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Value Line Inc. (VALU)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Value Line Inc. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q1 FY2027. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About Value Line Inc.

Value Line Inc produces investment periodicals, research, and proprietary financial information for individual and professional investors, as well as institutions. Its main products include comprehensive investment surveys, niche newsletters, investment analysis software, and financial databases covering stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and options. The company serves subscribers through print and digital platforms, offering tools and analysis to support investment decisions.

Snapshot

Revenue
$33.4M
Revenue growth (YoY)
-4.7%
Net income
$21.6M
Diluted EPS
—
Gross margin
—
Operating margin
12.1%
Net margin
64.7%
FCF margin
55.6%
ROE
20.0%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
20.8×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$411.7M
Long-term debt / equity
—
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended April 30, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Value Line

  • Revenue fell 4.7% to $33M in FY2026, after a 6.4% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is 12.1% in FY2026, -14.6 pp against 26.7% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q1 FY2027: revenue $8M, down 6.4% from Q1 FY2026.
  • Free cash flow was $19M in FY2026, 55.6% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 4.6% to $22M in FY2026.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Value Line’s fundamentals sit among the 424 Financials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin12.1%
47th percentile of 141
Net margin64.7%
99th percentile of 372
FCF margin55.6%
92nd percentile of 266
Revenue growth (YoY)-4.7%
11th percentile of 419
ROE20.0%
85th percentile of 373
P/E20.8×
77th percentile of 307
Short interest5.19d
72nd percentile of 419

Value Line’s net margin of 64.7% ranks in the 99th percentile of the 372 Financials companies reporting it. Value Line’s FCF margin of 55.6% ranks in the 92nd percentile of the 266 Financials companies reporting it. Value Line’s revenue growth of -4.7% ranks in the 11th percentile of the 419 Financials companies reporting it.

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 1 quant / multi-strat book among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

Conviction investors
0
+1 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
0
0 new, 0 added
Reduced / exited
1
1 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$429,088
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$429,08810.6KReduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
—
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
—
Reported activity
Quiet
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-21
filed 2026-05-22
Howard A. BrecherChairman and CEOBuy200$33.89$7K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S), which may be open-market or private. Excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
14.7K
settled 2026-09-30
Change vs prior
-10.2%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
5.19
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
2.8K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-09-3014.7K-10.2%5.19
2026-09-1516.3K+8.4%2.89
2026-08-3115.1K-14.0%4.50
2026-08-1417.5K+45.1%3.89
2026-07-3112.1K-4.6%4.58
2026-07-1512.6K-9.5%5.65
2026-06-3014.0K+29.5%3.02
2026-06-1510.8K+8.6%3.07

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$33.4M$35.1M$37.5M$39.7M$40.5M
Gross profit—————
Operating income$4.0M$6.0M$9.1M$11.5M$10.8M
Net income$21.6M$20.7M$19.0M$18.1M$23.8M
Diluted EPS—————

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (tap or hover a figure to see how it was calculated or what was filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Cash and equivalents$24.2M$34.1M$4.4M$7.6M$29.7M
Current assets$89.2M$79.9M$71.0M$66.1M$61.3M
Total assets$151.9M$144.5M$136.0M$131.1M$128.7M
Current liabilities$22.8M$23.7M$22.3M$23.3M$23.8M
Long-term debt—————
Total liabilities$44.0M$44.9M$45.2M$47.4M$49.1M
Total equity$107.9M$99.7M$90.8M$83.7M$79.6M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (tap or hover a figure to see how it was calculated or what was filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$18.6M$20.2M$17.9M$18.2M$24.6M
Capital expenditure$0$178,000$15,000$30,000$11,000
Free cash flow

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (tap or hover a figure to see how it was calculated or what was filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q1 FY2027$8.1M-6.4%$4.7M—
Q4 FY2026-4.5%—
Q3 FY2026$8.3M-7.7%$5.9M—
Q2 FY2026$8.6M-3.2%$5.7M—
Q1 FY2026$8.6M-3.1%$6.5M—
Q4 FY2025-6.8%—
Q3 FY2025$9.0M-1.8%$5.2M—
Q2 FY2025$8.8M-8.0%$5.7M—

Latest 8 quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR. A dotted underline marks a fourth-quarter figure we calculated from the full year and the first nine months. Revenue YoY is our calculation too: each quarter against the same quarter a year earlier.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorFinancials
SIC industryInvestment Advice
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended April 30, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ1 FY2027 (ended July 31, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing1995
SEC CIK717720

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-07-29
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10-K2025-07-29
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10-Q2026-09-14
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10-Q2026-03-17
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10-Q2025-12-15
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10-Q2025-09-15
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8-K2026-10-06
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8-K2026-01-16
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.