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Lincoln Educational Services Corporation LINC R2K

Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · United States
https://www.lincolntech.edu

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various career-oriented postsecondary education services to high school graduates and working adults in the United States. It operates in two segments, Campus Operations and Transitional. The company offers associate's degree, and diploma and certificate programs in automotive technology; skilled trades programs, including electrical, heating and air conditioning repair, welding, computerized numerical control, and electrical and electronic systems technology; and health science and information technology programs. It operates schools under the Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, and Nashville Auto Diesel College brands. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.

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$46.32
+94.62% 1Y

Market & Price

Market Cap
$1.47B
Current Price
$46.32
High / Low (52W)
$52.02 / $17.80
Beta
0.77

Valuation

Stock P/E
64.33
Industry PE
18.88
Forward P/E
42.34
PEG Ratio
3.91
Book Value
$6.31
Price to Book
7.34
P/S
2.70
EV/EBITDA
29.16
Dividend Yield
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
7.52%
ROE
11.90%
ROA
4.40%
Profit Margin
4.11%
Op Margin
4.45%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.14
EPS (TTM)
$0.72

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
1.04
Quick Ratio
0.73
Current Ratio
0.83
Debt
$206.55M
Total Assets
$493.16M
Current Assets
$87.03M
Working Capital
$-13.68M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
7.14%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
88.51%
Chg in FII Hold
-

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$1.66B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$544.69M
EBITDA
$56.90M
Free Cash Flow
$-26.88M
Operating Cash Flow
$72.25M
Shares Outstanding
31.72M
Gross Margin
60.28%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
14.16%
Profit 5Y
16.54%
Revenue (YoY)
22.50%
Earnings (YoY)
133.20%

PROS

  • Compounding revenue at 14.2% over 5 years.
  • Profit CAGR of 16.5% over 5 years.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Trading at a high P/E of 64.3.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 LINC Lincoln Educational Services Corporation R2K 46.32 64.33 $1.47B - 7.52% 11.90% 14.16% 16.54%
2 WMT Walmart Inc. SPX 115.75 40.76 $922.64B 0.86% 18.21% 24.13% 5.27% 23.30%
3 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation NDXSPX 956.32 49.76 $424.27B 0.61% 27.44% 29.65% 6.64% 11.49%
4 KO The Coca-Cola Company SPX 79.01 24.85 $339.94B 2.68% 21.13% 43.37% 3.69% 11.16%
5 PG The Procter & Gamble Company SPX 143.56 21.02 $334.29B 2.97% 23.63% 31.11% 1.67% 2.71%
6 PM Philip Morris International Inc. SPX 177.38 24.98 $276.46B 3.31% 35.35% - 8.57% 7.84%
7 PEP PepsiCo, Inc. NDXSPX 144.19 22.64 $197.10B 4.11% 15.23% 43.88% 2.83% -2.57%
8 MO Altria Group, Inc. SPX 69.58 14.53 $116.19B 6.09% 40.85% - -0.89% 6.42%
9 MNST Monster Beverage Corporation NDXSPX 88.08 42.55 $86.14B - 28.33% 26.65% 9.54% 16.94%
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Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue -------65.28M61.87M67.31M67.40M61.89M61.12M70.08M70.11M63.26M63.57M72.59M73.92M70.04M62.47M78.79M78.00M80.46M89.06M82.55M82.14M91.81M87.28M88.65M99.62M103.37M102.91M--117.51M116.47M141.39M142.87M143.96M
Cost of Revenue -----------------------------------47.41M46.79M57.28M53.91M58.39M
Gross Profit -----------------------------------70.10M69.68M84.11M88.97M85.56M
Operating Expenses -----------------------------------66.90M67.06M77.81M72.10M79.15M
Operating Income -4.38M5.87M--6.24M-3.23M-671.00K--5.73M-6.03M-731.00K--6.26M-3.52M76.00K--4.86M-2.09M2.14M--1.35M1.16M3.84M6.02M3.45M5.75M-326.00K396.00K4.88M-1.12M23.52M2.00M-458.00K-1.12M--3.19M2.62M6.29M16.87M6.41M
EBITDA -----------------------------------6.87M7.18M11.33M23.29M13.65M
Interest Expense -----------------------------------701.00K813.00K991.00K889.00K837.00K
Pretax Income -----------------------------------2.83M2.08M5.29M15.92M5.60M
Tax Provision -----------------------------------882.00K522.00K1.50M3.22M1.24M
Net Income -7.61M2.58M8.56M-6.07M-3.14M-471.00K-18.63M-10.93M-6.77M-1.49M7.71M-6.87M-4.10M-600.00K5.03M-5.47M-3.06M1.34M9.21M-1.75M783.00K3.51M4.49M2.43M3.84M272.00K259.00K3.54M-109.00K17.25M2.06M-214.00K-682.00K--1.94M1.55M3.80M12.70M4.36M
Diluted EPS -0.330.110.37-0.26-0.13-0.02-0.79-0.46-0.28-0.060.31-0.28-0.17-0.020.20-0.22-0.120.050.33-0.080.020.080.130.060.110.000.000.100.000.570.07-0.01-0.02--0.060.050.120.400.14

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue -------285.56M261.85M263.20M273.34M293.10M-348.29M378.07M440.06M518.24M
Cost of Revenue -------------148.75M162.28M181.76M205.39M
Gross Profit -------------199.54M215.79M258.31M312.85M
Operating Expenses -------------182.39M209.13M243.80M283.87M
Operating Income 88.32M114.97M34.94M-12.74M-3.45M-23.66M704.00K-28.91M-4.72M-3.95M5.24M14.78M-17.15M6.66M14.50M28.98M
EBITDA -------------22.96M42.58M28.61M48.67M
Interest Expense -------------160.00K347.00K2.56M3.39M
Pretax Income -------------16.44M35.64M14.71M26.12M
Tax Provision -------------3.80M9.64M4.82M6.12M
Net Income 49.24M69.73M17.54M-37.19M-51.29M-56.13M-3.35M-28.30M-11.48M-11.48M2.02M48.56M-12.63M26.00M9.89M20.00M
Diluted EPS 1.822.790.79-1.68-2.28-2.46-0.14-1.21-0.48-0.480.081.49-0.360.850.320.64

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:14.16%
1 Year:22.50%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:16.54%
1 Year:133.20%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+94.62%
6 Months:+125.95%
3 Months:+27.81%
1 Month:+14.80%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --412.82M362.25M346.77M305.95M213.71M207.75M163.21M155.21M146.04M194.76M245.19M-291.57M345.25M436.56M493.16M
Current Assets --------------114.14M134.66M111.25M87.03M
Cash & Equivalents 15.23M46.08M66.00M26.52M61.71M12.89M12.30M38.42M21.06M14.56M17.57M23.64M38.03M-46.07M75.99M59.27M28.52M
Inventory --------------2.62M2.95M3.05M3.99M
Receivables --------------37.17M35.69M42.98M36.93M
Total Liabilities --190.34M123.23M148.30M160.75M130.70M126.75M108.28M109.40M106.17M139.63M142.14M-146.69M178.44M258.29M293.48M
Current Liabilities --121.67M71.12M58.57M56.58M83.48M70.91M66.26M47.48M64.58M57.20M66.84M-55.02M73.41M90.21M100.71M
Long Term Debt -----54.50M032.12M30.24M52.59M33.77M32.03M15.21M-----
Total Debt --------------100.63M116.79M177.56M203.86M
Total Equity 174.95M218.64M222.49M239.03M198.48M145.20M83.01M81.00M54.93M45.81M39.87M43.15M91.07M-144.88M166.80M178.26M199.69M
Shares Outstanding --------------31.15M31.36M31.46M31.62M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 73.17M114.46M36.84M15.99M3.25M12.02M14.34M-6.11M-11.32M-1.69M988.00K23.48M-882.00K25.56M29.31M59.31M
Investing Cash Flow -51.59M-42.11M-37.39M-10.19M-5.79M-7.41M-1.77M-3.15M10.71M-2.35M-4.81M-5.48M--21.35M7.37M-46.97M-86.20M
Financing Cash Flow 9.27M-52.43M-38.92M29.39M-46.28M-5.20M13.55M-4.07M7.45M-4.57M-3.48M-18.62M--12.55M-2.94M-3.33M-3.87M
Capital Expenditure -24.02M-42.35M-38.12M-8.84M-6.54M-7.47M-2.22M-3.60M-4.75M-4.70M-5.38M-5.58M--8.99M-40.70M-56.87M-86.63M
Free Cash Flow 49.15M72.11M-1.28M7.15M-3.29M4.55M12.12M-9.70M-16.08M-6.39M-4.40M17.91M--8.10M-15.14M-27.56M-27.32M
Net Change in Cash --------------33.02M29.98M-21.00M-30.75M
Share Buybacks 26.19M50.09M00--------09.45M891.00K0-

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % -------------57.3%57.1%58.7%60.4%
Operating Margin % --------10.1%-1.8%-1.5%1.9%5.0%-4.9%1.8%3.3%5.6%
Net Margin % --------9.9%-4.4%-4.4%0.7%16.6%-3.6%6.9%2.2%3.9%
ROE % 22.5%31.3%7.3%-18.7%-35.3%-67.6%-4.1%-51.5%-25.1%-28.8%4.7%53.3%-8.7%15.6%5.5%10.0%
ROCE % -39.5%12.0%-4.4%-1.4%-18.2%0.5%-29.8%-4.4%-4.9%3.8%8.3%-7.3%2.4%4.2%7.4%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
7.14%
Institutions
88.51%
Public Float
95.32%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 6.88% 2.18M $101.09M
2 Juniper Investment Company, LLC 6.11% 1.94M $89.78M
3 Needham Investment Management, L.L.C. 4.03% 1.28M $59.17M
4 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 3.79% 1.20M $55.68M
5 Next Century Growth Investors LLC 3.28% 1.04M $48.20M
6 Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 2.60% 825.56K $38.24M
7 American Century Companies Inc 2.55% 808.30K $37.44M
8 Wasatch Advisors LP 2.45% 777.35K $36.01M
9 Alyeska Investment Group, L.p. 2.45% 777.83K $36.03M
10 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.34% 740.77K $34.31M

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