Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
Find Ratings ReportsLINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES's gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2023 is essentially unchanged when compared to the same period a year ago. Even though sales increased, the net income has decreased.
During the same period, stockholders' equity ("net worth") has increased by 15.13% from the same quarter last year.
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Income Statement | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Net Sales ($mil) | 102.52 | 91.78 |
EBITDA ($mil) | 13.28 | 14.52 |
EBIT ($mil) | 11.17 | 12.78 |
Net Income ($mil) | 6.79 | 8.56 |
Balance Sheet | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Cash & Equiv. ($mil) | 0.0 | 65.05 |
Total Assets ($mil) | 345.25 | 291.57 |
Total Debt ($mil) | 0.0 | 100.63 |
Equity ($mil) | 166.8 | 144.88 |
Profitability | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Gross Profit Margin | 62.05 | 62.12 |
EBITDA Margin | 12.95 | 15.82 |
Operating Margin | 10.89 | 13.92 |
Sales Turnover | 1.1 | 1.19 |
Return on Assets | 7.52 | 4.33 |
Return on Equity | 15.59 | 7.95 |
Debt | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Current Ratio | 1.83 | 2.07 |
Debt/Capital | 0.0 | 0.41 |
Interest Expense | 0.27 | 0.05 |
Interest Coverage | 40.91 | 277.76 |
Share Data | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Shares outstanding (mil) | 31.36 | 31.15 |
Div / share | 0.0 | 0.0 |
EPS | 0.22 | 0.27 |
Book value / share | 5.32 | 4.65 |
Institutional Own % | n/a | n/a |
Avg Daily Volume | 93229.0 | 75145.0 |
BUY. LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES's P/E ratio indicates a significant discount compared to an average of 133.57 for the Educational Services subsector and a significant discount compared to the S&P 500 average of 27.95. For additional comparison, its price-to-book ratio of 1.84 indicates a significant discount versus the S&P 500 average of 4.68 and a significant discount versus the subsector average of 4.51. The price-to-sales ratio is well below both the S&P 500 average and the subsector average, indicating a discount. Upon assessment of these and other key valuation criteria, LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES proves to trade at a discount to investment alternatives.
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Price/Cash Flow |
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LINC 11.41 | Peers 133.57 | LINC 12.04 | Peers 23.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower P/E ratio than its peers can signify a less expensive stock or lower growth expectations. LINC is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
Discount. The P/CF ratio, a stock’s price divided by the company's cash flow from operations, is useful for comparing companies with different capital requirements or financing structures. LINC is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
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Price/Projected Earnings |
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Price to Earnings/Growth |
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LINC 13.35 | Peers 36.89 | LINC 0.59 | Peers 0.97 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower price-to-projected earnings ratio than its peers can signify a less expensive stock or lower future growth expectations. LINC is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
Discount. The PEG ratio is the stock’s P/E divided by the consensus estimate of long-term earnings growth. Faster growth can justify higher price multiples. LINC trades at a significant discount to its peers. |
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Price/Book |
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Earnings Growth |
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LINC 1.84 | Peers 4.51 | LINC 132.43 | Peers 106.52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower price-to-book ratio makes a stock more attractive to investors seeking stocks with lower market values per dollar of equity on the balance sheet. LINC is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
Higher. Elevated earnings growth rates can lead to capital appreciation and justify higher price-to-earnings ratios. LINC is expected to have an earnings growth rate that exceeds its peers. |
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Price/Sales |
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Sales Growth |
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LINC 0.81 | Peers 5.18 | LINC 8.55 | Peers 25.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. In the absence of P/E and P/B multiples, the price-to-sales ratio can display the value investors are placing on each dollar of sales. LINC is trading at a significant discount to its subsector on this measurement. |
Lower. A sales growth rate that trails the subsector implies that a company is losing market share. LINC significantly trails its peers on the basis of sales growth. |
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