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LTSL
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. 6.50% NT 27
~4 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. 6.50% NT 27. What it actually does.

Provides investment banking services, including underwriting and advisory. Offers institutional sales and trading services. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2017
$3.6B market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
49%Brokerage Commissions
Brokerage CommissionsInvestment Advisory, Management and Administrative Service 35%Financial Service, Other 9%Bank Servicing 4%Service, Other 3%Other <1%
49% of all revenue comes from a single line: Brokerage Commissions.

The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.

Revenue last year:
$1.5B
The net profit left over:
$22.8M
Out of every $100 of revenue, $2 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 2%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing — but slowly for a company this size.

Average growth of 6% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$1.2B
2015
2016
2017
2018
$1.5B
2019
THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
159.2×

The market pays 159.2× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.

No analyst target is on record for this company.

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
Costs eat into the margin4/10
WORTH WATCHING

Cost Efficiency: As sales grow, profit fails to keep the same pace.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Bumpy, but the direction is up.

The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/1
Executives are buying their own stock

Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 2 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
A rich price tag

The company’s market value is 159 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
The stock has lost its spark

The price action doesn’t yet back an upward turn. Council score: 0/10.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
Costs eat into the margin

Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in. Council score: 4/10.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: earnings execution.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film