The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

LGL • • Industrial / General

TechnologyTech Hardware & EquipmentElectronic Components & ConnectorsFrequency Control Components

AboutThe LGL Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of frequency and spectrum control products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Electronic Components and Electronic Instruments. The Electronic Components segment offers clock oscillators, VCXO, TCXO OCXO, and DOCXO devices; and radio frequency, microwave and millimeter wave filters, diplexers, and solid-state power amplifiers. It also provides filter devices, which includes crystal, ceramic, LC, tubular, combline, cavity, interdigital, and metal insert waveguide, as well as digital, analog and mechanical tunable filters, switched filter arrays, and RF subsystems. This segment's products are used in infrastructure equipment for the telecommunications and network equipment industries; and electronic systems for applications in defense, aerospace, earth-orbiting satellites, down-hole drilling, medical devices, instrumentation, industrial devices, and global positioning systems. The Electronic Instruments segment designs and manufactures frequency and time reference standards, distribution amplifiers, redundancy auto switches, and NTP servers for timing and synchronization in various applications. Its products are used in computer networking, satellite ground stations, electric utilities, broadcasting, and telecommunication systems. The company was formerly known as Lynch Corporation and changed its name to The LGL Group, Inc. The LGL Group, Inc. was founded in 1917 and is based in Orlando, Florida.Show more

Revenue $2M +28.8%
EBITDA -$1M -5.0%
Net Income $432K +60.6%
EPS (Diluted) 0.08 +54.7%
Gross Margin 52.96% -1.8%
EBITDA Margin -60.47% +18.5%
Operating Margin -61.41% +18.6%
Net Margin 19.41% +24.7%
ROE 1.05% +55.2%
ROIC -
Debt/Equity -
Interest Coverage -

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓FCF machine: 39.3% free cash flow margin
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 232.4%
✓Trading at only 0.9x book value

✗Weaknesses

✗Profits declining 42.7% over 5 years
✗Sales declining 41.3% over 5 years
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high
✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-20.83%

5Y-41.28%

3Y15.47%

TTM20.24%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-42.74%

3Y-69.1%

TTM151.92%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-43.98%

3Y-69.49%

TTM148.35%

ROCE

10Y Avg-0.32%

5Y Avg-2.86%

3Y Avg-3.59%

Latest-3.27%

Peer Comparison

Frequency Control Components

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
LGLThe LGL Group, Inc.	35.18M	6.36	81.75	28.82%	25.05%	2.19%	2.48%
MPTIM-tron Industries, Inc.	186.07M	63.51	23.97	19.05%	13.51%	19.35%	3.02%	0.00

