Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Stock | LINC Stock Price & Analysis

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LINC

Lincoln Educational Services LINC · NASDAQ

$22.22 -1.51% (-$0.34)

Summary

60 / 100 · Bulios Score

Valuation 62Growth 100Profitability 45Quality 49Debt 43Stability 66

What speaks for it

Earnings per share grew by 22% a year over the last 3 years.
It beat profit estimates 8 times in the last 8 quarters.

What to watch

The share price is above the Bulios Fair Price.
Out of every 100 USD of revenue, only 4.0 USD is left as net profit.
It earns only 6.2 USD a year on every 100 USD of invested capital.

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Score in detail

Price

Is it expensive?

Looks expensive

Bulios Fair Price

Current price $22.22

Education & Training Services industry median

P/E today 30.9

Unlock fair price

Bulios Fair Price is an estimate of a stock's fair value from the Bulios valuation model. It is an input for your own analysis, not investment advice. How does it work?

Today you pay 30.9 USD for 1 USD of yearly profit.

Valuation in detail

Is it growing?

Yes, fast

Revenue (USD)

335M

348M

378M

440M

518M

595M

649M

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Diluted EPS (USD)

$1.04

$0.36

$0.85

$0.32

$0.65

$0.78

$1.03

2021202220232024202520262027

Analyst estimate

Revenue grew by 12% a year over 5 years. Over the last 3 years it grew by 14% a year. Earnings per share grew by 22% a year over the last 3 years.

Growth in detail

Does it make money?

Reasonably

Where 100 USD of revenue goes

Cost of sales 40 USD
Sales and administration 54 USD
Taxes and other 1.9 USD
Net profit 4.0 USD

Net profit, industry median (Education & Training Services) 8.4 USD

Out of every 100 USD of revenue, 4.0 USD is left as net profit.

Profitability in detail

Is it financially healthy?

Debt is a burden

Cash and short-term investments $44.2M

Debt $228.1M

Free cash flow over 12 months $24.5M

Repaying all its debt would take 9.3 years of free cash flow. Its debt is larger than its cash.

Financial health in detail

Does it pay a dividend?

It pays no dividend.

Dividends in detail

What do analysts expect?

Mildly positive

Buy 7
Hold 5
Sell 3

Today's price within the analysts' price targets

Today's price $22.22 Average target $55

$22.22 $60

The average target of $55 is 148% above today's price. 47% of the analysts recommend buying.

Analysts in detail

What does it earn on?

Fiscal year 2024

By product

Campus Operations 98%
Transitional 1.6%

By region

The company reports no revenue by region.

Campus Operations brings in 98% of revenue.

Segments in detail