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UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC
UTI
$2.1B
Mkt Cap
$37.78
-2.30%
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) has a current P/E ratio of 39.4, compared to its historical median P/E of 28.2. The stock is currently considered Fair based on its historical valuation range.
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 16.4%. This indicates strong capital allocation and a potential competitive advantage.
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) has a market capitalization of $2.1B. It is classified as a mid-cap stock.
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) does not currently pay a regular dividend.
Based on historical P/E analysis, UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) appears fair. The current P/E of 39.4 is 40% above its historical median of 28.2. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 38.9%.
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) operates in the Services-Educational Services industry, within the Consumer Cyclical sector.
Universal Technical Institute, Inc., which together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our,” was founded in 1965 and is a leading workforce education provider for transportation, skilled trades, energy and healthcare programs serving students, partners, and communities nationwide. The company offers high-quality training programs and support services for in-demand careers through its two reportable segments (also referred to as “divisions”): Universal Technical Institute and Concorde Career Colleges. We offer the majority of our programs in a hands-on learning model through labs and clinical placements, as well as classroom delivery and blended delivery models. Our reporting structure is as follows: Universal Technical Institute (“UTI”): UTI operates 15 campuses located in nine states and offers a wide range of degree and non-degree transportation, skilled trades, and energy technical training programs.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 869M | 836M | 733M | 607M | 419M | 335M |
| Net Income | 43M | 63M | 38M | 4.5M | 13M | 5.7M |
| EPS | $0.78 | $1.13 | $0.75 | $0.13 | $0.38 | $0.17 |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.9M | 55M | 62M | -7.5M | -33M | -6.1M |
| ROIC | 13.5% | 24.5% | 19.2% | 6.5% | 16.4% | 15.5% |
| Gross Margin | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Debt/Equity | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.48 | 0.72 | 0.31 | 0.16 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.15 | $0.15 | $0.16 |
| Operating Income | 55M | 83M | 59M | 21M | 22M | 15M |
| Operating Margin | 6.3% | 10.0% | 8.0% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| ROE | 12.6% | 21.4% | 15.7% | 2.1% | 6.4% | 3.1% |
| Shares Outstanding | 55M | 56M | 51M | 35M | 34M | 33M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 378M | 363M | 347M | 324M | 317M | 332M | 301M | 335M | 419M | 607M | 733M | 836M | 869M |
| Gross Margin | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 172M | 165M | 171M | 145M | 170M | 161M | 149M | 153M | 189M | 256M | 289M | 332M | 368M |
| EBIT | 6.3M | -9.2M | -19M | -1.8M | -35M | -7.8M | -3.9M | 15M | 22M | 21M | 59M | 83M | 55M |
| Op. Margin | 1.7% | -2.5% | -5.4% | -0.6% | -11.1% | -2.4% | -1.3% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 6.3% |
| Net Income | 2.0M | -9.1M | -49M | -13M | -38M | -13M | 2.7M | 5.7M | 13M | 4.5M | 38M | 63M | 43M |
| Net Margin | 0.5% | -2.5% | -14.1% | -4.1% | -12.0% | -4.0% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 4.9% |
| Non-Recurring | -402K | 12M | 0 | 0 | 1.2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 5.0% | -7.4% | -39.3% | -4.3% | -30.1% | -10.9% | 1.9% | 15.5% | 16.4% | 6.5% | 19.2% | 24.5% | 13.5% |
| ROE | 1.5% | -7.4% | -39.3% | -10.2% | -30.1% | -10.9% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 6.4% | 2.1% | 15.7% | 21.4% | 12.6% |
| ROA | 0.7% | -3.3% | -17.2% | -4.7% | -13.6% | -4.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 5.0% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 27M | 8.2M | 7.4M | 1.1M | -13M | 22M | 11M | 55M | 46M | 49M | 86M | 97M | 82M |
| Free Cash Flow | 15M | -21M | -111K | -7.0M | -34M | 15M | 1.8M | -6.1M | -33M | -7.5M | 62M | 55M | 1.9M |
| Owner Earnings | 2.4M | -13M | -13M | -16M | -28M | 7.1M | -2.8M | 39M | 25M | 20M | 48M | 55M | 36M |
| CapEx | 12M | 29M | 7.5M | 8.2M | 21M | 6.5M | 9.3M | 61M | 79M | 57M | 24M | 42M | 80M |
| Maint. CapEx | 19M | 17M | 15M | 14M | 13M | 13M | 12M | 14M | 17M | 25M | 29M | 33M | 35M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 12M | 0 | 0 | 7.6M | 0 | 0 | 47M | 63M | 31M | 0 | 9.0M | 46M |
| D&A | 19M | 17M | 15M | 14M | 13M | 13M | 12M | 14M | 17M | 25M | 29M | 33M | 35M |
| CapEx/OCF | 44.4% | 352.2% | 101.5% | N/A | N/A | 29.7% | 84.0% | 111.6% | 172.6% | 115.3% | 28.3% | 43.1% | 97.7% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 9.9M | 7.3M | 1.5M | 0 | 0 | 5.3M | 5.3M | 5.3M | 5.2M | 5.1M | 1.1M | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.3% | 3.6% | 1.7% | N/A | N/A | 5.9% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 1.4M | 6.6M | 0 | 0 | 15M | 15M | 15M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12M | 0 | 0 |
