Lincoln Educational Services LINC
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Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2014)

Lincoln Educational Services' (LINC) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.06 in Q4 2014, down 65.93% year-over-year from 0.18 in Q4 2013, and up 73.8% quarter-over-quarter from 0.03 in Q3 2014.

Analysis

Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2014) Analysis & Trends

Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 4 consecutive years, with 0.06 the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2014.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 65.93% year-over-year to 0.06 in Q4 2014; TTM through Sep 2015 was 0.05, a 94.05% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2014 full-year figure at 0.95, up 146.6% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.06 for Q4 2014 at Lincoln Educational Services, up from 0.03 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 4.59 in Q3 2011 and troughed at 0.7 in Q2 2011.
  • A 4-year average of 0.46 and a median of 0.12 in 2013 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 64.89% in 2013, down 164.02% in 2013.
  • Over 4 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.66 in 2011, then sank by 56.81% to 0.29 in 2012, then tumbled by 38.48% to 0.18 in 2013, then slumped by 65.93% to 0.06 in 2014.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.06 (Q4 2014), 0.03 (Q3 2014), and 0.2 (Q2 2014), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Service Corp International 10.64 Bn 10.38 Bn 273.50 Mn 0.34
2 New Oriental Education & Technology 8.69 Bn 6.29 Bn -19,600.00 -
3 Laureate Education 5.06 Bn 4.90 Bn 237.67 Mn 0.00
4 Graham Holdings 4.89 Bn 3.68 Bn 777.03 Mn 0.25
5 Covista 4.19 Bn 3.78 Bn 284.63 Mn -
6 Valvoline 3.67 Bn 3.58 Bn 214.90 Mn -
7 Bright Horizons Family Solutions 3.28 Bn 3.11 Bn 188.96 Mn -
8 Stride 3.26 Bn 2.30 Bn 217.28 Mn -
9 TAL Education 2.28 Bn -596.06 Mn 438.20 Mn -
10 Lincoln Educational Services 764.19 Mn 720.01 Mn 82.93 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2014 0.06
Sep 30, 2014 0.03
Jun 30, 2014 -0.20
Mar 31, 2014 -0.19
Dec 31, 2013 0.18
Sep 30, 2013 0.51
Jun 30, 2013 -0.15
Mar 31, 2013 -0.34
Dec 31, 2012 0.29
Sep 30, 2012 0.75
Jun 30, 2012 -0.42
Mar 31, 2012 0.54
Dec 31, 2011 0.66
Sep 30, 2011 4.59
Jun 30, 2011 -0.70
Mar 31, 2011 1.76
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