lincoln educational services corp. - LINC

LINC

Close Chg Chg %
25.51 0.62 2.43%

Closed Market

26.13

+0.62 (2.43%)

Volume: 330.96K

Last Updated:

Feb 6, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: lincoln educational services corp. - LINC

LINC Key Data

Open

$25.82

Day Range

25.68 - 26.79

52 Week Range

14.10 - 28.22

Market Cap

$840.24M

Shares Outstanding

31.62M

Public Float

29.24M

Beta

0.97

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

56.31

EPS

$0.46

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

$0.02

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dec 11, 2014

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

278.96K

 

LINC Performance

1 Week
 
-1.99%
 
1 Month
 
4.90%
 
3 Months
 
46.80%
 
1 Year
 
49.49%
 
5 Years
 
320.10%
 

LINC Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 6
Full Ratings ➔

About lincoln educational services corp. - LINC

Lincoln Educational Services Corp. engages in the provision of a career-oriented post-secondary education to recent high school graduates and working adults. It operates through the following segments: Campus Operations and Transitional. The Campus Operations segment includes campuses that are continuing in operation and contribute to the company’s core operations and performance. The Transitional segment refers to businesses that are marked for closure and are currently being taught-out. The Corporate segment represents unallocated corporate activity. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

LINC At a Glance

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.
14 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
Phone 1-973-736-9340 Revenue 440.06M
Industry Miscellaneous Commercial Services Net Income 9.89M
Sector Commercial Services 2024 Sales Growth 16.397%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 2,475
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LINC Valuation

P/E Current 56.313
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 49.407
Price to Sales Ratio 1.111
Price to Book Ratio 2.792
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 16.94
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 22.106
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.379
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.293

LINC Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 177,803.636
Income Per Employee 3,996.364
Receivables Turnover 10.238
Total Asset Turnover 1.126

LINC Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.233
Quick Ratio 1.199
Cash Ratio 0.657

LINC Profitability

Gross Margin 58.697
Operating Margin 3.295
Pretax Margin 3.343
Net Margin 2.248
Return on Assets 2.53
Return on Equity 5.733
Return on Total Capital 2.78
Return on Invested Capital 3.20

LINC Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 99.606
Total Debt to Total Capital 49.901
Total Debt to Total Assets 40.673
Long-Term Debt to Equity 94.278
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 47.232
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Annual Financials for Lincoln Educational Services Corp. - LINC

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
335.34M 348.29M 378.07M 440.06M
Sales Growth
+14.41% +3.86% +8.55% +16.40%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
138.93M 148.75M 162.28M 181.76M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
7.14M 6.36M 6.77M 12.96M
Depreciation
7.14M 6.36M 6.77M 12.96M
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+13.70% +7.06% +9.10% +12.01%
Gross Income
196.41M 199.54M 215.79M 258.31M
Gross Income Growth
+14.92% +1.60% +8.15% +19.70%
Gross Profit Margin
+58.57% +57.29% +57.08% +58.70%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
168.92M 182.39M 209.13M 243.80M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
168.92M 182.39M 209.13M 243.80M
SGA Growth
+8.15% +7.97% +14.66% +16.58%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
700.00K 1.05M 4.22M (2.79M)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
26.78M 16.10M 2.44M 17.30M
Non Operating Income/Expense
22.48M 495.00K 33.55M (20.00K)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- 318.00K 2.63M 2.10M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
2.02M 160.00K 347.00K 2.56M
Interest Expense Growth
+71.49% -92.06% +116.87% +639.19%
Gross Interest Expense
2.02M 160.00K 347.00K 2.56M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
47.25M 16.44M 35.64M 14.71M
Pretax Income Growth
+249.81% -65.21% +116.83% -58.72%
Pretax Margin
+14.09% +4.72% +9.43% +3.34%
Income Tax
12.53M 3.80M 9.64M 4.82M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
1.20M 2.51M 8.01M 7.06M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
11.33M 1.29M 1.63M (2.24M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
34.72M 12.63M 26.00M 9.89M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
34.72M 12.63M 26.00M 9.89M
Net Income Growth
-28.51% -63.61% +105.77% -61.95%
Net Margin Growth
+10.35% +3.63% +6.88% +2.25%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
34.72M 12.63M 26.00M 9.89M
Preferred Dividends
- - 8.62M 3.42M
-
Net Income Available to Common
26.10M 9.21M 26.00M 9.89M
EPS (Basic)
1.0407 0.3559 0.8635 0.3234
EPS (Basic) Growth
-30.04% -65.80% +142.62% -62.55%
Basic Shares Outstanding
25.08M 25.88M 30.11M 30.58M
EPS (Diluted)
1.0407 0.3559 0.8512 0.3202
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-30.04% -65.80% +139.17% -62.38%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
25.08M 25.88M 30.54M 30.89M
EBITDA
34.62M 23.51M 13.43M 27.46M
EBITDA Growth
+56.66% -32.09% -42.88% +104.44%
EBITDA Margin
+10.32% +6.75% +3.55% +6.24%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 27.833
Number of Ratings 6 Current Quarters Estimate 0.07
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 0.84
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.42 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 0.82 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 1.15
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 2 2 1
Mean Estimate 0.07 0.08 0.84 1.15
High Estimates 0.09 0.08 0.88 1.15
Low Estimate 0.05 0.07 0.80 1.15
Coefficient of Variance 40.41 9.43 6.73 N/A

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 6 6 6
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 0 0 0
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

Insider Actions for Lincoln Educational Services Corp. - LINC

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
May 22, 2025 Kevin M. Carney Director 46,293 Bona fide gift 0.00
Mar 12, 2025 Juniper Investment Co. LLC Chairman; Director 201,506 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $18.09 per share 3,645,243.54
Mar 12, 2025 Juniper Investment Co. LLC Chairman; Director 150,000 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $18.5 per share 2,775,000.00
Feb 24, 2025 Scott M. Shaw CEO; Director 1,137,073 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2025 Scott M. Shaw CEO; Director 1,176,005 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2025 Alexandra M. Luster SVP and General Counsel 107,074 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2025 Stephen E. Ace SVP and Chief Human Resources 155,405 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2025 Brian K. Meyers CFO and Treasurer 209,574 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2025 Brian K. Meyers CFO and Treasurer 229,040 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2025 Chad D. Nyce EVP & Chief Operating Officer 180,820 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2025 Chad D. Nyce EVP & Chief Operating Officer 200,286 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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