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VALU Value Line, Inc.

Stock · NasdaqCM · United States · Financial Services · US9204371002

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Price 42.37 USD -4.21%
52-week range 32.00 – 48.39
Dividend yield3.30%
Market cap397.5M
NowoTrade score 47 Grade A

Price history

Daily prices in USD.

Updated 08 Nov 2026 14:35. Information, not advice.

Results

Next results —No date announced yet
Last results 0.18 vs 0.21 estimated 13 Mar 2013 · Miss -12.2%
Beat the estimate 2 of 8 6 missed · 0 in line
Average surprise +109.6% reported against the estimate, last 8 quarters

Earnings per share: estimate and reported

14 Dec 2010: estimate 0.28 14 Dec 2010: reported 0.11 12/10 24 Mar 2011: estimate 0.30 24 Mar 2011: reported 3.25 03/11 29 Jul 2011: estimate 0.24 29 Jul 2011: reported 0.28 07/11 13 Sep 2011: estimate 0.29 13 Sep 2011: reported 0.21 09/11 09 Dec 2011: estimate 0.21 09 Dec 2011: reported 0.19 12/11 15 Mar 2012: estimate 0.21 15 Mar 2012: reported 0.19 03/12 14 Sep 2012: estimate 0.20 14 Sep 2012: reported 0.18 09/12 13 Mar 2013: estimate 0.21 13 Mar 2013: reported 0.18 03/13

Estimate Reported: beat Reported: miss In line

Quarterly results

DateEPS estimateEPS reportedSurpriseResult
13 Mar 2013 17:00 0.21 0.18 -12.2% Miss
14 Sep 2012 17:00 0.20 0.18 -10.9% Miss
15 Mar 2012 17:00 0.21 0.19 -8.7% Miss
09 Dec 2011 17:00 0.21 0.19 -7.3% Miss
13 Sep 2011 17:00 0.29 0.21 -27.8% Miss
29 Jul 2011 16:00 0.24 0.28 +14.8% Beat
24 Mar 2011 15:00 0.30 3.25 +990.6% Beat
14 Dec 2010 18:00 0.28 0.11 -61.3% Miss

Annual results · USD

YearRevenueChangeNet income Net marginEPSEPS changeFree cash flow
2026 33.4M -4.7% 21.6M 64.7% 2.30 +4.5% 18.6M
2025 35.1M -6.4% 20.7M 59.0% 2.20 +8.9% 20M
2024 37.5M -5.6% 19M 50.7% 2.02 +5.8% 17.9M
2023 39.7M — 18.1M 45.5% 1.91 — 18M
2022 — — — — — — —

Dates and earnings per share from the company reports as collected by the data provider; the estimate is the analysts' average before the report. Information, not advice.

Prices by day, week and month

Price history in USD, by day
PeriodOpening priceHighLow Closing priceChangeVolumeDividend
15 Dec 2023 48.10 49.17 44.05 49.17 +1.21% 5,500
14 Dec 2023 48.10 56.10 48.03 48.58 +7.96% 14,300
13 Dec 2023 54.97 58.45 45.00 45.00 -15.75% 32,600
12 Dec 2023 51.50 54.61 51.50 53.41 -0.84% 2,800
11 Dec 2023 49.34 53.86 49.34 53.86 +1.83% 5,600
08 Dec 2023 46.80 52.89 46.80 52.89 +10.03% 2,300
07 Dec 2023 46.00 48.52 46.00 48.07 +6.94% 3,500
06 Dec 2023 42.99 44.95 42.99 44.95 +5.47% 1,800
05 Dec 2023 46.96 46.96 42.62 42.62 -4.01% 1,600
04 Dec 2023 44.40 44.40 44.40 44.40 0.00% 900
01 Dec 2023 43.35 46.73 43.35 44.40 +5.59% 2,000
30 Nov 2023 42.05 42.05 42.05 42.05 -2.16% 500
29 Nov 2023 42.37 42.98 42.37 42.98 +4.42% 1,600
28 Nov 2023 43.48 43.48 41.16 41.16 -0.94% 1,500
27 Nov 2023 41.00 41.55 41.00 41.55 -1.77% 1,500
24 Nov 2023 40.70 42.30 40.70 42.30 +1.24% 2,000
22 Nov 2023 41.80 41.80 41.78 41.78 -0.17% 1,400
21 Nov 2023 44.70 44.70 41.85 41.85 -2.67% 700
20 Nov 2023 43.00 43.00 43.00 43.00 +1.65% 200
17 Nov 2023 43.50 43.50 42.30 42.30 +0.24% 1,600
16 Nov 2023 43.15 43.16 41.67 42.20 -4.16% 4,500
15 Nov 2023 46.19 46.19 44.03 44.03 -5.92% 2,100
14 Nov 2023 44.83 46.80 44.80 46.80 +7.02% 1,300
13 Nov 2023 43.25 44.36 43.25 43.73 -1.95% 1,400
10 Nov 2023 44.60 44.60 44.60 44.60 +0.27% 900

