Lichen International Limited (LICN)Industrials | Specialty Business Services | Xiamen, China | NasdaqCM
1.20 USD
-0.02
(-1.639%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1.24 +0.04 (3.333%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:08 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is severely compromised by a massive divergence between the company's deteriorating operational reality and its recent price surge. While the stock has rallied nearly five-fold over the last two years, the underlying business is bleeding cash, with operating margins collapsing to -89% and free cash flow turning deeply negative. This disconnect suggests the recent price appreciation was driven by speculative momentum rather than sustainable value creation, leaving the stock highly vulnerable to a sharp correction if sentiment shifts. There is no dividend to provide a floor, and the lack of profitability makes any valuation multiple precarious. For a long-term holder, the combination of shrinking revenues, negative returns on equity, and a balance sheet generating cash outflows presents a fundamental deterioration that outweighs the temporary price gains. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.212933 |
| AutoTheta | 0.295615 |
| AutoETS | 0.298283 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.298310 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 28% |
| H-stat | 0.82 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.403 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.26 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.785 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.624 |
| Market Cap | 19,724,190 |
| Beta | -1.12 |
| Profit Margins | -89.58% |
| Previous Name | Lichen China Limited |
| Website | https://www.lichenzx.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.72949004 |
| Address1 | Xingang Square |
| Address2 | 15th Floor Hubin North Road Siming District |
| All Time High | 9.494 |
| All Time Low | 0.036 |
| Ask | 1.27 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 16,110 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 986,253 |
| Average Volume | 986,253 |
| Average Volume10Days | 16,110 |
| Beta | -1.121 |
| Bid | 1.16 |
| Bid Size | 10 |
| Book Value | 4.321 |
| City | Xiamen |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.2 |
| Current Ratio | 7.728 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 1.2699 |
| Day Low | 1.17 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.785 |
| Display Name | Lichen |
| Ebitda | -13,705,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.55898 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 0.484 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | -0.271 |
| Enterprise Value | -6,635,810 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -4.22 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.30592 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.10591996 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.08110754 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -72.949005 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 9.494 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.294001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.8736044 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.705 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.49500006 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.70212775 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.705 - 9.494 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,675,693,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 16,325,219 |
| Free Cashflow | -5,233,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 410 |
| Fullday Change | -0.02 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.63934 |
| Fullday Price | 1.24 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.37265998 |
| Gross Profits | 9,137,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.000089999994 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.01045 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 16,436,825 |
| Industry | Specialty Business Services |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Business Services |
| Industry Key | specialty-business-services |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,023-02-06 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Lichen International Limited, an investment holding company, provides financial and taxation, education support, and software and maintenance services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers financial and taxation-related management consultation, internal control management consultation, annual or regular consultation, and internal training and general consultation services; and education support services, including marketing, operational, and technical support, as well as the sale of teaching and learning materials. It also provides software and maintenance services, including the sale of financial and taxation analysis software, and financial and taxation training software, as well as offers software installation, training, and after-sales technical and maintenance support services. The company serves listed companies, state-owned enterprises, government authorities, and other business enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises. The company was formerly known as Lichen China Limited and changed its name to Lichen International Limited in March 2025. Lichen International Limited was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Xiamen, China. |
| Long Name | Lichen International Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 19,724,190 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1686254739 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-28 |
| Net Income To Common | -21,962,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 19,231,085 |
| Open | 1.2001 |
| Operating Cashflow | -17,849,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.89286005 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 86 59 2558 6999 |
| Post Market Change | 0.03999996 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 3.33333 |
| Post Market Price | 1.24 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Prev Name | Lichen China Limited |
| Previous Close | 1.22 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.2777135 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.80447793 |
| Profit Margins | -0.89575 |
| Quick Ratio | 6.249 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.01999998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.6393427 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.2699 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.17 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.17 - 1.2699 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.2001 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.22 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.2 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 26,564 |
| Return On Assets | -0.11587 |
| Return On Equity | -0.29822 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.561 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.624 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 16,326,825 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0084 |
| Shares Short | 137,660 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 123,867 |
| Short Name | Lichen International Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0084 |
| Short Ratio | 0.11 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | LICN |
| Total Cash | 26,914,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.637 |
| Total Debt | 554,000 |
| Total Revenue | 24,518,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -4.22 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.980425 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.7804248 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.59737283 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 26,564 |
| Website | https://www.lichenzx.com |
| Zip | 361,013 |