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	20.71M	20.89M	22.4M	24.87M	31.9M	31.16M	1.45M	-2.68M	1.73M	2.23M
Revenue Growth %	-0.1%	0.01%	0.07%	0.11%	0.28%	-0.02%	-0.95%	-2.85%	1.65%	0.29%
Cost of Goods Sold+	13.86M	13.86M	14.66M	15.21M	19.38M	20.23M	711K	837K	796K	1.05M
COGS % of Revenue	0.67%	0.66%	0.65%	0.61%	0.61%	0.65%	0.49%	-0.31%	0.46%	0.47%
Gross Profit+	6.85M	7.03M	7.74M	9.66M	12.52M	10.93M	735K	-3.52M	932K	1.18M
Gross Margin %	0.33%	0.34%	0.35%	0.39%	0.39%	0.35%	0.51%	1.31%	0.54%	0.53%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.08%	0.03%	0.1%	0.25%	0.3%	-0.13%	-0.93%	-5.78%	1.27%	0.27%
Operating Expenses+	7.64M	7.19M	7.46M	8.23M	9.08M	9.51M	4.26M	-1.47M	2.24M	2.55M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.37%	0.34%	0.33%	0.33%	0.28%	0.31%	2.94%	0.55%	1.29%	1.14%
Selling, General & Admin	7.64M	7.19M	7.46M	8.23M	7.07M	7.37M	4.26M	2.89M	2.24M	2.55M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.37%	0.34%	0.33%	0.33%	0.22%	0.24%	2.94%	-1.08%	1.29%	1.14%
Research & Development	1.96M	1.91M	1.83M	1.95M	2M	2.14M	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	0.09%	0.09%	0.08%	0.08%	0.06%	0.07%	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	85K	144K	-57K	140K	0	0	0	-4.36M	0	0
Operating Income+	-788K	-161K	276K	1.43M	3.44M	1.42M	-3.52M	-2.05M	-1.3M	-1.37M
Operating Margin %	-0.04%	-0.01%	0.01%	0.06%	0.11%	0.05%	-2.43%	0.76%	-0.75%	-0.61%
Operating Income Growth %	0.72%	0.8%	2.71%	4.18%	1.4%	-0.59%	-3.49%	0.42%	0.36%	-0.05%
EBITDA+	82K	611K	918K	1.92M	3.93M	1.94M	-2.94M	-1.49M	-1.28M	-1.35M
EBITDA Margin %	0%	0.03%	0.04%	0.08%	0.12%	0.06%	-2.04%	0.56%	-0.74%	-0.6%
EBITDA Growth %	1.04%	6.45%	0.5%	1.09%	1.05%	-0.51%	-2.52%	0.49%	0.14%	-0.05%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	870K	772K	642K	492K	493K	528K	576K	558K	22K	21K
EBIT	-671K	5K	276K	1.43M	3.91M	1.31M	-3.52M	-6.41M	646K	699K
Net Interest Income+	-32K	-22K	-11K	2K	2K	-11K	1K	194K	0	2.07M
Interest Income	0	0	0	2K	2K	0	1K	194K	0	2.07M
Interest Expense	32K	22K	11K	0	0	11K	0	0	0	0
Other Income/Expense	85K	144K	-57K	140K	470K	-111K	19.54M	-4.36M	1.95M	2.07M
Pretax Income+	-703K	-17K	219K	1.57M	3.91M	1.3M	16.02M	-6.41M	646K	699K
Pretax Margin %	-0.03%	-0%	0.01%	0.06%	0.12%	0.04%	11.08%	2.39%	0.37%	0.31%
Income Tax+	8K	-165K	102K	165K	-3.11M	336K	3.47M	-1.53M	301K	177K
Effective Tax Rate %	1.01%	-8.71%	0.53%	0.89%	1.79%	0.74%	0.91%	0.47%	0.42%	0.62%
Net Income+	-711K	148K	117K	1.41M	7.02M	968K	14.64M	-2.99M	269K	432K
Net Margin %	-0.03%	0.01%	0.01%	0.06%	0.22%	0.03%	10.12%	1.12%	0.16%	0.19%
Net Income Growth %	0.75%	1.21%	-0.21%	11.01%	3.99%	-0.86%	14.12%	-1.2%	1.09%	0.61%
Net Income (Continuing)	-711K	148K	117K	1.41M	7.02M	968K	12.55M	-4.88M	345K	522K
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.09M	1.89M	-28K	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.92M	2.01M
EPS (Diluted)+	-0.27	0.06	0.04	0.29	1.41	0.19	2.74	-0.91	0.05	0.08
EPS Growth %	0.75%	1.22%	-0.33%	6.25%	3.86%	-0.87%	13.42%	-1.33%	1.06%	0.55%
EPS (Basic)	-0.27	0.06	0.04	0.30	1.44	0.19	2.77	-0.91	0.05	0.08
Diluted Shares Outstanding	2.64M	2.67M	3.04M	4.88M	4.98M	5.22M	5.33M	5.34M	5.35M	5.55M
Basic Shares Outstanding	2.63M	2.67M	2.93M	4.75M	4.88M	5.17M	5.28M	5.34M	5.35M	5.35M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	0.42%	0.05%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	11.95M	12.89M	24.55M	27.39M	28.91M	33.78M	55.84M	39.34M	41.57M	42.64M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	5.55M	5.55M	17.05M	19.28M	18.08M	24.12M	42.54M	38.09M	40.73M	41.6M
Cash Only	5.55M	2.78M	13.25M	3M	12.45M	18.33M	26.38M	21.51M	40.71M	41.59M
Short-Term Investments	0	2.77M	3.8M	16.28M	5.63M	5.79M	16.16M	16.59M	22K	17K
Accounts Receivable	2.61M	3.5M	3.39M	3.39M	4.45M	4.12M	672K	543K	356K	493K
Days Sales Outstanding	45.92	61.22	55.28	49.81	50.86	48.28	169.63	-73.98	75.2	80.84
Inventory	3.55M	3.64M	3.88M	4.47M	6.02M	5.28M	271K	265K	204K	267K
Days Inventory Outstanding	93.36	95.82	96.47	107.17	113.3	95.25	139.12	115.56	93.54	93.08
Other Current Assets	247K	200K	229K	242K	365K	257K	12.36M	440K	273K	280K
Total Non-Current Assets+	3.85M	3.76M	3M	2.69M	10.43M	9.74M	5.02M	476K	303K	503K
Property, Plant & Equipment	3.17M	2.71M	2.18M	2.09M	3.16M	3.21M	179K	133K	75K	308K
Fixed Asset Turnover	6.54x	7.71x	10.28x	11.92x	10.09x	9.72x	8.08x	-20.14x	23.04x	7.23x
Goodwill	40K	40K	40K	40K	40K	40K	0	0	0	0
Intangible Assets	435K	588K	512K	437K	362K	287K	100K	78K	57K	36K
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	-127K	3.33M	3.07M	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	211K	203K	101K	127K	102K	16K	4.2M	0	0	0
Total Assets+	15.8M	16.65M	27.55M	30.07M	39.34M	43.52M	60.85M	39.82M	41.87M	43.15M
Asset Turnover	1.31x	1.26x	0.81x	0.83x	0.81x	0.72x	0.02x	-0.07x	0.04x	0.05x
Asset Growth %	-0.08%	0.05%	0.66%	0.09%	0.31%	0.11%	0.4%	-0.35%	0.05%	0.03%
Total Current Liabilities+	2.08M	2.75M	2.63M	2.75M	4.32M	3.4M	4.43M	587K	474K	904K
Accounts Payable	987K	1.52M	1.48M	1.42M	1.86M	1.26M	60K	310K	93K	333K
Days Payables Outstanding	25.99	40.17	36.77	34.03	35.12	22.82	30.8	135.19	42.64	116.09
Short-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	331K	422K	62K	62K	61K	0
Deferred Revenue (Current)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	320K	288K	278K	191K	296K	386K	3.45M	44K	15K	291K
Current Ratio	5.76x	4.68x	9.35x	9.95x	6.69x	9.94x	12.62x	67.02x	87.69x	47.17x
Quick Ratio	4.05x	3.36x	7.87x	8.33x	5.29x	8.39x	12.55x	66.57x	87.26x	46.88x
Cash Conversion Cycle	113.3	116.87	114.98	122.95	129.04	120.71	277.95	-93.6	126.09	57.83
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	987K	1.52M	1.48M	0	118K	363K	1.68M	739K	713K	1M
Long-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	0	293K	116K	70K	14K	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	351K	0	0	118K	70K	1.07M	668K	697K	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	0	-351K	0	0	0	0	497K	1K	2K	1M
Total Liabilities	2.08M	2.75M	2.63M	2.75M	4.44M	3.76M	6.11M	1.33M	1.19M	1.91M
Total Debt+	0	0	0	0	331K	715K	178K	132K	75K	0
Net Debt	-5.55M	-2.78M	-13.25M	-3M	-12.12M	-17.62M	-26.2M	-21.38M	-40.64M	-41.59M
Debt / Equity	-	-	-	-	0.01x	0.02x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	-
Debt / EBITDA	-	-	-	-	0.08x	0.37x	-	-	-	-
Net Debt / EBITDA	-67.72x	-4.55x	-14.43x	-1.56x	-3.08x	-9.07x	-	-	-	-
Interest Coverage	-24.63x	-7.32x	25.09x	-	-	128.64x	-	-	-	-
Total Equity+	13.73M	13.89M	24.93M	27.32M	34.89M	39.77M	54.74M	38.49M	40.68M	41.24M
Equity Growth %	-0.04%	0.01%	0.79%	0.1%	0.28%	0.14%	0.38%	-0.3%	0.06%	0.01%
Book Value per Share	5.20	5.21	8.21	5.60	7.01	7.62	10.26	7.21	7.60	7.43
Total Shareholders' Equity	13.73M	13.89M	24.93M	27.32M	34.89M	39.77M	54.74M	38.49M	38.76M	39.23M
Common Stock	27K	27K	47K	49K	50K	53K	53K	53K	53K	53K
Retained Earnings	-14.87M	-14.73M	-14.61M	-13.17M	-6.15M	-5.18M	9.45M	-7.33M	-7.06M	-6.63M
Treasury Stock	-572K	-580K	-580K	-580K	-580K	-580K	-580K	-580K	-580K	-580K
Accumulated OCI	40K	-3K	35K	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.92M	2.01M

