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LGND vs BLTE // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ) VS. Belite Bio Inc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LGND 5
— BLTE 0
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $307.02 (-4.87%) • MKT CAP: $6.43B
valuation
95.0x
LAST: $153.67 (-0.69%) • MKT CAP: $6.23B
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LGND VS. BLTE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LGND | BLTE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.00% | -15.90% | +18.90 | LGND | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 95.0x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.77% | -0.61% | +1.38 | LGND | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.30% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 46.40% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 60.40% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 8.40 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 2/9 | +6.00 | LGND | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.9 | 50.3 | +11.60 | LGND | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.07 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 42.7x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.43B | $6.23B | $202.5M | LGND | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LGND REV | BLTE REV | LGND GROSS % | BLTE GROSS % | LGND FCF | BLTE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $268.1M | $235.8M | — | — | $48.9M | -$37.1M |
| FY 2024 | $167.1M | $112.0M | — | — | $95.2M | -$29.4M |
| FY 2023 | $131.3M | $88.7M | — | — | $43.7M | -$29.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LGND // BETA 1.07
BLTE // BETA —