Equity Brief · Financial Services2026-09-01
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Lion Capital

I · AI Analysis

The brief

Lion Capital is a self-managed investment fund authorized as an alternative investment fund manager in Romania. The company invests across multiple sectors including banking, real estate, pharmaceuticals, energy, and hospitality, aiming to maximize portfolio performance and generate steady income for shareholders [marketscreener.com].

Lion Capital (formerly SIF Banat-Crisana) is a Romanian closed-end investment fund managing a diversified portfolio across banking, real estate, pharmaceuticals, energy, and hospitality sectors [marketscreener.com]. The company reported a net profit of 444 million lei in the first half of 2026, with net asset value of 13.42 lei per share [Ziarul Financiar]. With trailing-twelve-month revenue of 828.5 million lei and extremely high margins, the fund trades at just 3.5x earnings despite strong profitability [Yahoo Finance].

Lion Capital shows exceptional profitability metrics with 88% net margin and a very low 3.5x P/E ratio, though negative free cash flow raises questions about cash generation [Yahoo Finance].

The brief AI analysisConfidence 6/10

Sentinellis health

Financially healthy

7.9/10

7.5+ strong · 4.5–7.5 moderate · under 4.5 weak

Profitability

21% of score10.0/10
Net margin+88.0%Gross margin+100.0%

Returns on capital

7% of score10.0/10
ROIC—· no dataReturn on equity+12.5%

Growth & momentum

14% of score10.0/10
Revenue growth+18.9%Operating margin trend—· no data

Balance sheet

36% of score10.0/10
Current ratio76686.2xNet debt / EBITDA-3.7xInterest coverage—· no dataDebt / equity0.00

Cash generation

21% of score0.0/10
Free cash flowRON -12.5M· need positiveCash vs reported profitRON -11.9M vs RON 728.7M· need OCF > net income

Value creation

no data
ROIC vs cost of capital—· no data

Sentinellis calculation from the published statements — not a score reported by any data source. Each category is scored on the checks that had data; missing inputs are excluded rather than counted as failures.

Market capitalisation

RON 2.4B

Revenue (TTM)

RON 828.5M

Explainers

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II · Recent news

What moved

3 stories · ranked by relevance

  • Company2026-08-28

    Lion Capital S A : Financial Results as of June 30, 2026 - marketscreener.com

    marketscreener.com

  • Company2026-08-28

    Lion Capital a raportat 444 mil. lei profit net în semestrul I şi un activ net de 13,42 lei pe acţiune, tr - Ziarul Financiar

    Ziarul Financiar

  • Company2026-08-28

    Disponibilitatea Raportului pentru semestrul I 2026 al Lion Capital S.A. - financialintelligence.ro

    financialintelligence.ro

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The company operates with only 28 employees to manage a 2.4 billion lei portfolio across multiple sectors, raising questions about operational capacity and oversight depth [marketscreener.com].

1 of 4 risks in this report

Risks

4

Opportunities

4

Leadership

5

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Produced 01 Sept 2026, 08:54 UTC

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