Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (LSAK) Key Metrics
LSAK valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $381.8M
- Enterprise value
- $535.0M
- P/E (TTM)
- 148.3 10-yr median 13.0
- Forward P/E
- 20.0
- PEG ratio
- 0.21
- Price / sales
- 0.5 10-yr median 0.9
- Price / book
- 1.3 10-yr median 0.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.7 10-yr median 8.2
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.36
LSAK key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 · U.S. dollarsLSAK valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
LSAK returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
LSAK per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
LSAK financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
LSAK efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
LSAK valuation history
LSAK returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
LSAK debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
LSAK cash returned to shareholders
LSAK price vs earnings per share
LSAK key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $381.5M | $344.6M | $286.8M | $240.5M | $294.0M | $265.3M | $170.2M | $223.9M | $507.7M | $538.8M |
| Enterprise value | −$699.1M | $503.5M | $394.4M | $375.1M | $465.3M | $85.7M | −$27.0M | $262.8M | $467.8M | $313.2M |
| P/E ratio | 138.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.0 | 7.4 |
| Price / sales | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Price / book | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Price / free cash flow | 12.0 | — | 18.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 6.3 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 7.3 | — | 10.0 | 586.7 | — | — | — | — | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| EV / sales | -1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | 13.2 | 24.4 | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | 24.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Earnings yield | 0.7% | −25.4% | −6.1% | −14.6% | −14.9% | −14.3% | −46.0% | −138.9% | 7.7% | 13.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 8.3% | −7.6% | 5.5% | −6.7% | −14.2% | −23.6% | −30.5% | −6.8% | 24.2% | 16.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | 226.3% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.1% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 226.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $4.97 | $4.49 | $4.68 | $3.81 | $5.14 | $4.71 | $3.04 | $4.00 | $9.08 | $9.86 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $9.40 | $8.59 | $9.21 | $8.36 | $3.89 | $2.32 | $2.58 | $2.87 | $10.96 | $11.16 |
| Earnings per share | $0.04 | −$1.14 | −$0.28 | −$0.56 | −$0.77 | −$0.68 | −$1.40 | −$5.56 | $0.70 | $1.33 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.68 | −$0.12 | $0.47 | $0.01 | −$0.65 | −$1.04 | −$0.82 | −$0.08 | $2.37 | $1.78 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.41 | −$0.34 | $0.26 | −$0.26 | −$0.73 | −$1.11 | −$0.93 | −$0.27 | $2.20 | $1.57 |
| Cash per share | $17.40 | $1.00 | $0.96 | $0.56 | $0.77 | $3.53 | $3.89 | $0.82 | $1.61 | $4.73 |
| Book value per share | $3.70 | $3.32 | $4.17 | $4.10 | $5.49 | $6.41 | $6.70 | $7.63 | $13.42 | $12.91 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$68.70 | −$1.10 | $0.09 | $0.06 | −$0.09 | $5.88 | $6.26 | $4.75 | $6.01 | $8.74 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | $8.62 | — | — | — | — | — | $0.31 |
| Capex per share | $0.27 | $0.22 | $0.21 | $0.26 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.11 | $0.19 | $0.17 | $0.20 |
| Debt per share | $3.32 | $3.07 | $2.72 | $2.69 | $3.76 | $0.34 | $0.36 | $1.52 | $0.90 | $0.60 |
| Shares outstanding | 76.8M | 76.8M | 61.3M | 63.1M | 57.2M | 56.3M | 56.0M | 56.0M | 55.9M | 54.6M |
| Change in shares outstanding | 0.0% | +25.3% | −2.9% | +10.4% | +1.6% | +0.6% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +2.3% | +13.6% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 1.0% | −34.3% | −6.8% | −12.2% | −13.0% | −10.3% | −19.5% | −52.8% | 5.4% | 11.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | — | −5.5% | 0.7% | −2.8% | −9.5% | −23.7% | −10.9% | −18.1% | 5.0% | 13.4% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 0.4% | −14.4% | −3.2% | −5.9% | −8.1% | −8.6% | −13.9% | −32.9% | 2.9% | 5.4% |
| Return on tangible assets | — | −27.8% | −5.7% | −12.2% | −13.0% | −9.5% | −18.3% | −60.8% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.4% | −4.0% | 2.8% | −3.1% | −18.8% | −47.9% | −36.0% | −9.5% | 20.1% | 14.1% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 19.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.39 | 1.33 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $255.1M | $235.4M | $166.7M | $170.0M | $215.2M | $19.0M | $20.4M | $85.0M | $50.2M | $32.8M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.34B | $76.5M | $59.1M | $35.5M | $43.9M | $198.6M | $217.7M | $46.1M | $90.1M | $258.5M |
| Net debt | −$1.08B | $158.9M | $107.6M | $134.6M | $171.2M | −$179.6M | −$197.3M | $38.9M | −$39.9M | −$225.6M |
| Debt / equity | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Debt / assets | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −16.38 | — | 3.61 | 8.75 | — | — | — | — | −0.28 | −1.42 |
| Current ratio | 1.59 | 1.52 | 1.45 | 1.61 | 1.49 | 5.61 | 4.48 | 1.24 | 1.51 | 1.53 |
