VALU Value Line Inc

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  2. Financial Services
  3. NASDAQ: VALU

Price (delayed)

$37.37

Market cap

$352.21M

P/E Ratio

19.26

Dividend/share

$1.12

EPS

$1.94

Enterprise value

$351.56M

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 stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 20% less than its last 4 quarters average of 24.1 and 7% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 20.6
The debt has contracted by 20% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
The gross profit is down by 7% year-on-year and by 2% since the previous quarter
VALU's revenue is down by 4.7% year-on-year and by 2.1% 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
Market
Shares outstanding
9.42M
Market cap
$352.21M
Enterprise value
$351.56M
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
19.26
Price to book (P/B)
3.95
Price to sales (P/S)
9.22
EV/EBIT
14.68
EV/EBITDA
13.87
EV/Sales
9.2
Earnings
Revenue
$38.2M
EBIT
$23.95M
EBITDA
$25.35M
Free cash flow
$18.22M
Per share
EPS
$1.94
Free cash flow per share
$1.93
Book value per share
$9.47
Revenue per share
$4.05
TBVPS
$14.26
Balance sheet
Total assets
$134.54M
Total liabilities
$45.3M
Debt
$5.13M
Equity
$89.25M
Working capital
$47.66M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.06
Current ratio
3.16
Quick ratio
3.11
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.03
Margins
EBITDA margin
66.3%
Gross margin
85.7%
Net margin
47.8%
Operating margin
27.2%
Efficiency
Return on assets
13.8%
Return on equity
21.2%
Return on invested capital
22.1%
Return on capital employed
21.3%
Return on sales
62.7%
Dividend
Dividend yield
3%
DPS
$1.12
Payout ratio
57.7%

VALU stock price

How has the Value Line stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.97%
1 week
-1.94%
1 month
-3.76%
1 year
-21.33%
YTD
-23.34%
QTD
-7.73%

Financial performance

How have Value Line's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$38.2M
Gross profit
$32.73M
Operating income
$10.41M
Net income
$18.27M
Gross margin
85.7%
Net margin
47.8%
The operating income has declined by 11% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter
The gross profit is down by 7% year-on-year and by 2% since the previous quarter
The net margin has grown by 7% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
The operating margin has decreased by 6% YoY and by 4.9% from the previous quarter

Growth

What is Value Line's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Value Line stock price valuation
P/E
19.26
P/B
3.95
P/S
9.22
EV/EBIT
14.68
EV/EBITDA
13.87
EV/Sales
9.2
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 20% less than its last 4 quarters average of 24.1 and 7% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 20.6
Value Line's EPS has increased by 3.7% QoQ and by 3.2% YoY
VALU's price to book (P/B) is 28% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 5.5 and 23% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 5.1
The equity is up by 9% year-on-year and by 4.1% since the previous quarter
VALU's price to sales (P/S) is 18% less than its last 4 quarters average of 11.2 and 6% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 9.8
VALU's revenue is down by 4.7% year-on-year and by 2.1% since the previous quarter

Efficiency

How efficient is Value Line business performance
VALU's return on invested capital is down by 12% year-on-year
Value Line's return on sales has increased by 6% QoQ and by 6% YoY
The company's return on equity fell by 4.5% YoY
Value Line's return on assets has increased by 2.2% QoQ

Dividends

What is VALU's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$1.12
Dividend yield
3%
Payout ratio
57.7%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Value Line financials performed over time
Value Line's total assets is 197% higher than its total liabilities
The current ratio has grown by 11% YoY and by 3.9% from the previous quarter
VALU's quick ratio is up by 11% year-on-year and by 4.4% since the previous quarter
The debt is 94% less than the equity
The company's debt to equity fell by 25% YoY
The debt has contracted by 20% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter

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