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Lpl Financial Holdings Inc.
LPLA
Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services
Mkt Cap
$16.75BPE
14.34Debt
$3.124BCash
$2.275BEV
$17.6BFCF
-$178.4MP/E Ratio
14.34Debt
$3.124BCash
$2.275BEV
$17.6BFCF
-$178.4MLPL Financial Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at enterprises in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, retirement and education savings plans, fixed income, and insurance, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts and auction rate notes. The company also provides advisory platforms that provide access to mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, certain option strategies, unit investment trusts, and institutional money managers and no-load multi-manager variable annuities. In addition, it offers money market products; and retirement solutions for commission-and fee-based services that allow advisors to provide brokerage services, consultation, and advice to retirement plan sponsors. Further, the company provides other services comprising tools and services that enable advisors to maintain and grow their practices; trust, investment management oversight, and custodial services to trusts for estates and families, as well as insurance brokerage general agency services; and technology products, such as proposal generation, investment analytics, and portfolio modeling. The company was formerly known as LPL Investment Holdings Inc. and changed its name to LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in June 2012. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California.
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In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.
Earnings Growth 23%
Earnings Stability 86%
Competitiveness and MOAT
High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
| Years | 12-2014 | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Margin | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 8.5% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 9.8% | 12% |
| ROA | 7.3% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 11% | 13% | 9.6% | 7.5% | 12% | 17% |
| ROE | 18% | 24% | 23% | 25% | 45% | 55% | 36% | 28% | 39% | 56% |
What is the average Net Margin?
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +7.97%.
What is the trend of Net Margin?
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is +0.34%.
What is the average Return on Assets (ROA)?
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +9.85%.
What is the trend of Return on Assets (ROA)?
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +0.33%.
What is the average Return on Equity (ROE)?
The average ROE over the past 5 years is +37.84%.
What is the trend of Return on Equity (ROE)?
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is -0.01%.
Safety & Stabiliy
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
| Years | 12-2014 | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt FCF | 12.31 | 10.71 | 14.93 | 7.22 | 5.30 | 5.17 | 3.72 | 11.97 | 1.67 | -17.52 |
| Debt Equity | 1.81 | 3.10 | 2.68 | 2.48 | 2.44 | 2.36 | 1.79 | 1.70 | 1.26 | 1.49 |
| MIN | ||||||||||
| Graham Stability | - | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 100% | 94% |
What is the Debt/FCF?
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is -17.52.
What is the trend of Debt/FCF?
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -0.26.
What is the Graham’s Stability?
Graham’s Stability measure stands at 0.94.
Growth
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
| Years | 12-2015 | 12-2017 | 12-2019 | 12-2021 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 11% | 15% | 15% | 11% | 2.4% |
| Net Income | 26% | 29% | 15% | 84% | 4.9% |
| Stockholders Equity | 17% | 18% | 28% | 30% | 5.7% |
| FCF | 34% | 38% | 52% | 590% | 29% |
What is the 5 year Revenue CAGR?
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +14.97%.
What is the trend of Revenue growth?
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +2.44%.
What is the 5 year Earnings CAGR?
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is +28.77%.
What is the trend of Earnings growth?
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is +4.93%.
What is the 5 year Equity CAGR?
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +17.57%.
What is the trend of Equity growth?
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +5.68%.
What is the 5 year FCF CAGR?
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is +37.63%.
What is the trend of FCF growth?
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is +29.21%.