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VALUE LINE INC
VALU
$359M
Mkt Cap
$38.15
+0.61%
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) has a current P/E ratio of 17.4, compared to its historical median P/E of 17.1. The stock is currently considered Fair based on its historical valuation range.
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 18.1%. This indicates strong capital allocation and a potential competitive advantage.
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) has a market capitalization of $358M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
Yes, VALUE LINE INC (VALU) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 3.29%. The company also returns capital through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 0.13%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, VALUE LINE INC (VALU) appears fair. The current P/E of 17.4 is 2% above its historical median of 17.1. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 4.9%.
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) operates in the Investment Advice industry, within the Financials sector.
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) reported annual revenue of $35 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
VALUE LINE INC operates in the Investment Advice industry, Financials sector. Full business description from SEC filing not yet available.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 35M | 35M | 37M | 40M | 41M | 40M |
| Net Income | 21M | 21M | 19M | 18M | 24M | 23M |
| EPS | $2.26 | $2.20 | $2.02 | $1.92 | $2.53 | $2.46 |
| Free Cash Flow | 0 | 20M | 18M | 18M | 25M | 16M |
| ROIC | 20.1% | 20.8% | 8.0% | 11.5% | 16.8% | 33.6% |
| Gross Margin | - | 58.8% | 60.4% | 61.7% | 57.3% | 53.3% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.07 |
| Dividends/Share | $1.25 | $1.20 | $1.12 | $1.01 | $0.89 | $0.85 |
| Operating Income | 5.4M | 6.0M | 9.1M | 11M | 11M | 7.5M |
| Operating Margin | 15.7% | 17.1% | 24.4% | 28.9% | 26.7% | 18.7% |
| ROE | 20.1% | 21.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% | 29.9% | 34.7% |
| Shares Outstanding | 9M | 9M | 9M | 9M | 9M | 9M |
| Metric | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 36M | 35M | 35M | 40M | 40M | 41M | 40M | 37M | 35M | 35M |
| Gross Margin | 55.1% | 54.5% | 49.5% | 54.9% | 53.3% | 57.3% | 61.7% | 60.4% | 58.8% | N/A |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| EBIT | 2.4M | 1.9M | 7.5M | 9.1M | 7.5M | 11M | 11M | 9.1M | 6.0M | 5.4M |
| Op. Margin | 6.8% | 5.4% | 21.6% | 22.6% | 18.7% | 26.7% | 28.9% | 24.4% | 17.1% | 15.7% |
| Net Income | 7.3M | 7.3M | 10M | 15M | 23M | 24M | 18M | 19M | 21M | 21M |
| Net Margin | 20.5% | 21.1% | 30.0% | 37.1% | 57.6% | 58.8% | 45.5% | 50.7% | 59.0% | 61.6% |
| Non-Recurring | 0 | 0 | 8.1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns on Capital | ||||||||||
| ROIC | 21.2% | 21.1% | 30.7% | 12.9% | 33.6% | 16.8% | 11.5% | 8.0% | 20.8% | 20.1% |
| ROE | 21.2% | 21.1% | 28.6% | 27.9% | 34.7% | 29.9% | 21.6% | 20.9% | 21.7% | 20.1% |
| ROA | 8.3% | 8.4% | 11.9% | 13.6% | 19.2% | 18.5% | 13.8% | 14.0% | 14.7% | 14.4% |
| Cash Flow | ||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 1.4M | 2.0M | -3.7M | 14M | 16M | 25M | 18M | 18M | 20M | 21M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.3M | 1.8M | -5.0M | 14M | 16M | 25M | 18M | 18M | 20M | 0 |
| Owner Earnings | -1.3M | -1.8M | -8.3M | 13M | 15M | 23M | 17M | 17M | 19M | 20M |
| CapEx | 120K | 227K | 1.3M | 2K | 33K | 11K | 30K | 15K | 178K | 0 |
| Maint. CapEx | 2.7M | 3.8M | 4.6M | 266K | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.4M | 1.3M | 1.3M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 2.7M | 3.8M | 4.6M | 266K | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.4M | 1.3M | 1.3M |
| CapEx/OCF | 8.5% | 11.3% | N/A | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Capital Allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 5.9M | 6.2M | 6.6M | 7.7M | 8.1M | 8.4M | 9.5M | 11M | 11M | 12M |
| Dividend Yield | 5.6% | 6.0% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Share Buybacks | 122K | 796K | 741K | 1.2M | 1.5M | 2.5M | 4.7M | 523K | 453K | 453K |
