Lite Strategy Reports Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

The results show a treasury centered on LTC, alongside share repurchases and proceeds from options on the company's holdings.

Rhea-AI Summary

Lite Strategy (LITS) reported fiscal 2026 results for the year ended June 30, its first under a Litecoin treasury strategy. The company closed a $100.0 million private placement in July 2025 and deployed the gross proceeds into LTC. It acquired over 900,000 LTC and held 832,716 at year-end. June 30 assets totaled $42.7 million, including $34.9 million in unrestricted and collateralized digital assets and $5.7 million in cash; the company had no debt.

Under a $25.0 million repurchase program approved in October 2025, Lite Strategy bought back approximately 4.4 million shares through June 30 and 6.4 million through September 22. A covered-call program generated approximately $930,000 in premiums through September 22. The company also made a $1.0 million investment in LitVM, began pre-clinical work on voruciclib for non-oncology uses and retained two drug candidates for potential out-licensing or sale.

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• Major pointThe $100.0 million private placement funded LTC purchases and established it as the primary treasury reserve asset. 2.3× market cap
• Major pointThe company held 832,716 LTC at June 30, 2026.
• Major pointThe $25.0 million repurchase program was approved in October 2025. 58% of market cap
• Moderate pointRepurchases reached approximately 6.4 million shares through September 22, up from 4.4 million through June 30.
• Moderate pointThe discount to net asset value moved from the low 40% range into the low 20% range.
• Moderate pointLite Strategy had $5.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and no debt at June 30.

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• Minor pointThe covered-call program generated approximately $930,000 in premiums through September 22.
• Minor pointA $1.0 million investment made Lite Strategy the lead institutional investor in LitVM.

Negative

• Moderate pointLTC as the primary treasury reserve asset concentrates the company's treasury strategy in one digital asset.
• Minor pointVoruciclib work for non-oncology uses is pre-clinical; out-licensing or sale of two retained drug candidates remains potential.

News Explained

Lite Strategy reported fiscal 2026 results for the year ended June 30, 2026; its $5.7 million cash balance then equaled 446.1 days of fiscal fourth-quarter operating cash use at that quarter’s rate.

Sources and calculations

• Lite Strategy fiscal 2026 results (2026-09-29)
• Lite Strategy fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter financial data (2026Q4)

• Available liquidity against the last reported quarterly operating outflow, in days at that rate $5,706,000 / ($1,164,000 / 91) = 446.1 days

Market Context

The July 30 repurchase update recorded a 3.77% 24-hour move and disclosed 13% of shares repurchased;...

Analysis

The July 30 repurchase update recorded a 3.77% 24-hour move and disclosed 13% of shares repurchased; it is a directly related baseline for the buyback figures in this fiscal-year report.

Key Figures

Private placement: $100.0 million LTC holdings: 832,716 LTC Shares repurchased: Approximately 4.4 million shares (12% of shares outstanding) +4 more

Private placement

$100.0 million

Closed in July 2025; gross proceeds deployed into LTC

LTC holdings

832,716 LTC

As of June 30, 2026

Shares repurchased

Approximately 4.4 million shares (12% of shares outstanding)

From buyback-program commencement through June 30, 2026

Shares repurchased

Approximately 6.4 million shares (17% of shares outstanding)

From buyback-program commencement through September 22, 2026

NAV discount

Low 40% range to low 20% range

Company-reported change in discount to net asset value

Covered-call premium proceeds

Approximately $930,000

From program initiation through September 22, 2026

Cash and cash equivalents

$5.7 million

At June 30, 2026

Historical Context

2 past events · Latest: Jul 30

2 events

1. Jul 30

   Share repurchase update

   24h Move

   +3.8%

   Reported 4.9 million share repurchases and narrowed the LTC NAV discount below 25%.

2. May 13

   Q3 results

   24h Move

   -5.6%

   Reported covered-call proceeds funding share repurchases and continued a $25 million authorization.

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Key Terms

covered call, net asset value, zero-knowledge, decentralized finance

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covered call financial

"launching a covered call options program against LTC holdings"

A covered call is an income strategy where an investor who already owns shares sells the right for someone else to buy those shares at a set price within a set time. Think of it like renting out a house: you collect steady rent (the option premium) but agree to sell if a buyer pays the agreed price, so you trade some upside potential for immediate income and a small cushion against modest drops in the stock.

