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. 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.
In the past year LAUR had a positive cash flow from operations.
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 has a Return On Assets of 9.62%. This is amongst the best in the industry. LAUR outperforms 81.58% of its industry peers.
With an excellent Return On Equity value of 18.21%, LAUR belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 81.58% of the companies in the same industry.
LAUR has a better Return On Invested Capital (13.29%) than 89.47% of its industry peers.
LAUR had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 12.20%. This 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

The Profit Margin of LAUR (12.86%) is better than 78.95% of its industry peers.
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.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LAUR has grown nicely.
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.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of LAUR has grown nicely.

		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.
The number of shares outstanding for LAUR has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, LAUR has less shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, LAUR has an improved debt to assets ratio.

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.
LAUR's Debt to FCF ratio of 0.42 is amongst the best of the industry. LAUR outperforms 88.16% of its industry peers.
LAUR has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.06. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
The Debt to Equity ratio of LAUR (0.06) is better 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

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.
LAUR has a worse Current ratio (0.81) than 68.42% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.81 indicates that LAUR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
LAUR's Quick ratio of 0.81 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LAUR is outperformed by 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.
Measured over the past years, LAUR shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 5.27% on average per year.

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 9.54% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 9.43% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

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

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
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

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 25.86, the valuation of LAUR can be described as expensive.
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 (27.32), we can say LAUR is valued inline with the index average.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 16.48, LAUR is valued correctly.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, LAUR is valued a bit cheaper than 71.05% of the companies in the same industry.
LAUR's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 24.32.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	25.86
Fwd PE	16.48

4.2 Price Multiples

The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as LAUR.
68.42% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LAUR, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.