Value Line Inc
VALU Nasdaq· Investment Advice
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$42.50
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Value Line Inc had $33.4M of revenue in fiscal 2026, down 4.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed −1.6% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 12.1%, down 5.0 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 12 is left after running the business.
- Value Line Inc made $21.6M of net profit in fiscal 2026.
- Free cash flow was $18.6M in fiscal 2026, 55.6% of revenue.
- Value Line Inc returned $13.2M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 71% of free cash flow.
Market cap
—
P/E
—
Revenue
$33.4M
Net income
$21.6M
Free cash flow
$18.6M
Operating margin
12.1%
Value Line Inc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
−4.7%
No. Sales fell 4.7% last year.
Does it make a profit?
64.7%
Yes. It keeps 64.7% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
55.6%
Yes. 55.6% of sales ends up as free cash.
What Value Line Inc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- April 30, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Jul 29, 2026
- Legal name
- VALUE LINE INC
- CIK
- 0000717720
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $40.5M | $39.7M | $37.5M | $35.1M | $33.4M |
| Revenue growth | 11.8% | −2.0% | −5.6% | −6.4% | −4.7% |
| Operating margin | 26.7% | 28.9% | 24.4% | 17.1% | 12.1% |
| Net income | $23.8M | $18.1M | $19.0M | $20.7M | $21.6M |
| Net margin | 58.8% | 45.5% | 50.7% | 59.0% | 64.7% |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $24.6M | $18.2M | $17.9M | $20.2M | $18.6M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| Free cash flow | $24.6M | $18.1M | $17.9M | $20.1M | $18.6M |
| FCF margin | 60.8% | 45.7% | 47.8% | 57.2% | 55.6% |
| Dividends paid | $8.4M | $9.5M | $10.6M | $11.3M | $12.2M |
| Share buybacks | $2.5M | $4.7M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.9M |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $58.7M | $14.8M | $4.4M | $67.7M | $47.9M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.0M | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholders' equity | $79.6M | $83.7M | $90.8M | $99.7M | $108M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −4.8x | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 2.6x | 2.8x | 3.2x | 3.4x | 3.9x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 40.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Return on equity | 32.5% | 22.1% | 21.8% | 21.7% | 20.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | 29.9% | 21.6% | 20.9% | 20.8% | 20.0% |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Altman Z'' | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
1 insider
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
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At $42.50 a share, the company is worth —.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000717720). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.