VALU Value Line Inc

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  2. Financial Services
  3. NASDAQ: VALU

Price (delayed)

$34.19

Market cap

$320.82M

P/E Ratio

14.87

Dividend/share

$1.35

EPS

$2.3

Enterprise value

$298.92M

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 29
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 34
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 62
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 87

Value Line, Inc. produces and sells investment related periodical publications primarily in the United States. The company’s investment periodicals and related publications cover various areas of investments, including stocks, mutual ...

Highlights
The debt has contracted by 36% YoY and by 13% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 31% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 21.5 and 7% less than its last 4 quarters average of 16.0
VALU's quick ratio is up by 15% year-on-year but it is down by 4% since the previous quarter
The gross profit is down by 6% year-on-year
VALU's revenue is down by 4.7% year-on-year
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
-0.7%
1 week
-10.38%
1 month
-15.54%
1 year
-7.94%
YTD
-11.03%
QTD
-15.54%

Financial performance

How have Value Line's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$33.45M
Gross profit
$27.43M
Operating income
$4.03M
Net income
$21.63M
Gross margin
82%
Net margin
64.7%
The operating income has declined by 33% year-on-year and by 17% since the previous quarter
The operating margin has decreased by 29% YoY and by 15% from the previous quarter
The net margin has grown by 10% YoY
The gross profit is down by 6% year-on-year

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
14.87
P/B
2.97
P/S
9.61
EV/EBIT
10.16
EV/EBITDA
9.73
EV/Sales
8.94
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 31% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 21.5 and 7% less than its last 4 quarters average of 16.0
Value Line's EPS has increased by 4.5% YoY
VALU's price to book (P/B) is 41% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 5.0 and 7% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 3.2
The equity is up by 8% year-on-year
VALU's price to sales (P/S) is 18% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 11.7 and 4.9% less than its last 4 quarters average of 10.1
VALU's revenue is down by 4.7% year-on-year

Efficiency

How efficient is Value Line business performance
VALU's return on invested capital is up by 15% year-on-year but it is down by 4.8% since the previous quarter
Value Line's return on sales has increased by 12% YoY
The company's return on equity fell by 4.2% YoY and by 3.8% QoQ
Value Line's return on assets has decreased by 3.4% QoQ

Dividends

What is VALU's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$1.35
Dividend yield
3.95%
Payout ratio
58.7%
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 16% YoY but it has contracted by 3.7% from the previous quarter
VALU's quick ratio is up by 15% year-on-year but it is down by 4% since the previous quarter
The debt is 98% less than the equity
The company's debt to equity has shrunk by 50% YoY
The debt has contracted by 36% YoY and by 13% from the previous quarter

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