| Buyback Yield | 0.6% | 7.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 5.7M | 4.3M | 4.9M | 2.9M | 1.8M | 1.4M | 2.1M | 1.7M | 4.3M | 3.8M | 8.6M | 9.2M | 12M |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75M | 62M | 62M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -115M | -103M | -28M | 11M | -36M | -40M | -31M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 39M | 29M | 119M | 50M | 58M | 65M | 77M | 134M | 66M | 152M | 162M | 127M | 162M |
| Long-Term Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 131K | 30M | 66M | 160M | 123M | 84M | 128M |
| Debt/Equity | 1.16 | 1.42 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.23 | 1.37 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.72 | 0.48 | 0.27 | 0.38 |
| Interest Coverage | 3.4 | -3.9 | -5.4 | -0.5 | -10.7 | -2.4 | -387.1 | 41.0 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 14.8 | 243.0 |
| Equity | 133M | 113M | 137M | 126M | 127M | 114M | 177M | 189M | 215M | 226M | 260M | 328M | 340M |
| Total Assets | 288M | 274M | 297M | 274M | 282M | 271M | 442M | 513M | 553M | 741M | 745M | 826M | 852M |
| Total Liabilities | 155M | 161M | 161M | 148M | 156M | 156M | 265M | 324M | 338M | 515M | 484M | 498M | 512M |
| Intangibles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 124K | 14M | 19M | 18M | 17M | 21M |
| Retained Earnings | 50M | 33M | -17M | -31M | -32M | -45M | -33M | -22M | -1.3M | 5.9M | 39M | 102M | 115M |
| Working Capital | 25M | 12M | 67M | 60M | 24M | 21M | 59M | 51M | -1.8M | 20M | 17M | 17M | 36M |
| Current Assets | 128M | 108M | 162M | 147M | 117M | 118M | 180M | 183M | 136M | 205M | 222M | 247M | 244M |
| Current Liabilities | 102M | 96M | 95M | 86M | 92M | 97M | 122M | 133M | 138M | 185M | 205M | 230M | 208M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.08 | -0.38 | -2.02 | -0.54 | -1.51 | -0.52 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 0.75 | 1.13 | 0.78 |
| Owner EPS | 0.09 | -0.55 | -0.52 | -0.65 | -1.12 | 0.28 | -0.05 | 1.18 | 0.73 | 0.57 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.65 |
| Book Value | 5.23 | 4.71 | 5.62 | 5.08 | 5.04 | 4.53 | 3.22 | 5.64 | 6.37 | 6.47 | 5.13 | 5.88 | 6.17 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 1.06 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.05 | -0.53 | 0.86 | 0.20 | 1.65 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 1.69 | 1.75 | 1.41 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.40 | 0.32 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 25.5M | 24.1M | 24.3M | 24.8M | 25.1M | 25.2M | 54.9M | 33.4M | 33.8M | 34.9M | 50.7M | 55.8M | 55.1M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 113.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 108.2 | 40.6 | 14.8 | 67.3 | 21.5 | 28.2 | 48.3 |
| P/FCF | 15.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.7 | 167.7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13.3 | 32.1 | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | 35.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.4 | 8.6 | 14.8 | 13.3 | 20.8 | 37.1 |
| Price/Book | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Price/Sales | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| FCF Yield | 6.5% | -24.4% | -0.3% | -8.2% | -50.8% | 11.5% | 0.6% | -1.6% | -17.5% | -2.5% | 7.5% | 3.1% | 0.1% |
| Market Cap | 230M | 85M | 39M | 85M | 67M | 133M | 297M | 379M | 191M | 306M | 820M | 1.8B | 2.1B |
| Avg. Price | 11.61 | 8.34 | 3.56 | 3.19 | 2.95 | 3.55 | 6.67 | 6.08 | 7.86 | 7.06 | 14.20 | 27.11 | 37.78 |
| Year-End Price | 9.05 | 3.54 | 1.61 | 3.45 | 2.66 | 5.26 | 5.41 | 6.90 | 5.64 | 8.75 | 16.16 | 31.85 | 37.78 |
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC passes 4 of 9 quality checks, suggesting mixed fundamentals.
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC trades at 39.4x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 28.2x, suggesting it is currently Fair relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 125.4x vs a median of 13.3x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 16.4%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +37.2%.
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) reported annual revenue of $836 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) has a net profit margin of 7.5%. This is a modest margin.
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) generated $55 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.13 in its most recent fiscal year.
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) has a return on equity (ROE) of 21.4%. This indicates the company generates strong returns for shareholders.
The Ledger Terminal provides 15 years of financial data for UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (UTI) has a book value per share of $5.88, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.