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Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

LAUR • • Industrial / General
Consumer DefensiveEducation & TrainingHigher Education & Professional TrainingGeneral Higher Education
AboutLaureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs. It provides its services in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.Show more
  • Revenue $1.57B +5.5%
  • EBITDA $479M +8.5%
  • Net Income $296M +175.6%
  • EPS (Diluted) 1.92 +159.5%
  • Gross Margin 26.79% +0.8%
  • EBITDA Margin 30.59% +2.8%
  • Operating Margin 23.87% +4.6%
  • Net Margin 18.92% +161.1%
  • ROE 31.08% +149.2%
  • ROIC 20.5% +12.2%
  • Debt/Equity 0.45 -27.4%
  • Interest Coverage 20.66 +28.0%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 82 (top 18%)
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 16.9%
  • ✓Share count reduced 2.5% through buybacks
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Profits declining 20.6% over 5 years

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-9.84%
5Y5.27%
3Y12.97%
TTM2.01%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-20.58%
3Y15.49%
TTM-16.75%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y98.89%
3Y-
TTM-13.37%

ROCE

10Y Avg6.74%
5Y Avg10.63%
3Y Avg20.04%
Latest23.62%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
APEIAmerican Public Education, Inc.732.44M40.5073.644%4.87%11.42%3.79%0.66
GVVisionary Holdings Inc.5.11M1.2559.2411.25%-23.15%-21.19%3.56
LAURLaureate Education, Inc.5.22B35.4218.455.55%12.86%18.22%3.08%0.45
STRAStrategic Education, Inc.1.99B84.5218.107.68%9.08%6.89%6.49%0.08
PRDOPerdoceo Education Corporation2.05B31.8114.53-4.05%20.09%15.68%7.67%0.14
PXEDPhoenix Education Partners, Inc1.09B30.478.106.02%13.29%45.46%5.96%0.31
LXEHLixiang Education Holding Co., Ltd.3.65M0.20-0.01-35.45%-179.26%-103.96%0.90