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	689K	278K	681K	1.66M	2.67M	3.19M	1.35M	-817K	385K	874K
Operating CF Margin %	0.03%	0.01%	0.03%	0.07%	0.08%	0.1%	0.93%	0.3%	0.22%	0.39%
Operating CF Growth %	1.53%	-0.6%	1.45%	1.43%	0.61%	0.2%	-0.58%	-1.6%	1.47%	1.27%
Net Income	-711K	148K	117K	1.41M	7.02M	968K	12.55M	-4.88M	317K	522K
Depreciation & Amortization	870K	772K	642K	492K	493K	528K	576K	558K	22K	21K
Stock-Based Compensation	265K	67K	88K	64K	112K	790K	0	0	3K	36K
Deferred Taxes	-332K	-214K	41K	46K	-3.18M	255K	3.14M	-1.52M	82K	56K
Other Non-Cash Items	308K	-176K	75K	24K	-190K	123K	-15.31M	7.02M	-384K	5K
Working Capital Changes	289K	-319K	-282K	-375K	-1.58M	528K	392K	-2M	345K	234K
Change in Receivables	660K	-890K	111K	-1K	-1.05M	323K	-545K	-613K	187K	-137K
Change in Inventory	625K	-62K	-237K	-591K	-1.55M	736K	-212K	-2.33M	61K	-63K
Change in Payables	-1.01M	634K	-128K	125K	1.24M	-717K	574K	-476K	-110K	441K
Cash from Investing+	-328K	-3.04M	-1M	-324K	-6.16M	-428K	9.41M	-5.83M	18.82M	0
Capital Expenditures	-422K	-172K	-131K	-324K	-1.16M	-407K	-1.1M	-662K	0	0
CapEx % of Revenue	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.04%	0.01%	0.76%	-0.25%	-	-
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	94K	117K	34K	0	0	0	-2.73M	0	-4.32M	0
Cash from Financing+	0	-8K	10.79M	926K	442K	3.11M	-73K	-859K	0	0
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	-62K	-6K	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	0	62K	0	954K	442K	-140K	-251K	-1.05M	0	0
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	267K	106K	550K	1.33M	1.5M	2.79M	253K	-1.48M	385K	874K
FCF Margin %	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	0.05%	0.05%	0.09%	0.17%	0.55%	0.22%	0.39%
FCF Growth %	1.12%	-0.6%	4.19%	1.42%	0.13%	0.85%	-0.91%	-6.85%	1.26%	1.27%
FCF per Share	0.10	0.04	0.18	0.27	0.30	0.53	0.05	-0.28	0.07	0.16
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	-0.97x	1.88x	5.82x	1.18x	0.38x	3.30x	0.09x	0.27x	1.43x	2.02x
Interest Paid	21K	17K	23K	23K	6K	3K	0	0	0	0
Taxes Paid	30K	52K	41K	69K	86K	60K	0	0	0	76K

