Luna Innovations Inc LUNA Stock Analysis
- OTCMKTS
- Stock
- Market closed · opens Monday 9:30 AM ET
$1.34 unchanged at close Sep 21
Last close · Previous close $1.34
- Market cap
- At the Sep 21 close
- P/E ratio
- n/mLoss over last 12 months
- Diluted EPS
- −$0.08Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- NoneLast 12 months
Price chart
$1.34up $0.03, 2.29%Past month
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$1.34Sep 18
- Volume0.00Sep 21 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume295.12KLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $0.62 to $1.75; now $1.34
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Sep 21 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
LUNA beat the S&P 500 in 2 of 3 periods compared.
| Period | LUNA and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | LUNA: up 2.3% S&P 500: up 1.3% | LUNA beat the S&P 500 by 1.0 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | LUNA: up 3.1% S&P 500: up 3.8% | LUNA trailed the S&P 500 by 0.7 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | LUNA: up 16.5% S&P 500: up 14.3% | LUNA beat the S&P 500 by 2.2 percentage points Beat |
| 1Y | LUNA: up 52.3% S&P 500: — | No S&P 500 comparison for this period |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | LUNA: down 77.7% S&P 500: — −39.3% vs — a year | No S&P 500 comparison for this period |
| 5Y | LUNA: down 86.0% S&P 500: — −32.5% vs — a year | No S&P 500 comparison for this period |
| 10Y | LUNA: down 10.7% S&P 500: — −1.1% vs — a year | No S&P 500 comparison for this period |
$10,000 invested in LUNA 10 years ago (Sep 21, 2016) would be worth about $8,933 at the close on , with dividends reinvested.
LUNA beat the S&P 500 in 2 of 3 periods compared.
| Period | LUNA and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | LUNA: up 2.3% S&P 500: up 1.0% | LUNA beat the S&P 500 by 1.3 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | LUNA: up 3.1% S&P 500: up 3.6% | LUNA trailed the S&P 500 by 0.5 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | LUNA: up 16.5% S&P 500: up 13.4% | LUNA beat the S&P 500 by 3.1 percentage points Beat |
| 1Y | LUNA: up 52.3% S&P 500: — | No S&P 500 comparison for this period |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | LUNA: down 77.7% S&P 500: — −39.3% vs — a year | No S&P 500 comparison for this period |
| 5Y | LUNA: down 86.0% S&P 500: — −32.5% vs — a year | No S&P 500 comparison for this period |
| 10Y | LUNA: down 10.7% S&P 500: — −1.1% vs — a year | No S&P 500 comparison for this period |
$10,000 invested in LUNA 10 years ago (Sep 21, 2016) would be worth about $8,933 at the close on , not counting dividends.
All-time high
$12.79
Closing high on . Now 89.5% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Jun 5, 2006.
Stock splits
LUNA hasn’t split since its price history begins in 2006.
Valuation
Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q3 FY23, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2023. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2023, and balance-sheet figures are as of Sep 30, 2023.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $116.61Mup 14.3%
- Net income
- −$2.12M
- Diluted EPS
- −$0.08
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY21 (Dec 31, 2021) | $24.22M | $1.58M | $0.05 |
| Q1 FY22 (Mar 31, 2022) | $22.48M | $9.58M | $0.30 |
| Q2 FY22 (Jun 30, 2022) | $26.16M | −$2.35M | −$0.07 |
| Q3 FY22 (Sep 30, 2022) | $29.15M | $1.20M | $0.04 |
| Q4 FY22 (Dec 31, 2022) | $31.70M | $853.00K | $0.02 |
| Q1 FY23 (Mar 31, 2023) | $25.05M | −$1.84M | −$0.06 |
| Q2 FY23 (Jun 30, 2023) | $29.16M | −$1.60M | −$0.05 |
| Q3 FY23 (Sep 30, 2023) | $30.70M | $461.00K | $0.01 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20 (Dec 31, 2020) | $59.12M | $3.29M | $0.10 |
| FY21 (Dec 31, 2021) | $87.51M | $1.38M | $0.04 |
| FY22 (Dec 31, 2022) | $109.50M | $9.28M | $0.28 |
Margins
- Gross 59.0%
- Operating 0.2%
- Net −1.8%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- −$15.87MLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow−$13.42MLast 12 months
- Capital spending$2.45MLast 12 months
- −13.6%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $2.17MLast 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$0.00Last 12 months
- Total returned$0.00Last 12 months
Balance sheet
- $6.03MAs of Sep 30, 2023
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Sep 30, 2023 balance sheet.
