A fundamental disconnect exists between accounting profits and cash reality, highlighted by a 2026Q1 OCF/NI ratio of -0.06 and a persistent negative free cash flow trajectory.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 | Dec'95 | Dec'94 | Dec'93 |
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| Cash from Operations | -505K | -585.48K | -641.11K | -4.87M | -31.85M | 18.96M | 24.74M | 44.6M | 89.69M | 114.81M | -13.28M | -54.68M | 132.59M | 111.72M | 176.03M | 92.66M | 69.16M | 31.35M | 54.71M | -28.19M | -26.12M | 17.48M | 10.76M | 38.64M | 49.3M | -51.2M | 22M | 35.4M | -15.3M | 19.2M | -22.6M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | - | - | -0.33% | -2.13% | 1.58% | 1.66% | 3.05% | 6.27% | 8.21% | -0.98% | -3.96% | 10.32% | 9.36% | 17.31% | 10.52% | 7.77% | 3.82% | 6.8% | -3.9% | -4.12% | 3.1% | 2.12% | 7.27% | 9.65% | -12.36% | 5.67% | 8.69% | -4.13% | 7.37% | -10.21% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 97.03% | 8.68% | 86.85% | 84.7% | -267.95% | -23.33% | -44.54% | -50.27% | -21.88% | 964.79% | 75.72% | -141.24% | 18.68% | -36.53% | 89.99% | 33.98% | 120.57% | -42.69% | 294.11% | -7.93% | -249.43% | 62.37% | -72.14% | -21.63% | 196.29% | -332.73% | -37.85% | 331.37% | -179.69% | 184.96% | -710.81% |
| Net Income | 8.69M | 8.95M | 5.84M | -3.22M | 49.69M | 12.31M | -11.21M | 1.74M | 22.89M | 69.49M | 19.8M | 91.9M | 84.77M | 70.64M | 55.69M | 36.85M | 41.59M | 24.13M | 11.63M | 36.91M | 36.52M | 29.44M | 20.84M | 674K | 14M | 900K | 12.2M | 11.1M | 5.4M | 3.7M | 22.3M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.48M | 64.74M | 46.6M | 51.1M | 45.48M | 37.66M | 30.44M | 25.36M | 22.86M | 22.34M | 14.47M | 15.59M | 9.69M | 8.85M | 8.49M | 8.63M | 7.47M | 6.48M | 6.54M | 12.79M | 11.38M | 10.2M | 11.1M | 9M | 10.5M | 12.5M | 9.9M | 9.4M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.73M | 15.49M | 7.51M | 5.27M | 8.76M | 8.32M | 5.63M | 3.25M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15.16M | -3.36M | -6.86M | 5.54M | -23.99M | 33.82M | 2.68M | -7.51M | -1.49M | 4.05M | -164K | 3.35M | -6.2M | 745K | 514K | -7.97M | 52K | 5.41M | 2.33M | 1.05M | -9.76M | 1.6M | -3.3M | 4.2M | -3.5M | -4.4M | 2M | -1.1M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -9.33M | -9.83M | -6.33M | 42.22M | -43.24M | 2.64M | -4.55M | 2.38M | 3.67M | 377K | 53.81M | 204K | 310K | -3.89M | 3.04M | -1.06M | -1.8M | -8.08M | 4.14M | -4.51M | -8.45M | -30.09M | -46.67M | 36.08M | -34.3M | -52.1M | -12.5M | 36.9M | -40.5M | 13.4M | -55.5M |
| Working Capital Changes | 140.54K | 289.13K | -150.66K | -139.93M | -115.17M | -43.24M | -21.41M | 10.24M | -16.67M | 6.19M | -107.98M | -168.15M | 21.12M | 30.67M | 98.38M | 53.38M | 19.77M | 6.29M | 38.28M | -68.11M | -66.08M | 9.27M | 22.75M | 267K | 57.8M | -7.8M | 9.1M | -19.6M | 11.7M | -9.8M | 2.3M |
| Change in Receivables | 0 | 0 | 0 | -35.18M | 44.47M | -34.76M | -40.02M | 4.41M | -2.23M | -4.3M | -14.59M | -118.16M | 4.22M | 28.57M | 36.21M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19.72M | -31.54M | 3.02M | -18.87M | -62K | -21.67M | 20.59M | -4.22M | -13.64M | -3.76M | 16.64M | -4.28M | -18.75M | -7.61M | 1.58M | 3.05M | 2.64M | 6.26M | 134K | -871K | 10.83M | 2.8M | -18.3M | -8M | 2.3M | 400K | -600K | -6M |
| Change in Payables | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.03M | 27.79M | 30.42M | 10.92M | 19.87M | 25.6M | 6.5M | -27.59M | -466.44M | -311.49M | -27.5M | -248.75M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | 0 | 0 | -230M | -279.69M | -458.8M | -47.12M | -42.48M | -260.57M | -125.06M | -97.22M | -76.79M | 11.6M | -77.3M | -52.82M | -33.38M | -35.26M | -20.79M | -11.93M | -5.72M | -4.47M | -32.68M | -13M | -791K | -16.13M | -9.3M | -9.1M | 11.4M | -5M | 10.3M | -16.3M | 24.3M |
