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LC Fair Value & Analysis

Basic Materials · PH · Market cap 9.9B PHP

L LC LC · PSE
Price0.1780 PHP
Fair Value0.0300 PHP
Upside-83.2%
Quality51/100
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Mixed Growth
Thin margins · 0.0% net margin
Low debt
Ranks above peers (5/8)
Narrow moat 41/100
Evidence: High Range 0.0200 PHP – 0.0300 PHP Share as image

Fair value as of: Jul 10, 2026

From 15 valuation models · updated 30 days ago

Share price −0.6% over the past month.

A solid business, but screening 83% overvalued on our models.

What matters now

  • The price sits above even our optimistic bull case (0.0300 PHP). The favourable scenario is already priced in.
  • Solid but not exceptional quality (51/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
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Price vs Fair Value (5 years)

0.2550 PHP 0.0600 PHP Fair Value 0.0300 PHP Jan 2021 Jul 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 10, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range 0.0600 PHP – 0.2550 PHP · fair‑value band 0.0200 PHP – 0.0300 PHP · the 0.1780 PHP price screens above the 0.0300 PHP fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 10, 2026.

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Analysis

LC (LC) currently trades at 0.1780 PHP, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is 0.0300 PHP, implying the stock looks roughly 83.2% overvalued today. The Quality Score stands at 51/100 (solid quality), in the Basic Materials sector. Bear case: priced above our estimate, the market already discounts strong expectations. Bull case: above-average quality can justify a premium, the entry price still matters most (evidence: high).

Our scenario range runs from 0.0200 PHP (bear case) to 0.0300 PHP (bull case); at 0.1780 PHP, the current price sits above that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 34% below its 52-week high and 114% above its 52-week low. For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at 51% fair-value upside, at -83%, LC screens richer than that median.

Fair Value models

Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.

Model BearBaseBull Evidence
Highest evidence
ROIC Compounder 0.0200 PHP 0.0300 PHP 0.0300 PHP 72
Growth-Adj P/E 0.0200 PHP 0.0300 PHP 0.0400 PHP 68
P/E Multiple 0.0200 PHP 0.0300 PHP 0.0400 PHP 63
All 15 models by family
DCF Models
Owner Earnings 0.0100 PHP 0.0100 PHP 31
Earnings-Based
Graham-Dodd 0.0100 PHP 0.0500 PHP 0.0700 PHP 54
Lynch FV 0.0100 PHP 0.0200 PHP 0.0300 PHP 50
PEG = 1.0 0.0100 PHP 0.0200 PHP 0.0300 PHP 46
EPV 0.0200 PHP 0.0300 PHP 0.0300 PHP 59
Multiples
P/E Multiple 0.0200 PHP 0.0300 PHP 0.0400 PHP 63
P/S Multiple 0.0200 PHP 0.0300 PHP 0.0400 PHP 58
P/B Multiple 0.0200 PHP 0.0300 PHP 0.0400 PHP 55
EV/EBIT 0.0300 PHP 0.0400 PHP 0.0600 PHP 53
EV/EBITDA 0.0900 PHP 0.1200 PHP 0.1500 PHP 54
EV/Revenue 0.0300 PHP 0.0400 PHP 0.0500 PHP 43
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) 0.0400 PHP 0.0600 PHP 0.0800 PHP 50
Economic Profit
Residual Income 0.0600 PHP 0.0500 PHP 0.0400 PHP 61
ROIC Compounder 0.0200 PHP 0.0300 PHP 0.0300 PHP 72
Growth Earnings
Growth-Adj P/E 0.0200 PHP 0.0300 PHP 0.0400 PHP 68

Widest divergence: Asset-Based (0.0600 PHP) versus DCF Models (0.0100 PHP). Highest evidence: ROIC Compounder (72).

Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 51/100

Of which business quality 48 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 34

Profitability 15
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth 69
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow 53
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength 29
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment 67
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility 0
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum 45
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum 54
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance 82
Buybacks instead of dilution

Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.

Revenue & earnings trend

FY2020 – FY2024 · reported fiscal years

LC reported revenue of 2.8B PHP in FY2024 versus 1.5B PHP in FY2020, a compound +17.4%/yr. Reported net income was 102M PHP in FY2024.

Growth Quality 26/100
Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Latest Revenue (FY 2024)
2.8B PHP
Latest YoY
+12.5%
Avg. growth/yr (3Y)
+20.9%
Avg. growth/yr (5Y)
+6.5%
Avg. growth/yr (10Y)
+6.6%
Revenue +17.4%/yr
FY20 1.5B PHP
FY21 1.6B PHP
FY22 1.9B PHP
FY23 2.5B PHP
FY24 2.8B PHP
Net income
FY20 −751M PHP
FY21 −522M PHP
FY22 −499M PHP
FY23 −107M PHP
FY24 102M PHP

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Peer Group

Metals & Mining · 24 stocks

How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.

Quality Score 51 · Below median
Fair Value upside −83% · Bottom 25%
Return on assets 0% · Top 25%
Net margin (TTM) 0% · Top 25%
Operating margin (TTM) 0% · Top 25%
Revenue growth 0% · Top 25%
Debt / equity 0.03× · Higher than median

Snowflake

Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.

VALUE 0 · sector 24
FUTURE 0 · sector 0
PAST 0 · sector 0
HEALTH 98 · sector 99
DIVIDEND 0 · sector 0

VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.

Values & ESG

Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.

None of the checked exposures detected

ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.

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Frequently asked questions

Is LC overvalued or undervalued?
As of Jul 10, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of 0.0300 PHP versus a price of 0.1780 PHP, about −83% (overvalued).
What is the fair value of LC?
Our model-based fair value for LC is 0.0300 PHP (as of Jul 10, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price is 0.1780 PHP.
What is the quality score of LC?
LC has a Quality Score of 51/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the net profit margin of LC?
The net profit margin of LC is about 0.0%, meaning it keeps roughly 0.0% of revenue as net income. Based on the latest reported figures.

How we calculate Fair Value

Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.

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