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+4.29B3.3B3.33B1.14B1.21B1.02B1.09B1.24B1.48B1.57B
Revenue Growth %-0.03%-0.23%0.01%-0.66%0.06%-0.15%0.06%0.14%0.19%0.06%
Cost of Goods Sold+3.76B2.79B2.78B904M949.47M802.46M814.49M907.37M1.09B1.15B
COGS % of Revenue0.88%0.84%0.83%0.79%0.78%0.78%0.75%0.73%0.73%0.73%
Gross Profit+531.64M513.17M557.75M240.57M262.6M222.46M272.21M334.91M394.51M419.76M
Gross Margin %0.12%0.16%0.17%0.21%0.22%0.22%0.25%0.27%0.27%0.27%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.08%-0.03%0.09%-0.57%0.09%-0.15%0.22%0.23%0.18%0.06%
Operating Expenses+194.69M222.5M322.59M267.36M226.58M551.76M276.86M64.89M55.69M45.78M
OpEx % of Revenue0.05%0.07%0.1%0.23%0.19%0.54%0.25%0.05%0.04%0.03%
Selling, General & Admin194.69M222.5M315.47M267.36M226.33M199.79M204.37M64.75M52.61M45.78M
SG&A % of Revenue0.05%0.07%0.09%0.23%0.19%0.19%0.19%0.05%0.04%0.03%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses007.12M0248K351.97M72.49M144K3.07M0
Operating Income+336.96M290.68M235.16M-26.79M36.02M-329.3M-4.65M270.01M338.82M373.98M
Operating Margin %0.08%0.09%0.07%-0.02%0.03%-0.32%-0%0.22%0.23%0.24%
Operating Income Growth %0.13%-0.14%-0.19%-1.11%2.34%-10.14%0.99%59.1%0.25%0.1%
EBITDA+619.9M555.56M499.9M213.21M352.05M-105.58M140.61M358.54M441.68M479.19M
EBITDA Margin %0.14%0.17%0.15%0.19%0.29%-0.1%0.13%0.29%0.3%0.31%
EBITDA Growth %0.05%-0.1%-0.1%-0.57%0.65%-1.3%2.33%1.55%0.23%0.08%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)282.95M264.88M264.74M240M316.03M223.72M145.26M88.53M102.85M105.21M
EBIT197.43M757.48M258.13M68.31M5.38M-349.94M-91.23M262.27M275.45M432.59M
Net Interest Income+-384.71M-375.98M-323.04M-185.62M-121.75M-98.72M-41.9M-8.85M-11.9M-10.04M
Interest Income13.33M14.41M11.87M2.81M3.29M2.17M4.38M7.57M9.09M8.06M
Interest Expense398.04M390.39M334.9M188.43M125.04M100.89M46.27M16.42M20.99M18.1M
Other Income/Expense-535.07M76.5M-311.77M-93.33M-155.46M-121.36M-132.86M-23.9M-84.19M40.74M
Pretax Income+-198.12M367.18M-76.61M-120.12M-119.44M-450.67M-137.51M246.11M254.63M414.72M
Pretax Margin %-0.05%0.11%-0.02%-0.1%-0.1%-0.44%-0.13%0.2%0.17%0.26%
Income Tax+117.73M34.44M-92.99M71.2M31.04M-130.07M145.57M185.39M137.6M118.98M
Effective Tax Rate %1.6%1.01%-1.19%-3.08%-7.86%1.36%-1.4%0.28%0.42%0.71%
Net Income+-316.25M371.85M91.47M370.07M938.48M-613.33M192.45M69.57M107.59M296.47M
Net Margin %-0.07%0.11%0.03%0.32%0.77%-0.6%0.18%0.06%0.07%0.19%
Net Income Growth %-1%2.18%-0.75%3.05%1.54%-1.65%1.31%-0.64%0.55%1.76%
Net Income (Continuing)-315.85M332.74M16.37M-191.32M-150.48M-320.6M-283.08M60.72M117.03M295.74M
Discontinued Operations033.45M77.39M562.25M1.09B-298.1M486.87M8.26M-9.76M654K
Minority Interest82.41M23.9M25.84M14.4M-517K-11.16M1.7M1.4M-931K-1.01M
EPS (Diluted)+-2.382.79-1.201.740.06-1.53-1.490.370.741.92
EPS Growth %-1.02%2.17%-1.43%2.45%-0.96%-25.8%0.03%1.25%1%1.59%
EPS (Basic)-2.392.79-1.201.740.06-1.53-1.490.370.751.93
Diluted Shares Outstanding132.95M133.38M172.41M212.8M221.93M209.71M189.69M168.27M157.88M153.9M
Basic Shares Outstanding132.14M133.29M172.41M212.77M221.93M209.71M189.69M167.67M157.3M153.27M
Dividend Payout Ratio-0%-0.03%---3.64%1.05%0.01%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+1.14B1.12B1.29B1.22B916.07M1.44B544.3M226.2M224.41M227.31M
Cash & Short-Term Investments458.67M465M320.57M388.5M97.82M867.3M324.8M85.2M89.39M91.35M
Cash Only458.67M465M320.57M388.5M97.82M867.3M324.8M85.2M89.39M91.35M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable343.22M364.28M349.3M243.8M81.89M126.44M182.46M112.97M107.34M98.87M
Days Sales Outstanding29.1940.2738.2577.7524.6645.0361.2933.1926.423.04
Inventory-238K0259.13M306.4M00008.39M0
Days Inventory Outstanding--34.08123.71----2.81-
Other Current Assets248.72M189.28M277.75M226.43M736.36M450.05M20.76M8.59M037.09M
Total Non-Current Assets+6.3B5.88B6.1B5.55B5.58B3.53B1.67B1.75B1.9B1.63B
Property, Plant & Equipment2.29B2.15B1.38B1.28B1.16B1.04B883.8M913M933.84M806.64M
Fixed Asset Turnover1.87x1.53x2.41x0.89x1.04x0.98x1.23x1.36x1.59x1.94x
Goodwill2.12B1.93B1.83B1.71B606.48M574.83M546.79M583.49M661.48M563.4M
Intangible Assets1.46B1.4B1.2B1.15B562.14M225.57M142.85M151.65M169.18M147.91M
Long-Term Investments117.44M-72.61M112.64M-136.49M353K1.32M000-55.91M
Other Non-Current Assets234.78M391.53M1.42B1.41B3.2B1.55B54.8M46M65.28M111.88M
Total Assets+7.44B7.1B7.39B6.77B6.5B4.97B2.21B1.97B2.13B1.86B