Prices in USD, adjusted for splits but not for dividends. Weeks run Monday to Friday and months follow the calendar; the change compares each close with the previous period's. Dividends are those whose ex-dividend date falls in the period, per share. Information, not advice.

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Key data

Previous close
44.23 USD
Market cap
397.5M
Dividend yield
3.30%
5-year average yield
2.29%
Payout ratio
64%
Last dividend
0.3500 USD · 26 Oct 2026
Exchange
NasdaqCM
Country
United States
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Currency
USD

Dividends

Ex-dividend datePer share
26 Oct 20260.3500 USD
27 Jul 20260.3500 USD
27 Apr 20260.3500 USD
26 Jan 20260.3250 USD
27 Oct 20250.3250 USD
28 Jul 20250.3250 USD
28 Apr 20250.3250 USD
27 Jan 20250.3000 USD
28 Oct 20240.3000 USD
29 Jul 20240.3000 USD
26 Apr 20240.3000 USD
26 Jan 20240.2800 USD

Why this score

How the score is made up
Part of the scorePointsWhy
Yield Dividends per year as a share of today's price. Very high yields count for less: they often signal trouble. 13.7 / 25
  • Yield of 3.3% on today's price
Dividend safety Can the company keep paying? The dividend against free cash flow and earnings, plus debt and interest cover. 20.9 / 25
  • Dividend uses 60% of free cash flow (3-year average)
Dividend growth How many years in a row the dividend has risen, and how fast. 10.6 / 15
  • Dividend up 6 years in a row, 6.5% a year
Quality Return on equity, net margin and how stable the margins are. 9.6 / 15
  • ROE of 19%
Valuation Free cash flow yield and the P/E against its sector. 0.6 / 10
  • P/E 20.1 against 12.8 for its sector
Analysts How far the analysts' average target is from today's price. 1.8 / 5 No figures for this part: it counts as a cautious 35%. —
  • Score capped at 55: the dividend is not covered by free cash flow or earnings
  • The dividend is not covered by free cash flow (payout 592% of it)
  • Revenue has fallen two years in a row

Income profile: it pays a dividend, so it is scored mainly on the dividend and how safe it is. Based on 90% of the figures (grade A). Warnings take 12 points off.

Warnings take points off and some cap the score. In your account the score also considers how the share fits your portfolio.

Figures

Valuation
FigureValueReading Sector median
P/E (trailing) 20.08× Fair 12.84×
Price / book 3.64× Weak 1.79×
Price / sales 12.09× Weak 3.05×
EV / EBITDA 64.62× Weak 8.71×
Free cash flow yield 0.5% Weak 7%
Quality
FigureValueReading Sector median
Gross margin 82.2% Good 32.9%
Operating margin 12.8% Fair 31.8%
Net margin 60.3% Good 20.5%
Return on equity 18.7% Good 13.9%
Return on assets 1.5% Weak 1.9%
Growth
FigureValueReading Sector median
Revenue growth / year -5.5% Weak 9.8%
EPS growth / year 6.4% Fair 11.9%
Financial health
FigureValueReading Sector median
Debt / equity 0.02× Good 0.55×
Net debt / EBITDA -17.98× Good 0.09×
Current ratio 4.09× Good 1.42×
Dividends
FigureValueReading Sector median
Payout of earnings 64% Fair 24.2%
Payout of free cash flow 592% Weak 28.5%
Payout of free cash flow (3 years) 60.4% Fair —
Dividend growth / year 6.5% Good 6.4%
Years of rising dividends 6 Fair 2

The reading follows general rules of thumb and each sector has its own norms: compare with the sector median when it is shown. Information, not advice.

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