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-5.09%	1.07%	0.6%	5.38%	22.55%	2.59%	30.98%	-6.42%	0.68%	1.05%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-6.86%	-1.25%	1.82%	5.96%	10.95%	4.73%	-10.42%	-6.73%	-11.4%	-
Gross Margin	33.07%	33.67%	34.55%	38.84%	39.24%	35.07%	50.83%	131.24%	53.94%	52.96%
Net Margin	-3.43%	0.71%	0.52%	5.65%	22%	3.11%	1012.31%	111.68%	15.57%	19.41%
Debt / Equity	-	-	-	-	0.01x	0.02x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	-
Interest Coverage	-24.63x	-7.32x	25.09x	-	-	128.64x	-	-	-	-
FCF Conversion	-0.97x	1.88x	5.82x	1.18x	0.38x	3.30x	0.09x	0.27x	1.43x	2.02x
Revenue Growth	-9.99%	0.86%	7.23%	11.02%	28.25%	-2.3%	-95.36%	-285.27%	164.5%	28.82%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Electronic Instruments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.73M	2.23M
Electronic Instruments Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	28.82%
Electronic Components	-	-	21.52M	23.79M	30.55M	29.98M	26.69M	-	-	-
Electronic Components Growth	-	-	-	10.58%	28.41%	-1.88%	-10.96%	-	-	-
Electronic Instruments	-	-	886K	1.08M	1.34M	1.18M	1.45M	-	-	-
Electronic Instruments Growth	-	-	-	21.56%	24.79%	-12.05%	22.34%	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UNITED STATES	-	-	-	18.67M	23.4M	23.75M	22.1M	1.2M	-	-
UNITED STATES Growth	-	-	-	-	25.30%	1.52%	-6.97%	-94.59%	-	-
Non Us	-	-	-	6.2M	8.5M	7.41M	6.04M	460K	-	-
Non Us Growth	-	-	-	-	37.16%	-12.82%	-18.43%	-92.39%	-	-
FRANCE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	142K	-	-
FRANCE Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ROMANIA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100K	-	-
ROMANIA Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SPAIN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	65K	-	-
SPAIN Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CANADA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	54K	-	-
CANADA Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
All Other Foreign Countries	2.22M	2.44M	3.27M	3.04M	4.17M	2.38M	2.42M	33K	-	-
All Other Foreign Countries Growth	-	10.05%	34.06%	-7.05%	37.02%	-42.87%	1.72%	-98.64%	-	-
INDIA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	31K	-	-
INDIA Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NORWAY	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25K	-	-
NORWAY Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JAPAN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10K	-	-
JAPAN Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MALAYSIA	-	-	3.04M	3.15M	4.33M	2.84M	2.75M	-	-	-
MALAYSIA Growth	-	-	-	3.79%	37.30%	-34.35%	-3.41%	-	-	-
HONG KONG	-	-	-	-	-	1.21M	682K	-	-	-
HONG KONG Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-43.68%	-	-	-
AUSTRALIA	-	-	-	-	-	974K	193K	-	-	-
AUSTRALIA Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-80.18%	-	-	-
Foreign	5.45M	6M	6.31M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Foreign Growth	-	9.99%	5.25%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Domestic	-	14.89M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Domestic Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Malaysia	2.46M	3.24M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Malaysia Growth	-	31.98%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
China	778K	315K	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
China Growth	-	-59.51%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 81.7x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) reported $3.7M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 90% decrease from $35.7M in 2011.

