NASDAQ
LAUR
Last Price
US $37.38
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$5.1B
EPS
TTM
$2.28
EPS Growth (1Y)
-1.56%
PEG
TTM
-
P/E
TTM
16.36x
P/S
TTM
2.87x
YIELD
-
GROWTH (5Y CAGR)
Revenue
10.68%
EBITDA
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $37.38
-34.64%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $37.38
-44.57%
Default assumptions
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Cash flow to debt coverage
Laureate Education, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 71.04% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover a substantial portion of its debt. This level indicates very strong financial health.
Free cash flow growth
Laureate Education, Inc.'s free cash flow has increased 63.60% from $160.85M last year to $263.15M, signaling increasing performance
Debt-to-equity ratio
Laureate Education, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.64, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.
Debt-to-equity trend
Laureate Education, Inc.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.45 last year to 0.64 today, signaling weakened financials
Net debt to EBITDA
Laureate Education, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.71x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability
Interest coverage
Laureate Education, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio of 35.87 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt
Profit margin growth
Laureate Education, Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (7.14%) in the last year from 18.92% to 17.57%, signaling decreasing performance
Current ratio
Laureate Education, Inc.'s short-term liabilities of $472.91M exceed its short-term assets of $318.35M, signaling financial risk
Return on assets
Laureate Education, Inc.'s return on assets of 13.27% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization
Return on equity
Laureate Education, Inc.'s return on equity of 28.61%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance
Earnings quality
Laureate Education, Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Earnings stability
Laureate Education, Inc. had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Positive free cash flow
Laureate Education, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Free cash flow yield
Laureate Education, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 5.13%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Earnings growth
Laureate Education, Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased 5.01% since last year from $296.47M to $281.63M, signaling decreasing performance
Revenue growth
Laureate Education, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 8.64% since last year from $1.57B to $1.70B, signaling increasing performance
Return on invested capital
ROIC 16.11% (Source: FMP key-metrics). At or above the 10% threshold. Score: 2 of 2. The company is generating returns above the upper end of the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range under this definition of invested capital.
3-year revenue CAGR
Laureate Education, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 11.06% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Revenue consistency
Laureate Education, Inc. had revenue growth in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Return on equity consistency
Laureate Education, Inc. had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Cash Flow Valuation (DCF)
Laureate Education, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 24.43 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Earnings yield (TTM)
Laureate Education, Inc. has an earnings yield of 6.13%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
EBITDA Valuation
Laureate Education, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 20.72 based on EBITDA multiple model
EV/EBITDA (FY)
Laureate Education, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 10.53x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
PEG ratio (TTM/FY)
Laureate Education, Inc. had non-positive diluted EPS five years ago; the PEG ratio is not meaningful and the check fails.
Price-to-book ratio (FY)
Laureate Education, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 4.59x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Price-to-sales ratio (TTM)
Laureate Education, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 2.87x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
28.61%
Return on equity
ROIC: 16.11%
Valuation History
16.8X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 9.9X
Cash flow
Profit margin
-
Cash flow
7.31%
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