LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. (LITB) Key Metrics
LITB valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $55.2M
- Enterprise value
- $49.1M
- P/E (TTM)
- 5.8 10-yr median 45.4
- Forward P/E
- 526.3
- PEG ratio
- 18.57
- Price / sales
- 0.2 10-yr median 1.1
- Price / book
- 2.6 10-yr median 9.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 5.5 10-yr median 41.9
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.02
LITB key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsLITB valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
P/E ratio
2.5
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20162025
Price / sales+50.3%
0.1
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20162025
Price / free cash flow
3.3
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20162025
Free cash flow yield+356.0 pts
30.1%
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20162025
LITB returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on assets+14.3 pts
11.7%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin+22.5 pts
2.7%
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20162025
Cash conversion (OCF / net income)
0.75
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20162025
Asset turnover+21.9%
3.18
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20162025
LITB per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share−11.3%
$24.58
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20162025
Earnings per share
$0.91
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20162025
Free cash flow per share
$0.67
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20162025
Book value per share
−$0.44
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20162025
Shares outstanding−0.7%
9.1M
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20162025
LITB financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Net debt−$12.1M
−$20.5M
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20162025
Net debt / EBITDA
−2.08
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20162025
Current ratio+32.6%
0.46
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20162025
Interest coverage
424.9
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20162025
Debt / assets−45.1%
0.08
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20162025
LITB efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding+1 days
2 days
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20162025
Days of inventory+3 days
20 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding+6 days
53 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle−2 days
-31 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue−0.9 pts
0.0%
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20162025
Dividends + buybacks / FCF
11.7%
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20162025
LITB valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
LITB returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
LITB debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
LITB cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
LITB price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
LITB key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $20.5M | $15.5M | $362.6M | $417.4M | $343.3M | $860.7M | $352.0M | $492.3M | $474.9M | $566.6M |
| Enterprise value | −$35,461 | $7.0M | $303.2M | $340.5M | $299.0M | $807.7M | $325.0M | $506.5M | $407.3M | $478.0M |
| P/E ratio | 2.5 | — | — | — | 26.1 | 64.6 | 352.4 | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Price / book | — | — | — | 107.7 | 5.4 | 17.5 | 11.1 | — | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Price / free cash flow | 3.3 | — | — | 11.9 | — | 33.8 | 364.8 | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 3.3 | — | — | 11.7 | — | 29.4 | 187.1 | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | -0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | 11.3 | 41.9 | 198.5 | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | — | 9.7 | — | 31.7 | 336.8 | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 40.5% | −16.1% | −2.6% | −13.6% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 0.3% | −12.1% | −2.0% | −1.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 30.1% | −325.9% | −6.0% | 8.4% | −1.1% | 3.0% | 0.3% | −6.1% | −3.2% | −2.8% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 3.5% | 8.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $2.24 | $1.68 | $6.42 | $7.38 | $6.06 | $15.24 | $6.30 | $7.32 | $13.80 | $17.82 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $24.58 | $27.71 | $11.14 | $8.90 | $7.88 | $7.05 | $4.36 | $3.38 | $9.30 | $9.20 |
| Earnings per share | $0.91 | −$0.27 | −$0.17 | −$1.00 | $0.23 | $0.24 | $0.02 | −$0.89 | −$0.28 | −$0.27 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.68 | −$5.23 | −$0.37 | $0.63 | −$0.03 | $0.52 | $0.03 | −$0.44 | −$0.43 | −$0.48 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.67 | −$5.47 | −$0.39 | $0.62 | −$0.06 | $0.45 | $0.02 | −$0.45 | −$0.45 | −$0.49 |
| Cash per share | $2.84 | $1.95 | $1.18 | $1.57 | $0.99 | $1.16 | $0.72 | $0.58 | $1.99 | $2.82 |
| Book value per share | −$0.44 | −$1.43 | −$0.15 | $0.07 | $1.13 | $0.87 | $0.57 | −$0.12 | $1.61 | $2.07 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$3.71 | −$4.62 | −$0.70 | −$0.53 | $0.44 | $0.18 | −$0.08 | −$0.73 | $1.59 | $2.04 |
| Capex per share | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.07 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Debt per share | $0.59 | $1.03 | $0.12 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.22 | $0.24 | $0.79 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| Shares outstanding | 9.1M | 9.2M | 56.5M | 56.6M | 56.6M | 56.5M | 55.9M | 67.2M | 34.4M | 31.8M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.7% | −83.7% | −0.1% | −0.1% | +0.3% | +1.1% | −16.9% | +95.4% | +8.2% | +33.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | — | — | — | −167.3% | 23.2% | 32.8% | 8.3% | — | −15.7% | −27.4% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | — | — | — | — | −117.8% | — | −286.2% | — | — | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 11.7% | −2.5% | −6.6% | −31.4% | 7.4% | 9.8% | 0.9% | −55.2% | −8.4% | −10.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | 19.8% | −6.2% | −10.1% | −43.2% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 1.3% | −89.9% | −8.9% | −7.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.7% | −19.8% | −3.5% | 7.0% | −0.8% | 6.4% | 0.4% | −13.3% | −4.8% | −5.4% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.75 | — | — | — | −0.13 | 2.20 | 1.88 | — | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $5.4M | $9.5M | $7.0M | $11.6M | $11.7M | $12.6M | $13.4M | $53.1M | $864,000 | $878,000 |