| Capital Expenditures | 0 | 0 | 0 | -170K | -49.08M | -31.7M | -36.93M | -32.09M | -22.2M | -16.62M | -9.05M | -14.23M | -8.73M | -6.88M | -5.33M | -8.1M | -6.1M | -9.79M | -8.31M | -6.95M | -8.18M | -13M | -4.38M | -4.5M | -11.5M | -8.9M | -7.4M | -12.8M | -7.9M | -7.8M | -17.9M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | - | - | - | 0.01% | 3.28% | 2.63% | 2.49% | 2.2% | 1.55% | 1.19% | 0.67% | 1.03% | 0.68% | 0.58% | 0.52% | 0.92% | 0.69% | 1.19% | 1.03% | 0.96% | 1.29% | 2.3% | 0.86% | 0.85% | 2.25% | 2.15% | 1.91% | 3.14% | 2.13% | 2.99% | 8.08% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Investments | 248.34M | 246.16M | 236.34M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13M | 30.53M | 1.2M | 4.05M | 0 | 25.83M | 84.08M | 8.13M | 0 | 27.2M | 8.87M | 0 | 6.2M | 2.99M | 406K | 584K | 3.59M | 1.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Investing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.52M | 44.98M | 2.08M | 1.4M | -459K | -3.17M | -456K | 309K | 0 | 175K | -250K | 76K | -251K | 3.64M | 7.73M | -3.61M | 5.68M | -21.91M | 0 | 27K | -11.64M | 1.8M | -500K | 18.8M | 7.2M | 16.8M | -21.1M | 37.5M |
| Cash from Financing | -75K | -75K | 231.53M | 340.75M | 448.5M | -51.19M | -129.83M | 233.13M | 73.3M | -9.83M | 77.04M | -79.55M | -12.04M | -9.31M | -10.74M | -10.8M | -20.92M | -27.3M | -10.2M | 20.72M | 1.08M | -3.57M | -3.38M | -14.51M | 18.2M | 10.4M | 400K | -30.6M | -400K | -1.8M | -8.3M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | -75K | 231.54M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | -7.34M | 0 | 0 | -8.43M | -8.41M | -7.36M | -7.34M | -7.29M | -7.26M | -6.43M | -6.42M | -6.42M | -7.49M | -4.81M | -4.81M | -4.81M | -4.81M | -4.81M | -4.81M | -4.28M | -3.74M | -3.56M | -3.38M | -3.38M | -3.4M | -3.4M | -3.4M | -6.6M | -4.4M | -4.1M | -9.3M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.71M | -3.69M | -2.45M | -2.44M | -1.56M | -2.65M | -1.2M | 0 | 0 | -4K | -3K | 0 | -2K | 0 | -3K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3K | 0 | -7K | 0 | -1.4M | -1M | 0 | 0 | -2.1M | -1.1M |
| Other Financing | 7.27M | 0 | 0 | 349.19M | 456.91M | -43.83M | -122.48M | 240.41M | 80.56M | -3.4M | 83.46M | -73.13M | -4.56M | -4.5M | -5.92M | -5.99M | -16.11M | -22.49M | -5.39M | 25M | 4.83M | -3K | 0 | -11.13M | 21.6M | 13.8M | 3.8M | -24M | 4M | 2.3M | 1M |
| Net Change in Cash | -580K | -660.48K | 891.02K | 61.36M | -43.99M | 52.06M | -136.98M | -21.35M | 26.99M | 11.96M | -8.38M | -116.88M | 33.71M | 51.36M | 131.38M | 39.13M | 31.18M | -6.48M | 38.24M | -11.75M | -56.29M | 1.82M | 7.08M | 8.21M | 58M | -49.8M | 33.3M | -600K | -5.1M | 1.3M | -6.6M |
| Free Cash Flow | -505K | -585.48K | -641.11K | -5.04M | -80.94M | -12.73M | -12.2M | 12.51M | 67.49M | 98.19M | -22.33M | -68.9M | 123.86M | 104.84M | 170.7M | 84.56M | 63.06M | 21.57M | 46.4M | -35.14M | -34.3M | 4.47M | 6.39M | 34.13M | 37.8M | -60.1M | 14.6M | 22.6M | -23.2M | 11.4M | -40.5M |
| FCF Margin % | - | - | - | -0.34% | -5.41% | -1.06% | -0.82% | 0.86% | 4.72% | 7.02% | -1.64% | -4.99% | 9.64% | 8.78% | 16.79% | 9.6% | 7.09% | 2.63% | 5.77% | -4.87% | -5.41% | 0.79% | 1.26% | 6.42% | 7.4% | -14.51% | 3.76% | 5.54% | -6.27% | 4.37% | -18.29% |
| FCF Growth % | 37.85% | 8.68% | 87.29% | 93.77% | -535.73% | -4.39% | -197.5% | -81.46% | -31.27% | 539.76% | 67.59% | -155.63% | 18.14% | -38.58% | 101.88% | 34.09% | 192.41% | -53.53% | 232.06% | -2.43% | -866.67% | -29.97% | -81.28% | -9.7% | 162.9% | -511.64% | -35.4% | 197.41% | -303.51% | 128.15% | -20150% |
| FCF per Share | -0.02 | -0.03 | -0.03 | -0.16 | -2.64 | -0.47 | -0.45 | 0.46 | 2.51 | 3.66 | -0.83 | -2.58 | 4.63 | 3.92 | 6.39 | 3.16 | 2.36 | 0.81 | 1.74 | -1.31 | -1.28 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 1.28 | 1.41 | -2.25 | 0.54 | 0.84 | -0.86 | 0.42 | -1.48 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -0.06x | -0.07x | -0.11x | 1.51x | -0.64x | 1.54x | -2.21x | 25.71x | 3.92x | 1.65x | -0.67x | -0.59x | 1.56x | 1.58x | 3.16x | 2.51x | 1.66x | 1.30x | 4.71x | -0.76x | -0.72x | 0.59x | 0.52x | 57.33x | 3.52x | -56.89x | 1.80x | 3.19x | -2.83x | 5.19x | -1.01x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liquidity and deal failure