The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) grew revenue by 28.8% over the past year. This is strong growth.

Yes, The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) is profitable, generating $0.9M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (19.4% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) has a return on equity (ROE) of 1.1%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) generated $0.4M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

LGL • • Industrial / General

TechnologyTech Hardware & EquipmentElectronic Components & ConnectorsFrequency Control Components

Revenue $2M +28.8%
EBITDA -$1M -5.0%
Net Income $432K +60.6%
EPS (Diluted) 0.08 +54.7%
Gross Margin 52.96% -1.8%
EBITDA Margin -60.47% +18.5%
Operating Margin -61.41% +18.6%
Net Margin 19.41% +24.7%
ROE 1.05% +55.2%
ROIC -
Debt/Equity -
Interest Coverage -

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓FCF machine: 39.3% free cash flow margin
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 232.4%
✓Trading at only 0.9x book value

✗Weaknesses

✗Profits declining 42.7% over 5 years
✗Sales declining 41.3% over 5 years
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high
✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-20.83%

5Y-41.28%

3Y15.47%

TTM20.24%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-42.74%

3Y-69.1%

TTM151.92%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-43.98%

3Y-69.49%

TTM148.35%

ROCE

10Y Avg-0.32%

5Y Avg-2.86%

3Y Avg-3.59%

Latest-3.27%

Peer Comparison

Frequency Control Components

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
LGLThe LGL Group, Inc.	35.18M	6.36	81.75	28.82%	25.05%	2.19%	2.48%
MPTIM-tron Industries, Inc.	186.07M	63.51	23.97	19.05%	13.51%	19.35%	3.02%	0.00

