Value Line/$VALU
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About Value Line
Value Line Inc is a U.S based company. It produces investment periodicals based on underlying research and makes available copyright data, including a ranking system and other information, to third parties under written agreements for use in third-party managed and marketed investment products and for other purposes. The company markets its products under brands including Value Line, the Value Line logo, The Value Line Investment Survey, Smart Research, Smarter Investing, and The Most Trusted Name in Investment Research. Its only operating segment is Publishing.
- Ticker
- $VALU
- Sector
- Finance
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 106
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Website
- www.valueline.com
Value Line Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$363M
18.33
$2.11
1.02
$1.35
3.62%
Price and volume
Market cap
$363M
Beta
1.02
52-week high
$41.18
52-week low
$32.00
Average daily volume
4.6K
Dividend rate
$1.35
Financial strength
Current ratio
4.087
Quick ratio
4.046
Long term debt to equity
0.005
Total debt to equity
0.018
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
62.81%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
4.813
Gross margin (TTM)
82.22%
Net profit margin (TTM)
60.27%
Operating margin (TTM)
10.83%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
27.03%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$310,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.48%
Return on equity (TTM)
18.69%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
18.333
Price to revenue (TTM)
11.05
Price to book
3.33
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.33
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
20.501
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.88%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.888
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.49%
Forward dividend yield
3.62%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-5.49%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-6.50%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-5.92%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-0.40%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
2.58%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
5.98%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
8.40%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
7.42%
Bulls say / Bears say
Fiscal 2026 net income increased 4.6% to $21.6 million, while receipts from Value Line’s EAM interests rose 3.6% and total investment gains nearly doubled. (Value Line fiscal 2026 results)
The balance sheet strengthened: liquid assets rose 11.7% to $86.5 million, retained earnings increased 8.1%, and shareholders’ equity grew 8.2% to $107.9 million by April 30, 2026. (Value Line fiscal 2026 results)
Shareholder returns remain a differentiator: Value Line raised its quarterly dividend to $0.35 for the twelfth consecutive annual increase and renewed a share-repurchase authorization of up to $2 million. (Value Line dividend and buyback announcement)
Publishing remains structurally pressured: fiscal 2026 investment-periodical revenue fell 3.3%, print revenue declined 3.8%, and digital revenue declined 3.1%; management also expects retail print revenue to continue falling. (Value Line 2026 Form 10-K)
Value Line is exposed to weakness in its affiliated asset-management business: assets in Value Line Funds fell 20.4% year over year to $3.72 billion, while EAM investment-management fees declined to $30.8 million from $31.4 million. (Value Line 2026 Form 10-K)
Revenue concentration and competition create downside risk: one customer generated 28.7% of fiscal 2026 publishing revenue, while the company acknowledges intense competition and the availability of free or low-cost investment information online. (Value Line 2026 Form 10-K)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 8 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Value Line
Fund name | Fund size | $VALU weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.00% |
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