VALU Value Line Inc

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  2. Financial Services
  3. NASDAQ: VALU

Price (delayed)

$35.2

Market cap

$330.43M

P/E Ratio

15.04

Dividend/share

$1.33

EPS

$2.34

Enterprise value

$286.58M

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 32
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 30
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 60
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 88

Value Line, Inc. is an independent investment research and financial publishing firm based in New York City, New York, United States, founded in 1931 by Arnold Bernhard.

Highlights
The debt has contracted by 33% YoY and by 11% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 31% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 21.4 and 12% less than its last 4 quarters average of 16.8
The gross profit is down by 7% year-on-year and by 2.2% since the previous quarter
VALU's revenue is down by 5% year-on-year and by 2% since the previous quarter
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Website: http://www.valueline.com
Peers: LEE MORN FDS NWSA

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of VALU

VALU stock price

How has the Value Line stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.76%
1 week
0.06%
1 month
6.67%
1 year
-8.36%
YTD
-8.4%
QTD
-0.26%

Financial performance

How have Value Line's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$33.83M
Gross profit
$27.79M
Operating income
$4.84M
Net income
$22M
Gross margin
82.1%
Net margin
65%
The operating income has declined by 27% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
The operating margin has decreased by 23% YoY and by 9% from the previous quarter
The net margin has grown by 8% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
The gross profit is down by 7% year-on-year and by 2.2% since the previous quarter

Price vs fundamentals

How does VALU's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is Value Line's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Value Line stock price valuation
VALU P/E details
P/E
15.04
P/B
3.07
P/S
9.77
EV/EBIT
9.72
EV/EBITDA
9.32
EV/Sales
8.47
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 31% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 21.4 and 12% less than its last 4 quarters average of 16.8
Value Line's EPS has increased by 3.5% QoQ and by 2.6% YoY
VALU's price to book (P/B) is 41% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 5.1 and 11% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 3.4
The equity is up by 9% year-on-year and by 2.2% since the previous quarter
VALU's price to sales (P/S) is 17% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 11.6 and 8% less than its last 4 quarters average of 10.4
VALU's revenue is down by 5% year-on-year and by 2% since the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is Value Line business performance
VALU's return on invested capital is up by 22% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
Value Line's return on sales has increased by 7% YoY and by 4.8% QoQ
The company's return on equity fell by 6% YoY
Value Line's return on assets has decreased by 3.2% YoY but it has increased by 2.1% QoQ

Dividends

What is VALU's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$1.33
Dividend yield
3.76%
Payout ratio
56.6%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did Value Line financials performed over time
The current ratio has grown by 19% YoY and by 2% from the previous quarter
VALU's quick ratio is up by 18% year-on-year
The debt is 98% less than the equity
The company's debt to equity has shrunk by 50% YoY and by 33% QoQ
The debt has contracted by 33% YoY and by 11% from the previous quarter

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.