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Value Line, Inc. VALU

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45.80 USD +2.84 +6.60%

At close · Nov 2

45.80 0.00 0.00%

After hours · Nov 2, 4:00 PM ET

Bid
45.27 × 1
Ask
46.51 × 1
43.12 Day range 45.80
32.00 52-week range 47.00
YTD
+19.16%
1 year
+24.92%
Open
43.17
Prev close
42.96
Mkt cap
429.65M
Vol
10.76K
Avg vol
3.67K
EPS
2.28
P/E
20.09
Div yield
2.25%
More statistics
Low
43.12
High
45.80
Forward P/E
0.00
Beta
0.84
Short ratio
0.90
Inst. own
6.18%
Dividend
1.20
Ex-div date
Oct 27, 2024
50-d avg
51.49
200-d avg
44.02
1y target
0.00

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Signals (62)
NameDateAgo
SMA: BullishAug 1, 20263 months ago
SMA: BullishAug 1, 20263 months ago
SMA: BearishMay 1, 20251 year ago
SMA: BearishAug 1, 20233 years ago
MACD: Sell SignalAug 1, 20233 years ago
SMA: BullishMay 1, 20233 years ago
SMA: BearishFeb 1, 20233 years ago
RSI: OverboughtNov 1, 20215 years ago
SMA: BullishAug 1, 20206 years ago
SMA: BearishMay 1, 20206 years ago
SMA: BullishNov 1, 20197 years ago
SMA: BearishAug 1, 20197 years ago
SMA: BullishFeb 1, 201610 years ago
SMA: BullishNov 1, 201313 years ago
MACD: Buy SignalAug 1, 201313 years ago
SMA: BearishMay 1, 200818 years ago
SMA: BearishMay 1, 200818 years ago
SMA: BullishFeb 1, 200818 years ago
SMA: BullishFeb 1, 200818 years ago
MACD: Sell SignalNov 1, 200719 years ago

Newest 20 of 62.

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

7.89 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

A-4 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 5
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 15.3×
FY 2017: 16.4×FY 2018: 12.8×FY 2019: 20.1×FY 2020: 20.0×FY 2021: 12.6×FY 2022: 26.2×FY 2023: 23.9×FY 2024: 17.9×FY 2025: 18.6×FY 2026: 15.3×
FY 2017 5y median 18.6× FY 2026
P/S 9.9×
FY 2017: 4.9×FY 2018: 5.3×FY 2019: 6.2×FY 2020: 7.4×FY 2021: 7.3×FY 2022: 15.4×FY 2023: 10.9×FY 2024: 9.1×FY 2025: 11.0×FY 2026: 9.9×
FY 2017 5y median 10.9× FY 2026
P/B 3.1×
FY 2017: 4.5×FY 2018: 4.3×FY 2019: 4.7×FY 2020: 5.6×FY 2021: 4.4×FY 2022: 7.8×FY 2023: 5.2×FY 2024: 3.8×FY 2025: 3.9×FY 2026: 3.1×
FY 2017 5y median 3.9× FY 2026
P/FCF 17.8×
FY 2017: 72.4×FY 2018: 19.9×FY 2019: 19.1×FY 2020: 21.7×FY 2021: 18.1×FY 2022: 25.4×FY 2023: 24.0×FY 2024: 19.1×FY 2025: 19.3×FY 2026: 17.8×
FY 2017 5y median 19.3× FY 2026
EV/EBITDA 57.9×
FY 2017: 41.4×FY 2018: 49.5×FY 2019: 37.7×FY 2020: 32.7×FY 2021: 32.3×FY 2022: 49.6×FY 2023: 33.6×FY 2024: 32.4×FY 2025: 48.9×FY 2026: 57.9×
FY 2017 5y median 48.9× FY 2026
EV/Sales 9.2×
FY 2017: 4.7×FY 2018: 5.1×FY 2019: 6.0×FY 2020: 7.6×FY 2021: 7.0×FY 2022: 14.9×FY 2023: 10.9×FY 2024: 9.1×FY 2025: 10.1×FY 2026: 9.2×
FY 2017 5y median 10.1× FY 2026
FCF Yield 5.6%
FY 2017: 1.4%FY 2018: 5.0%FY 2019: 5.2%FY 2020: 4.6%FY 2021: 5.5%FY 2022: 3.9%FY 2023: 4.2%FY 2024: 5.2%FY 2025: 5.2%FY 2026: 5.6%
FY 2017 5y median 5.2% FY 2026

