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VALUE LINE INC VALU
VALUE LINE INC (VALU) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.42% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was $35.1M at a 59.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.389 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.785 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.041 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.222 |
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALU | VALUE LINE INC | 4/9 | 7.72 | 16 | -6.4% |
| HNNA | HENNESSY ADVISORS INC | 5/9 | 6.58 | 8.2 | +19.9% |
| ILLR | Triller Group Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | -21.3% |
| MLCI | Mount Logan Capital Inc. | 2/9 | — | — | +7.6% |
| ENDI | ENDI Corp. | 4/9 | 15.19 | 34.7 | — |
| GROW | U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC | 2/9 | — | — | -23.1% |
| BVC | BitVentures Ltd | 1/9 | — | — | -100% |
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About VALUE LINE INC
Value Line, Inc. engages in the production and sale of investment periodicals and related publications. Its investment periodicals and related publications cover a range of investments, including stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), and options. The company offers comprehensive research services, including The Value Line Investment Survey - Small and Mid-Cap, The Value Line 600, and The Value Line Fund Advisor Plus that provide statistical and text coverage of various investment securities, with an emphasis placed on its proprietary research, analysis, and statistical ranks. It also provides niche newsletters comprising Value Line Select: Dividend Income & Growth, Value Line Select: ETFs, The Value Line Special Situations Service, The Value Line M&A Service, The Value Line Climate Change Investing Service, and The Value Line Information You Should Know Wealth Newsletter; digital versions of its products through its Website, www.valueline.com; investment management; The Value Line Research Center platform; and investment analysis software, such as The Value Line Investment Analyzer and The New Value Line ETFs Service. In addition, the company offers current and historical financial databases comprising financial DataFile, estimates and projections, and mutual funds; and copyright products, which include unit investment trusts, variable annuities, managed accounts, and ETFs. Further, it operates as publishing unit for the investment related periodical publications and copyrights; places advertising on behalf of the company's publications; and distributes print publications. It serves municipal and university libraries, corporations, colleges, individual investors, and investment management professionals. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Value Line, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Arnold Bernhard & Co., Inc.
FAQ
Is VALU financially healthy?
VALUE LINE INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does VALU pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. VALUE LINE INC pays a dividend yielding about 3.42% with a 54.6% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is VALU?
In FY2025, VALUE LINE INC had a net margin of 59.0% and a return on equity of 20.8%.
What is VALU's P/E ratio?
VALUE LINE INC's trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 16.0×, based on its latest annual earnings.
Is VALU a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on VALUE LINE INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 16.0×, a dividend yield of 3.42%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-04-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.