Price (delayed)
$44.43
Market cap
$418.45M
P/E Ratio
20.96
Dividend/share
$1.16
EPS
$2.12
Enterprise value
$407.31M
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 23% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
The equity is up by 10% year-on-year and by 3.4% since the previous quarter
The gross profit is down by 9% year-on-year and by 3% since the previous quarter
VALU's revenue is down by 7% year-on-year and by 2.3% since the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of VALU
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
9.42M
Market cap
$418.45M
Enterprise value
$407.31M
Price to earnings (P/E)
20.96
Price to book (P/B)
4.46
Price to sales (P/S)
11.43
EV/EBIT
15.3
EV/EBITDA
14.56
EV/Sales
11.12
Revenue
$36.63M
EBIT
$26.63M
EBITDA
$27.98M
Free cash flow
$17.56M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$2.12
Free cash flow per share
$1.86
Book value per share
$9.96
Revenue per share
$3.89
TBVPS
$14.7
Total assets
$138.56M
Total liabilities
$44.7M
Debt
$4.49M
Equity
$93.85M
Working capital
$50.38M
Debt to equity
0.05
Current ratio
3.17
Quick ratio
3.12
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.4
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
76.4%
Gross margin
84.9%
Net margin
54.7%
Operating margin
22.5%
Return on assets
14.9%
Return on equity
22.3%
Return on invested capital
24.2%
Return on capital employed
23.1%
Return on sales
72.7%
Dividend yield
2.61%
DPS
$1.16
Payout ratio
54.7%
VALU stock price
How has the Value Line stock price performed over time
Intraday
4.05%
1 week
2.37%
1 month
5.79%
1 year
-6.27%
YTD
-8.86%
QTD
3.16%
Financial performance
How have Value Line's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$36.63M
Gross profit
$31.08M
Operating income
$8.24M
Net income
$20.04M
Gross margin
84.9%
Net margin
54.7%
The operating income has declined by 29% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
The operating margin has decreased by 24% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
The net margin has grown by 17% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
The company's net income rose by 9% YoY and by 5% QoQ
Growth
What is Value Line's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Value Line stock price valuation
P/E
20.96
P/B
4.46
P/S
11.43
EV/EBIT
15.3
EV/EBITDA
14.56
EV/Sales
11.12
Value Line's EPS has increased by 8% YoY and by 5% QoQ
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 5% less than its last 4 quarters average of 21.3 and 2.7% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 20.7
VALU's price to book (P/B) is 21% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 5.4 and 2.5% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 4.4
The equity is up by 10% year-on-year and by 3.4% since the previous quarter
VALU's price to sales (P/S) is 8% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 10.2 and 4.6% more than its last 4 quarters average of 10.5
VALU's revenue is down by 7% year-on-year and by 2.3% since the previous quarter
Efficiency
How efficient is Value Line business performance
Value Line's return on sales has increased by 18% YoY and by 8% QoQ
VALU's return on invested capital is up by 6% since the previous quarter and by 2.5% year-on-year
Value Line's return on assets has increased by 4.9% YoY and by 4.2% QoQ
The company's return on equity rose by 2.8% QoQ
Dividends
What is VALU's dividend history
DPS
$1.16
Dividend yield
2.61%
Payout ratio
54.7%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Value Line financials performed over time
VALU's quick ratio is up by 10% year-on-year
The current ratio has grown by 10% YoY
The debt is 95% less than the equity
The company's debt to equity fell by 29% YoY
The debt has contracted by 23% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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and Sharadar.