NASDAQ
LAUR
Last Price
US $39.83
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$5.6B
EPS
TTM
$1.96
PEG
TTM
N/M
P/E
TTM
20.27x
P/S
TTM
3.26x
YIELD
0.00%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
10.68%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $39.83
-38.66%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $39.83
-47.98%
Default assumptions
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial stability - Cash flow debt coverage.
Laureate Education, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 43.22% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover its debts. This level indicates strong financial health.
Financial stability - Healthy cash flow growth.
Laureate Education, Inc.'s free cash flow has increased 63.60% from $160.85M last year to $263.15M, signaling increasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
Laureate Education, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.69, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
Laureate Education, Inc.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.45 last year to 0.69 today, signaling weakened financials
Financial stability - Net debt/EBITDA.
Laureate Education, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.34x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability
Financial stability - ICR.
Laureate Education, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio of 36.45 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt
Financial risk - Profit margin growth.
Laureate Education, Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (-15.02%) in the last year from 18.92% to 16.08%, signaling decreasing performance
Financial risk - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
Laureate Education, Inc.'s short-term liabilities of $472.91M exceed its short-term assets of $281.40M, signaling financial risk
Increasing performance - ROA.
Laureate Education, Inc.'s return on assets of 12.26% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization
Increasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
Laureate Education, Inc.'s return on equity of 25.38%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
Laureate Education, Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
Laureate Education, Inc. had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
Laureate Education, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
Laureate Education, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 4.72%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Decreasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
Laureate Education, Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased -5.01% since last year from $296.47M to $281.63M, signaling decreasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
Laureate Education, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 8.64% since last year from $1.57G to $1.70G, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 15.72% (Source: FMP key-metrics). At or above the 10% threshold. Score: 2 of 2. The company is generating returns above the upper end of the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range under this definition of invested capital.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
Laureate Education, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 11.06% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
Laureate Education, Inc. had revenue growth in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
Laureate Education, Inc. had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
Laureate Education, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 24.43 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Undervalued - Earnings yield.
Laureate Education, Inc. has an earnings yield of 4.93%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
Laureate Education, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 20.72 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
Laureate Education, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 12.01x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Undervalued - PEG ratio value.
Laureate Education, Inc. has a PEG-ratio under 1 which is considered undervalued
Overvalued - P/B ratio.
Laureate Education, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 5.40x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
Laureate Education, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 3.26x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
25.38%
Return on equity
ROIC: 15.72%
Valuation History
21.5X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 11.9X
Cash flow
Profit margin
-
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
7.31%
(FY vs FY)
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