Lifeloc Technologies, Inc (LCTC)
Market price: $3.50
3 valuation methods
- EV / Revenue: $2.84 to $4.18 (midpoint $3.82)
- EV / Gross Profit: $3.57 to $5.06 (midpoint $3.89)
- P / B: $4.30 to $9.12 (midpoint $6.45)
How each method works
EV / Revenue: $2.84 to $4.18 (midpoint $3.82)
Values the whole business at a peer multiple of sales — used when earnings are thin, volatile, or not yet meaningful, so revenue is the most reliable yardstick.
- How it’s calculated
- We multiply the company's last-twelve-month revenue by the range of EV/Revenue multiples its peer group trades at, subtract net debt and any minority interests or preferred stock ranking ahead of common shareholders, and divide by shares outstanding for a per-share range.
- Why it fits this industry
- When profits are thin, volatile, or still to come, revenue is the most dependable figure a company reports — this method values the business on the scale of what it actually sells.
- Reading this bar
- The bar is the per-share value range this method implies: a conservative low, a central estimate, and an optimistic high. If the current price sits below the bar, the market is pricing the shares below what this method's inputs suggest; if it sits above, the market is pricing them higher. No single bar is a verdict — methods disagree for good reasons, so read the whole field together. A pound of revenue is worth more at a high margin than a low one, so the peer group here is narrowed to companies earning a similar margin wherever enough of them exist. Where too few do, the bar falls back to the wider group and is the bluntest of the multiples — weigh it alongside the earnings-based bars.
EV / Revenue = (0.86/1.15/1.26)× revenue 9,269,297 ≈ 7,998,366.89/10,690,100.95/11,689,936.53 (enterprise_value); enterprise_value -> per share: equity (7,821,779.89/10,513,513.95/11,513,349.53) / 2,752,616 shares [EV bridge: minus net debt 176,587]
EV / Gross Profit: $3.57 to $5.06 (midpoint $3.89)
Values the business at a peer multiple of gross profit — useful where reported operating costs vary a lot across peers but gross economics are comparable.
- How it’s calculated
- We take last-twelve-month gross profit (revenue minus the direct cost of the goods or services sold), multiply it by the peer range of EV/Gross-Profit multiples, subtract net debt and any minority interests or preferred stock ranking ahead of common shareholders, and divide by shares outstanding.
- Why it fits this industry
- Gross profit sits between revenue and operating earnings: it credits the margin a company's products earn while ignoring overhead and investment choices that legitimately differ across peers.
- Reading this bar
- The bar is the per-share value range this method implies: a conservative low, a central estimate, and an optimistic high. If the current price sits below the bar, the market is pricing the shares below what this method's inputs suggest; if it sits above, the market is pricing them higher. No single bar is a verdict — methods disagree for good reasons, so read the whole field together.
EV / Gross Profit = (2.57/2.80/3.63)× gross_profit 3,888,480 ≈ 9,993,669.68/10,882,118.48/14,101,609.69 (enterprise_value); enterprise_value -> per share: equity (9,817,082.68/10,705,531.48/13,925,022.69) / 2,752,616 shares [EV bridge: minus net debt 176,587]
P / B: $4.30 to $9.12 (midpoint $6.45)
Values the stock at a peer multiple of its book (net asset) value — most meaningful for asset-heavy and financial companies whose balance sheet drives value.
- How it’s calculated
- We take book value per share (total assets minus total liabilities, from the latest balance sheet, divided by shares outstanding) and multiply it by the range of price-to-book multiples the peer group trades at.
- Why it fits this industry
- Where the balance sheet is the business — lenders, insurers, asset-heavy operators — the price the market pays for a dollar of net assets is a natural yardstick.
- Reading this bar
- The bar is the per-share value range this method implies: a conservative low, a central estimate, and an optimistic high. If the current price sits below the bar, the market is pricing the shares below what this method's inputs suggest; if it sits above, the market is pricing them higher. No single bar is a verdict — methods disagree for good reasons, so read the whole field together. Asset-light companies (brands, software) legitimately trade far above book value, so for them a P/B bar well below the price is usually structure, not signal.
P / B = (3.10/4.65/6.58)× book_value_per_share 1.39 ≈ 4.30/6.45/9.12 (per_share)
3 methods not shown
- EV / EBITDA: EBITDA is non-positive — an EBITDA multiple yields no meaningful enterprise value (loss-making at the EBITDA line)
- P / E: diluted EPS is non-positive — P/E is not meaningful for a loss-making period
- DCF (FCFF): base unlevered FCF is non-positive (-310,732.41) — nothing to discount; a standard FCFF DCF does not apply
Pre-profit company — earnings-based methods not meaningful.
This security did not trade on 28 October 2026 — the price shown is that day's closing quote. Its last actual trade was 23 October 2026.