Update date
15 May 2026
LightWave Acquisition Corp. financial metrics
Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.
- Public ticker
- LWAC, LWACU, LWACW on Nasdaq
- Latest financial report
- 15 May 2026
- Company location
- Menlo Park, CA
- Fiscal year end
- 31 December
Company
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LWAC - LightWave Acquisition Corp. Financial Facts
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- Context
- Latest metrics period: Q1 2026
- Latest reported value
- Return On Equity -156%
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open metric pages to inspect the reported history.
Return Loop
Why revisit this company facts page
Company facts change as new 10-Q and 10-K filings update the latest reported period, headline values, and cross-company comparison context.
- Latest source-backed update
- Latest metrics period Q1 2026
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- Current latest metrics period: Q1 2026.
- Most recent SEC facts end date on this page: 31 Mar 2026.
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Latest update for LWAC - LightWave Acquisition Corp.
Latest financial period: Q1 2026. Reopen this facts page to verify the newest reported period against the prior baseline.
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Latest period
Q1 2026
SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 15 May 2026.
Benchmark Context
How Return On Equity compares
Return On Equity is down about 174% versus the comparable prior period.
Compared with
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Why this is notable
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- Latest comparable period on this page: Q1 2026.
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Key facts
- LWAC - LightWave Acquisition Corp. financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
- Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
- Headline metric: Return On Equity -156%.
Change
- Return On Equity YoY change: -174%.
- Most recent SEC facts end date: 31 Mar 2026.
Research use
- This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
- Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.
Evidence
Based on latest 10-Q/10-K
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Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open company facts to inspect the reported metric history.
Latest SEC snapshot (2026-03-31) highlights Return On Equity -156.4%, Return On Assets 2.4%, and Current Ratio 4.08x.
Valuation Snapshot
SEC-only DCF estimate using a normalized free cash flow base, cash, debt, and reported share count when available.
No market comparison
DCF estimate is unavailable because required valuation inputs are missing.
Missing: Free cash flow and Shares.
Data confidence notes
- Free cash flow unavailable: operating cash flow or capex is missing
- Valuation unavailable: free cash flow is missing
Financial Quality Score
Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.
17.4/100
Weak Confidence low
Return On Equity
-156%
Metric score 0.0/100
Return On Assets
2.4%
Metric score 5.5/100
Financial Health
- Current Ratio
- 4.08x
Strengths
No strong signals yet.
Watchpoints
Return On Equity and Return On Assets
Key metrics snapshot
Return On Equity
-156%
YoY: -174%
Return On Assets
2.4%
YoY:
Current Ratio
4.08x
YoY: +5170%
Profitability
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Equity | -156% | -174% |
| Return On Assets | 2.4% |
Financial Health
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 4.08x | +5170% |
Growth
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | $5,436,578 |
Supporting Metrics
These supporting metrics stay fully source-backed for deeper research. Scan the latest value and reported period first, then open a metric page when you need the full filing trail.
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | $222,829,375 | |
| Assets, Current | $797,492 | +5366% |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | $625,445 | +4187% |
| General and Administrative Expense | $604,706 | +294% |
| Liabilities | $7,742,379 | |
| Liabilities and Equity | $222,829,375 | |
| Liabilities, Current | $195,504 | +3.7% |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities | $183,330 | -1661% |
| Nonoperating Income (Expense) | $1,941,660 | |
| Operating Income (Loss) | $604,706 | -294% |
| Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | 0.0001 | 0% |
| Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized | 1,000,000 | 0% |
| Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | $6,928,855 | -14584% |
| Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent | $6,928,003 | -31127% |
How we score
This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.
| Metric | Weight | V1 threshold |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 20 | 5% to 20% |
| ROE | 15 | 8% to 25% |
| ROA | 10 | 2% to 10% |
| Operating Margin | 5 | 5% to 25% |
| Current Ratio | 12 | 1.0x to 2.0x |
| Quick Ratio | 8 | 0.8x to 1.5x |
| Debt to Equity | 10 | 0.3x to 2.0x (lower is better) |
| Revenue YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
| Net Income YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
How Calculated (standard_v1)
Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.
- TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
- Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
- (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
- Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
- TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
- TTM Revenues YoY
- TTM Net Income YoY
CIK / security context first