Lightwave Logic, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Lightwave Logic, Inc. had return on equity of -37.6%, an operating margin of -8765.5%, debt equal to 0.0% of equity and a current ratio of 32.69. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Lightwave Logic, Inc.: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year	2010Dec 2010	2014Dec 2014	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMJun 2026
Gross margin	—	—	93.8%	92.3%	97.1%	98.9%
Operating margin	—	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%
Net margin	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%
Free-cash-flow margin	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%
Return on equity	—	−162.9%	−103.9%	−64.5%	−37.6%	−25.6%
Return on assets	−252.3%	−153.4%	−91.3%	−56.6%	−34.7%	−24.4%
Asset turnover	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Current ratio	—	—	12.66	15.75	32.69	62.84
Debt to equity	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)	—	n/m	n/m	—	—	—
R&D as % of revenue	>999%	>999%	>999%	>999%	>999%	>999%
Capital spending as % of revenue	739.0%	>999%	>999%	>999%	562.3%	781.7%

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal quarters.

Lightwave Logic, Inc.: financial ratios, quarterly
Quarter	2024 Q3Sept 2024	2024 Q4Dec 2024	2025 Q1Mar 2025	2025 Q2Jun 2025	2025 Q3Sept 2025	2025 Q4Dec 2025	2026 Q1Mar 2026	2026 Q2Jun 2026
Gross margin	94.6%	95.7%	91.2%	86.5%	100.0%	99.2%	95.4%	100.0%
Operating margin	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%
Net margin	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%
Free-cash-flow margin	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%	<−999%
Current ratio	24.48	15.75	16.62	20.72	31.06	32.69	33.99	62.84
R&D as % of revenue	>999%	>999%	>999%	>999%	>999%	>999%	>999%	>999%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

2 of 2 checks passed · June 30, 2026

What it owns · $108m

Short-term assets $98mLonger-term assets $10m

What it owes, and who funded it · $108m

Short-term liabilities $2mLonger-term liabilities $2mShareholders' equity $104m

Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $98m of assets due within a year against $2m of liabilities due within a year.
Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $98m short-term assets against $2m of longer-dated liabilities.
More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Lightwave Logic, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Medium.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Lightwave Logic, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Lightwave Logic, Inc.