LIEN Fundamental Analysis - CHICAGO ATLANTIC BDC INC

Fundamental Rating

Overall LIEN gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated LIEN against 237 industry peers in the Capital Markets industry. While LIEN has a great health rating, its profitability is only average at the moment. LIEN has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

LIEN had positive earnings in the past year.

In the past year LIEN has reported a negative cash flow from operations.

1.2 Ratios

LIEN's Return On Assets of 5.33% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. LIEN outperforms 73.00% of its industry peers.

LIEN has a worse Return On Equity (5.55%) than 60.34% of its industry peers.

With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 5.35%, LIEN is doing good in the industry, outperforming 63.71% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	5.33%
ROE	5.55%
ROIC	5.35%

ROA(3y)3.58%

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)3.7%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

LIEN has a Profit Margin of 54.23%. This is amongst the best in the industry. LIEN outperforms 94.51% of its industry peers.

LIEN has a better Operating Margin (66.22%) than 98.73% of its industry peers.

LIEN has a better Gross Margin (77.36%) than 83.12% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	66.22%
PM (TTM)	54.23%
GM	77.36%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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ROA

ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The number of shares outstanding for LIEN has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

LIEN has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 11.62 indicates that LIEN is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.

LIEN has a Altman-Z score of 11.62. This is amongst the best in the industry. LIEN outperforms 93.67% of its industry peers.

There is no outstanding debt for LIEN. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	11.62

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACCN/A

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.96 indicates that LIEN should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.96, LIEN is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 67.93% of the companies in the same industry.

A Quick Ratio of 1.96 indicates that LIEN should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

With a decent Quick ratio value of 1.96, LIEN is doing good in the industry, outperforming 68.35% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.96
Quick Ratio	1.96

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 1412.33% over the past year.

LIEN shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 119229.00%.

EPS 1Y (TTM)1412.33%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)119229%

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%324.5%

3.2 Future

LIEN is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 13.33% yearly.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 76.50% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

EPS Next Y-27.55%

EPS Next 2Y17.49%

EPS Next 3Y13.33%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year72.4%

Revenue Next 2Y116.15%

Revenue Next 3Y76.5%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 10.14, the valuation of LIEN can be described as very reasonable.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of LIEN indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: LIEN is cheaper than 74.26% of the companies listed in the same industry.

LIEN is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.93, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.07, the valuation of LIEN can be described as very cheap.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, LIEN is valued cheaper than 91.56% of the companies in the same industry.

LIEN is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 35.31, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	10.14
Fwd PE	7.07

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

LIEN's earnings are expected to grow with 13.33% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y17.49%

EPS Next 3Y13.33%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

LIEN has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 12.20%, which is a nice return.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 7.82, LIEN pays a better dividend. On top of this LIEN pays more dividend than 81.43% of the companies listed in the same industry.

LIEN's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.39.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	12.2%

5.2 History

LIEN has paid a dividend for less than 5 years, so there is no long track record yet.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

65.00% of the earnings are spent on dividend by LIEN. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.

DP65%

EPS Next 2Y17.49%

EPS Next 3Y13.33%

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CHICAGO ATLANTIC BDC INC

NASDAQ:LIEN (8/15/2025, 10:09:47 AM)

10.445

+0.01 (+0.05%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorFinancials

GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services

GICS IndustryCapital Markets

Earnings (Last)08-14 2025-08-14/bmo

Earnings (Next)11-05 2025-11-05/amc

Inst Owners21.3%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners0.34%

Ins Owner Change0.06%

Market Cap238.35M

Analysts43.33

Price Target12.38 (18.53%)

Short Float %0.12%

Short Ratio0.58

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	12.2%

Yearly Dividend0.86

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP65%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-Date06-27 2025-06-27 (0.34)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)12.93%

Min EPS beat(2)7.53%

Max EPS beat(2)18.32%

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)6.83%

Min Revenue beat(2)0.94%

Max Revenue beat(2)12.73%

Revenue beat(4)4

Avg Revenue beat(4)28.82%

Min Revenue beat(4)0.94%

Max Revenue beat(4)53.37%

Revenue beat(8)8

Avg Revenue beat(8)18.11%

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)27.86%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)30.45%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)22.27%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)10.36%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	10.14
Fwd PE	7.07
P/S	7.73
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	0.79
P/tB	0.79
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)1.03

EY9.86%

EPS(NY)1.48

Fwd EY14.14%

FCF(TTM)-0.63

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.63

OCFYN/A

SpS1.35

BVpS13.19

TBVpS13.19

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	5.33%
ROE	5.55%
ROCE	6.78%
ROIC	5.35%
ROICexc	5.63%
ROICexgc	5.63%
OM	66.22%
PM (TTM)	54.23%
GM	77.36%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)3.58%

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)3.7%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score2

Asset Turnover0.1

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.96
Quick Ratio	1.96
Altman-Z	11.62

F-Score2

WACCN/A

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)N/A

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)1412.33%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

EPS Next Y-27.55%

EPS Next 2Y17.49%

EPS Next 3Y13.33%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)119229%

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%324.5%

Revenue Next Year72.4%

Revenue Next 2Y116.15%

Revenue Next 3Y76.5%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y155.31%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-187.57%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-187.57%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

CHICAGO ATLANTIC BDC INC (LIEN) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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