Graham vs Leifras
GHC and LFS side by side, both in services-educational services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GHC and LFS compare
Leifras grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.6% versus 4.3% for Graham).
Graham keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.7% compared with 3.8% at Leifras.
Graham pays a dividend yielding 0.60%; Leifras does not pay one.
Graham scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 9 for Leifras), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GHC | LFS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.2B | – |
| Share price | $1244.05 | $1.96 |
| Change, 1 year | 15.2% | −70.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 109% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.68 | −0.21 |
| Employees | 20K | 1,055 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.9× | – |
| P/S | 1.0× | – |
| P/B | 1.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.6× | – |
| P/FCF | 23.5× | – |
| PEG | 0.16 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.3% | – |
| Fair value | $1327.69 | – |
| Margin of safety | 6.3% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.3% | 10.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.2% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −32.5% | 7.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −31.9% | 4.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 2.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 31.0% |
| Operating margin | 5.4% (better) | 5.3% |
| Net margin | 9.7% (better) | 3.8% |
| FCF margin | 4.3% (better) | 3.3% |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | 30.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 4.2% | 56.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.18 | 0.09 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.55 | 0.17 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 5.4× | 52.0× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.76 (better) | 1.51 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.24 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 9 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.60% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 9 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.4% | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.8% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.4% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 65.4% | 0.30% |
| Held by insiders | 29.2% | 52.2% |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.0% | – |
Go deeper
- GHC stock overview
- GHC income statement
- GHC valuation and score
- LFS stock overview
- LFS income statement
- LFS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.