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LightWave Acquisition Corp. LWACU

$10.36 +0.00% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $308.6M

Expensive vs sectorLow risk

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Three things to know

  1. The diluted share count rose 229.6% in a year.
  2. The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 122 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
  3. The company holds net cash of $472,668 (cash above total debt).

PromtFinance scores

Each score is a percentile within the Financial Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.

Growth—Not enough data

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

Quality—Not enough data

Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.

  • Return on invested capitalBottom 29%
Value19Very weak

How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.

  • Earnings yieldBottom 27%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 20%
Momentum48Neutral

Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.

  • 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 33%
  • 6-month returnBottom 30%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 44%
  • Distance from 52-week highTop 14%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Top 26%
Revisions—Not enough data

Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).

Stability86Strong

Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 19%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 13%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 9%

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Return on invested capital-0.2%—Bottom 29%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
Net cash

Shareholder returns

Share count change, 1 year
+229.6%

Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.

Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 14, 2026).

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
P/E (trailing)42.0×——Bottom 27%
Earnings yield2.38%——Bottom 27%

Technical state

Trend checklist

  • ✗ Price above 20-day average
  • ✓ Price above 50-day average
  • ✓ Price above 200-day average
  • ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
  • ✗ MACD histogram positive

Trend quality

Days above the 50-day average
8
Days above the 200-day average
122
50-day average slope (20 days)
+0.0%
200-day average slope (20 days)
+0.2%
Distance from 50-day average
+0.1%
Distance from 200-day average
+0.8%
RSI (14)
58.1
Relative volume
10.35×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
9.0%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
82th percentile · High for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
0.01
Correlation with S&P 500
0.06
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-2.5%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-2.9%

Financial statements

Market cap
$308.6M
P/E (TTM)
42.0
EPS, diluted (TTM)
$0.25
Revenue (TTM)
$0
52-week range
$10.05 – $10.68
FY 2020FY 2025
Revenue$0$0
Gross profit$0$0
Operating income$0-$838,055
Net income$0$3.6M
EPS (diluted)—$0.12
Q4 2020Q2 2021Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net income$0-$4.7M-$47,186-$360,686$2.1M$1.9M$1.8M$1.6M
EPS (diluted)——-$0.01-$0.08$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.05
FY 2025
Operating cash flow-$476,927
Capital expenditure-$3
Free cash flow-$476,930
Dividends paid$0
Net share buybacks$217.0M

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$472,668
Total assets
$224.6M
Total liabilities
$7.9M
Total debt
$0
Net debt
-$472,668
Shareholders’ equity
$216.7M

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 14, 2026).

Short interest

Shares sold short
1
Days to cover
1.00
Change vs previous report
+0.0%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Dec 15, 2025.