VALUE LINE INC (VALU)
Financials · Investment research publishing and financial data · NASDAQ
Investment research publisher and analytics provider with diversified revenue from publication subscriptions, copyright licensing, and a significant equity stake in an investment trust.
What VALUE LINE INC does
Value Line, Inc. publishes investment periodicals and research publications focused on equity analysis and stock recommendations. The company generates revenue from subscription-based access to its investment publications, copyright fees from licensing its content and research, and gains from its holdings in the EAM Trust (a significant long-term investment asset). The business model combines direct publishing revenue with substantial passive income from its investment portfolio and trust interests.
Themes: ["investment research and publishing"]
Fundamentals
- Price$40.20 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$377M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+7.0% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E17.15 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+65.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+82.2% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+21.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-5.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.01 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +3.4%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Revenue decline: Publishing revenues declined 5.24% YoY; subscription-based revenue model faces headwinds from digital disruption and competition from free financial data sources."]
Competitors & peers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.