Is LSI Industries (NASDAQ:LYTS) ready for a correction?

As many of us are excited about technology space, it is fair to sum up LSI Industries. We will evaluate why recent LSI Industries price moves suggest a bounce in September. Is the firm valuation sustainable? Here I will cover a perspective on valuation of LSI Industries to give you a better outlook on taking a position in this stock.
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The company currently holds 17.72 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.14, which may suggest LSI Industries is not taking enough advantage from borrowing. LSI Industries has a current ratio of 2.4, suggesting that it is liquid enough and is able to pay its financial obligations when due. The asset utilization indicator refers to the revenue earned for every dollar of assets a company currently reports. LSI Industries has an asset utilization ratio of 165.48 percent. This connotes that the company is making $1.65 for each dollar of assets. An increasing asset utilization means that LSI Industries is more efficient with each dollar of assets it utilizes for everyday operations.
We determine the current worth of LSI Industries using both absolute as well as relative valuation methodologies to arrive at its intrinsic value. In general, an absolute valuation paradigm, as applied to this company, attempts to find the value of LSI Industries based exclusively on its fundamental and basic technical indicators. By analyzing LSI Industries's financials, quarterly and monthly indicators, and related drivers such as dividends, operating cash flow, and various types of growth rates, we attempt to find the most accurate representation of LSI Industries's intrinsic value. In some cases, mostly for established, large-cap companies, we also incorporate more traditional valuation methods such as dividend discount, discounted cash flow, or asset-based models. As compared to an absolute model, our relative valuation model uses a comparative analysis of LSI Industries. We calculate exposure to LSI Industries's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then comparing them to LSI Industries's related companies.

LSI Industries Investment Alerts

LSI investment alerts and warnings help investors to get more proficient at understanding not only critical technical and fundamental signals but also the significant portfolio-centered indicators. These indicators include beta, alpha, and other risk-related measures that will help you in monitoring LSI Industries performance across your portfolios.Please check all investment alerts for LSI

LSI Industries Valuation Ratios as Compared to Competition

Our valuation model uses many indicators to compare LSI value to that of its competitors to determine the firm's financial worth. You can analyze the relationship between different fundamental ratios across LSI Industries competition to find correlations between indicators driving the intrinsic value of LSI.

LSI Industries Gross Profit

LSI Industries Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing LSI Industries previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show LSI Industries Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check LSI Industries' gross profit and other fundamental indicators for more details.

Detailed Perspective On LSI Industries

The entity reported the previous year's revenue of 323.61 M. Net Income was 8.94 M with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 76.5 M.

Margins Breakdown

LSI Industries profit margins show the degree to which it makes money. Margin indicators are used not only by investors but also by creditors or LSI Industries itself as indicators of financial health and management effectiveness. Please look more closely at the different varieties of LSI Industries profit margins.
Operating Margin(7.14)
EBITDA Margin(0.0277)
Gross Margin0.25
Profit Margin(0.0462)
LSI Industries Revenue Per Employee is increasing over the last 8 years. The latest value of LSI Industries Revenue Per Employee is 214,467. LSI Industries Revenue Per Employee is relatively stable at the moment.

Over 3 percent spike for LSI Industries. What does it mean for retail investors?

Market Risk Adjusted Performance just dropped to -0.4, may connote upcoming price decrease. LSI Industries shows above-average downside volatility for the selected time horizon. We advise investors to inspect LSI Industries further and ensure that all market timing and asset allocation strategies are consistent with the estimation of LSI Industries future alpha.

Our Final Takeaway

While few other entities under the electronic components industry are still a bit expensive, LSI Industries may offer a potential longer-term growth to retail investors. While some retail investors may not share our view we believe it may be a good time to short LSI Industries as the risk-reward trade off is not appealing enough to hold a position. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to LSI Industries.

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