Asset Turnover0.58x0.46x0.45x0.17x0.19x0.21x0.49x0.63x0.70x0.84x
Asset Growth %-0.12%-0.05%0.04%-0.08%-0.04%-0.23%-0.56%-0.11%0.08%-0.12%
Total Current Liabilities+1.55B1.06B1.37B684.5M1.05B804.55M371.93M381.39M453.21M367.89M
Accounts Payable111.75M86.7M70.14M65.36M63.43M41.07M26.87M42.84M43.24M35.34M
Days Payables Outstanding10.8511.359.2226.3924.3818.6812.0417.2314.4811.25
Short-Term Debt192.35M178.99M121.87M100.82M91.29M140.45M49.08M56.18M52.83M41.26M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities466.02M197.96M782.71M396.01M720.07M482.08M19.11M17.55M120.61M115.44M
Current Ratio0.73x1.05x0.94x1.78x0.88x1.79x1.46x0.59x0.50x0.62x
Quick Ratio0.73x1.05x0.75x1.33x0.88x1.79x1.46x0.59x0.48x0.62x
Cash Conversion Cycle--63.11175.07----14.72-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+5.48B5.36B4.42B4.02B2.63B1.9B698.11M815.1M723.26M535.62M
Long-Term Debt4.48B3.81B2.97B2.61B1.08B852.69M64.72M133.92M61.41M59.03M
Capital Lease Obligations-369.83M00119.44M542.77M521.72M416.97M418.91M410.95M278.96M
Deferred Tax Liabilities507.48M486.82M247.37M217.56M170.36M86.37M73.62M89.77M56.49M12.43M
Other Non-Current Liabilities121.86M673.49M1.19B562.54M844.28M439.91M142.79M172.5M194.41M185.21M
Total Liabilities7.03B6.41B5.79B4.7B3.68B2.71B1.07B1.2B1.18B903.52M
Total Debt+4.51B3.81B3.1B2.7B1.71B1.51B569M648M582.7M427.41M
Net Debt4.05B3.34B2.77B2.31B1.61B647.56M244.2M562.8M493.31M336.06M
Debt / Equity11.08x5.53x1.93x1.31x0.61x0.67x0.50x0.84x0.61x0.45x
Debt / EBITDA7.28x6.86x6.19x12.64x4.86x-4.05x1.81x1.32x0.89x
Net Debt / EBITDA6.54x6.02x5.55x10.82x4.58x-1.74x1.57x1.12x0.70x
Interest Coverage0.85x0.74x0.70x-0.14x0.29x-3.26x-0.10x16.45x16.15x20.66x
Total Equity+407.17M688.3M1.6B2.07B2.82B2.27B1.14B775.8M949.14M958.54M
Equity Growth %-0.63%0.69%1.33%0.29%0.36%-0.2%-0.5%-0.32%0.22%0.01%
Book Value per Share3.065.169.299.7112.6910.806.024.616.016.23
Total Shareholders' Equity324.76M664.4M1.58B2.05B2.82B2.28B1.14B774.4M950.07M959.55M
Common Stock533K534K750K897K905K911K915K923K630K604K
Retained Earnings-1.41B-1.04B-946.24M-530.92M436.51M-176.82M15.52M39.24M41.86M291.64M
Treasury Stock0000-271.11M-365.32M-744.17M-1.03B00
Accumulated OCI-952.68M-1.05B-925.56M-1.11B-1.07B-941.99M-520.2M-442.42M-272.14M-462.21M
Minority Interest82.41M23.9M25.84M14.4M-517K-11.16M1.7M1.4M-931K-1.01M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+170.49M184.6M130.76M396.9M330.68M259.56M-156.08M178.2M250.78M232.73M
Operating CF Margin %0.04%0.06%0.04%0.35%0.27%0.25%-0.14%0.14%0.17%0.15%
Operating CF Growth %-0.37%0.08%-0.29%2.04%-0.17%-0.22%-1.6%2.14%0.41%-0.07%
Net Income-315.85M366.2M93.76M370.9M-1.24B-320.43M-295.01M69M117.35M296.4M
Depreciation & Amortization282.95M264.9M264.74M240M316.03M223.72M145.26M88.5M102.85M105.21M
Stock-Based Compensation39.02M38.81M64.79M10.79M0008.78M00
Deferred Taxes-15.56M-30.15M-164.78M-7.47M-29.81M-185.65M195.56M-500K-55.86M-38.5M
Other Non-Cash Items287.38M-253.56M87.83M-188.82M1.57B669.62M76.26M33.32M130.23M4.02M
Working Capital Changes-107.45M-201.6M-215.59M-28.5M-289.05M-127.7M-278.15M-20.9M-43.8M-134.4M
Change in Receivables-225.03M-110.69M-129.34M-83.32M-163.2M-323.04M-15.99M-27.52M-51.74M-57.98M
Change in Inventory-15.53M-17.59M-60.05M000037.99M00
Change in Payables15.24M688K-30.41M-7.51M5.57M-47.2M-45.33M-10.46M-4.26M0
Cash from Investing+-173.64M269.1M-324.53M115.5M1.11B573.68M2.04B30.3M-52.04M-57.55M
Capital Expenditures-344.06M-240.3M-274.06M-238M-173.34M-89.16M-56.29M-52.8M-56.46M-71.9M
CapEx % of Revenue0.08%0.07%0.08%0.21%0.14%0.09%0.05%0.04%0.04%0.05%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-32.21M-39.3M-59.46M-5.3M926K-7K0-300K014.35M
Cash from Financing+34.42M-445.7M222.79M-410.1M-1.66B-259M-2.68B-461.6M-201.76M-166.94M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-20.47M-1.5M-19.37M-11.1M000-253.19M-112.48M-1.71M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-45.59M-35.94M-129.37M-16.58M-24.43M-7.44M-1.38B13.22M-623K-2.74M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+-173.57M-55.7M-143.31M158.9M175.04M184.93M-206.53M125.4M194.34M160.85M
FCF Margin %-0.04%-0.02%-0.04%0.14%0.14%0.18%-0.19%0.1%0.13%0.1%
FCF Growth %-0.18%0.68%-1.57%2.11%0.1%0.06%-2.12%1.61%0.55%-0.17%
FCF per Share-1.31-0.42-0.830.750.790.88-1.090.751.231.05
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-0.54x0.50x1.43x1.07x0.35x-0.42x-0.81x2.56x2.33x0.79x
Interest Paid0000000000
Taxes Paid0000000000