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net asset value financial

"halving the discount to net asset value (NAV)"

Net asset value is the total value of an investment fund's assets minus any liabilities, divided by the number of shares or units outstanding. It represents the per-share worth of the fund, similar to how the value of a house is determined by its total worth after debts are subtracted. Investors use it to gauge the true value of their holdings and to compare different investment options.

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zero-knowledge technical

"the first zero-knowledge Layer-2 platform"

A zero-knowledge method is a cryptographic technique that lets one party prove something is true to another party without revealing any underlying data or secrets. For investors, it matters because it enables private, verifiable transactions and identity checks on digital platforms—think proving you can open a safe without sharing the combination—affecting the security, regulatory compliance, user trust, and potential value of companies using this technology.

decentralized finance technical

"smart contracts, decentralized finance, stablecoin issuance"

Decentralized finance, often called DeFi, is a way of using digital technology to offer financial services like lending, borrowing, and trading without relying on traditional banks or institutions. It operates on open networks where anyone can participate, much like a digital marketplace that runs on shared computer systems. For investors, DeFi provides more direct control over their assets and access to financial activities outside conventional systems.

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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lite Strategy, Inc. (Nasdaq: LITS) (“Lite Strategy” or the “Company”), the first U.S. public company to adopt Litecoin (LTC) as its primary treasury reserve asset announced financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026.

Fiscal year 2026 was the Company's first fiscal year operating under the LTC treasury strategy that commenced in August 2025. The Company deployed $100.0 million to acquire over 900,000 LTC, built the foundation of an active digital asset treasury by establishing institutional custody and professional asset management, and launched active digital asset treasury operations. Each of these elements is directed at increasing the LTC backing behind every share of LITS common stock.

Fiscal Year 2026 Operational Highlights

• Closed a $100.0 million private placement in July 2025 and deployed the gross proceeds into LTC, establishing LTC as the Company's primary treasury reserve asset and the largest public company holder of LTC; the Company held 832,716 LTC as of June 30, 2026, representing over 1% of LTC currently mined;
• Led a $1.0 million strategic investment in LitVM, the first zero-knowledge Layer-2 platform bringing smart contract capability to the Litecoin network;
• Shifted from accumulation to active capital markets operations in the second fiscal quarter, launching a covered call options program against LTC holdings and commencing repurchases of LITS common stock under a $25.0 million share repurchase program approved in October 2025;
• Initiated pre-clinical activities for voruciclib in non-oncology indications, retaining two drug candidates for potential out-licensing or sale opportunities and future sources of non-dilutive capital.

"Fiscal 2026 was the year we built the base for a Litecoin-centered treasury program,” said Jay File, CEO & CFO of Lite Strategy. “We deployed $100 million into Litecoin with institutional custody alongside professional management through GSR Strategies, then launched a covered call program ahead of schedule that generates recurring proceeds. Those proceeds, together with the strategic utilization of our Litecoin balance, are designed to allow us the ability to monetize our discount to NAV and put more Litecoin behind every share via our ongoing buyback program. As we move into our first full year of DAT operations, we anticipate that our focus will be on accretive buybacks, expanded yield opportunities, lower operational costs and cash burn, while continuing to evaluate strategic opportunities to expand Litecoin’s utility and growth of the Litecoin ecosystem."

Fiscal Year 2026 and Recent Financial Highlights

• Repurchased approximately 4.4 and 6.4 million LITS shares, or 12% and 17% of shares outstanding, from the commencement of the buyback program through June 30, 2026 and September 22, 2026, respectively; halving the discount to net asset value (NAV) from the low 40% range into the low 20% range;
• Premium proceeds generated from covered call program of approximately $930,000 from program initiation through September 22, 2026.

Cash and Liquidity
At June 30, 2026, Lite Strategy held $5.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and $34.9 million in unrestricted and collateralized digital assets, with total assets of $42.7 million and no debt. The Company had 30,407,268 shares outstanding as of September 22, 2026. Complete financial statements are available in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission).

Litecoin Ecosystem Outlook
On March 17, 2026, the Commission issued the Digital Asset Interpretation, identifying LTC as a digital commodity rather than a security, with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) joining to confirm it will continue to regulate LTC on that basis. The Commission expanded on that guidance on August 18, 2026, proposing Regulation Crypto Assets, a tailored offering framework now open for public comment. For corporate treasuries and asset managers evaluating LTC exposure, this offers meaningful assurance that was not available a year ago.

