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LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC LXFR
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC (LXFR) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.77% (safety: at-risk). FY2025 revenue was $384.6M at a 2.0% 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: -2.94 — 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.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
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 · 6/9 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 | 0.178 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.277 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.065 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.58 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LXFR | LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC | 6/9 | 4.17 | 65.1 | -1.9% |
| NL | NL INDUSTRIES INC | 4/9 | 8.4 | — | +8.5% |
| LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | 8/9 | 2.86 | 31.7 | +17.8% |
| LTBR | LIGHTBRIDGE Corp | 3/9 | — | — | — |
| KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | 5/9 | 2.25 | — | -1.5% |
| MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | 4/9 | 4.63 | — | -2.2% |
| VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | 4/9 | 3.94 | — | -1.3% |
About LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
Luxfer Holdings PLC, together with its subsidiaries, develops and manufactures high-performance materials, components, and high-pressure gas containment devices. The company operates through two segments: Gas Cylinders and Elektron. The Gas Cylinders segment manufactures and markets specialized highly engineered containment solutions using aluminum alloys and carbon composite technologies. It offers carbon composite high-pressure, aerospace and aviation, space-related, aluminum and composite medical gas, and specialty aluminum cylinders used for emergency response, healthcare, alternative fuel transportation, aerospace comprising commercial aviation, defense, and space markets. The Elektron segment focuses on specialty materials based primarily on magnesium and zirconium. This segment offers advanced lightweight magnesium alloys; magnesium powders for use in countermeasure flares, defense applications, infrared decoys, and heater meals; and zirconium-based chemicals and oxides used as catalysts converters, industrial catalysis, advanced ceramics, specialty glass, fuel cell components, pharmaceuticals, and other performance-critical applications. The company operates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Germany, rest of Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the rest of the world. Luxfer Holdings PLC was founded in 1898 and is based in Riverside, California.
FAQ
Is LXFR financially healthy?
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does LXFR pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC pays a dividend yielding about 2.77% with a 180.5% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is LXFR?
In FY2025, LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC had a net margin of 2.0% and a return on equity of 3.4%.
Is LXFR overvalued or undervalued?
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC trades at about 61.0× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 16.0×–145.0×, median 22.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for LXFR?
The average Wall-Street price target for LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC is $20.50, about 20.0% above the recent price, from 2 analysts.
Is LXFR a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 65.1×, a dividend yield of 2.77%. 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.