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Loar Holdings Inc.

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LOAR · NYSE · Industrials

Loar Holdings Inc. (LOAR) — Rank #412 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.11) · ROE 6.0% · Piotroski F-Score 5 / 9.

As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0002000178 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Loar Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells aerospace and defense components for aircraft, and aerospace and defense systems in the United States and internationally.

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It offers airframe components, structural components, avionics, composites, braking system components, de-ice and ice protection, electro-mechanical, engineered materials, flight controls, fluid and motion controls, environmental, metal forming, molded components, and restraints and safety devices. The company also provides auto throttles, lap-belt airbags, two-and three-point seat belts, water purification systems, fire barriers, polyimide washers and bushings, latches, interior securing devices, hold-open and tie rods, temperature and fluid sensors and switches, carbon and metallic brake discs, fluid and pneumatic-based ice protection, RAM air components, sealing solutions, motion and actuation devices, edge-lighted panels and knobs, and annunciators for incandescent and LED illuminated pushbutton switches, high-performance fans and cooling devices, lighting, Human-Machine Interface products, and bespoke lighting systems, and others. It primarily serves commercial, business jet and general aviation, and defense markets. Loar Holdings Inc.

was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Sector
Industrials
State
DE
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31

Company Snapshot

P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.

Market Cap

—

P/E (annual)

—

P/S (annual)

—

P/B

—

P/OCF (annual)

—

Shareholder Yield

—

Employees

1,700

Industry

Aerospace & Defense

Exchange

NYSE

7/10

Flags passed

LOAR fails 2 critical flags

Passes 7 of 10 quality flags, 1 caution

  • FAIL
    Operating margin declining

    Operating margin lower than prior year

  • FAIL
    Balance sheet deteriorating

    Net cash collapsed with receivables or inventory outpacing revenue

  • CAUTION
    Dilution above 2%

    Annual share count increase exceeds 2%. May be acceptable for high-growth companies funding talent via stock compensation

  • PASS
    Gross margin holding
  • PASS
    Disclosure consistent
  • PASS
    Revenue not declining
  • PASS
    Passes safety gate
  • PASS
    No competitive retreat
  • PASS
    SBC not compressing margin
  • PASS
    No valuation convergence

Strengths Deferred revenue growing · Sequential beat (rev + EPS)

No data FCF vs investment · Free cash flow — not counted as a pass.

A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.11
Return on equity
6.0%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
0.94
Current ratio
4.91×
Net cash
-$826.89M

Cash Flow

1/1 pass
Positive FCF
N/A
Cash-backed earnings
N/A
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
3.0%

Growth

1/2 pass
Revenue growth
23.2%
Piotroski F-Score
5 / 9
Share dilution
4.6%

Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Does it make money well?

Warning: Operating margin declining · GP/assets 5th percentile of 21 SIC 37 peers

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.11

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

5th pctl of 21 SIC 37 peers

Return on equity

6.0%

Gross margin

52.7%

100th pctl of 21 SIC 37 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

23.2%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

202320242025
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Cash Flow Health

Is the cash real?

No data

Free cash flow

—

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

N/A

FCF vs net income

—

(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.

FCF not below net income

Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).

N/A

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

3.0%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Balance Sheet Strength

Can it survive a storm?

Warning: Dilution above 2%, Balance sheet deteriorating · net debt $826.89M, F-Score 5/9

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

0.94

53rd pctl of 20 SIC 37 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

4.91×

100th pctl of 21 SIC 37 peers

Quick ratio

3.00×

Net cash

-$826.89M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Valuation

Is the price reasonable?

No warning flags

Capital allocation quality

Composite score

1.3 / 5

Weak
Share count trend
4.6%1/5 Weak
Buyback timing
N/AN/A
Dividend growth consistency(non-payer or broken streak)
0 yr3/5 Good
Net debt trajectory
-20.1%0/5 Weak

Lifecycle Phase History

20232025
Hypergrowth

Price History

LOAR+32.0% · +12.3% CAGRSPY+55.7% · +20.3% CAGR

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Source filings on SEC EDGAR: 10-K annual reports · 10-Q quarterly reports