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Price (delayed)
$51.32
Market cap
$483.34M
P/E Ratio
24.21
Dividend/share
$1.18
EPS
$2.12
Enterprise value
$472.2M
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
VALU's quick ratio is up by 10% year-on-year
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 15% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 21.0 and 14% more than its last 4 quarters average of 21.3
The gross profit is down by 9% year-on-year and by 3% since the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of VALU
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
9.42M
Market cap
$483.34M
Enterprise value
$472.2M
Price to earnings (P/E)
24.21
Price to book (P/B)
5.15
Price to sales (P/S)
13.2
EV/EBIT
17.74
EV/EBITDA
16.88
EV/Sales
12.89
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
2.3%
DPS
$1.18
Payout ratio
55.7%
VALU stock price
How has the Value Line stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.73%
1 week
-7%
1 month
4.48%
1 year
22.63%
YTD
5.27%
QTD
10.37%
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 gross profit is down by 9% year-on-year and by 3% since the previous quarter
Growth
What is Value Line's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Value Line stock price valuation
P/E
24.21
P/B
5.15
P/S
13.2
EV/EBIT
17.74
EV/EBITDA
16.88
EV/Sales
12.89
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 15% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 21.0 and 14% more than its last 4 quarters average of 21.3
Value Line's EPS has increased by 8% YoY and by 5% QoQ
VALU's price to book (P/B) is 17% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 4.4 but 6% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 5.5
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 27% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 10.4 and 26% 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
$1.18
Dividend yield
2.3%
Payout ratio
55.7%
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
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.