LPLALPL Financial Holdings Inc.

$330.80-1.2% 1Y

$330.80

$265.8652 weeks$392.46

Is the business good?

Mixed

The checks split: nothing decisive, though margins compressing.

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 2 without data

Margin direction, 3 years−9.8 pts

Operating profit is falling even as sales grow, costs are outrunning the top line.

Where ROE comes from5% ROA

A balanced mix of margins, efficiency, and leverage. ROE 17% = margin × turnover × leverage.

All from derived.

Where this answer is blind. The F-score rewards improvement, so an already-elite company can score mid-pack.

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