NASDAQ
LINC
Last Price
US $49.90
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$1.6B
EPS
TTM
$0.72
PEG
TTM
0.78x
P/E
TTM
68.34x
P/S
TTM
3.05x
YIELD
0.00%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial stability - Cash flow debt coverage.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of 29.03% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover its debts. This level indicates strong financial health.
Financial stability - Healthy cash flow growth.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's free cash flow has increased -0.42% from $-27.56M last year to $-27.44M, signaling increasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 1.04, 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.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 1.00 last year to 1.04 today, signaling weakened financials
Financial risk - Net debt/EBITDA.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.48x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk
Financial stability - ICR.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's interest coverage ratio of 9.38 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt
Financial stability - Profit margin growth.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's profit margin has increased (83.04%) in the last year from 2.25% to 4.11%, signaling increasing performance
Financial risk - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's short-term liabilities of $100.71M exceed its short-term assets of $87.03M, signaling financial risk
Decreasing performance - ROA.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's return on assets of 4.60% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's return on equity of 11.72%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Decreasing performance - Free cash flow.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it
Decreasing performance - FCF yield.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's yearly earnings has increased 102.18% since last year from $9.89M to $20.00M, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's yearly revenue has increased 17.76% since last year from $440.06M to $518.24M, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 6.34% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 14.16% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation had revenue growth in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Overvalued - Earnings yield.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has an earnings yield of 1.44%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 5.56 based on EBITDA multiple model
Overvalued - EV/EBITDA.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 31.03x, which exceeds the 20.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its operating earnings
Undervalued - PEG ratio value.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has a PEG-ratio under 1 which is considered undervalued
Overvalued - P/B ratio.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 7.81x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 2.91x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
11.72%
Return on equity
ROIC: 6.34%
Valuation History
68.3X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 31.0X
Cash flow
Profit margin
12.07%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
17.90%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
-
(FY vs FY)
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $49.90
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Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $49.90
-88.86%
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