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Lincoln Educational Services (Lincoln Educational Services) PS Ratio : 0.93 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Lincoln Educational Services PS Ratio?

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Lincoln Educational Services's share price is $12.01. Lincoln Educational Services's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $12.90. Hence, Lincoln Educational Services's PS Ratio for today is 0.93.

Warning Sign:

Lincoln Educational Services Corp stock PS Ratio (=0.93) is close to 10-year high of 0.94

The historical rank and industry rank for Lincoln Educational Services's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LINC' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.32   Max: 0.94
Current: 0.93

During the past 13 years, Lincoln Educational Services's highest PS Ratio was 0.94. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.32.

LINC's PS Ratio is ranked better than
62.36% of 263 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.46 vs LINC: 0.93

Lincoln Educational Services's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.41. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $12.90.

Warning Sign:

Lincoln Educational Services Corp revenue growth has slowed down over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Lincoln Educational Services was -2.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 1.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Lincoln Educational Services's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 31.70% per year. The lowest was -26.50% per year. And the median was 5.55% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Lincoln Educational Services PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lincoln Educational Services's PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Lincoln Educational Services PS Ratio Chart

Lincoln Educational Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.24 0.55 0.56 0.43 0.81

Lincoln Educational Services Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.43 0.52 0.67 0.81 0.80

Competitive Comparison of Lincoln Educational Services's PS Ratio

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Lincoln Educational Services's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Lincoln Educational Services's PS Ratio Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lincoln Educational Services's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lincoln Educational Services's PS Ratio falls into.



Lincoln Educational Services PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

Lincoln Educational Services's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=12.01/12.901
=0.93

Lincoln Educational Services's Share Price of today is $12.01.
Lincoln Educational Services's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $12.90.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Lincoln Educational Services  (NAS:LINC) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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Lincoln Educational Services (Lincoln Educational Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14 Sylvan Way, Suite A, Parsippany, NJ, USA, 07054
Lincoln Educational Services Corp provides diversified career-oriented post-secondary education to high school graduates and working adults. The company offers programs in automotive technology, skilled trades, healthcare services, hospitality services and business and information technology. Its business is organized into three reportable business segments: Transportation and Skilled Trades, Healthcare and Other Professions (HOPS), and Transitional. It derives most of the revenue from the Transportation and Skilled Trades segment which offers academic programs mainly in the career-oriented disciplines of transportation and skilled trades such as automotive, diesel, HVAC, welding, and manufacturing.
Executives
Burke James J Jr director C/O ANNTAYLOR STORES CORP, 7 TIMES SQUARE, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
J Barry Morrow director COLLEGIATE FUNDING SERVICES, 100 RIVERSIDE PARKWAY, FREDERICKSBURG VA 22406
Juniper Investment Company, Llc 10 percent owner 555 MADISON AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022-3315
Ronald Edward Harbour director C/O SPARTAN MOTORS INC, 1541 REYNOLDS ROAD, CHARLOTTE MI 48813
Brian K Meyers officer: CFO and Treasurer C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORA, 200 EXECUTIVE DR., STE. 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Kevin M Carney director 12735 GRAN BAY PARKWAY WEST, BUILDING 200, JACKSONVILLE FL 32258
Scott M Shaw officer: Executive Vice President C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP, 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Chad D Nyce officer: Chief Innovation Officer C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORA, 200 EXECUTIVE DR., STE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Sylvia Jean Young director C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORA, 14 SYLVAN WAY, STE. A, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Juniper Targeted Opportunity Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 555 MADISON AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Felecia J. Pryor director 3850 W. HAMLIN ROAD, AUBURN HILLS MI 48326
Michael A Plater director C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP., 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Carlton Rose director C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORA, 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Stephen M Buchenot officer: Group VP of Operations C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP., 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Celia Currin director C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP, 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052

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