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LINC vs TAL // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. TAL Education Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LINC 4
— TAL 9
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: LINC
LAST: $22.13 (+1.89%) • MKT CAP: $702.0M
valuation
6.5x
LAST: $10.14 (+0.80%) • MKT CAP: $5.62B
valuation
16.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LINC VS. TAL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LINC | TAL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 60.40% | 55.40% | +5.00 | LINC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.00% | 12.40% | +1.60 | LINC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 6.5x | 16.5x | -10.00 | LINC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -3.89% | 9.04% | -12.93 | TAL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.80% | 9.20% | -3.40 | TAL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.90% | 17.60% | -13.70 | TAL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.80% | 33.70% | -15.90 | TAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.40% | -3.40 | TAL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.94 | 4.29 | -1.35 | TAL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 9/9 | -2.00 | TAL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 33.6 | 31.7 | +1.94 | LINC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.09 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 29.5x | 8.9x | +20.60 | TAL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $702.0M | $5.62B | -$4.92B | TAL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LINC REV | TAL REV | LINC GROSS % | TAL GROSS % | LINC FCF | TAL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $518.2M | $3.01B | 60.4% | 55.4% | -$27.3M | $508.3M |
| FY 2024 | $440.1M | $2.25B | 58.7% | 53.3% | -$27.6M | $286.2M |
| FY 2023 | $378.1M | $1.49B | — | — | $25.6M | $239.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LINC // BETA —
TAL // BETA 1.09