ScoreWhy is Value Line, Inc. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 24.04%
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -2.74% over the last 5 years
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Positive results in Apr 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 20.24 MM
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 26.61
- DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 77.42%
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With ROE of 20.21%, it has a attractive valuation with a 3.83 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -28.49%, its profits have risen by 6.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.7
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -28.49% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Value Line, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Value Line, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Value Line, Inc.
-28.74%
-0.11
38.12%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-2.74%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-8.00%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.08
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.75
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.41
Tax Ratio
25.80%
Dividend Payout Ratio
55.77%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
6.49%
ROCE (avg)
38.17%
ROE (avg)
24.04%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.83
EV to EBIT
45.85
EV to EBITDA
38.27
EV to Capital Employed
12.47
EV to Sales
8.53
PEG Ratio
2.73
Dividend Yield
3.05%
ROCE (Latest)
27.21%
ROE (Latest)
20.21%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend8What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 20.24 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 26.61
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 77.42%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 153.18 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -74.05 %
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 26.61 times
-6What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 16.57% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at USD 8.39 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 1.14 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 13.62 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 5.97 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at USD 0.42
Here's what is working for Value Line, Inc.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 26.61 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 20.24 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 153.18 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -74.05 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 26.61 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 77.42%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for Value Line, Inc.
Net Sales
Lowest at USD 8.39 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 1.14 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 13.62 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 5.97 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Lowest at USD 0.42
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 16.57% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Non Operating Income
Highest at USD 1.02 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income
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