| Buyback Yield | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Stock-Based Comp | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | ||||||||||
| Net Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | -2.6M | -15M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -44M |
| Cash & Equiv. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 44M |
| Long-Term Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.1M | 2.3M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Debt/Equity | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.30 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.00 |
| Interest Coverage | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Equity | 34M | 35M | 38M | 54M | 67M | 80M | 84M | 91M | 100M | 105M |
| Total Assets | 87M | 87M | 87M | 110M | 121M | 129M | 131M | 136M | 145M | 148M |
| Total Liabilities | 53M | 52M | 49M | 56M | 54M | 49M | 47M | 45M | 45M | 42M |
| Intangibles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retained Earnings | 35M | 36M | 39M | 57M | 73M | 88M | 96M | 104M | 113M | 113M |
| Working Capital | -7.4M | -6.3M | 1.5M | 14M | 23M | 38M | 43M | 49M | 56M | 56M |
| Current Assets | 19M | 20M | 26M | 41M | 51M | 61M | 66M | 71M | 80M | 80M |
| Current Liabilities | 26M | 26M | 25M | 27M | 28M | 24M | 23M | 22M | 24M | 24M |
| Per Share Data | ||||||||||
| EPS | 0.74 | 0.75 | 1.07 | 1.55 | 2.46 | 2.53 | 1.92 | 2.02 | 2.20 | 2.26 |
| Owner EPS | -0.13 | -0.19 | -0.86 | 1.40 | 1.60 | 2.47 | 1.79 | 1.76 | 2.02 | 2.09 |
| Book Value | 3.49 | 3.56 | 3.91 | 5.55 | 7.07 | 8.44 | 8.88 | 9.65 | 10.59 | 11.23 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 0.14 | 0.21 | -0.38 | 1.43 | 1.73 | 2.61 | 1.93 | 1.91 | 2.15 | 2.40 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 1.01 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 1.25 |
| Shares Out. | 9.9M | 9.7M | 9.7M | 9.6M | 9.5M | 9.4M | 9.4M | 9.4M | 9.4M | 9.4M |
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 14.3 | 15.8 | 12.6 | 17.6 | 11.0 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 17.1 | 18.3 | 16.9 |
| P/FCF | 81.0 | 64.9 | N/A | 19.2 | 15.6 | 20.9 | 21.9 | 18.1 | 18.8 | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | N/A | N/A | N/A | 28.7 | 31.9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 58.2 |
| Price/Book | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Price/Sales | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| FCF Yield | 1.2% | 1.5% | -3.8% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% | N/A |
| Market Cap | 104M | 115M | 130M | 264M | 255M | 515M | 398M | 325M | 378M | 358M |
| Avg. Price | 10.76 | 10.49 | 13.36 | 22.86 | 24.60 | 39.14 | 54.82 | 41.84 | 42.10 | 38.15 |
| Year-End Price | 10.58 | 11.87 | 13.44 | 27.34 | 26.94 | 54.64 | 42.28 | 34.49 | 40.16 | 38.15 |
VALUE LINE INC passes 5 of 9 quality checks, suggesting mixed fundamentals.
VALUE LINE INC trades at 17.4x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 17.1x, suggesting it is currently Fair relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 17.9x vs a median of 20.1x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 18.1% with a gross margin of 58.3%. Total shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) is 3.4%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +13.3%.
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) has a net profit margin of 59.0%. This is a strong margin indicating high profitability.
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) generated $20 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $2.20 in its most recent fiscal year.
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) has a return on equity (ROE) of 21.7%. This indicates the company generates strong returns for shareholders.
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) has a 5-year average gross margin of 58.3%. This high margin suggests strong pricing power and a potential competitive moat.
The Ledger Terminal provides 9 years of financial data for VALUE LINE INC (VALU), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) has a book value per share of $10.59, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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