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	20.71M	20.89M	22.4M	24.87M	31.9M	31.16M	1.45M	-2.68M	1.73M	2.23M
Revenue Growth %	-0.1%	0.01%	0.07%	0.11%	0.28%	-0.02%	-0.95%	-2.85%	1.65%	0.29%
Cost of Goods Sold+	13.86M	13.86M	14.66M	15.21M	19.38M	20.23M	711K	837K	796K	1.05M
COGS % of Revenue	0.67%	0.66%	0.65%	0.61%	0.61%	0.65%	0.49%	-0.31%	0.46%	0.47%
Gross Profit+	6.85M	7.03M	7.74M	9.66M	12.52M	10.93M	735K	-3.52M	932K	1.18M
Gross Margin %	0.33%	0.34%	0.35%	0.39%	0.39%	0.35%	0.51%	1.31%	0.54%	0.53%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.08%	0.03%	0.1%	0.25%	0.3%	-0.13%	-0.93%	-5.78%	1.27%	0.27%
Operating Expenses+	7.64M	7.19M	7.46M	8.23M	9.08M	9.51M	4.26M	-1.47M	2.24M	2.55M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.37%	0.34%	0.33%	0.33%	0.28%	0.31%	2.94%	0.55%	1.29%	1.14%
Selling, General & Admin	7.64M	7.19M	7.46M	8.23M	7.07M	7.37M	4.26M	2.89M	2.24M	2.55M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.37%	0.34%	0.33%	0.33%	0.22%	0.24%	2.94%	-1.08%	1.29%	1.14%
Research & Development	1.96M	1.91M	1.83M	1.95M	2M	2.14M	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	0.09%	0.09%	0.08%	0.08%	0.06%	0.07%	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	85K	144K	-57K	140K	0	0	0	-4.36M	0	0
Operating Income+	-788K	-161K	276K	1.43M	3.44M	1.42M	-3.52M	-2.05M	-1.3M	-1.37M
Operating Margin %	-0.04%	-0.01%	0.01%	0.06%	0.11%	0.05%	-2.43%	0.76%	-0.75%	-0.61%
Operating Income Growth %	0.72%	0.8%	2.71%	4.18%	1.4%	-0.59%	-3.49%	0.42%	0.36%	-0.05%
EBITDA+	82K	611K	918K	1.92M	3.93M	1.94M	-2.94M	-1.49M	-1.28M	-1.35M
EBITDA Margin %	0%	0.03%	0.04%	0.08%	0.12%	0.06%	-2.04%	0.56%	-0.74%	-0.6%
EBITDA Growth %	1.04%	6.45%	0.5%	1.09%	1.05%	-0.51%	-2.52%	0.49%	0.14%	-0.05%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	870K	772K	642K	492K	493K	528K	576K	558K	22K	21K
EBIT	-671K	5K	276K	1.43M	3.91M	1.31M	-3.52M	-6.41M	646K	699K
Net Interest Income+	-32K	-22K	-11K	2K	2K	-11K	1K	194K	0	2.07M
Interest Income	0	0	0	2K	2K	0	1K	194K	0	2.07M
Interest Expense	32K	22K	11K	0	0	11K	0	0	0	0
Other Income/Expense	85K	144K	-57K	140K	470K	-111K	19.54M	-4.36M	1.95M	2.07M
Pretax Income+	-703K	-17K	219K	1.57M	3.91M	1.3M	16.02M	-6.41M	646K	699K
Pretax Margin %	-0.03%	-0%	0.01%	0.06%	0.12%	0.04%	11.08%	2.39%	0.37%	0.31%
Income Tax+	8K	-165K	102K	165K	-3.11M	336K	3.47M	-1.53M	301K	177K
Effective Tax Rate %	1.01%	-8.71%	0.53%	0.89%	1.79%	0.74%	0.91%	0.47%	0.42%	0.62%
Net Income+	-711K	148K	117K	1.41M	7.02M	968K	14.64M	-2.99M	269K	432K
Net Margin %	-0.03%	0.01%	0.01%	0.06%	0.22%	0.03%	10.12%	1.12%	0.16%	0.19%
Net Income Growth %	0.75%	1.21%	-0.21%	11.01%	3.99%	-0.86%	14.12%	-1.2%	1.09%	0.61%
Net Income (Continuing)	-711K	148K	117K	1.41M	7.02M	968K	12.55M	-4.88M	345K	522K
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.09M	1.89M	-28K	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.92M	2.01M
EPS (Diluted)+	-0.27	0.06	0.04	0.29	1.41	0.19	2.74	-0.91	0.05	0.08
EPS Growth %	0.75%	1.22%	-0.33%	6.25%	3.86%	-0.87%	13.42%	-1.33%	1.06%	0.55%
EPS (Basic)	-0.27	0.06	0.04	0.30	1.44	0.19	2.77	-0.91	0.05	0.08
Diluted Shares Outstanding	2.64M	2.67M	3.04M	4.88M	4.98M	5.22M	5.33M	5.34M	5.35M	5.55M
Basic Shares Outstanding	2.63M	2.67M	2.93M	4.75M	4.88M	5.17M	5.28M	5.34M	5.35M	5.35M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	0.42%	0.05%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	11.95M	12.89M	24.55M	27.39M	28.91M	33.78M	55.84M	39.34M	41.57M	42.64M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	5.55M	5.55M	17.05M	19.28M	18.08M	24.12M	42.54M	38.09M	40.73M	41.6M
Cash Only	5.55M	2.78M	13.25M	3M	12.45M	18.33M	26.38M	21.51M	40.71M	41.59M
Short-Term Investments	0	2.77M	3.8M	16.28M	5.63M	5.79M	16.16M	16.59M	22K	17K
Accounts Receivable	2.61M	3.5M	3.39M	3.39M	4.45M	4.12M	672K	543K	356K	493K
Days Sales Outstanding	45.92	61.22	55.28	49.81	50.86	48.28	169.63	-73.98	75.2	80.84
Inventory	3.55M	3.64M	3.88M	4.47M	6.02M	5.28M	271K	265K	204K	267K
Days Inventory Outstanding	93.36	95.82	96.47	107.17	113.3	95.25	139.12	115.56	93.54	93.08
Other Current Assets	247K	200K	229K	242K	365K	257K	12.36M	440K	273K	280K
Total Non-Current Assets+	3.85M	3.76M	3M	2.69M	10.43M	9.74M	5.02M	476K	303K	503K
Property, Plant & Equipment	3.17M	2.71M	2.18M	2.09M	3.16M	3.21M	179K	133K	75K	308K
Fixed Asset Turnover	6.54x	7.71x	10.28x	11.92x	10.09x	9.72x	8.08x	-20.14x	23.04x	7.23x
Goodwill	40K	40K	40K	40K	40K	40K	0	0	0	0
Intangible Assets	435K	588K	512K	437K	362K	287K	100K	78K	57K	36K
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	-127K	3.33M	3.07M	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	211K	203K	101K	127K	102K	16K	4.2M	0	0	0
Total Assets+	15.8M	16.65M	27.55M	30.07M	39.34M	43.52M	60.85M	39.82M	41.87M	43.15M
Asset Turnover	1.31x	1.26x	0.81x	0.83x	0.81x	0.72x	0.02x	-0.07x	0.04x	0.05x
Asset Growth %	-0.08%	0.05%	0.66%	0.09%	0.31%	0.11%	0.4%	-0.35%	0.05%	0.03%
Total Current Liabilities+	2.08M	2.75M	2.63M	2.75M	4.32M	3.4M	4.43M	587K	474K	904K
Accounts Payable	987K	1.52M	1.48M	1.42M	1.86M	1.26M	60K	310K	93K	333K
Days Payables Outstanding	25.99	40.17	36.77	34.03	35.12	22.82	30.8	135.19	42.64	116.09
Short-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	331K	422K	62K	62K	61K	0
Deferred Revenue (Current)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	320K	288K	278K	191K	296K	386K	3.45M	44K	15K	291K
Current Ratio	5.76x	4.68x	9.35x	9.95x	6.69x	9.94x	12.62x	67.02x	87.69x	47.17x
Quick Ratio	4.05x	3.36x	7.87x	8.33x	5.29x	8.39x	12.55x	66.57x	87.26x	46.88x
Cash Conversion Cycle	113.3	116.87	114.98	122.95	129.04	120.71	277.95	-93.6	126.09	57.83
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	987K	1.52M	1.48M	0	118K	363K	1.68M	739K	713K	1M
Long-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	0	293K	116K	70K	14K	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	351K	0	0	118K	70K	1.07M	668K	697K	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	0	-351K	0	0	0	0	497K	1K	2K	1M
Total Liabilities	2.08M	2.75M	2.63M	2.75M	4.44M	3.76M	6.11M	1.33M	1.19M	1.91M
Total Debt+	0	0	0	0	331K	715K	178K	132K	75K	0
Net Debt	-5.55M	-2.78M	-13.25M	-3M	-12.12M	-17.62M	-26.2M	-21.38M	-40.64M	-41.59M
Debt / Equity	-	-	-	-	0.01x	0.02x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	-
Debt / EBITDA	-	-	-	-	0.08x	0.37x	-	-	-	-
Net Debt / EBITDA	-67.72x	-4.55x	-14.43x	-1.56x	-3.08x	-9.07x	-	-	-	-
Interest Coverage	-24.63x	-7.32x	25.09x	-	-	128.64x	-	-	-	-
Total Equity+	13.73M	13.89M	24.93M	27.32M	34.89M	39.77M	54.74M	38.49M	40.68M	41.24M
Equity Growth %	-0.04%	0.01%	0.79%	0.1%	0.28%	0.14%	0.38%	-0.3%	0.06%	0.01%
Book Value per Share	5.20	5.21	8.21	5.60	7.01	7.62	10.26	7.21	7.60	7.43
Total Shareholders' Equity	13.73M	13.89M	24.93M	27.32M	34.89M	39.77M	54.74M	38.49M	38.76M	39.23M
Common Stock	27K	27K	47K	49K	50K	53K	53K	53K	53K	53K
Retained Earnings	-14.87M	-14.73M	-14.61M	-13.17M	-6.15M	-5.18M	9.45M	-7.33M	-7.06M	-6.63M
Treasury Stock	-572K	-580K	-580K	-580K	-580K	-580K	-580K	-580K	-580K	-580K
Accumulated OCI	40K	-3K	35K	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.92M	2.01M

