LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (LINC) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:LINC • US5335351004

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This LINC fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. LINC Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year LINC was profitable.
  • In the past year LINC had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • LINC had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • LINC had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
LINC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLINC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20M -20M 40M

1.2 Ratios

  • LINC has a better Return On Assets (4.05%) than 61.64% of its industry peers.
  • LINC's Return On Equity of 10.01% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. LINC outperforms 67.12% of its industry peers.
  • LINC has a better Return On Invested Capital (5.48%) than 63.01% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for LINC is significantly below the industry average of 10.75%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (5.48%) for LINC is above the 3 year average (3.42%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.05%
ROE 10.01%
ROIC 5.48%
ROA(3y)4.62%
ROA(5y)5.17%
ROE(3y)10.38%
ROE(5y)11.19%
ROIC(3y)3.42%
ROIC(5y)4.82%
LINC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLINC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 -40

1.3 Margins

  • With a Profit Margin value of 3.86%, LINC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.16% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of LINC has declined.
  • LINC's Operating Margin of 5.77% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LINC outperforms 57.53% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LINC has declined.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 60.37%, LINC is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 76.71% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LINC's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 5.77%
PM (TTM) 3.86%
GM 60.37%
OM growth 3Y5.33%
OM growth 5Y-3.77%
PM growth 3Y13.47%
PM growth 5Y-21.02%
GM growth 3Y1.77%
GM growth 5Y0.7%
LINC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLINC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60

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2. LINC Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), LINC is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, LINC has more shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for LINC has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • LINC has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
LINC Yearly Shares OutstandingLINC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M
LINC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLINC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M

2.2 Solvency

  • LINC has an Altman-Z score of 4.16. This indicates that LINC is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
  • LINC's Altman-Z score of 4.16 is amongst the best of the industry. LINC outperforms 80.82% of its industry peers.
  • LINC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.15. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • LINC has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.15. This is in the better half of the industry: LINC outperforms 65.75% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.15
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 4.16
ROIC/WACC0.61
WACC9.03%
LINC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLINC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M 100M 150M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.86 indicates that LINC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • LINC's Current ratio of 0.86 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LINC is outperformed by 65.75% of its industry peers.
  • LINC has a Quick Ratio of 0.86. This is a bad value and indicates that LINC is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • LINC has a Quick ratio of 0.82. This is in the lower half of the industry: LINC underperforms 63.01% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.86
Quick Ratio 0.82
LINC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLINC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M

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3. LINC Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • LINC shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 106.25%, which is quite impressive.
  • LINC shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 14.87% yearly.
  • Looking at the last year, LINC shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 17.77% in the last year.
  • LINC shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 12.07% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)106.25%
EPS 3Y21.28%
EPS 5Y14.87%
EPS Q2Q%95.45%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)17.77%
Revenue growth 3Y14.16%
Revenue growth 5Y12.07%
Sales Q2Q%19.68%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 27.69% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • LINC is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 11.40% yearly.
EPS Next Y8.44%
EPS Next 2Y27.69%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year14.8%
Revenue Next 2Y11.4%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
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 stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
LINC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLINC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 200M 400M 600M
LINC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLINC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.5 1

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4. LINC Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 61.98, which means the current valuation is very expensive for LINC.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as LINC.
  • LINC is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 24.88, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 57.16, the valuation of LINC can be described as expensive.
  • LINC's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.19. LINC is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 61.98
Fwd PE 57.16
LINC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLINC Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • LINC's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 25.72
LINC Per share dataLINC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates LINC does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • LINC has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as LINC's earnings are expected to grow with 27.69% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)7.34
PEG (5Y)4.17
EPS Next 2Y27.69%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. LINC Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • LINC does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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LINC Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

NASDAQ:LINC (3/27/2026, 7:31:58 PM)

After market: 40.91 0 (0%)

