Overall LAUR gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. We evaluated LAUR against 76 industry peers in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. LAUR gets an excellent profitability rating and is at the same time showing great financial health properties. LAUR has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively. These ratings could make LAUR a good candidate for quality investing.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year LAUR was profitable.
LAUR had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Of the past 5 years LAUR 4 years were profitable.
LAUR had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of LAUR (9.62%) is better than 81.58% of its industry peers.
LAUR has a better Return On Equity (18.21%) than 81.58% of its industry peers.
The Return On Invested Capital of LAUR (13.29%) is better than 89.47% of its industry peers.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for LAUR is above the industry average of 10.15%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (13.29%) for LAUR is above the 3 year average (12.20%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	9.62%
ROE	18.21%
ROIC	13.29%

ROA(3y)8.17%

ROA(5y)4.18%

ROE(3y)17.06%

ROE(5y)8.23%

ROIC(3y)12.2%

ROIC(5y)7.82%

1.3 Margins

LAUR's Profit Margin of 12.86% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. LAUR outperforms 78.95% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of LAUR has declined.
With an excellent Operating Margin value of 23.73%, LAUR belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 90.79% of the companies in the same industry.
LAUR's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 26.75%, LAUR is doing worse than 68.42% of the companies in the same industry.
LAUR's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	23.73%
PM (TTM)	12.86%
GM	26.75%

OM growth 3Y56.41%

OM growth 5Y51.46%

PM growth 3Y2.16%

PM growth 5Y-24.55%

GM growth 3Y0.61%

GM growth 5Y6.18%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so LAUR is still creating some value.
Compared to 1 year ago, LAUR has less shares outstanding
LAUR has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for LAUR has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

LAUR has an Altman-Z score of 4.66. This indicates that LAUR is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
LAUR has a Altman-Z score of 4.66. This is amongst the best in the industry. LAUR outperforms 86.84% of its industry peers.
LAUR has a debt to FCF ratio of 0.42. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 0.42 years to pay back of all of its debts.
With an excellent Debt to FCF ratio value of 0.42, LAUR belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 88.16% of the companies in the same industry.
LAUR has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.06. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
LAUR has a better Debt to Equity ratio (0.06) than 65.79% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.06
Debt/FCF	0.42
Altman-Z	4.66

ROIC/WACC1.5

WACC8.86%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.81 indicates that LAUR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
LAUR has a worse Current ratio (0.81) than 68.42% of its industry peers.
LAUR has a Quick Ratio of 0.81. This is a bad value and indicates that LAUR is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
LAUR has a worse Quick ratio (0.81) than 63.16% of its industry peers.
The current and quick ratio evaluation for LAUR is rather negative, while it does have excellent solvency and profitability. These ratios do not necessarly indicate liquidity issues and need to be evaluated against the specifics of the business.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.81
Quick Ratio	0.81

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

LAUR shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -13.29%.
The earnings per share for LAUR have been decreasing by -14.27% on average. This is quite bad
Looking at the last year, LAUR shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 2.01% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.27% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-13.29%

EPS 3Y23.93%

EPS 5Y-14.27%

EPS Q2Q%-58.93%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.01%

Revenue growth 3Y12.97%

Revenue growth 5Y5.27%

Sales Q2Q%8.58%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 9.54% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
LAUR is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 9.43% yearly.

EPS Next Y-16.4%

EPS Next 2Y5.26%

EPS Next 3Y9.54%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year8.38%

Revenue Next 2Y9.1%

Revenue Next 3Y9.43%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

LAUR is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 25.29.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of LAUR is on the same level as its industry peers.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of LAUR to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.21), we can say LAUR is valued inline with the index average.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 16.12, LAUR is valued correctly.
71.05% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LAUR, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of LAUR to the average of the S&P500 Index (24.26), we can say LAUR is valued slightly cheaper.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	25.29
Fwd PE	16.12

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of LAUR is on the same level as its industry peers.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LAUR is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 68.42% of the companies are valued more expensively.