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	689K	278K	681K	1.66M	2.67M	3.19M	1.35M	-817K	385K	874K
Operating CF Margin %	0.03%	0.01%	0.03%	0.07%	0.08%	0.1%	0.93%	0.3%	0.22%	0.39%
Operating CF Growth %	1.53%	-0.6%	1.45%	1.43%	0.61%	0.2%	-0.58%	-1.6%	1.47%	1.27%
Net Income	-711K	148K	117K	1.41M	7.02M	968K	12.55M	-4.88M	317K	522K
Depreciation & Amortization	870K	772K	642K	492K	493K	528K	576K	558K	22K	21K
Stock-Based Compensation	265K	67K	88K	64K	112K	790K	0	0	3K	36K
Deferred Taxes	-332K	-214K	41K	46K	-3.18M	255K	3.14M	-1.52M	82K	56K
Other Non-Cash Items	308K	-176K	75K	24K	-190K	123K	-15.31M	7.02M	-384K	5K
Working Capital Changes	289K	-319K	-282K	-375K	-1.58M	528K	392K	-2M	345K	234K
Change in Receivables	660K	-890K	111K	-1K	-1.05M	323K	-545K	-613K	187K	-137K
Change in Inventory	625K	-62K	-237K	-591K	-1.55M	736K	-212K	-2.33M	61K	-63K
Change in Payables	-1.01M	634K	-128K	125K	1.24M	-717K	574K	-476K	-110K	441K
Cash from Investing+	-328K	-3.04M	-1M	-324K	-6.16M	-428K	9.41M	-5.83M	18.82M	0
Capital Expenditures	-422K	-172K	-131K	-324K	-1.16M	-407K	-1.1M	-662K	0	0
CapEx % of Revenue	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.04%	0.01%	0.76%	-0.25%	-	-
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	94K	117K	34K	0	0	0	-2.73M	0	-4.32M	0
Cash from Financing+	0	-8K	10.79M	926K	442K	3.11M	-73K	-859K	0	0
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	-62K	-6K	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	0	62K	0	954K	442K	-140K	-251K	-1.05M	0	0
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	267K	106K	550K	1.33M	1.5M	2.79M	253K	-1.48M	385K	874K
FCF Margin %	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	0.05%	0.05%	0.09%	0.17%	0.55%	0.22%	0.39%
FCF Growth %	1.12%	-0.6%	4.19%	1.42%	0.13%	0.85%	-0.91%	-6.85%	1.26%	1.27%
FCF per Share	0.10	0.04	0.18	0.27	0.30	0.53	0.05	-0.28	0.07	0.16
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	-0.97x	1.88x	5.82x	1.18x	0.38x	3.30x	0.09x	0.27x	1.43x	2.02x
Interest Paid	21K	17K	23K	23K	6K	3K	0	0	0	0
Taxes Paid	30K	52K	41K	69K	86K	60K	0	0	0	76K

