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LINC vs GOTU // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Gaotu Techedu Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LINC 5
— GOTU 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $22.13 (+1.89%) • MKT CAP: $702.0M
valuation
6.5x
LAST: $2.27 (-3.81%) • MKT CAP: $541.3M
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LINC VS. GOTU)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LINC | GOTU | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 60.40% | 67.40% | -7.00 | GOTU | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.00% | -35.00% | +49.00 | LINC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 6.5x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -3.89% | 10.99% | -14.88 | GOTU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.80% | -8.20% | +14.00 | LINC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.90% | -5.30% | +9.20 | LINC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.80% | 40.90% | -23.10 | GOTU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.94 | 0.20 | +2.74 | LINC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 33.6 | 36.3 | -2.61 | GOTU | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 29.5x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $702.0M | $541.3M | $160.7M | LINC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LINC REV | GOTU REV | LINC GROSS % | GOTU GROSS % | LINC FCF | GOTU FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $518.2M | $879.0M | 60.4% | 67.4% | -$27.3M | $59.5M |
| FY 2024 | $440.1M | $623.8M | 58.7% | 68.0% | -$27.6M | $35.3M |
| FY 2023 | $378.1M | $417.0M | — | — | $25.6M | $49.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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