SLM (SLM) Risk Assessment

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What is SLM Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of SLM is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

Competitive Comparison of SLM's Risk Assessment

For the Credit Services subindustry, SLM's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

SLM's Risk Assessment Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, SLM's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SLM's Risk Assessment falls into.

SLM (NAS:SLM) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

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SLM (SLM) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

SLMBP.PFD:USA SM1:Germany

Address

300 Continental Drive, Newark, DE, USA, 19713

Website

https://www.salliemae.com

SLM Corp is the largest student lender in the country. It makes and holds student loans through the guaranteed Federal Family Education Loan Program as well as through private channels. It also engages in debt-management operations, including accounts receivable and collections services, and runs college savings programs.

Executives

Peter M Graham	officer: EVP	150 CORPORATE BLVD, NORFOLK VA 23502
Nicolas Jafarieh	officer: SVP, General Counsel	SLM CORPORATION, 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Munish Pahwa	officer: Chief Risk Officer	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Jonathan Boyles	officer: SVP & Controller	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE., NEWARK DE 19713
Steven Mcgarry	officer: Chief Financial Officer	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Richard Scott Blackley	director	1680 CAPITAL ONE DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Samuel Theron Ramsey	director	6612 SAIN MILLING ROAD, VALE NC 28168
Robert S. Strong	director	300 CONTINENTAL DR., NEWARK DE 19713
Ted Manvitz	director	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Franke Mary Carter Warren	director	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Kerri A. Palmer	officer: EVP & Chief Risk and Comp Off	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Paul F Thome	officer: EVP & Chief Admin Officer	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Daniel P Kennedy	officer: SVP, Chief Operational Officer	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Jonathan W. Witter	director, officer: CEO	1680 CAPITAL ONE DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Earl A Goode	director	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARKD DE 19713