VALU Value Line Inc

Price (delayed)

$36.4

Market cap

$342.45M

P/E Ratio

16.11

Dividend/share

$1.28

EPS

$2.26

Enterprise value

$312M

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 42
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 29
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 59
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 90

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 27% YoY and by 9% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 24% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 21.2 and 12% less than its last 4 quarters average of 18.2
The gross profit is down by 8% year-on-year
VALU's revenue is down by 5% year-on-year

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of VALU
Market
Shares outstanding
9.41M
Market cap
$342.45M
Enterprise value
$312M
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
16.11
Price to book (P/B)
3.32
Price to sales (P/S)
9.85
PEG
2.44
EV/EBIT
10.99
EV/EBITDA
10.51
EV/Sales
8.97
Earnings
Revenue
$34.8M
Gross profit
$28.67M
Operating income
$5.63M
Net income
$21.26M
EBIT
$28.38M
EBITDA
$29.69M
Free cash flow
$20.8M
Per share
EPS
$2.26
EPS diluted
$2.26
Free cash flow per share
$2.21
Book value per share
$10.95
Revenue per share
$3.7
TBVPS
$15.74
Balance sheet
Total assets
$148.2M
Total liabilities
$45.17M
Debt
$3.26M
Equity
$103.04M
Working capital
$59.75M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.03
Current ratio
3.52
Quick ratio
3.48
Net debt/EBITDA
-1.03
Margins
EBITDA margin
85.3%
Gross margin
82.4%
Net margin
61.1%
Operating margin
16.2%
Efficiency
Return on assets
14.8%
Return on equity
21.3%
Return on invested capital
28.9%
Return on capital employed
22.8%
Return on sales
81.5%
Dividend
Dividend yield
3.5%
DPS
$1.28
Payout ratio
56.4%

VALU stock price

How has the Value Line stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.58%
1 week
-0.66%
1 month
-7.47%
1 year
-29.87%
YTD
-31.06%
QTD
-6.86%

Financial performance

How have Value Line's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$34.8M
Gross profit
$28.67M
Operating income
$5.63M
Net income
$21.26M
Gross margin
82.4%
Net margin
61.1%
The operating income has declined by 32% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The operating margin has decreased by 28% YoY and by 5% from the previous quarter
The net margin has grown by 12% YoY and by 3.6% from the previous quarter
The gross profit is down by 8% 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
P/E
16.11
P/B
3.32
P/S
9.85
EV/EBIT
10.99
EV/EBITDA
10.51
EV/Sales
8.97
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 24% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 21.2 and 12% less than its last 4 quarters average of 18.2
Value Line's EPS has increased by 7% YoY and by 2.7% QoQ
VALU's price to book (P/B) is 37% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 5.2 and 15% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 3.9
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 13% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 11.3 and 11% less than its last 4 quarters average of 11.0
VALU's revenue is down by 5% year-on-year

Efficiency

How efficient is Value Line business performance
VALU's return on invested capital is up by 19% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
Value Line's return on sales has increased by 12% YoY and by 3.8% QoQ
The company's return on equity fell by 4.5% YoY

Dividends

What is VALU's dividend history
DPS
$1.28
Dividend yield
3.5%
Payout ratio
56.4%
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 12% year-on-year and by 4.5% since the previous quarter
The current ratio has grown by 11% YoY and by 4.1% from the previous quarter
The debt is 97% less than the equity
The company's debt to equity fell by 40% YoY and by 25% QoQ
The debt has contracted by 27% YoY and by 9% from the previous quarter

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