LWLG

Lightwave Logic, Inc. Materials Miscellaneous Plastics Products Russell 3000
$4.75Close $693.7MMarket cap $2.97 – $18.2252-week range Nov 10, 2026Next report · after the close

Highlights

Cautions

  • Not in an uptrend 3 of 8 trend conditions
  • Lagging the market RS 17 · weaker than 83% of stocks over 12 months
  • Far from its high 74% below its 52-week high
  • Results soon Nov 10, 2026, in 9 days

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Dec 31, 2025 · filed Aug 14, 2026
Off 12-month high 74%
1wk up 18.5% price change
1mo down 5.0% price change
12-month return up 4% market up 11% · its own down 10%
F-score 6 / 9 Mixed
Altman Z 88.90 Low risk
P/E — price / earnings
PEG — P/E / EPS growth
P/B 9.3× price / book
Earnings yield down 3.3% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 17% of the market · expensive
Revenue growth up 148% year on year
EPS growth — latest quarter
Sales growth up 28% latest quarter · +1 pts
ROE down 38% return on equity
Free cash margin down 6367% -$15.1M FCF
D/E — long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA —
Interest cover —EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
  • not yet profitable on its assets
  • operating cash flow is negative
  • issued more shares
  • profitability improving
  • profits backed by cash
  • reduced long-term debt
  • short-term liquidity improved
  • gross margin widened
  • assets working harder

Repair signals

  • Gross margin 92.3% → 97.1%

Trade setup

ATR% 7.5% $0.36 a day · 2×ATR $4.04
RS 17 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 3 / 8 trend template
Relative volume 1.8× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 0.97 50 sessions
Implied move — no option chain · report Nov 10, 2026
Trend template · 3 of 8
  • Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: fails
  • 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
  • 200-day average rising for a month: passes
  • 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
  • Price above the 50-day average: fails
  • At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
  • Within 25% of the 52-week high: fails
  • RS rank 70 or higher: fails

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

2 flagged
  • Accounts declared unreliable The company told the SEC that previously issued financial statements should no longer be relied upon. Every figure on this page that predates that filing is drawn from statements the company itself has withdrawn.
  • Shareholders diluted The share count rose 18.4% over the year, from 123m to 146m shares. Each existing share owns a smaller fraction of the company than it did a year ago.

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $236,855 +148% on FY2024
$0 $250,000 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 · $40,502 FY2024 · $95,605 FY2025 · $236,855
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology -$20.3M
-$25M $0 $25M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · -$6.7M FY2021 · -$18.6M FY2022 · -$17.2M FY2023 · $21.0M FY2024 · -$22.5M FY2025 · -$20.3M
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology -$15.1M
-$20M $0 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · -$5.0M FY2021 · -$11.4M FY2022 · -$11.8M FY2023 · -$15.5M FY2024 · -$17.8M FY2025 · -$15.1M
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Gross 97%
  • Net -8576%
  • Free cash -6367%
-50000% 0% 100000% FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 · Gross 94% · Net 51943% · Free cash -38339% FY2024 · Gross 92% · Net -23571% · Free cash -18637% FY2025 · Gross 97% · Net -8576% · Free cash -6367%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $100M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Cash $3.3M FY2021 · Cash $23.4M FY2022 · Cash $24.1M FY2023 · Cash $31.4M FY2024 · Cash $27.7M FY2025 · Cash $69.0M
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 146.05m +49.4% since FY2020
146.05m 97.78m FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · 97.78m FY2021 · 110.56m FY2022 · 112.88m FY2023 · 118.14m FY2024 · 123.30m FY2025 · 146.05m
  FY2020Dec 31, 2020 FY2021Dec 31, 2021 FY2022Dec 31, 2022 FY2023Dec 31, 2023 FY2024Dec 31, 2024 FY2025Dec 31, 2025
Revenue — — — $40,502 $95,605 $236,855
Gross margin — — — 94% 92% 97%
Operating income -$6.6M -$17.0M -$17.1M -$21.2M -$23.1M -$20.8M
Net income -$6.7M -$18.6M -$17.2M $21.0M -$22.5M -$20.3M
Net margin — — — 51943% -23571% -8576%
Earnings per share -$0.07 -$0.18 -$0.15 $0.18 -$0.19 -$0.16
Free cash flow -$5.0M -$11.4M -$11.8M -$15.5M -$17.8M -$15.1M
Free cash margin — — — -38339% -18637% -6367%
Cash $3.3M $23.4M $24.1M $31.4M $27.7M $69.0M
Shareholders' equity $5.8M $25.2M $27.6M $36.4M $33.4M $74.6M
Shares outstanding 97.78m 110.56m 112.88m 118.14m 123.30m 146.05m

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Aug 14, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2026 45d
May 15, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2026 45d
Mar 20, 2026 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2025 79d
Nov 14, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2025 45d
Aug 14, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2025 45d
May 13, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2025 43d
Mar 18, 2025 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2024 77d
Nov 12, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2024 43d
Aug 9, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2024 40d
May 10, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2024 40d
Feb 29, 2024 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2023 60d
Nov 9, 2023 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2023 40d

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