Loar Holdings (LOAR) just closed out FY 2025 with fourth quarter revenue of US$131.8 million and basic EPS of US$0.13, alongside trailing 12 month revenue of US$496.3 million and EPS of US$0.77. These figures sit against a reported earnings growth rate of 224.5% over the past year. The company has seen quarterly revenue move from US$103.5 million in Q3 2024 to US$131.8 million in Q4 2025, with basic EPS stepping from US$0.10 to US$0.13 over the same period, while trailing net margins improved from 5.5% to 14.5%. This sets up an earnings story that investors may view as heavily focused on profitability and the durability of these margin levels.

With the numbers on the table, the next step is to see how this earnings profile lines up against the key narratives around Loar Holdings, highlighting where the data backs prevailing views and where it challenges them.

Margins Shift Toward Higher Profitability

• On a trailing 12 month basis, Loar generated US$496.3 million of revenue and US$72.1 million of net income, which works out to a 14.5% net margin compared with 5.5% in the prior year period cited in the data.
• Consensus narrative points to margin expansion coming from pricing and productivity, and the current 14.5% trailing margin creates some tension with that view:
  • Supportive for bulls, the margin level sits well above the 5.5% figure reported a year earlier, which lines up with claims that advanced pricing and efficiency work are feeding into higher profitability.
  • On the other hand, bulls talk about annual margin expansion over time. Q4 FY 2025 net income of US$12.5 million on US$131.8 million revenue shows that quarterly profit in absolute terms can still move around even with healthier trailing margins.

Premium P/E Against DCF Fair Value

• Loar trades on a trailing P/E of 91.9x at a share price of US$70.79, compared with a DCF fair value in the dataset of about US$47.00 and an industry P/E reference of 43.8x for US Aerospace & Defense.
• Bears focus on valuation risk, and the current numbers give them clear talking points:
  • The P/E multiple is more than double the industry reference figure and above the 64.5x peer average in the data, so skeptics point to a lot of optimism already reflected in the price.
  • With the share price sitting above the US$47.00 DCF fair value, critics highlight the gap between price and modeled cash flows as a concrete risk that sits alongside the rich earnings multiple.

On this setup, some investors may want to see how the bearish valuation case is built out in more detail through the dedicated narrative for Loar. 🐻 Loar Holdings Bear Case

Fast EPS Growth Versus Cash Flow Risk

• Trailing 12 month basic EPS in the dataset is US$0.77, with reported earnings growth over the past year of 224.5%, while the risk summary flags that debt is not well covered by operating cash flow.
• Bullish views lean heavily on earnings momentum, and these figures both support and qualify that argument:
  • On the supportive side, the jump to US$0.77 of trailing EPS and the very large reported earnings growth rate give bulls a concrete basis for talking about strong earnings momentum.
  • At the same time, the flag that operating cash flow does not comfortably cover debt means part of the bullish case depends on earnings quality eventually being matched by cash generation, not just accounting profit.

If you want to see how optimistic investors connect this recent EPS performance to their longer term story for Loar, the bullish narrative goes much deeper into those assumptions. 🐂 Loar Holdings Bull Case

Next Steps

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