LandBridge Company LLC Class A Shares Representing Limited Liability Company Interests (LB) fair value

ACCE thesis

LandBridge owns surface acreage in the Delaware Basin of West Texas, earning fees from pipeline rights-of-way, water infrastructure, and caliche and sand sales rather than producing oil itself, which is why gross margin runs at 98.8% and operating margin at 66.1%. The moat is the land: a large, contiguous position across the Permian's core that operators must cross to move oil, gas, and water, and that cannot be replicated. Revenue growth of 40.6% reflects steady expansion of those surface agreements as Permian drilling and midstream buildout continue, with fee income scaling against little incremental capital. Trailing earnings look expensive at 71.9 times, but the forward multiple of 21.6 times suggests the market is pricing in the earnings ramp, and an ROE of 11.5% is modest for a business this capital-light, which is worth probing in the balance sheet. At a 6.4 billion dollar market cap with no index membership, the name is off the radar of many institutional screens, so it merits a closer look at the sustainability of Delaware Basin activity and the lease terms behind the fee stream.