According to the provided financial data, Lionheart Holdings consistently reports positive net income while simultaneously generating negative operating cash flow, with the 2026Q1 OCF/NI ratio of -0.06 highlighting a fundamental disconnect between accounting profits and the actual cash resources available to the shell entity.
The persistent gap between reported net income and operating cash flow suggests that earnings are heavily influenced by non-cash accounting adjustments, such as warrant liability revaluations, rather than operational success. Investors should interpret this divergence as a signal that the company's reported profitability provides no indication of its ability to fund ongoing administrative requirements.
As reported in financial statements, the company has maintained a negative free cash flow trajectory for the last eight quarters, with the most recent 2026Q1 cash outflow of $112.9K further depleting the limited liquidity available to sustain the search for a merger target.
The consistent negative FCF trend indicates that the entity is consuming its remaining capital to cover administrative and compliance costs. This trajectory warrants close monitoring, as the lack of positive cash generation suggests the company is entirely dependent on external sponsor support to avoid insolvency.
Based on the reported figures, working capital changes have fluctuated significantly, ranging from a $101.8K inflow in 2025Q2 to a $55.2K outflow in 2025Q3, reflecting the erratic nature of managing administrative payables within a shell company structure lacking any underlying operational revenue.
These fluctuations appear to be driven by the timing of professional service payments rather than underlying business cycles. The inability to stabilize working capital suggests that management is managing liquidity on a reactive basis, which may increase the risk of a sudden cash crunch.
As indicated by historical filings, the company utilized $4.9M for dividends in 2025Q3 despite generating negative operating cash flow, a decision that appears to prioritize capital distribution over the preservation of liquidity required for the primary objective of identifying and closing a merger transaction.
This aggressive capital deployment strategy, particularly in the absence of operational cash flow, may indicate a misalignment between capital allocation and the entity's long-term viability. Investors should consider whether these distributions were prudent given the company's limited cash runway and the high costs associated with SPAC maintenance.
Based on the multi-quarter data, the cumulative divergence between net income and operating cash flow is stark, with the company reporting millions in net income while suffering from persistent cash outflows that have eroded the entity's financial position since its inception as a shell vehicle.
This long-term trend suggests that the accounting income is largely illusory from a cash perspective, failing to provide any cushion for the company's operational needs. The persistent negative cash flow reality implies that the company's valuation, if based on net income, may be fundamentally disconnected from its actual liquidity profile.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CUB stock.
Lionheart Holdings (CUB) generated $-0.6M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Lionheart Holdings (CUB) reported negative free cash flow of $0.6M in 2025, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
Lionheart Holdings (CUB) spent $0.0M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.