Lincoln Educational Services Corporation

Description

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various career-oriented post-secondary education services to high school graduates and working adults in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Campus Operations and Transitional. It offers associate's degree, and diploma and certificate programs in automotive technology; skilled trades programs, including electrical, heating and air conditioning repair, welding, computerized numerical control, and electrical and electronic systems technology; health science programs comprising licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, dental assistant, medical assistant, medical administrative assistant, and claims examiner; hospitality service and information technology programs, such as culinary, therapeutic massage, cosmetology, aesthetics, and computer systems support technicians. The company operates schools under the Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln Culinary Institute, Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences, and other brand names. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation was founded in 1946 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

About

CEO
Mr. Scott M. Shaw
Employees
1,800
Instrument type
Common Stock
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Education & Training Services
MIC code
XNGS
Address
14 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054, United States
Phone
973 736 9340
Website
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Earnings

Date Estimate EPS Actual EPS Difference % Surprise
Nov 10, 2025
Aug 6, 2025
May 5, 2025
Feb 24, 2025 0.20
Nov 11, 2024 0.09 0.13 0.04 44.44%

Earnings estimate

Next Quarter
(Mar 2025)
Next Year
(Dec 2025)
Number of analysts 0 1
Average estimate 0.00 0.69
Low estimate 0.00 0.69
High estimate 0.00 0.69
Last year EPS 0.54
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Growth estimates

Current qtr
-10.740%
Next qtr. (Mar 2025)
Current year
11.590%
Next year (Dec 2025)
27.780%
Next 5 years (per annum)
Past 5 years (per annum)

Analyst Ratings

Date Firm Action Rating Price Target
Nov 11, 2024
Barrington Research
Alexander Paris
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $16 → $20
Nov 7, 2024
B. Riley Securities
Raj Sharma
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $15 → $20
Sep 20, 2024
Barrington Research
Alexander Paris
Maintains Outperform Maintains $16
Aug 9, 2024
Rosenblatt
Steve Frankel
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $15 → $17
Aug 8, 2024
Barrington Research
Alexander Paris
Maintains Outperform Maintains $16
Jul 31, 2024
Barrington Research
Alexander Paris
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $14 → $16
Jun 24, 2024
Barrington Research
Alexander Paris
Reiterates Outperform Maintains $14
May 7, 2024
B. Riley Securities
Raj Sharma
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $14 → $15
May 7, 2024
Lake Street
Eric Martinuzzi
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $14 → $15
May 6, 2024
Barrington Research
Alexander Paris
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $13 → $14
Apr 29, 2024
Rosenblatt
Steve Frankel
Maintains Buy Maintains $13.5
Mar 21, 2024
Rosenblatt
Steve Frankel
Reiterates Buy Maintains $13.5
Mar 21, 2024
B. Riley Securities
Raj Sharma
Reiterates Buy ▲ Raises $12 → $14
Feb 27, 2024
B. Riley Securities
Raj Sharma
Reiterates Buy ▲ Raises $11 → $12
Feb 27, 2024
Rosenblatt
Steve Frankel
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $12 → $13.5
Feb 13, 2024
Barrington Research
Alexander Paris
Reiterates Outperform Maintains $12
Nov 7, 2023
Rosenblatt
Steve Frankel
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $11 → $12
Aug 8, 2023
Rosenblatt
Steve Frankel
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $7 → $11
Aug 8, 2023
Barrington Research
Alexander Paris
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $8.5 → $10.5
Jul 6, 2023
Barrington Research
Alexander Paris
Reiterates Outperform Maintains $8.5
May 9, 2023
Rosenblatt
Steve Frankel
Reiterates Buy Maintains $7
May 9, 2023
Barrington Research
Alexander Paris
Reiterates Outperform Maintains $8.5
Feb 28, 2023
Rosenblatt
Steve Frankel
Maintains Buy ▼ Lowers $8 → $7
Feb 22, 2023
Barrington Research
Alexander Paris
Reiterates Outperform Maintains $8.5
Sep 9, 2022
Rosenblatt
Steve Frankel
Initiates Buy Announces $8
Aug 9, 2022
Barrington Research
Alexander Paris
Maintains Outperform ▼ Lowers $9.5 → $8.5
Jun 30, 2022
Lake Street
Initiates Buy
Sep 10, 2020
Canaccord Genuity
Initiates Buy
Jun 23, 2020
Colliers Securities
Initiates Buy
May 22, 2020
B. Riley Securities
Initiates Buy