40.91

+0.06 (+0.15%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Earnings (Last)02-23
Earnings (Next)05-11
Inst Owners84.97%
Inst Owner Change1.55%
Ins Owners6.91%
Ins Owner Change-0.33%
Market Cap1.30B
Revenue(TTM)518.24M
Net Income(TTM)20.00M
Analysts83.33
Price Target34 (-16.89%)
Short Float %2.77%
Short Ratio1.83
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly Dividend0
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)101.6%
Min EPS beat(2)19.71%
Max EPS beat(2)183.49%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)240.41%
Min EPS beat(4)19.71%
Max EPS beat(4)520.05%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)110.2%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)456.68%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)329.65%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)5.83%
Min Revenue beat(2)5.47%
Max Revenue beat(2)6.19%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)2.86%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.81%
Max Revenue beat(4)6.19%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)2.38%
Revenue beat(12)11
Avg Revenue beat(12)2.58%
Revenue beat(16)13
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.73%
PT rev (1m)19.76%
PT rev (3m)25.79%
EPS NQ rev (1m)78.94%
EPS NQ rev (3m)78.94%
EPS NY rev (1m)-10.67%
EPS NY rev (3m)-7.74%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)5.28%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)5.28%
Revenue NY rev (1m)4.81%
Revenue NY rev (3m)5.1%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 61.98
Fwd PE 57.16
P/S 2.52
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 21.99
P/B 6.53
P/tB 6.9
EV/EBITDA 25.72
EPS(TTM)0.66
EY1.61%
EPS(NY)0.72
Fwd EY1.75%
FCF(TTM)-0.86
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)1.86
OCFY4.55%
SpS16.26
BVpS6.26
TBVpS5.93
PEG (NY)7.34
PEG (5Y)4.17
Graham Number9.64
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.05%
ROE 10.01%
ROCE 7.62%
ROIC 5.48%
ROICexc 5.91%
ROICexgc 6.09%
OM 5.77%
PM (TTM) 3.86%
GM 60.37%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)4.62%
ROA(5y)5.17%
ROE(3y)10.38%
ROE(5y)11.19%
ROIC(3y)3.42%
ROIC(5y)4.82%
ROICexc(3y)4%
ROICexc(5y)6.51%
ROICexgc(3y)4.15%
ROICexgc(5y)7.03%
ROCE(3y)4.75%
ROCE(5y)6.7%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-7.42%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-12.26%
ROICexc growth 3Y-5.67%
ROICexc growth 5Y-10.86%
OM growth 3Y5.33%
OM growth 5Y-3.77%
PM growth 3Y13.47%
PM growth 5Y-21.02%
GM growth 3Y1.77%
GM growth 5Y0.7%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.05
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.15
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 0.6
Cap/Depr 415.89%
Cap/Sales 16.72%
Interest Coverage 9.37
Cash Conversion 116.9%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.86
Quick Ratio 0.82
Altman-Z 4.16
F-Score7
WACC9.03%
ROIC/WACC0.61
Cap/Depr(3y)485.29%
Cap/Depr(5y)340.43%
Cap/Sales(3y)13.47%
Cap/Sales(5y)9.04%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)106.25%
EPS 3Y21.28%
EPS 5Y14.87%
EPS Q2Q%95.45%
EPS Next Y8.44%
EPS Next 2Y27.69%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)17.77%
Revenue growth 3Y14.16%
Revenue growth 5Y12.07%
Sales Q2Q%19.68%
Revenue Next Year14.8%
Revenue Next 2Y11.4%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y106.21%
EBIT growth 3Y20.25%
EBIT growth 5Y7.85%
EBIT Next Year159.7%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y0.86%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y102.39%
OCF growth 3Y303.92%
OCF growth 5Y20.34%

LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES / LINC Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to LINC.


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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (LINC). This can be considered as Overvalued.


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LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (LINC) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


What is the financial health of LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (LINC) stock?

The financial health rating of LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (LINC) is 3 / 10.


Is the dividend of LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES sustainable?

The dividend rating of LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (LINC) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.