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-5.09%	1.07%	0.6%	5.38%	22.55%	2.59%	30.98%	-6.42%	0.68%	1.05%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-6.86%	-1.25%	1.82%	5.96%	10.95%	4.73%	-10.42%	-6.73%	-11.4%	-
Gross Margin	33.07%	33.67%	34.55%	38.84%	39.24%	35.07%	50.83%	131.24%	53.94%	52.96%
Net Margin	-3.43%	0.71%	0.52%	5.65%	22%	3.11%	1012.31%	111.68%	15.57%	19.41%
Debt / Equity	-	-	-	-	0.01x	0.02x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	-
Interest Coverage	-24.63x	-7.32x	25.09x	-	-	128.64x	-	-	-	-
FCF Conversion	-0.97x	1.88x	5.82x	1.18x	0.38x	3.30x	0.09x	0.27x	1.43x	2.02x
Revenue Growth	-9.99%	0.86%	7.23%	11.02%	28.25%	-2.3%	-95.36%	-285.27%	164.5%	28.82%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Electronic Instruments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.73M	2.23M
Electronic Instruments Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	28.82%
Electronic Components	-	-	21.52M	23.79M	30.55M	29.98M	26.69M	-	-	-
Electronic Components Growth	-	-	-	10.58%	28.41%	-1.88%	-10.96%	-	-	-
Electronic Instruments	-	-	886K	1.08M	1.34M	1.18M	1.45M	-	-	-
Electronic Instruments Growth	-	-	-	21.56%	24.79%	-12.05%	22.34%	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UNITED STATES	-	-	-	18.67M	23.4M	23.75M	22.1M	1.2M	-	-
UNITED STATES Growth	-	-	-	-	25.30%	1.52%	-6.97%	-94.59%	-	-
Non Us	-	-	-	6.2M	8.5M	7.41M	6.04M	460K	-	-
Non Us Growth	-	-	-	-	37.16%	-12.82%	-18.43%	-92.39%	-	-
FRANCE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	142K	-	-
FRANCE Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ROMANIA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100K	-	-
ROMANIA Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SPAIN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	65K	-	-
SPAIN Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CANADA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	54K	-	-
CANADA Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
All Other Foreign Countries	2.22M	2.44M	3.27M	3.04M	4.17M	2.38M	2.42M	33K	-	-
All Other Foreign Countries Growth	-	10.05%	34.06%	-7.05%	37.02%	-42.87%	1.72%	-98.64%	-	-
INDIA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	31K	-	-
INDIA Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NORWAY	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25K	-	-
NORWAY Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JAPAN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10K	-	-
JAPAN Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MALAYSIA	-	-	3.04M	3.15M	4.33M	2.84M	2.75M	-	-	-
MALAYSIA Growth	-	-	-	3.79%	37.30%	-34.35%	-3.41%	-	-	-
HONG KONG	-	-	-	-	-	1.21M	682K	-	-	-
HONG KONG Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-43.68%	-	-	-
AUSTRALIA	-	-	-	-	-	974K	193K	-	-	-
AUSTRALIA Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-80.18%	-	-	-
Foreign	5.45M	6M	6.31M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Foreign Growth	-	9.99%	5.25%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Domestic	-	14.89M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Domestic Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Malaysia	2.46M	3.24M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Malaysia Growth	-	31.98%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
China	778K	315K	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
China Growth	-	-59.51%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 81.7x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) reported $3.7M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 90% decrease from $35.7M in 2011.

The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) grew revenue by 28.8% over the past year. This is strong growth.

Yes, The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) is profitable, generating $0.9M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (19.4% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) has a return on equity (ROE) of 1.1%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) generated $0.4M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.