LINC Valuation

Lincoln Educational Services Corp

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22.860

+0.09(0.395%)1D

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LINC Relative Valuation

LINC'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, LINC is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.

Historical Valuation

Lincoln Educational Services Corp (LINC) is now in the Overvalued zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 57.05 is considered Overvalued compared with the five-year average of 19.59. The fair price of Lincoln Educational Services Corp (LINC) is between 5.46 to 12.96 according to relative valuation methord. Compared to the current price of 22.86 USD , Lincoln Educational Services Corp is Overvalued By 76.37%.

Relative Value

Fair Zone

5.46-12.96

Current Price：22.86

76.37%

Overvalued

57.05

Trailing

Forward

14.06

EV/EBITDA

Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) has a current EV/EBITDA of 14.06. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 8.79. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 4.50, Undervalued between 4.50 and 6.64, Fairly Valued between 10.93 and 6.64, Overvalued between 10.93 and 13.08, and Strongly Overvalued above 13.08. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 14.06 falls within the Strongly Overvalued range.

43.29

EV/EBIT

Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) has a current EV/EBIT of 43.29. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 16.06. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -1.77, Undervalued between -1.77 and 7.14, Fairly Valued between 24.98 and 7.14, Overvalued between 24.98 and 33.90, and Strongly Overvalued above 33.90. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 43.29 falls within the Strongly Overvalued range.

1.44

Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) has a current PS of 1.44. The 5-year average PS is 0.68. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.20, Undervalued between 0.20 and 0.44, Fairly Valued between 0.93 and 0.44, Overvalued between 0.93 and 1.17, and Strongly Overvalued above 1.17. The current Forward PS of 1.44 falls within the Strongly Overvalued range.

0.00

P/OCF

Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) has a current P/OCF of 0.00. The 5-year average P/OCF is 13.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -8.10, Undervalued between -8.10 and 2.45, Fairly Valued between 23.56 and 2.45, Overvalued between 23.56 and 34.11, and Strongly Overvalued above 34.11. The current Forward P/OCF of 0.00 falls within the Undervalued range.

-47.63

P/FCF

Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) has a current P/FCF of -47.63. The 5-year average P/FCF is 25.96. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -143.17, Undervalued between -143.17 and -58.60, Fairly Valued between 110.53 and -58.60, Overvalued between 110.53 and 195.09, and Strongly Overvalued above 195.09. The current Forward P/FCF of -47.63 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.

Lincoln Educational Services Corp (LINC) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 4.06. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 2.07 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 96.71% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 2.10, the current P/B ratio is about 93.38% higher. Lincoln Educational Services Corp (LINC) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately -5.45%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of -3.71%, the current FCF yield is approximately 46.82% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 1.45% , the current FCF yield is about -475.95% lower.

4.06

P/B

Median3y

2.07

Median5y

2.10

-5.45

FCF Yield

Median3y

-3.71

Median5y

1.45

Competitors Valuation Multiple

The average P/S ratio for LINC's competitors is 1.37, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Lincoln Educational Services Corp Corp (LINC) exhibits a P/S ratio of 1.44, which is 4.74% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 13.68%, this premium appears unsustainable.

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Performance Decomposition

Market capitalization of LINC increased by 62.01% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in P/E Change from 5.70 to 58.96.

The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed 13.68%to the performance.

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

13.68%

103.37M → 117.51M

Revenue Growth

-885.71%

-0.21 → 1.65

Margin Expansion

934.04%

5.70 → 58.96

P/E Change

62.01%