VALU Value Line Inc
- Stocks
- Financial Services
- NASDAQ: VALU
Price (delayed)
$37.35
Market cap
$351.45M
P/E Ratio
16.98
Dividend/share
$1.25
EPS
$2.2
Enterprise value
$320.95M
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 25% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 20% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 21.1 and 14% less than its last 4 quarters average of 19.7
Value Line's EPS has increased by 9% YoY but it has decreased by 3.5% QoQ
The company's net income rose by 9% YoY but it fell by 3.9% QoQ
The gross profit is down by 9% year-on-year and by 2.8% since the previous quarter
VALU's revenue is down by 6% year-on-year
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Website: http://www.valueline.com
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of VALU
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
9.41M
Market cap
$351.45M
Enterprise value
$320.95M
Price to earnings (P/E)
16.98
Price to book (P/B)
3.53
Price to sales (P/S)
10.03
EV/EBIT
11.65
EV/EBITDA
11.14
EV/Sales
9.15
Revenue
$35.08M
Gross profit
$29.09M
Operating income
$5.99M
Net income
$20.69M
EBIT
$27.54M
EBITDA
$28.81M
Free cash flow
$20.01M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$2.2
EPS diluted
$2.2
Free cash flow per share
$2.12
Book value per share
$10.59
Revenue per share
$3.73
TBVPS
$15.34
Total assets
$144.53M
Total liabilities
$44.86M
Debt
$3.58M
Equity
$99.68M
Working capital
$56.23M
Debt to equity
0.04
Current ratio
3.38
Quick ratio
3.33
Net debt/EBITDA
-1.06
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
82.1%
Gross margin
82.9%
Net margin
59%
Operating margin
17.1%
Return on assets
14.6%
Return on equity
21.3%
Return on invested capital
27.3%
Return on capital employed
22.8%
Return on sales
78.5%
Dividend yield
3.35%
DPS
$1.25
Payout ratio
56.8%
VALU stock price
How has the Value Line stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.57%
1 week
-5.85%
1 month
-2.79%
1 year
-16.09%
YTD
-29.26%
QTD
-4.6%
Financial performance
How have Value Line's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$35.08M
Gross profit
$29.09M
Operating income
$5.99M
Net income
$20.69M
Gross margin
82.9%
Net margin
59%
The operating income has declined by 35% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
The operating margin has decreased by 30% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
The net margin has grown by 16% YoY but it has contracted by 2.2% from the previous quarter
The gross profit is down by 9% year-on-year and by 2.8% since the previous quarter
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
16.98
P/B
3.53
P/S
10.03
EV/EBIT
11.65
EV/EBITDA
11.14
EV/Sales
9.15
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 20% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 21.1 and 14% less than its last 4 quarters average of 19.7
Value Line's EPS has increased by 9% YoY but it has decreased by 3.5% QoQ
VALU's price to book (P/B) is 33% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 5.3 and 18% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 4.3
The equity is up by 10% year-on-year
VALU's price to sales (P/S) is 14% less than its last 4 quarters average of 11.6 and 10% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 11.1
VALU's revenue is down by 6% year-on-year
Efficiency
How efficient is Value Line business performance
VALU's return on invested capital is up by 20% year-on-year
Value Line's return on sales has increased by 17% YoY but it has decreased by 3.3% QoQ
The company's return on equity fell by 6% QoQ
Value Line's return on assets has decreased by 5% QoQ but it has increased by 2.1% YoY
Dividends
What is VALU's dividend history
DPS
$1.25
Dividend yield
3.35%
Payout ratio
56.8%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Value Line financials performed over time
Value Line's total assets has increased by 6% YoY
The current ratio has grown by 6% YoY
The debt is 96% less than the equity
The debt has contracted by 25% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
The company's debt to equity fell by 20% YoY
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.