Litigation Capital Management (CHIX:LITL) EBIT: £-147.20 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Litigation Capital Management EBIT?

Litigation Capital Management CHIX:LITL EBIT is £-147.20 Mil as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

Litigation Capital Management's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was £-57.67 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was £-147.20 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Litigation Capital Management's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -177.88%. Litigation Capital Management's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -32,170.71%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Litigation Capital Management's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 260.76%.

Litigation Capital Management  (CHIX:LITl) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Litigation Capital Management's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2025 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=-115.332 * ( 1 - 7.32% )/( (66.434 + 53.746)/ 2 )
=-106.8896976/60.09
=-177.88 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Jun. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=213.787 - 5.039 - ( 142.314 - max(0, 5.039 - 190.089+142.314))
=66.434

Invested Capital(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=167.294 - 11.736 - ( 101.812 - max(0, 11.736 - 156.904+101.812))
=53.746

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2025) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Litigation Capital Management's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Jun. 2025  Q: Dec. 2025
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-115.332/( ( (0.065 + max(0.41600000000001, 0)) + (0.064 + max(0.17199999999999, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-115.332/( ( 0.48100000000001 + 0.23599999999999 )/ 2 )
=-115.332/0.3585
=-32,170.71 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0.857 + 0 + 4.598) - (5.039 + 0 + 0)
=0.41600000000001

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0.886 + 0 + 11.022) - (11.736 + 0 + 0)
=0.17199999999999

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2025) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Litigation Capital Management's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=-147.203/-56.452
=260.76 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Litigation Capital Management EBIT Related Terms

Litigation Capital Management EBIT Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Litigation Capital Management's EBIT can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Litigation Capital Management EBIT Chart

Litigation Capital Management Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
EBIT
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Litigation Capital Management Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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CHIX:LITL vs V, MA, AXP: EBIT Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Litigation Capital Management's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Litigation Capital Management EV-to-EBIT vs Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Litigation Capital Management's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Litigation Capital Management's EV-to-EBIT falls into.


Litigation Capital Management EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £-147.20 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about EBIT →
What does a EBIT of £-147.20 Mil mean?
Litigation Capital Management (CHIX:LITL) has a EBIT of £-147.20 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Litigation Capital Management.
Is Litigation Capital Management's EBIT too high?
Litigation Capital Management's current EBIT is £-147.20 Mil.
How does Litigation Capital Management's EBIT compare to V and MA?
Litigation Capital Management's EBIT of £-147.20 Mil can be compared against companies in the Credit Services industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good EBIT for a Credit Services company?
A good EBIT depends on the Credit Services industry context. However, EBIT should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high EBIT mean?
A high EBIT can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Litigation Capital Management. Litigation Capital Management's current EBIT is £-147.20 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Litigation Capital Management stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Litigation Capital Management (CHIX:LITL) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.48, compared to a current price of £0.04 — trading 92.6% below its estimated fair value. The current EBIT is £-147.20 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is EBIT calculated?
EBIT is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Litigation Capital Management (CHIX:LITL), the current EBIT is £-147.20 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Litigation Capital Management Business Description

Other Exchanges LIT:UK
Address 2 Chifley Square, Level 12, The Chifley Tower, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Litigation Capital Management Ltd is an alternative asset manager specialising in dispute financing solutions internationally, which operates two business models. The first is direct investments made from LCM's permanent balance sheet capital, and the second is third-party fund management. Under those two business models, LCM currently pursues three investment strategies: Single-case funding, Portfolio funding, and Acquisitions of claims. LCM generates its income from both its direct investments and performance fees through asset management. The group's operating segments are Fund, which generates maximum income, and LCM.