The framework has shifted from distribution to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 23% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 53%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%. The street (5 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $15.
LSB Industries, Inc.
LXU · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $819M · 513 employees
LSB Industries, Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2025-12-31
Screened 2025-12-31 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its accumulation label.
LSB Industries, Inc. holds its Accumulation at $11.39. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 5 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 5 days |
| Price at the screen | $11.39 |
| Valuation | 18.08 trailing · 9.25 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.35 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 41.70% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 41.7% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 10.99% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 11.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 6.54% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 6.5% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2025-12-31 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 2.8% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 5 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +14% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as roughly fairly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2025-12-31 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words| Forward P/E | 9.2xcheap for a company growing this fast |
| Trailing P/E | 18.1xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 0.63 |
| EPS, forward | 1.23 |
| Revenue growth | +18.2%steady growth |
| Profit margin | 7.2%thin but positive margins |
| Return on equity | 8.9%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 5.15% |
| Debt to equity | 0.91moderate, manageable leverage |
| Current ratio | 3.07comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 0.35barely tracks the market's swings |
| Short interest, float | 0.06% |
| 52-week range | 7.09 - 17.22 |
| Market cap | $819M |
| Employees | 513 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 6.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 23% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 53%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%. The street (5 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $15.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 23% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 53%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%. The street (5 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $15.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $14.90 | -20.2% | · | $798 | -20.2% |
| 2 months | $14.02 | -15.2% | · | $848 | -15.2% |
| 3 months | $15.44 | -23.0% | · | $770 | -23.0% |
| 6 months | $8.99 | +32.3% | · | $1,323 | +32.3% |
| 1 year | $7.76 | +53.2% | · | $1,532 | +53.2% |
| 2 years | $9.29 | +28.0% | · | $1,280 | +28.0% |
| 3 years | $10.24 | +16.1% | · | $1,161 | +16.1% |
| 5 years | $5.44 | +118.6% | · | $2,186 | +118.6% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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