Income statement

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Fiscal date 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2020-12-31 2019-12-31
Total reported revenue 378.07M 348.29M 335.34M 293.10M 273.34M
Cost of revenue 162.28M 148.75M 138.93M 122.20M 123.50M
Gross profit 215.80M 199.54M 196.41M 170.90M 149.85M
Operating expense
Research & development
Selling general and admin 209.14M 182.39M 168.92M 156.20M 145.18M
Other operating expenses
Operating income 6.66M 17.15M 27.48M 14.70M 4.67M
Non operating interest income
Income 2.63M 318,000 8,000
Expense 347,000 160,000 2.02M 1.28M 2.96M
Other income expense 26.70M -872,000 21.78M 81,000 567,000
Pretax income 35.64M 16.44M 47.25M 13.51M 2.28M
Tax provision 9.64M 3.80M 12.53M -35.06M 268,000
Net income 26.00M 12.63M 34.72M 48.57M 2.02M
Basic EPS 0.86 0.36 1.04 1.49 0.08
Diluted EPS 0.85 0.36 1.04 1.49 0.08
Basic average shares 30.11M 25.88M 25.08M 24.75M 24.55M
Diluted average shares 30.11M 25.88M 25.08M 24.75M 24.55M
EBITDA 15.88M 23.83M 34.62M 22.10M 12.80M
Net income from continuing op. 26.00M 12.63M 34.72M 48.57M 2.02M
Minority interests
Preferred stock dividends 2.31M 7.40M 10.37M 92,000

Balance sheet

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Fiscal date 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2020-12-31 2019-12-31
Total assets 345.25M 291.57M 295.30M 245.19M 194.76M
Current assets
Cash
Cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents 75.99M 46.07M 83.31M 38.03M 23.64M
Other short term investments 14.76M
Accounts receivable 35.69M 37.18M 26.16M 30.02M 20.65M
Other receivables
Inventory 2.95M 2.62M 2.72M 2.39M 1.61M
Prepaid assets 4.88M 3.72M 383,000
Restricted cash 4.28M 4.21M
Assets held for sale 10.20M 4.56M 4.56M
Hedging assets
Other current assets 5.56M 4.74M 4.88M 3.72M 4.19M
Non current assets
Properties 105.72M 93.10M 91.49M 55.19M 49.07M
Land and improvements 52,000 52,000 645,000 6.97M 6.97M
Machinery furniture equipment 81.81M 83.34M 86.19M 82.87M 82.73M
Construction in progress 7.62M 888,000 1.56M 327,000 320,000
Leases
Accumulated depreciation -140.16M -146.37M -153.34M -176.30M -172.41M
Goodwill 21.48M 29.07M 29.07M 29.07M 29.07M
Investment properties
Financial assets
Intangible assets
Investments and advances
Other non current assets 42.51M 45.86M 44.53M 52.92M 31.34M
Total liabilities 178.45M 146.69M 153.90M 142.14M 139.63M
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 18.15M 10.50M 12.30M 15.68M 14.58M
Accrued expenses 2.10M 1.39M 2.28M 1.60M 4.08M
Short term debt 11.81M 9.63M 11.48M 10.50M 11.14M
Deferred revenue 26.91M 24.15M 25.41M 23.45M 23.41M
Tax payable 4.57M 3.87M 2.75M 3.11M
Pensions 9.85M 5.45M 11.66M 12.48M 3.79M
Other current liabilities 33,000 31,000 15,000 26,000 199,000
Non current liabilities
Long term debt 104.98M 91.00M 86.41M 67.91M 78.05M
Provision for risks and charges
Deferred liabilities 153,000
Derivative product liabilities
Other non current liabilities 56,000 3.13M 214,000
Shareholders equity
Common stock 48.18M 49.07M 141.38M 141.38M 141.38M
Retained earnings 69.28M 51.23M 39.70M 6.20M -42.06M
Other shareholders equity -36,000 -960,000 -1.24M -4.17M -3.46M
Total shareholders equity 166.80M 144.88M 141.40M 103.05M 55.13M
Additional paid in capital 49.38M 45.54M 32.44M 30.51M 30.15M
Treasury stock 82.86M 82.86M 82.86M
Minority interest