| Cash & short-term investments | $25.9M | $17.9M | $66.4M | $88.6M | $55.9M | $65.5M | $40.4M | $38.8M | $68.4M | $89.5M |
| Net debt | −$20.5M | −$8.4M | −$59.5M | −$77.0M | −$44.3M | −$53.0M | −$27.0M | $14.3M | −$67.6M | −$88.6M |
| Debt / equity | — | — | — | 3.00 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.42 | — | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Debt / assets | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.49 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.08 | — | — | — | −1.67 | −2.75 | −16.51 | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 0.46 | 0.35 | 0.64 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.49 | 1.90 | 2.17 |
| Quick ratio | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.68 | 0.42 | 1.67 | 1.97 |
| Interest coverage | 424.9 | — | — | — | — | 41.9 | -243.2 | — | -17.5 | -17.5 |
| Working capital | −$39.9M | −$50.6M | −$47.5M | −$38.1M | −$26.0M | −$12.7M | −$14.6M | −$57.7M | $47.7M | $61.4M |
| Invested capital | −$24.5M | −$21.6M | −$67.8M | −$73.1M | $19.5M | −$3.7M | $4.8M | $6.4M | −$12.1M | −$22.8M |
| Tangible asset value | −$34.0M | −$42.6M | −$39.4M | −$29.9M | $25.2M | $10.2M | −$4.6M | −$48.9M | $54.6M | $64.9M |
| Net current asset value | −$41.9M | −$55.6M | −$49.7M | −$45.0M | −$47.6M | −$24.5M | −$24.3M | −$58.9M | $47.7M | $61.4M |
| Graham number | — | — | — | — | $2.42 | $2.15 | $0.48 | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$5.09 | −$6.73 | −$1.15 | −$1.14 | −$1.17 | −$0.59 | −$0.57 | −$1.06 | $0.74 | $1.39 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Share buybacks (net) | $724,000 | $1.2M | $2.3M | $0 | $0 | $2.7M | $251,000 | $3.4M | $3.1M | $810,000 |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 11.7% | — | — | 0.0% | — | 10.6% | 26.0% | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 0.7% | — | — | 2.3% | — | 13.2% | 48.7% | — | — | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.03 | 1.04 | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.57 | 1.58 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.72 | 0.24 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| R&D / revenue | 4.6% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 7.3% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 2.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 54.3% | 53.9% | 53.5% | 13.3% | 43.5% | 15.4% | 36.5% | 21.2% | 14.7% | 17.6% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 19.9 | 16.9 | 13.6 | 21.0 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 21.0 | 22.3 | 19.1 | 21.1 |
| Days payables outstanding | 52.6 | 47.0 | 28.7 | 40.0 | 30.9 | 28.4 | 35.6 | 36.5 | 38.3 | 50.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -30.8 | -29.0 | -14.7 | -17.1 | -8.3 | -6.2 | -8.8 | -8.2 | -14.5 | -25.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 192.97 | 317.13 | 947.22 | 190.96 | 99.71 | 75.54 | 63.08 | 61.13 | 77.14 | 103.54 |
| Payables turnover | 6.93 | 7.76 | 12.72 | 9.13 | 11.83 | 12.83 | 10.26 | 10.00 | 9.53 | 7.28 |
| Inventory turnover | 18.32 | 21.64 | 26.91 | 17.40 | 19.29 | 21.00 | 17.38 | 16.37 | 19.11 | 17.30 |
| Asset turnover | 3.18 | 2.61 | 4.32 | 2.80 | 2.52 | 2.94 | 2.21 | 2.11 | 2.82 | 3.37 |
| Average receivables | $1.2M | $805,000 | $664,500 | $2.6M | $4.5M | $5.3M | $3.9M | $3.7M | $4.1M | $2.8M |
| Average payables | $11.3M | $13.1M | $21.2M | $25.0M | $20.2M | $17.3M | $14.2M | $16.6M | $22.5M | $25.9M |
| Average inventory | $4.3M | $4.7M | $10.0M | $13.1M | $12.4M | $10.6M | $8.4M | $10.2M | $11.2M | $10.9M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 41.6% | 42.4% | 24.5% | 20.5% | 19.8% | 24.8% | 32.2% | 38.2% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
Computed from LITB's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 2, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
LITB valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), LightInTheBox traded at 2.5 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 45.4. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 5.8 and the forward P/E is 526.3. It ended the year with $5.4 million of debt and $25.9 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $20.5 million. It returned $0.7 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $0.7 million in share buybacks, 12% of free cash flow. The share count fell 71.2% from 31.8M to 9.1M over 9 years.
See the LITB income statement, the LITB chart for price history, or the LITB stock overview for the latest quote and news.
LITB key metrics FAQ
What is LightInTheBox's P/E ratio?
LightInTheBox's trailing P/E ratio is 5.8 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 526.3. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 2.5, compared with a 10-year median of 45.4.
How much debt does LightInTheBox have?
LightInTheBox had total debt of $5.4 million at the end of fiscal 2025 and more cash than debt.
Does LightInTheBox buy back its shares?
Yes. LightInTheBox spent $0.7 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −0.7% over the year, to 9.1M..
What is LightInTheBox's free cash flow yield?
LightInTheBox generated $6.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 30.1% on its market value at year-end ($20.5 million).
What is LightInTheBox's current ratio?
LightInTheBox's current ratio was 0.46 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.46 times current liabilities.