While the CLARITY Act did not advance in the U.S. Senate, the guidance already issued by the Commission and the CFTC gives the Company a clear basis to continue executing its LTC-focused strategy under the regulatory framework and guidance currently available. The Company intends to remain focused on executing our disciplined treasury management strategy focused on long-term stockholder value creation within those requirements while monitoring legislative and regulatory developments.

“Together, these efforts introduce a comprehensive, tailored securities offering regime intended to address long-standing barriers to responsible capital formation and innovation within domestic crypto asset markets, while preserving the investor protections at the core of federal securities laws,” said Charlie Lee, Lite Strategy Board Member and creator of Litecoin.

Business Update and Strategic Focus
Looking ahead, management's primary objective is to grow LTC holdings per share through the active management of the Company's treasury.

We believe the opportunity underlying this strategy is significant. Institutional and corporate capital allocated to digital asset treasuries has grown rapidly over the past two years, yet that capital remains heavily concentrated in Bitcoin, leaving Litecoin as one of the longest-operating, most liquid and lowest-cost payment networks in digital assets, with a fixed, disclosed supply and a 15-year operating history; comparatively underrepresented relative to its scale, security and track record. Management believes that gap represents a durable opportunity: as regulatory clarity accelerates institutional adoption of LTC and as the network’s utility expands, demand for LTC should broaden beyond its traditional base as a payments asset. For Lite Strategy, that dynamic reinforces the core investment thesis.

As the first U.S. public company to adopt LTC as its primary treasury reserve asset and its largest public company holder, Lite Strategy offers investors a liquid, regulated, publicly traded vehicle for direct exposure to LTC’s growth, without the custody, security and operational complexity of holding the asset directly. Management believes this positioning allows the Company to compound that opportunity for stockholders as institutional awareness of, and demand for, LTC increases.

Beyond treasury management, Lite Strategy intends to invest in the growth of the Litecoin ecosystem itself. LitVM has the capacity to extend Litecoin from a payment network to a programmable one, and Lite Strategy is its lead institutional investor. Applications built on the platform broaden Litecoin's utility, including the LTC held in the Company's treasury. By enabling smart contracts, decentralized finance, stablecoin issuance and tokenized assets on Litecoin for the first time, LitVM should have the opportunity to meaningfully expand the network's addressable use cases beyond payments alone, creating new sources of transaction activity and developer engagement.

Following the Digital Asset Interpretation, and with a full fiscal year of operating record with our Litecoin-centered treasury program and no outstanding debt, management intends to expand direct engagement with banking partners, analysts and allocators. Alongside sustained education in the case for LTC as an institutional asset, a broader institutional understanding of LTC supports the value of the Company's own holdings. Management remains focused on bridging institutional capital to the Litecoin ecosystem. We believe Lite Strategy is well positioned to capture an attractive share of this opportunity as one of the only pure-play, publicly traded vehicles offering direct exposure to LTC's growth.

About Lite Strategy
Lite Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq LITS) is a San Diego-based digital asset treasury company that holds LTC as a primary reserve asset and pursues capital markets strategies designed to generate income from those holdings while retaining long-term exposure. Formerly MEI Pharma, Inc., the Company adopted its Litecoin treasury strategy in 2025 to diversify reserves, enhance capital efficiency and align with emerging financial technologies. Lite Strategy also retains a portfolio of pharmaceutical assets that it is managing for out-licensing or sale. More information is available at litestrategy.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding LTC and its potential performance, the Company’s Litecoin treasury strategy, the share repurchase program, out-licensing or sale of pharmaceutical assets and the sufficiency of the Company’s capital resources. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including volatility in the price of LTC, the regulatory treatment of digital assets, the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards, potential dilution from outstanding warrants and options and the other risks described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.

Contacts:

Investor Relations:
Alliance Advisors IR
Adele Carey
SVP, Investor Relations
investor@litestrategy.com

Public Relations:
Impact3
Casey Wilson
Director of Public Relations
media@litestrategy.com

FAQ

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How much LTC did Lite Strategy hold at the end of fiscal 2026?

Lite Strategy held 832,716 LTC as of June 30, 2026. It had deployed $100.0 million to acquire over 900,000 LTC during its first fiscal year under the treasury strategy.

What regulatory development did Lite Strategy cite for its LTC treasury strategy?

The Securities and Exchange Commission identified LTC as a digital commodity rather than a security in its March 17, 2026 Digital Asset Interpretation. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission joined in confirming that it would continue to regulate LTC on that basis. Lite Strategy said the guidance provides a basis for continuing its LTC-focused strategy under the currently available framework.