
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.58%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-20.03%
Min EPS beat(2)-28.59%
Max EPS beat(2)-11.48%
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-9.85%
Min Revenue beat(2)-17%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.7%
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)9.99%
PT rev (3m)92.69%
EPS NQ rev (1m)4.01%
EPS NQ rev (3m)17.08%
EPS NY rev (1m)-10.55%
EPS NY rev (3m)-7.82%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)1.39%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)10.4%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.23%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.37%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 37.85
P/S 54.86
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 51.3
P/tB 71.53
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.57
EYN/A
EPS(NY)1.72
Fwd EY2.64%
FCF(TTM)N/A
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)N/A
OCFYN/A
SpS1.19
BVpS1.27
TBVpS0.91
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.04%
ROE -42.9%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 97.69%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-ScoreN/A
Asset Turnover0.13
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.49
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.73
Quick Ratio 0.73
Altman-Z 5.58
F-ScoreN/A
WACC8.99%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)1093.08%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%N/A
EPS Next Y-87.63%
EPS Next 2Y-45.81%
EPS Next 3Y-28.53%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)40.73%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A
Revenue Next Year-99.24%
Revenue Next 2Y-88.92%
Revenue Next 3Y-75.85%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y2266.12%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year47.64%
EBIT Next 3Y41.9%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y192.05%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y158.74%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A