LB PharmaceuticalsLBRX -0.05%12 Net Debt Paydown Yield % is 0.01% as of Jul. 01, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 0.01. GuruFocus rates LBRX with a GF Score™ of 12/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,162 Biotechnology companies, LB Pharmaceuticals ranks worse than 52.07% on this metric.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is a metric that evaluates the total amount of debt a company has paid in relation to its market capitalization. It is a measure of a company's willingness and ability to reduce its debt.
As of today, LB Pharmaceuticals's Net Debt Paydown Yield % was 0.01%.
LB Pharmaceuticals (NAS:LBRX) Net Debt Paydown Yield % Explanation
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced. In other words, it is a measure of the willingness and ability of a firm's management to pay down debt. Companies that have high debt paydown yields indicate that they are more aggressive with paying down debt.
In the calculation of Net Debt Paydown Yield %, we use the reductions of TTM average total debt one-year-ago and TTM average total debt at present, divided by its Market Cap.
LB Pharmaceuticals Net Debt Paydown Yield % Related Terms
LB Pharmaceuticals Net Debt Paydown Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for LB Pharmaceuticals's Net Debt Paydown Yield % 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.
LBRX vs MRVI, SLDB, JANX: Net Debt Paydown Yield % Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, LB Pharmaceuticals's Net Debt Paydown Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Debt Paydown Yield % 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.
LB Pharmaceuticals Net Debt Paydown Yield % vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, LB Pharmaceuticals's Net Debt Paydown Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where LB Pharmaceuticals's Net Debt Paydown Yield % falls into.
* 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.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Net Debt Paydown Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
What does a Net Debt Paydown Yield % of 0.01% mean?
LB Pharmaceuticals (LBRX) has a Net Debt Paydown Yield % of 0.01% as of Jul. 01, 2026. Net Debt Paydown Yield is a metric that evaluates the total amount of debt a company has paid in relation to its market capitalization. This metric provides insight into a company's willingness and ability to reduce its debt using free cash flow. View historical data on LB Pharmaceuticals and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 0.01. Over the past decade, LB Pharmaceuticals' Net Debt Paydown Yield % has ranged from 0.01 to 0.01. According to the industry distribution chart, LB Pharmaceuticals ranks #605 out of 1162 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 52.1%.
Is LB Pharmaceuticals' Net Debt Paydown Yield % too high?
LB Pharmaceuticals' current Net Debt Paydown Yield % of 0.01% is near median its 10-year median of 0.01. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.01 to a high of 0.01. The Biotechnology industry median Net Debt Paydown Yield % is 0.03. LB Pharmaceuticals' value of 0.01% is 66.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, LB Pharmaceuticals ranks #605 out of 1162 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, LB Pharmaceuticals has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does LB Pharmaceuticals' Net Debt Paydown Yield % compare to MRVI and SLDB?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, LB Pharmaceuticals ranks #605 out of 1162 companies for Net Debt Paydown Yield %. This places LB Pharmaceuticals in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Net Debt Paydown Yield % is 0.03. LB Pharmaceuticals' value of 0.01% is 66.7% below this benchmark. Historically, LB Pharmaceuticals' own Net Debt Paydown Yield % has ranged from 0.01 to 0.01 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.01 vs. the industry median of 0.03, LB Pharmaceuticals has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Net Debt Paydown Yield % for a Biotechnology company?
The median Net Debt Paydown Yield % among Biotechnology companies is 0.03, based on 1,162 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Net Debt Paydown Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Net Debt Paydown Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. LB Pharmaceuticals's current Net Debt Paydown Yield % of 0.01% is 66.7% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Net Debt Paydown Yield % mean?
A high Net Debt Paydown Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Net Debt Paydown Yield is a metric that evaluates the total amount of debt a company has paid in relation to its market capitalization. This metric provides insight into a company's willingness and ability to reduce its debt using free cash flow. View historical data on LB Pharmaceuticals and its competitors. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Net Debt Paydown Yield % is 0.03 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. LB Pharmaceuticals's current Net Debt Paydown Yield % is 0.01%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 0.01. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is LB Pharmaceuticals stock overvalued right now?
LB Pharmaceuticals (LBRX) has a current Net Debt Paydown Yield % of 0.01%. The current Net Debt Paydown Yield % is 0.01%, which is near median its 10-year median of 0.01 and 66.7% below the Biotechnology industry median of 0.03. LB Pharmaceuticals' overall GF Score™ is 12/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Net Debt Paydown Yield % calculated?
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For LB Pharmaceuticals (LBRX), the current Net Debt Paydown Yield % is 0.01% as of Jul. 01, 2026. 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.
LB Pharmaceuticals Inc is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for the treatment of a wide range of neuropsychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar depression, adjunctive treatment of depressive disorder and other diseases. It is building a pipeline that leverages the broad therapeutic potential of its product candidate, LB-102, which it believes has the potential to be the first benzamide antipsychotic drug approved for neuropsychiatric disorders in the United States. LB-102 is currently in late-stage clinical development for schizophrenia and bipolar depression. The company operates as a single reportable segment in the development of novel therapies for the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases, including schizophrenia.
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