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Lipocine Inc. LPCN

Nasdaq · stock · Pharmaceutical Preparations · website · IPO 2014-03-21 · LEI

Lipocine Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$20.3M
P / S10.3×
P / B1.4×
Net margin-487.1%
Return on equity-66.5%
Return on capital-71.6%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-2724.10% -7883.70% -3.90% -2151.70% 0.10% -487.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-2646.00% -7818.80% 19.50% -2423.90% -10.30% -524.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-72.90% -110.60% -123.60% -206.90% -136.70% -1.40% -30.20% -80.30% 0.00% -66.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
18.5M 21.3M 21.7M 37.6M 70.0M 88.3M 5.3M 5.3M 5.4M 6.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$3.2M $1.9M -$3.1M -$14.2M -$1.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-69.40% -82.90% -55.90% -66.20% -82.70% -1.20% -28.70% -71.10% 0.00% -56.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-2822.00% -27.40% -2420.50% -11.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 1.06× 1.06× 0.33× 0.04× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$1.04 -$1.05 -$0.55 -$0.50 -$0.38 -$0.01 -$2.15 -$3.14 -$1.69 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin-524.7%-10.3%629.0%-2423.9%19.5%—-7818.8%-2646.0%——
Net margin-487.1%0.1%573.6%-2151.7%-3.9%—-7883.7%-2724.1%——
FCF margin—-11.7%416.7%-2420.5%-27.4%——-2822.0%——
Return on assets-56.6%0.0%-71.1%-28.7%-1.2%-82.7%-66.2%-55.9%-82.9%-69.4%
Return on equity-66.5%0.0%-80.3%-30.2%-1.4%-136.7%-206.9%-123.6%-110.6%-72.9%
Debt / equity————0.04×0.33×1.06×1.06×0.00×—
Current ratio6.6814.758.6920.348.263.853.954.633.9720.52

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.