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LIFETIME BRANDS, INC LCUT
LIFETIME BRANDS, INC (LCUT) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.17% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $647.9M at a -4.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.77 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.424 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.111 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.016 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.546 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCUT | LIFETIME BRANDS, INC | 4/9 | 2.88 | — | -5.1% |
| EML | EASTERN CO | 7/9 | 6 | 20.6 | -8.7% |
| ACU | ACME UNITED CORP | 7/9 | 7.65 | 18 | +1.1% |
| CIX | COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC | 6/9 | 14.52 | 16.6 | +8.5% |
| RECT | Rectitude Holdings Ltd. | 5/9 | 5.02 | — | +22% |
| HLMN | Hillman Solutions Corp. | 7/9 | 2.3 | 41.2 | +5.4% |
| SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 6/9 | 7.08 | 25 | +4.5% |
About LIFETIME BRANDS, INC
Lifetime Brands, Inc. designs, sources, and sells branded kitchenware, tableware, and other home solution products for use in the home, and market in the United States and internationally. The company offers kitchenware products, including kitchen tools, cutlery, kitchen scales, thermometers, cutting boards, shears, cookware, pantryware, spice racks, and bakeware; and tableware products comprising dinnerware, stemware, flatware, and giftware. It also provides home solutions, such as thermal beverageware, bath scales, weather and outdoor household, food storage, neoprene travel, and home décor products. It owns or licenses various brands, including the Built, Chef'n, Chicago Metallic, Copco, Dolly Parton, Elements, Farberware, Fitz & Floyd, Fred & Friends, Hoffritz, International Silver, Kamenstein, KitchenAid, Kizmos, Melannco, Mikasa, Mikasa Hospitality, Misto, Pfaltzgraff, PlanetBox, Rabbit, Sabatier, S'well, Taylor, Towle, Wallace, Wilton Armetale, and Year & Day. It serves mass market merchants, specialty stores, department stores, warehouse clubs, grocery stores, off-price retailers, food service distributors, food and beverage outlets, and e-commerce. The company sells its products directly, as well as through its retail websites. Lifetime Brands, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Garden City, New York.
FAQ
Is LCUT financially healthy?
LIFETIME BRANDS, INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does LCUT pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. LIFETIME BRANDS, INC pays a dividend yielding about 2.17% with a -14.0% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is LCUT?
In FY2025, LIFETIME BRANDS, INC had a net margin of -4.2% and a return on equity of -13.3%.
Is LCUT overvalued or undervalued?
LIFETIME BRANDS, INC trades at about 10.1× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.5×–143.5×, median 16.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for LCUT?
The average Wall-Street price target for LIFETIME BRANDS, INC is $8.33, about 12.6% below the recent price, from 3 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is LCUT a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on LIFETIME BRANDS, INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 2.17%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.