Light & Wonder, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Leisure Services
  • ISIN: US80874P1093
USD
86.80
4.6 (5.6%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
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Why is Light & Wonder, Inc. ?

1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 11.47%
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 11.47% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.66% over the last 5 years
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 29.03% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.66% over the last 5 years
4
Positive results in Sep 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 673 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 50.47%
  • OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Highest at 40.78 %
5
With ROCE of 15.48%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.50 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -25.19%, its profits have risen by 20.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.8
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Light & Wonder, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Leisure Services should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Leisure Services)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Light & Wonder, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Light & Wonder, Inc.
-18.98%
-0.33
52.56%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.66%
EBIT Growth (5y)
25.75%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.51
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.97
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
5.91
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.63
Tax Ratio
21.13%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
80.87%
ROCE (avg)
11.47%
ROE (avg)
29.03%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
12.13
EV to EBIT
16.16
EV to EBITDA
10.95
EV to Capital Employed
2.50
EV to Sales
4.16
PEG Ratio
0.76
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
15.48%
ROE (Latest)
61.11%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

11What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 673 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 50.47%

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 40.78 %

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -4.3% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 841 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 343 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 1.34

-6What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 645.92 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.87 times

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 590 MM

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 87 MM

Here's what is working for Light & Wonder, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 673 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 40.78 % and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Net Sales
Highest at USD 841 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 343 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 1.34
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.3% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation
Highest at USD 108 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Light & Wonder, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 645.92 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.87 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Interest
Highest at USD 87 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 8.75% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 590 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents