Light Science Technologies Holdings Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
Light Science Technologies Holdings has a total shareholder equity of £2.3M and total debt of £1.3M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 55.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £7.3M and £5.0M respectively. Light Science Technologies Holdings's EBIT is £704.0K making its interest coverage ratio 3.8. It has cash and short-term investments of £1.1M.
Key information
55.17%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£1.28m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 3.8x |
| Cash | UK£1.07m |
| Equity | UK£2.32m |
| Total liabilities | UK£4.99m |
| Total assets | UK£7.31m |
Recent financial health updates
We Think Light Science Technologies Holdings (LON:LST) Has A Fair Chunk Of Debt
Nov 28
Is Light Science Technologies Holdings (LON:LST) A Risky Investment?
May 09Recent updates
Slammed 28% Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc (LON:LST) Screens Well Here But There Might Be A Catch
Sep 09Not Many Are Piling Into Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc (LON:LST) Just Yet
Jul 26
On the cusp of growth and profits
LST has 3 divisions including a rapidly growing passive fire safety division (PFP) retrofitting specialist cavity closers to solve Grenfell Tower type risks, an Agtech division selling comprehensive sA Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc's (LON:LST) 27% Share Price Climb
Apr 01We Think Light Science Technologies Holdings (LON:LST) Has A Fair Chunk Of Debt
Nov 28Market Might Still Lack Some Conviction On Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc (LON:LST) Even After 26% Share Price Boost
Aug 22Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc's (LON:LST) Revenues Despite 28% Price Jump
May 10Is Light Science Technologies Holdings (LON:LST) A Risky Investment?
May 09Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc (LON:LST) Stock Rockets 69% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company
Sep 02Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LST's short term assets (£3.7M) exceed its short term liabilities (£3.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: LST's short term assets (£3.7M) exceed its long term liabilities (£1.6M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LST's net debt to equity ratio (8.8%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if LST's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: LST's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (185.1%).
Interest Coverage: LST's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/09/16 12:53 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/09/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/05/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/11/30 |
Data Sources
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Anne Crow | Edison Investment Research |