Lightwave Logic Inc.
LWLG Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Lightwave Logic Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $236,900.00, up 147.8% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 28.1%, EPS fell 1.01% and free cash flow fell 79.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for three consecutive years.
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Lightwave Logic Inc. (LWLG) Beneish M-score
Lightwave Logic Inc.'s Beneish M-score for fiscal 2025 is −0.95; values above −1.78 are the model's flag for possible earnings manipulation — a statistical screen, not a finding.
Beneish M-score, annual
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| Period | Beneish M-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.95 | 1.33 |
| FY2024 | −2.28 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days’ sales in receivables index | 1.69 | — | 1.55 | |
| Gross margin index | 0.95 | — | 0.50 | |
| Asset quality index | 0.50 | — | 0.20 | |
| Sales growth index | 2.48 | — | 2.21 | |
| Depreciation index | 0.86 | — | 0.10 | |
| SG&A index | 0.60 | — | −0.10 | |
| Total accruals to total assets | (0.08) | — | −0.39 | |
| Leverage index | 0.57 | — | −0.19 | |
| Beneish M-score | Flagged by the model | −0.95 | ||
How the Beneish M-score works
M = −4.84 + 0.920 × DSRI + 0.528 × GMI + 0.404 × AQI + 0.892 × SGI + 0.115 × DEPI − 0.172 × SGAI + 4.679 × TATA − 0.327 × LVGI (Beneish, 1999): eight changes in the accounts from one fiscal year to the next, which the model weighs for the pattern seen in companies that later restated their earnings. Higher is worse.
| below −2.22 | Low — no pattern the model associates with manipulation |
|---|---|
| −2.22 to −1.78 | Elevated |
| above −1.78 | Flagged by the model |
−1.78 is the cut-off usually quoted from the paper, −2.22 a common conservative one. A statistical screen, not a finding of wrongdoing.
When asset quality, depreciation or SG&A cannot be worked out, that index is set to 1, as Beneish did, and the breakdown says so; with all three missing there is no score. Depreciation includes amortisation, and asset quality leaves out securities. Not worked out for banks, insurers and REITs.
Beneish M-score against peers
| Company | Beneish M-score |
|---|---|
| MATV Mativ Holdings, Inc. compare | −3.7× |
| OEC Orion S.A. compare | −3.2× |
| KOP Koppers Holdings Inc. compare | −2.9× |
| MNTK Montauk Renewables, Inc. compare | −2.8× |
| SCL Stepan Company compare | −2.7× |
| ODC Oil-Dri Corporation Of America compare | −2.6× |
| KRO Kronos Worldwide Inc compare | −2.5× |
| ECVT Ecovyst Inc. compare | −2.4× |
| LWLG Lightwave Logic Inc. | −1.0× |
What Beneish M-score is
The Beneish M-Score combines eight year-on-year changes in the accounts into a statistical screen for patterns seen in companies that overstated earnings.
−4.84 + 0.920 × DSRI + 0.528 × GMI + 0.404 × AQI + 0.892 × SGI + 0.115 × DEPI − 0.172 × SGAI + 4.679 × TATA − 0.327 × LVGI