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Lucas GC Ltd. is an artificial intelligence technology-driven Platform-as-a-Service company focused on online, agent-centric human capital management. The company operates primarily in China, providing a digital platform that connects a large network of independent agents with corporate clients that require recruitment, outsourcing, and related professional services. Through its Columbus and Star Career platforms, Lucas GC Ltd. facilitates flexible and permanent employment recruitment, while also delivering IT outsourcing, systems development, and software module implementation for enterprise customers. Its technologies, which incorporate AI, data analytics, and blockchain, are applied across human resources, insurance, and wealth management industry verticals to enhance matching efficiency, workflow management, and compliance. Lucas GC Ltd. serves corporations with needs in recruitment, training, sales lead generation, and outsourced operational support. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Beijing, China, the company plays a specialized role in the professional and commercial services landscape by providing a scalable, technology-based infrastructure for intermediary-driven talent and service delivery.
$1.17
$0.10 (-7.87%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 2.63%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue declined 27.9% YoY. The question is whether this is cyclical or a structural shift.
ROIC dropped from 37.56% to 9.83%, capital efficiency is deteriorating. Negative free cash flow of -¥57M. The business is consuming cash, not generating it.
0.4x earnings. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
¥1.06B
▼ -27.9% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
¥40M
▼ -48.7% YoY
Op. Margin
2.63%
▼ -2.0pp YoY
ROIC
9.83%
▼ -27.7pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-¥57M
▼ -17.5% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
¥24M
▼ -67.8% YoY
Net Debt
¥35M
Cash & Equiv.
¥33M
3Y CAGR: +17.7%
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At a P/E of 0.4, Lucas GC (LGCL)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Lucas GC scores 39/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full . This is analysis, not investment advice.
Lucas GC scores 39 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 2.6% operating margin and a 9.8% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh LGCL's valuation and scores 39/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.