Lifetime Brands, Inc. (LCUT) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

+106.2%

$18.09

vs $8.77 price

Levered DCF

$7.33

After debt service

Piotroski score

6 / 9

Average

Altman Z-score

1.94

Grey zone

Rating

A-

Overall 4 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	-3.19×	-8.32×	-16.78×	-26.17×	16.46×	-108.57×	-3.19×	-111.44×
P/B	0.42×	0.55×	0.62×	0.68×	1.34×	1.38×	0.61×	0.69×
P/S	0.13×	0.19×	0.21×	0.22×	0.4×	0.41×	0.19×	0.27×
EV / EBITDA	27.89×	10.77×	7.94×	10.57×	9.1×	14.3×	259.25×	10.97×
Gross margin	37.1%	38.2%	37.1%	35.8%	35.2%	35.6%	34.7%	36.3%
Operating margin	3.7%	4.0%	4.7%	3.3%	5.9%	3.2%	-3.2%	2.6%
Net margin	-4.2%	-2.2%	-1.2%	-0.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	-6.0%	-0.2%
Current ratio	2.85×	2.46×	2.48×	3.08×	2.26×	2.34×	3.07×	3.76×
Debt / equity	1.2×	1.09×	1.23×	1.43×	1.37×	1.73×	1.77×	1.09×
Interest coverage	1.2×	1.22×	1.47×	1.41×	3.59×	1.45×	-1.13×	1.03×
Dividend yield	4.4%	3.0%	2.6%	2.3%	1.1%	1.2%	2.5%	1.7%
Payout ratio	-14.0%	-25.1%	-44.4%	-62.0%	18.5%	-121.4%	-8.0%	-190.3%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	-13.3%	-6.6%	-3.6%	-2.6%	8.1%	-1.3%	-18.8%	-0.6%
Return on invested capital	4.7%	5.4%	6.0%	4.0%	4.5%	-1.7%	-3.4%	-13.9%
Return on assets	-4.7%	-2.4%	-1.3%	-0.8%	2.5%	-0.4%	-5.8%	-0.2%
Free cash flow yield	3.8%	12.9%	37.7%	13.0%	9.7%	13.5%	14.5%	5.9%
Earnings yield	-31.4%	-11.9%	-5.9%	-3.8%	6.1%	-0.9%	-31.0%	-0.9%
Enterprise value	$325.1M	$374.4M	$411.1M	$483.8M	$664.8M	$678.9M	$550.1M	$490.1M
Net debt / EBITDA	20.53×	7.12×	5.19×	6.99×	4.42×	7.62×	191.79×	6.68×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	219	207	196	209	197	182	166	176