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Limbach Holdings Inc (LMB) — wheel strategy suitability
Where LMB sits as an underlying for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls, and what its own price history says about the risk of being assigned into a falling stock. Snapshot of 3 October 2026.
Limbach Holdings Inc (LMB) scores 74 on the Wheel score, which puts it in the preferred band for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls.
The score is carried by its margin stability (81/100) and held back by valuation (59/100). Steady margins are exactly what you want under a short put: the earnings behind the stock do not swing much from quarter to quarter. It is not cheap, so assignment would leave you holding a fully priced stock.
It has monthly options only, which costs it a small liquidity haircut. Workable, but every roll commits you for a month.
Over the last 3.0 years it had 6 days with a fall of 10% or more (2.02 a year), a deepest drawdown of -72.4%, and a worst single session of -35.5%. That is worse than the median screened name (0.67 gap-downs a year, -44.9% typical worst drawdown).
Realised volatility runs about 64% annualised. That is high. More premium, and a materially higher chance of being assigned into a falling stock.
Ownership context: an activist 13D filing on the register (13D 20.0% '20). A 13D means someone has taken a stake with intent to influence the company. Read the recent news before selling puts here — that is the kind of situation that moves a stock on an announcement.
There is no uptrend in the price right now, so assignment would leave you holding something that is not going up.
Score breakdown
| Wheel score | 74 | 0–100 suitability for options selling |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 66 | ROIC, margins, leverage, accruals |
| Valuation | 59 | cheaper on fwd P/E, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield |
| Margin stability | 81 | steadier earnings score higher |
| Options listed | Monthly | weekly avoids the liquidity haircut |
| Accounting flags | 0 | −8 points each |
Realised tail risk
Computed from our own daily price history, 2023-10-04 to 2026-10-01 (749 sessions). The Wheel score is built from fundamentals, so these price-derived numbers are an independent check on it, not a restatement of it.
| Days falling 10%+ in one session | 6 | 2.02 a year |
|---|---|---|
| Deepest drawdown | -72.4% | peak to trough |
| Worst single session | -35.5% | |
| Realised volatility | 64% | annualised |
Fundamentals
| Revenue (ttm) | 647M USD |
|---|---|
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | 9.2% |
| Net margin | 6.0% |
| Return on equity | 20.0% |
| Share price | $49.69 |
| Days to earnings | 31 |
| Sector / industry | Industrials · Building Products & Equipment |
Open the LMB options chain on Yahoo Finance to check live strikes and premium — this page deliberately carries no quotes, because a quote baked into a static page is stale before you read it.
Run the numbers on LMB
Pre-filled with the snapshot price of $49.69 and 30-day realised volatility; add the strike and premium from the live option chain.