Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$317.33 -0.45% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) receives a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) and flashes a Red SELL / AVOID warning (56/100 RQD Confidence). Our SEC filing scanner spotted paper earnings outpacing real operating cash flow (+269.1% (NI vs OCF)) while unpaid customer invoices grew—a classic sign to step aside until cash flow catches up.

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VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How LGND Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$48.9M (18.2% FCF Margin)
Revenue$268.1MGross Profit $118.0M (44%)Cost of Sales $150.1MOp Profit $41.0M (15.3%)OpEx (R&D/SG&A) $77.0MNet Profit$124.5M (46.4%)Tax/Other $0

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow
FY23
Rev $131.3M
FY24
Rev $167.1M
FY25
Rev $268.1M
Fiscal YearRevenueGross MarginOp MarginNet ProfitFree Cash FlowROIC %
FY 2025$268.1M44%15.3%$124.5M$48.9M3%
FY 2024$167.1M44%-13.5%-$4.0M$95.2M-2.2%
FY 2023$131.3M44%9.1%$52.2M$43.7M0.4%
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LGND Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
36.8%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +60.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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How profitable is Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), LGND converted $268.1M of revenue into a 44% gross margin, 15.3% operating margin, and $48.9M in free cash flow (18.2% FCF margin).