Value Line, Inc. (VALU): Price and Financial Metrics

Value Line, Inc. (VALU): $40.50

0.60 (+1.50%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

D

Stability

B

Sentiment

Quality

B

VALU Price/Volume Stats

Current price $40.50 52-week high $62.09
Prev. close $39.90 52-week low $32.07
Day low $40.01 Volume 1,300
Day high $44.34 Avg. volume 2,574
50-day MA $42.20 Dividend yield 2.87%
200-day MA $45.25 Market Cap 381.71M

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VALU POWR Grades

  • Quality is the dimension where VALU ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 90.06% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for VALU is in Momentum, which has been heading up over the past 149 days.
  • VALU ranks lowest in Growth; there it ranks in the 8th percentile.

VALU Stock Summary

  • The price/operating cash flow metric for VALUE LINE INC is higher than 85.48% of stocks in our set with a positive cash flow.
  • Of note is the ratio of VALUE LINE INC's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; 87.34% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
  • With a price/sales ratio of 11.36, VALUE LINE INC has a higher such ratio than 90.53% of stocks in our set.
  • If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to VALUE LINE INC, a group of peers worth examining would be WMK, OXM, TTSH, SAMG, and CNXN.
  • Visit VALU's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.valueline.com.

VALU Valuation Summary

  • VALU's price/sales ratio is 11.5; this is 325.93% higher than that of the median Financial Services stock.
  • VALU's price/earnings ratio has moved up 4 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for VALU.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
VALU 2023-12-22 11.5 5.2 25.5 19.5
VALU 2023-12-21 11.5 5.3 25.6 19.5
VALU 2023-12-20 11.8 5.4 26.0 19.9
VALU 2023-12-19 12.0 5.5 26.7 20.4
VALU 2023-12-18 12.0 5.5 26.7 20.4
VALU 2023-12-15 11.9 5.4 26.3 20.1

VALU Growth Metrics

    Its 4 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 473.71%.
  • Its year over year revenue growth rate is now at 0.33%.
  • Its year over year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 50.19%.
VALU's revenue has moved up $713,000 over the prior 33 months.

The table below shows VALU's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-09-30 40.396 21.985 18.209
2022-06-30 40.303 22.347 22.383
2022-03-31 40.525 24.646 23.822
2021-12-31 40.121 25.682 27.093
2021-09-30 39.993 20.002 27.508
2021-06-30 40.23 18.619 24.06

VALU's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • VALU has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 92.45% of graded US stocks.
  • VALU's asset turnover comes in at 0.342 -- ranking 63rd of 443 Trading stocks.
  • CNS, AAT, and AINV are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with VALU.

The table below shows VALU's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-07-31 0.342 0.866 0.361
2021-04-30 0.352 0.865 0.347
2021-01-31 0.362 0.872 0.281
2020-10-31 0.376 0.874 0.272
2020-07-31 0.383 0.877 0.267
2020-04-30 0.385 0.877 0.251

Value Line, Inc. (VALU) Company Bio


Value Line, Inc. produces and sells investment periodicals and related publications primarily in the United States. Its investment periodicals and related publications cover a range of investments, including stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), options, and convertible securities. The company was founded in 1931 and is based in New York, New York.


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Investing in Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) five years ago would have delivered you a 133% gain

The worst result, after buying shares in a company (assuming no leverage), would be if you lose all the money you put...

Yahoo | December 17, 2023

VALU Stock Earnings: Value Line Reported Results for Q2 2024

Value Line just reported results for the second quarter of 2024.

InvestorPlace Earnings on InvestorPlace | December 16, 2023

VALUE LINE, INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Value Line, Inc., (NASDAQ: VALU) reported financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2023. Retained earnings at October 31, 2023, were $99,046,000, an increase of 3.2% compared to retained earnings at April 30, 2023. Shareholders’ equity reached $85,742,000 at October 31, 2023, an increase of 2.5% from the shareholders’ equity of $83,673,000 as of April 30, 2023. During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Company’s net inc

Yahoo | December 15, 2023

Value Line Inc's Dividend Analysis

Value Line Inc (NASDAQ:VALU) recently announced a dividend of $0.28 per share, payable on 2023-11-09, with the ex-dividend date set for 2023-10-27. As investors look forward to this upcoming payment, the spotlight also shines on the company's dividend history, yield, and growth rates. Using the data from GuruFocus, let's delve into Value Line Inc's dividend performance and assess its sustainability.

Yahoo | October 27, 2023

VALUE LINE, INC. DECLARES A QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.28 PER COMMON SHARE

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Value Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: VALU) announced today that its Board of Directors declared on October 20, 2023 a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per common share, payable on November 9, 2023, to stockholders of record on October 30, 2023. The Company has 9,427,552 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 20, 2023. Value Line, Inc. is a leading New York based provider of investment research. The Value Line Investment Survey is one of the most widely

Yahoo | October 20, 2023

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VALU Price Returns

1-mo -5.81%
3-mo -16.39%
6-mo -6.05%
1-year -15.25%
3-year 62.76%
5-year 86.15%
YTD -16.39%
2023 -1.94%
2022 10.35%
2021 45.98%
2020 17.42%
2019 15.09%

VALU Dividends

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