Lightwave Logic, Inc.
LWLG Nasdaq Miscellaneous Plastics Products Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$4.01
2.9%What Lightwave Logic, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Lightwave Logic, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 20, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001079973-26-000348
0001325964
Revenue and margins
Lightwave Logic, Inc. had $0.2M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 147.8% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was โ$15.1M in fiscal 2025, โ6,366.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Lightwave Logic, Inc. returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 6.7%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Lightwave Logic, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $23.4M | $24.1M | $31.4M | $27.7M | $69.0M |
| Interest coverage | โ8.3x | โ81.7x | โ31.5x | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 14.9x | 16.9x | 12.7x | 15.7x | 32.7x |
| Quick ratio | 14.9x | 16.9x | 12.7x | 15.7x | 32.7x |
| Total assets | $27.2M | $29.3M | $41.8M | $37.8M | $79.2M |
| Total liabilities | $2.0M | $1.7M | $5.3M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | $25.2M | $27.6M | $36.4M | $33.4M | $74.6M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
โ
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | โ / 6 | โ / 6 | โ / 6 | โ / 6 | โ / 6 | โ / 6 | โ / 6 | 3 / 8 | 5 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ39.3% | โ30.7% | โ24.3% | โ32.0% | โ26.0% | โ48.1% | โ23.7% | โ24.8% | โ17.6% | โ11.2% |
| Altman Z'' | โ26.61 | โ25.03 | โ29.05 | โ32.68 | โ31.00 | 3.47 | 6.42 | โ1.25 | โ4.21 | 14.22 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| Gross profit | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| Research and development | $2.5M | $3.5M | $3.8M | $4.3M | $4.6M | $12.5M | $12.8M | $15.9M | $16.8M | $11.5M |
| Operating income | โ$4.1M | โ$5.5M | โ$5.6M | โ$6.3M | โ$6.6M | โ$17.0M | โ$17.1M | โ$21.2M | โ$23.1M | โ$20.8M |
| Interest expense | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.4M | $0.1M | $2.1M | $0.2M | $0.7M | โ | โ |
| Pretax income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ$22.5M | โ$20.3M |
| Net income | โ$4.4M | โ$5.7M | โ$5.8M | โ$6.7M | โ$6.7M | โ$18.6M | โ$17.2M | โ$21.0M | โ$22.5M | โ$20.3M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$0.07 | โ$0.08 | โ$0.08 | โ$0.08 | โ$0.07 | โ$0.18 | โ$0.15 | โ$0.18 | โ$0.19 | โ$0.16 |
| Diluted shares | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.09B | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.12B | 0.12B | 0.13B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$3.2M | โ$4.4M | โ$4.4M | โ$4.8M | โ$4.9M | โ$10.3M | โ$10.5M | โ$12.2M | โ$15.6M | โ$13.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.1M | $0.2M | $1.0M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.1M | $1.3M | $3.3M | $2.3M | $1.3M |
| Free cash flow | โ$3.3M | โ$4.5M | โ$5.4M | โ$5.0M | โ$5.0M | โ$11.4M | โ$11.8M | โ$15.5M | โ$17.8M | โ$15.1M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.5M | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.1M | $1.7M | $1.9M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.4M | $0.8M | $0.4M | $0.6M | $0.5M | $1.0M | $5.8M | $6.7M | $4.9M | $4.7M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.0M | $3.5M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $3.3M | $23.4M | $24.1M | $31.4M | $27.7M | $69.0M |
| Current assets | $2.1M | $4.1M | $2.7M | $2.6M | $3.9M | $23.7M | $25.4M | $32.7M | $28.1M | $69.8M |
| Current liabilities | $0.1M | $0.6M | $0.4M | $1.0M | $0.9M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $2.6M | $1.8M | $2.1M |
| Inventory | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Property and equipment, net | $0.4M | $1.2M | $1.8M | $2.4M | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2.5M | $5.0M | $5.7M | $5.2M |
| Intangible assets | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.8M | $1.0M | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.7M |
| Total assets | $3.2M | $5.8M | $5.5M | $6.8M | $7.4M | $27.2M | $29.3M | $41.8M | $37.8M | $79.2M |
| Total liabilities | $0.1M | $0.8M | $0.5M | $1.9M | $1.6M | $2.0M | $1.7M | $5.3M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Preferred stock | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Shareholders' equity | $3.1M | $5.0M | $4.9M | $4.9M | $5.8M | $25.2M | $27.6M | $36.4M | $33.4M | $74.6M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 93.8% | 92.3% | 97.1% |
| Operating margin | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ52,408.1% | โ24,151.8% | โ8,763.8% |
| EBITDA margin | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ49,644.9% | โ22,391.5% | โ7,960.3% |
| Net margin | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ51,945.7% | โ23,572.2% | โ8,574.8% |
| FCF margin | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ38,341.2% | โ18,638.0% | โ6,366.0% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | โ135.2% | โ106.2% | โ110.8% | โ108.4% | โ102.6% | โ66.3% | โ61.7% | โ54.1% | โ64.1% | โ26.9% |
| Return on equity | โ144.0% | โ142.4% | โ116.3% | โ137.1% | โ125.7% | โ120.3% | โ65.3% | โ65.8% | โ64.5% | โ37.6% |
| Return on assets | โ138.3% | โ127.2% | โ102.2% | โ109.6% | โ94.6% | โ107.7% | โ61.0% | โ59.2% | โ56.6% | โ34.7% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ184.3% | โ130.3% | โ145.5% | โ169.5% | โ138.2% | โ76.5% | โ65.0% | โ59.8% | โ70.3% | โ27.9% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 136.0% | 147.8% |
| Share count change | โ | 7.1% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 14.5% | 6.3% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 6.7% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Interest coverage | โ15.2x | โ24.4x | โ32.5x | โ15.5x | โ56.7x | โ8.3x | โ81.7x | โ31.5x | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 16.4x | 6.3x | 6.9x | 2.6x | 4.2x | 14.9x | 16.9x | 12.7x | 15.7x | 32.7x |
| Quick ratio | 16.0x | 6.3x | 6.9x | 2.6x | 4.2x | 14.9x | 16.9x | 12.7x | 15.7x | 32.7x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 8,128.9% | 2,371.8% | 562.2% |
| Stock comp / revenue | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 16,597.8% | 5,111.5% | 1,976.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ26.6 | โ25.0 | โ29.1 | โ32.7 | โ31.0 | 3.5 | 6.4 | โ1.2 | โ4.2 | 14.2 |
| Accruals ratio | โ39.3% | โ30.7% | โ24.3% | โ32.0% | โ26.0% | โ48.1% | โ23.7% | โ24.8% | โ17.6% | โ11.2% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001325964). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
