NASDAQ
VALU
Last Price
US $39.01
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$365.0M
EPS
TTM
$2.34
PEG
TTM
7.61x
P/E
TTM
16.62x
P/S
TTM
10.40x
YIELD
3.41%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
21.16%
Return on equity
ROIC: 2.76%
Valuation History
16.6X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 52.4X
Cash flow
Profit margin
-2.74%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
-4.96%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
7.80%
(FY vs FY)
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $39.01
-2.97%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $39.01
-77.80%
Default assumptions
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial stability - Cash flow debt coverage.
Value Line, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 565.60% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover a substantial portion of its debt. This level indicates very strong financial health.
Financial stability - Healthy cash flow growth.
Value Line, Inc.'s free cash flow has increased 12.05% from $17.86M last year to $20.01M, signaling increasing performance
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
Value Line, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.02, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability. READ MORE: A ratio under 0.60 means the company finances its assets with own equity, signaling financial stability and good management.
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
Value Line, Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.05 last year to 0.02 today, signaling strengthened financials
Financial stability - Net debt/EBITDA.
Value Line, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.00x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability
Financial stability - ICR.
Value Line, Inc. earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.
Financial stability - Profit margin growth.
Value Line, Inc.'s profit margin has increased (28.23%) in the last year from 50.73% to 65.05%, signaling increasing performance
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
Value Line, Inc.'s short-term assets of $79.88M exceed its short-term liabilities of $23.65M
Increasing performance - ROA.
Value Line, Inc.'s return on assets of 14.58% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization
Increasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
Value Line, Inc.'s return on equity of 21.16%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance
Decreasing performance - Earnings quality.
Value Line, Inc.'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.
Value Line, Inc. had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
Value Line, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
Value Line, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 5.48%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
Value Line, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 8.78% since last year from $19.02M to $20.69M, signaling increasing performance
Decreasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
Value Line, Inc.'s yearly revenue has decreased -6.42% since last year from $37.49M to $35.08M, signaling decreasing performance
Decreasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 2.76% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.
Decreasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
Value Line, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of -4.70% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years
Decreasing performance - Revenue consistency.
Value Line, Inc. had revenue growth in only 2.00 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
Value Line, Inc. had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
Value Line, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 37.85 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Undervalued - Earnings yield.
Value Line, Inc. has an earnings yield of 6.03%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
Value Line, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 8.66 based on EBITDA multiple model
Overvalued - EV/EBITDA.
Value Line, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 52.43x, which exceeds the 20.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its operating earnings
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
Value Line, Inc. has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
Value Line, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 3.39x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Overvalued - P/S ratio.
Value Line, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 10.79x, which exceeds the 8.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its revenue