Cash flow statement

2023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032001
Operating Activities
Net Income26.00M12.63M34.72M48.57M2.02M-6.55M-11.48M-28.30M-3.35M-56.13M-51.29M-37.19M17.54M69.73M49.24M20.20M8.34M15.55M18.71M12.98M8.22M
Depreciation6.60M6.36M7.14M7.40M8.12M8.42M8.70M11.07M14.51M19.34M23.70M26.85M28.46M26.22M24.24M17.92M15.93M15.06M13.28M11.12M10.57M5.47M
Deferred Taxes1.63M1.29M12.01M-35.87M153,000-424,000-4.53M26.49M-14.23M3.04M947,000-2.68M-298,000-2.76M-3.66M340,000-329,0001.29M
Stock-Based Compensation5.89M3.11M2.89M1.69M679,000522,0001.22M1.44M1.13M2.62M3.00M4.34M3.54M2.67M2.38M2.20M
Other Non-Cash Items175,000136,000181,000190,000-589,000-729,000-6.25M-3.15M78,000-414,000421,000768,0001.57M37.32M22.05M23.25M18.07M
Accounts Receivable-45.76M-48.64M-26.50M-37.38M-25.99M-23.84M-15.73M-15.70M-13.22M-14.47M-15.05M-19.20M-15.32M-36.73M-51.07M-22.78M-28.11M-21.87M-11.53M-11.00M-10.13M
Accounts Payable5.04M-2.03M-3.68M856,000444,0003.75M-3.19M742,0001.00M-2.73M1.46M-2.18M-5.51M2.34M358,000818,000
Other Assets & Liabilities4.58M-1.24M-982,0002.11M-2.14M-417,000-838,000-6.77M1.90M6.62M-6.56M-4.21M-20.02M-1.14M4.48M959,0001.34M-5.65M1.80M-208,0009.86M
Operating Cash Flow4.15M-28.51M25.74M-12.46M-16.53M-18.69M-22.48M-43.77M-1.17M-49.21M-18.66M-45.40M12.51M65.60M64.26M41.07M17.99M17.51M22.60M12.57M19.80M5.47M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures33.31M2.39M45.38M2.35M15.46M451,000451,00067,000750,000124,00036,00077,00090,00046,000-24.75M-18.37M-22.62M-23.81M-13.13M
Net Intangibles
Net Acquisitions-1.47M-27.55M-10.52M-32.87M-27.78M-14.50M-7.58M
Purchase of Investments-24.34M-14.76M
Sale of Investments39.10M3.03M
Investing Cash Flow48.07M-12.37M45.38M97,000575,0002.35M14.67M1.41M451,00067,000750,000-1.35M730,000241,000-27.58M-11.04M-23.83M-52.16M-50.40M-38.31M-8.68M
Financing Activities
Long-Term Debt Issuance11.00M40.05M31.00M75.90M53.50M47.50M59.50M37.50M20.00M64.00M23.00M
Long-Term Debt Payments-17.83M-28.00M-54.51M-35.10M-66.77M-3.25M-44.32M-72.44M-42.91M-481,000-20.44M-20.38M-45.92M-28.20M
Other Financing Charges3,000-1.69M-94,000-1.24M-645,0004.56M24.50M-55.36M-659,000158,0001.48M284,000331,00073,000499,000181,000251,000
Financing Cash Flow-891,000-10.56M-19.05M-18.38M-3.46M-4.19M7.89M-3.90M13.74M-4.76M-99.98M29.92M-38.77M-54.54M7.11M-11.46M270,0001.23M60.00M348,00025,000
Other Cash Details
End Cash Position80.27M50.29M83.31M38.03M38.64M45.95M54.55M47.72M38.42M12.30M12.89M61.71M26.52M66.00M46.08M15.23M3.50M6.46M50.26M41.45M48.97M
Income Tax Paid7.20M1.47M737,000179,000118,000191,000139,000150,00089,000145,000410,000226,00023.22M
Interest Paid110,000171,0001.53M1.11M2.16M2.03M2.79M5.27M7.16M4.60M4.21M4.18M4.00M
Free Cash Flow-15.14M-8.10M19.92M17.91M-4.40M-6.39M-16.08M-9.70M12.12M4.55M-3.29M7.15M-1.28M72.11M49.15M34.01M-9.03M-4.08M16.35M2.86M14.01M
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