Taking everything into account, LAUR scores 6 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. LAUR was compared to 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. This makes LAUR very considerable for quality investing!

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

LAUR had positive earnings in the past year.
LAUR had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Of the past 5 years LAUR 4 years were profitable.
In the past 5 years LAUR always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

LAUR's Return On Assets of 9.62% is amongst the best of the industry. LAUR outperforms 81.58% of its industry peers.
LAUR's Return On Equity of 18.21% is amongst the best of the industry. LAUR outperforms 81.58% of its industry peers.
LAUR has a better Return On Invested Capital (13.29%) than 89.47% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years 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

With a decent Profit Margin value of 12.86%, LAUR is doing good in the industry, outperforming 78.95% of the companies in the same industry.
LAUR's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
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.
LAUR has a Gross Margin of 26.75%. This is in the lower half of the industry: LAUR underperforms 68.42% of its industry peers.
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

LAUR has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
Compared to 1 year ago, LAUR has less shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, LAUR has less shares outstanding
LAUR has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

LAUR has an Altman-Z score of 4.59. This indicates that LAUR is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
LAUR's Altman-Z score of 4.59 is amongst the best of the industry. LAUR outperforms 86.84% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of LAUR is 0.42, which is an excellent value as it means it would take LAUR, only 0.42 years of fcf income to pay off 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.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.06 indicates that LAUR is not too dependend on debt financing.
LAUR has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.06. This is in the better half of the industry: LAUR outperforms 65.79% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.06
Debt/FCF	0.42
Altman-Z	4.59

ROIC/WACC1.5

WACC8.84%

2.3 Liquidity

LAUR has a Current 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.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.81, LAUR is doing worse than 68.42% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.81 indicates that LAUR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
LAUR has a Quick ratio of 0.81. This is in the lower half of the industry: LAUR underperforms 63.16% of its industry peers.
LAUR does not score too well on the current and quick ratio evaluation. However, as it has 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

The earnings per share for LAUR have decreased strongly by -13.29% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, LAUR shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -14.27% on average per year.
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

Based on estimates for the next years, LAUR will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 8.95% on average per year.
LAUR is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 9.34% yearly.

EPS Next Y-19.73%

EPS Next 2Y6.14%

EPS Next 3Y8.95%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year8.38%

Revenue Next 2Y9.04%

Revenue Next 3Y9.34%

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.
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 25.29, LAUR can be considered very expensive at the moment.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of LAUR is on the same level as its industry peers.
LAUR is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.21, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
LAUR is valuated correctly with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 15.86.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of LAUR indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: LAUR is cheaper than 71.05% of the companies listed in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of LAUR to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.98), we can say LAUR is valued slightly cheaper.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	25.29
Fwd PE	15.86

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LAUR is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 63.16% of the companies are valued more expensively.
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.