| Quick ratio | −0.37 | 1.37 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.26 | 5.18 | 4.20 | 1.21 | 1.47 | 1.52 |
| Interest coverage | 1.0 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -6.9 | -18.1 | -5.8 | -13.7 | 6.9 | 27.9 |
| Working capital | $99.1M | $83.5M | $57.8M | $61.7M | $71.9M | $241.8M | $248.0M | $57.5M | $144.3M | $384.9M |
| Invested capital | −$796.2M | $413.4M | $362.9M | $393.5M | $485.6M | $181.3M | $177.9M | $466.0M | $710.3M | $479.6M |
| Tangible asset value | −$5.27B | −$77.2M | $5.4M | $3.6M | −$5.0M | $331.4M | $350.4M | $265.8M | $431.7M | $480.4M |
| Net current asset value | −$147.2M | −$148.4M | −$115.5M | −$119.7M | −$124.5M | $226.9M | $240.8M | $49.8M | $53.7M | $363.4M |
| Graham number | $1.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14.54 | $19.69 |
| Graham net-net per share | $15.59 | −$2.82 | −$2.85 | −$2.97 | −$4.09 | $3.16 | $3.45 | −$3.33 | −$3.75 | −$7.25 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | $544.4M | — | — | — | — | — | $17.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $339,000 | $13.7M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $185,000 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | $45.8M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.3% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 1.1% | — | 9.4% | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 73.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 6.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 39.4% | — | 45.0% | 4,042.7% | — | — | — | — | 7.3% | 11.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.99 | 0.45 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| R&D / revenue | 0.1% | — | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 21.3% | 19.9% | 16.3% | 18.0% | 33.7% | 64.3% | 52.2% | 125.8% | 31.5% | — |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 66.8 | 54.6 | 46.3 | 43.3 | 90.6 | 148.9 | 90.5 | 116.0 | 60.0 | 58.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 119.9 | 15.7 | 18.8 | 26.9 | 61.4 | 80.1 | 48.9 | 30.0 | 12.5 | 11.3 |
| Days payables outstanding | 14.9 | 13.7 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 27.8 | 25.4 | 28.8 | 45.5 | 21.7 | 18.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 171.8 | 56.6 | 53.1 | 56.7 | 124.1 | 203.5 | 110.6 | 100.5 | 50.9 | 51.3 |
| Receivables turnover | 5.46 | 6.69 | 7.88 | 8.43 | 4.03 | 2.45 | 4.03 | 3.15 | 6.08 | 6.26 |
| Payables turnover | 24.54 | 26.63 | 30.47 | 26.98 | 13.11 | 14.37 | 12.67 | 8.01 | 16.81 | 20.00 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.04 | 23.29 | 19.43 | 13.56 | 5.95 | 4.56 | 7.47 | 12.15 | 29.13 | 32.44 |
| Asset turnover | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 0.88 | 0.41 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.46 | 0.45 |
| Average receivables | $132.1M | $98.7M | $71.6M | $62.6M | $55.3M | $53.3M | $35.8M | $51.0M | $100.8M | $97.5M |
| Average payables | $21.9M | $18.3M | $14.5M | $15.5M | $12.8M | $6.7M | $8.1M | $15.5M | $18.1M | $14.6M |
| Average inventory | $176.8M | $20.9M | $22.8M | $30.8M | $28.3M | $21.1M | $13.7M | $10.2M | $10.5M | $9.0M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 794.7% | 51.8% | 44.7% | 47.1% | 48.6% | 6.9% | 5.5% | 24.0% | 34.0% | 15.7% |
Computed from LSAK's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed September 9, 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.
LSAK valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (June 30, 2026), Lesaka Technologies traded at 138.3 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 13.0. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 148.3 and the forward P/E is 20.0. Lesaka Technologies earned a return on equity of 1.0% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $255.1 million of debt and $1.3 billion in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $1.1 billion. It returned $0.3 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $0.3 million in share buybacks, 1% of free cash flow. The share count rose 40.5% from 54.6M to 76.8M over 9 years.
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LSAK key metrics FAQ
What is Lesaka Technologies's P/E ratio?
Lesaka Technologies's trailing P/E ratio is 148.3 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 17, 2026), and its forward P/E is 20.0. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 138.3, compared with a 10-year median of 13.0.
What is Lesaka Technologies's return on equity?
Lesaka Technologies's return on equity (ROE) was 1.0% in fiscal 2026: net income of $2.8 million on average shareholders' equity of $269.4 million.
How much debt does Lesaka Technologies have?
Lesaka Technologies had total debt of $255.1 million at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90 and more cash than debt.
Does Lesaka Technologies buy back its shares?
Yes. Lesaka Technologies spent $0.3 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed 0.0% over the year, to 76.8M..
What is Lesaka Technologies's free cash flow yield?
Lesaka Technologies generated $31.8 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 8.3% on its market value at year-end ($381.5 million).
What is Lesaka Technologies's current ratio?
Lesaka Technologies's current ratio was 1.59 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 1.59 times current liabilities.