- Total debt$40.13MAs of Sep 30, 2023
- Net debt$34.11MAs of Sep 30, 2023
- 2.86As of Sep 30, 2023
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Sep 30, 2023 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 0.42As of Sep 30, 2023
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Sep 30, 2023 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 2 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✗Net income was positive: not passed
- ✗Operating cash flow was positive: not passed
- ✗Return on assets improved: not passed
- ✗Operating cash flow exceeded net income: not passed
- ✗Long-term debt fell relative to assets: not passed
- ✓Current ratio improved: passed
- ✗Share count didn’t rise: not passed
- ✗Gross margin improved: not passed
- ✓Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: passed
- −2.3%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Luna Innovations lost money: its net loss was 2.3% of its shareholders’ equity (averaged over the last four quarter-ends). It describes the past year, not an expected return.
ROE = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average equityReturn on equity - −1.4%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Luna Innovations’s net loss was 1.4% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends).
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
About Luna Innovations Inc
Luna Innovations Incorporated is engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing fiber optic test and measurement, sensing, and instrumentation products. The Company operates in two segments: its Products and Licensing segment and its Technology Development segment. The Company's Products and Licensing segment develops, manufactures and markets the Company's fiber optic test and measurement, sensing, and instrumentation products and also conducts applied research in the fiber optic sensing area for both corporate and government customers. The Company's Technology Development segment performs applied research for government funded projects and includes the Company's secure computing and communications group (SCC). In March 2013, it announced the sale of its Secure Computing and Communications (SCC) group to MacAulay-Brown, Inc.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Scientific & Technical Instruments
- Headquarters
- Virginia, USA
- SEC filings
- EDGAR (opens in a new tab)
- Exchange
- OTCMKTS
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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LUNA stock FAQ
What is LUNA stock’s price today?
Luna Innovations (LUNA) traded at $1.34 at the close on , unchanged from the previous close of $1.34. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $0.62 and $1.75.
If you invested $1,000 in LUNA 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in LUNA on would be worth about $893 at the close on , a total return of −10.7%. The same $1,000 would be worth $140 if invested five years ago, $1,523 if invested one year ago, and $388 if invested 20 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is LUNA’s P/E ratio?
LUNA’s P/E ratio isn’t meaningful right now because its earnings over the four quarters to are negative (diluted EPS of −$0.08).
How much revenue does Luna Innovations make?
Luna Innovations reported $116.6 million of revenue over the four quarters to , up 14.3% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q3 FY23, ended ) revenue was $30.7 million, up 5.3% from a year earlier.
Is Luna Innovations profitable?
Not over the four quarters to . Luna Innovations reported a net loss of $2.1 million across those four quarters on $116.6 million of revenue. Its operations were still profitable before interest, other items and taxes, with $270.0 thousand of operating income.
What are LUNA’s earnings per share?
LUNA’s diluted earnings per share were −$0.08 over the four quarters to , compared with $0.32 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q3 FY23) brought $0.01 per share, against $0.04 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does LUNA pay a dividend?
Luna Innovations hasn’t paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
What is LUNA’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks LUNA has traded as low as $0.62 and as high as $1.75. At $1.34 at the close on , it is 23.4% below that high and 115.4% above the low.
What is LUNA’s all-time high?
LUNA’s highest closing price was $12.79 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $1.34 at the close on , it is 89.5% below that record.
Has LUNA stock ever split?
No. LUNA hasn’t split since its price history begins in 2006.
How has LUNA stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , LUNA has returned +16.5% so far this year and +52.3% over the past year, and −86.0% over five years (−32.5% a year). Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Luna Innovations in?
Luna Innovations is in the Technology sector and the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry, and is headquartered in Virginia, USA.
What exchange does LUNA trade on?
Luna Innovations trades on the OTCMKTS under the ticker symbol LUNA. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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