Profitability

Gross Margin 43.9%
FY 2017: 49.5%FY 2018: 48.5%FY 2019: 51.0%FY 2020: 54.9%FY 2021: 53.3%FY 2022: 57.3%FY 2023: 61.7%FY 2024: 60.4%FY 2025: 58.8%FY 2026: 43.9%
FY 2017 5y median 58.8% FY 2026
Operating Margin 12.1%
FY 2017: 21.6%FY 2018: 7.2%FY 2019: 14.9%FY 2020: 22.6%FY 2021: 18.7%FY 2022: 26.7%FY 2023: 28.9%FY 2024: 24.4%FY 2025: 17.1%FY 2026: 12.1%
FY 2017 5y median 24.4% FY 2026
Net Margin 64.7%
FY 2017: 30.0%FY 2018: 41.1%FY 2019: 33.1%FY 2020: 37.1%FY 2021: 57.6%FY 2022: 58.8%FY 2023: 45.5%FY 2024: 50.7%FY 2025: 59.0%FY 2026: 64.7%
FY 2017 5y median 58.8% FY 2026
ROE 20.0%
FY 2017: 27.4%FY 2018: 33.8%FY 2019: 25.3%FY 2020: 27.9%FY 2021: 34.7%FY 2022: 29.9%FY 2023: 21.6%FY 2024: 20.9%FY 2025: 20.8%FY 2026: 20.0%
FY 2017 5y median 20.9% FY 2026
ROIC 2.3%
FY 2017: 8.0%FY 2018: 4.2%FY 2019: 6.0%FY 2020: 7.8%FY 2021: 6.0%FY 2022: 7.9%FY 2023: 8.0%FY 2024: 6.0%FY 2025: 3.7%FY 2026: 2.3%
FY 2017 5y median 6.0% FY 2026
ROA 14.2%
FY 2017: 12.0%FY 2018: 17.0%FY 2019: 13.1%FY 2020: 13.6%FY 2021: 19.2%FY 2022: 18.5%FY 2023: 13.8%FY 2024: 14.0%FY 2025: 14.3%FY 2026: 14.2%
FY 2017 5y median 14.2% FY 2026

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -4.7%
FY 2017: 0.1%FY 2018: 3.7%FY 2019: 1.1%FY 2020: 11.1%FY 2021: 0.2%FY 2022: 0.3%FY 2023: -2.0%FY 2024: -5.6%FY 2025: -6.4%FY 2026: -4.7%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Operating Income -32.6%
FY 2017: 296.8%FY 2018: -65.5%FY 2019: 110.5%FY 2020: 67.9%FY 2021: -17.1%FY 2022: 43.3%FY 2023: 6.2%FY 2024: -20.3%FY 2025: -34.5%FY 2026: -32.6%
FY 2017 FY 2026
EPS (diluted) 4.5%
FY 2017: 42.7%FY 2018: 42.1%FY 2019: -24.3%FY 2020: 34.8%FY 2021: 56.8%FY 2022: 2.9%FY 2023: -23.6%FY 2024: 5.8%FY 2025: 8.9%FY 2026: 4.5%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Free Cash Flow -7.1%
FY 2017: 5500.0%FY 2018: 303.9%FY 2019: 23.3%FY 2020: 17.4%FY 2021: 18.1%FY 2022: 51.8%FY 2023: -26.8%FY 2024: -1.0%FY 2025: 12.0%FY 2026: -7.1%
FY 2017 FY 2026

Financial Health

Current Ratio 3.9×
FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.8×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 2.8×FY 2024: 3.2×FY 2025: 3.4×FY 2026: 3.9×
FY 2017 5y median 3.2× FY 2026
Quick Ratio 3.9×
FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.8×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 2.8×FY 2024: 3.2×FY 2025: 3.4×FY 2026: 3.9×
FY 2017 5y median 3.2× FY 2026
Debt / Equity 0.0×
FY 2017: 0.0×FY 2018: 0.0×FY 2019: 0.0×FY 2020: 0.2×FY 2021: 0.2×FY 2022: 0.1×FY 2023: 0.1×FY 2024: 0.1×FY 2025: 0.0×FY 2026: 0.0×
FY 2017 5y median 0.1× FY 2026
Net Debt / EBITDA -4.1×
FY 2017: -1.7×FY 2018: -1.6×FY 2019: -1.1×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: -0.9×FY 2022: -1.8×FY 2023: -0.1×FY 2024: 0.0×FY 2025: -4.2×FY 2026: -4.1×
FY 2017 5y median -1.8× FY 2026
Interest Coverage 0.0×
FY 2017: 0.0×FY 2018: 0.0×FY 2019: 0.0×FY 2020: 0.0×FY 2021: 0.0×FY 2022: 0.0×FY 2023: 0.0×FY 2024: 0.0×FY 2025: 0.0×FY 2026: 0.0×
FY 2017 5y median 0.0× FY 2026

Dividends

Dividend Yield 3.7%
FY 2017: 3.9%FY 2018: 4.7%FY 2019: 3.3%FY 2020: 2.6%FY 2021: 2.8%FY 2022: 1.3%FY 2023: 2.2%FY 2024: 3.1%FY 2025: 2.9%FY 2026: 3.7%
FY 2017 5y median 2.9% FY 2026
Payout Ratio 56.5%
FY 2017: 63.8%FY 2018: 60.6%FY 2019: 61.3%FY 2020: 51.7%FY 2021: 34.7%FY 2022: 35.3%FY 2023: 52.4%FY 2024: 55.5%FY 2025: 54.6%FY 2026: 56.5%
FY 2017 5y median 54.6% FY 2026

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-04-30