NASDAQ
SLM
Last Price
US $25.67
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$4.8B
EPS
TTM
$3.83
PEG
TTM
0.24x
P/E
TTM
6.97x
P/S
TTM
1.54x
YIELD
2.04%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
5.84%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $25.67
-85.98%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $25.67
5.14%
Default assumptions
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial risk - Cash flow debt coverage.
SLM Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of 9.82% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.
Financial stability - Healthy cash flow growth.
SLM Corporation's free cash flow has increased -274.72% from $-329.39M last year to $575.52M, signaling increasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
SLM Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 2.53, 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 stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
SLM Corporation's debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 2.98 last year to 2.53 today, signaling strengthened financials
Financial stability - Net debt/EBITDA.
SLM Corporation has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.63x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability
Financial stability - ICR.
SLM Corporation earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.
Financial stability - Profit margin growth.
SLM Corporation's profit margin has increased (19.24%) in the last year from 20.36% to 24.28%, signaling increasing performance
Financial risk - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
SLM Corporation's short-term liabilities of $21.56G exceed its short-term assets of $6.03G, signaling financial risk
Decreasing performance - ROA.
SLM Corporation's return on assets of 2.54% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Increasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
SLM Corporation's return on equity of 31.16%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance
Decreasing performance - Earnings quality.
SLM Corporation's operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
SLM Corporation had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
SLM Corporation has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
SLM Corporation has a free cash flow yield of 11.99%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
SLM Corporation's yearly earnings has increased 22.44% since last year from $608.33M to $744.85M, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
SLM Corporation's yearly revenue has increased 4.10% since last year from $2.99G to $3.11G, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 10.49% (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.
SLM Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 9.54% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
SLM Corporation had revenue growth in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
SLM Corporation had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
SLM Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 3.60 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Undervalued - Earnings yield.
SLM Corporation has an earnings yield of 15.04%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
Undervalued - EBITDA valuation.
SLM Corporation is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 26.99 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
SLM Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 5.78x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Undervalued - PEG ratio value.
SLM Corporation has a PEG-ratio under 1 which is considered undervalued
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
SLM Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 2.04x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
SLM Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.56x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
31.16%
Return on equity
ROIC: 10.49%
Valuation History
7.0X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 5.8X
Cash flow
Profit margin
-3.17%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
-23.16%
(FY vs FY)
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