Value Line Inc (VALU) stock
VALUNasdaqInvestment AdviceFiscal year ends April 30
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 14, 2026Score 15/3026% above fair value
$40.48−0.25 (-0.61%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $379.79MP/E 19.2Yield –
Value Line statistics
83 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- –
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 26, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jul 31, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 3.48
- 1.10
- P/OCF Ratio
- 21.42
- 12.66
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 10.60
- 2.32
- EV / EBIT
- 97.89
- 17.55
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -0.25%
- 1.07%
- Float
- 9M
- 25M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.02%
- 0.00%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 5.58%
- 36.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 11,070
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -17.8%
- -2.10%
- Short % of Float
- 0.12%
- 2.13%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 0.12%
- 1.55%
- Days to Cover
- 6.28
- 2.08
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $48.39
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $32.00
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $42.67
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $41.35
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $37.46
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.95
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -4.46%
- -2.38%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -8.00%
- -7.46%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 12.8%
- -1.46%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 22.0%
- -10.7%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 5.33%
- -18.8%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 10.3%
- -10.1%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -13.5%
- 46.9%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -2.81%
- 12.8%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 105.3%
- 134.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 4,886
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3,340
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 3,604
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.13
- 0.74
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 43.0
- 38.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 37.8%
- 44.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.53
- 0.78
MarginsIndustry
- EBITDA Margin
- 14.7%
- 19.8%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 18.7%
- 11.9%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 13.2%
- 2.23%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 3.82%
- 3.30%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 2.73%
- 4.91%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 4.09
- 1.70
- Quick Ratio
- 1.45
- 0.78
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -5.49%
- 13.5%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -6.75%
- 12.1%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -6.64%
- 12.7%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -5.55%
- 11.9%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -3.70%
- 9.20%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.22
- 0.25
- Revenue Per Employee
- $310.30K
- $1.01M
- Profits Per Employee
- $187.03K
- $124.33K
- Employee Count
- 106
- 700
- WACC
- 7.75%
- 8.80%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $31.10M
- $43.44M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $3.31
- $1.66
- Equity (Book Value)
- $109.17M
- $503.26M
- Book Value Per Share
- $11.64
- $20.64
- Tangible Book Value
- $109.17M
- $226.58M
- Working Capital
- $68.33M
- $50.06M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.22%
- 3.95%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.26%
- 1.88%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.26%
- 2.91%
- Payout Ratio
- 62.8%
- 42.3%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $7.35M
- $37.71M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $23.50
- $42.72
- Graham Upside
- -41.9%
- -37.7%
- Altman Z-Score
- 7.20
- 11.57
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | VALU | S&P 500 | Difference | VALU per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -7.8% | -3.0% | −4.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | +12.3% | -2.8% | +15.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +9.2% | +11.5% | −2.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +16.5% | +13.5% | +3.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | +1.7% | +77.7% | −76.0 pts | +0.6% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +11.0% | +72.6% | −61.6 pts | +2.1% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +186.7% | +308.2% | −121.5 pts | +11.1% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M VALU shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 17.8% from the previous report, or 0.12% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 47.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 11,070 | -17.8% | 1,763 | 6.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 13,473 | -8.1% | 3,845 | 3.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14,659 | -10.2% | 2,823 | 5.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 16,323 | +8.4% | 5,654 | 2.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 15,063 | -14.0% | 3,344 | 4.5 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 17,515 | +45.1% | 4,507 | 3.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 12,067 | -4.6% | 2,637 | 4.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 12,645 | -9.5% | 2,240 | 5.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13,966 | +29.5% | 4,619 | 3.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10,784 | +8.6% | 3,513 | 3.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 9,934 | +5.1% | 2,418 | 4.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 9,449 | +11.3% | 1,245 | 7.6 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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