LAUR Valuation

Laureate Education Inc

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25.030

+0.29(1.172%)1D

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LAUR Relative Valuation

LAUR's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, LAUR is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.

Historical Valuation

Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 12.84 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 17.31. The fair price of Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) is between 16.01 to 56.46 according to relative valuation methord.

Relative Value

Fair Zone

16.01-56.46

Current Price：25.03

Fair

12.84

Trailing

Forward

7.40

EV/EBITDA

Laureate Education Inc. (LAUR) has a current EV/EBITDA of 7.40. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 7.44. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -0.09, Undervalued between -0.09 and 3.68, Fairly Valued between 11.20 and 3.68, Overvalued between 11.20 and 14.97, and Strongly Overvalued above 14.97. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 7.40 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.

8.81

EV/EBIT

Laureate Education Inc. (LAUR) has a current EV/EBIT of 8.81. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 17.01. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -39.32, Undervalued between -39.32 and -11.15, Fairly Valued between 45.18 and -11.15, Overvalued between 45.18 and 73.34, and Strongly Overvalued above 73.34. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 8.81 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.

2.15

Laureate Education Inc. (LAUR) has a current PS of 2.15. The 5-year average PS is 1.66. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.59, Undervalued between 0.59 and 1.13, Fairly Valued between 2.20 and 1.13, Overvalued between 2.20 and 2.74, and Strongly Overvalued above 2.74. The current Forward PS of 2.15 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.

10.87

P/OCF

Laureate Education Inc. (LAUR) has a current P/OCF of 10.87. The 5-year average P/OCF is 8.94. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -13.27, Undervalued between -13.27 and -2.16, Fairly Valued between 20.05 and -2.16, Overvalued between 20.05 and 31.16, and Strongly Overvalued above 31.16. The current Forward P/OCF of 10.87 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.

13.95

P/FCF

Laureate Education Inc. (LAUR) has a current P/FCF of 13.95. The 5-year average P/FCF is 12.32. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -14.10, Undervalued between -14.10 and -0.89, Fairly Valued between 25.53 and -0.89, Overvalued between 25.53 and 38.74, and Strongly Overvalued above 38.74. The current Forward P/FCF of 13.95 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.

Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 3.51. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 2.51 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 39.72% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 2.15, the current P/B ratio is about 63.28% higher. Laureate Education Inc (LAUR) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 6.25%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 5.18%, the current FCF yield is approximately 20.77% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 3.52% , the current FCF yield is about 77.56% lower.

3.51

P/B

Median3y

2.51

Median5y

2.15

6.25

FCF Yield

Median3y

5.18

Median5y

3.52

Competitors Valuation Multiple

The average P/S ratio for LAUR's competitors is 1.88, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Laureate Education Inc Corp (LAUR) exhibits a P/S ratio of 2.15, which is 14.03% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 4.99%, this premium appears unsustainable.

P/S

P/E

EV/EBITDA

EV/EBIT

P/S

Revenue Growth

Market Cap

LAUR.O

Laureate Education Inc

Paymentus Holdings Inc

3.42

41.87%

4.25B

Performance Decomposition

Market capitalization of LAUR increased by 62.32% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in P/E Change from 8.06 to 14.90.

The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed 4.99%to the performance.

Overall, the performance of LAUR in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.

4.99%

499.25M → 524.16M

Revenue Growth

-27.47%

25.63 → 18.59

Margin Expansion

84.80%

8.06 → 14.90

P/E Change

62.32%