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)-41.95%67.89%7.99%20.19%38.45%-24.14%11.3%7.26%12.47%31.08%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)5.23%5.13%4.2%-0.46%0.61%-6.73%-0.16%14.87%18.27%20.5%
Gross Margin12.39%15.54%16.73%21.02%21.67%21.71%25.05%26.96%26.58%26.79%
Net Margin-7.37%11.26%2.74%32.33%77.43%-59.84%17.71%5.6%7.25%18.92%
Debt / Equity11.08x5.53x1.93x1.31x0.61x0.67x0.50x0.84x0.61x0.45x
Interest Coverage0.85x0.74x0.70x-0.14x0.29x-3.26x-0.10x16.45x16.15x20.66x
FCF Conversion-0.54x0.50x1.43x1.07x0.35x-0.42x-0.81x2.56x2.33x0.79x
Revenue Growth-2.79%-23.06%0.95%-65.66%5.9%-15.44%6.03%14.32%19.48%5.55%

Revenue by Segment

20172018201920202021202220232024
Sales Revenue, Gross-4.15B4.13B1.25B1.36B1.57B1.91B2.06B
Sales Revenue, Gross Growth---0.53%-69.74%8.62%15.42%22.03%7.57%
Tuition And Educational Services4.92B3.9B3.87B1.12B1.21B1.39B1.71B1.85B
Tuition And Educational Services Growth--20.74%-0.78%-71.08%7.91%15.34%22.75%8.16%
Other Services-253.33M261.8M131.06M150.3M174.47M202.79M207.98M
Other Services Growth--3.34%-49.94%14.67%16.08%16.23%2.56%
Sales Discounts, Waivers And Scholarships-798.88M876.7M224.08M270.01M323.65M-426.57M-488.8M
Sales Discounts, Waivers And Scholarships Growth--9.74%-74.44%20.50%19.86%-231.80%-14.59%
Other Services And Fees225.54M-------
Other Services And Fees Growth--------
Student Fees137.53M-------
Student Fees Growth--------
Dormitory And Residency Fees29.48M-------
Dormitory And Residency Fees Growth--------

Revenue by Geography

20172018201920202021202220232024
Mexico---716.72M772.15M890.36M1.15B1.26B
Mexico Growth----7.73%15.31%29.65%8.99%
Peru---524.85M575.35M671.47M756.54M797.13M
Peru Growth----9.62%16.71%12.67%5.37%
Consolidation Items----224.08M-270.01M-323.65M-426.57M-488.8M
Consolidation Items Growth-----20.50%-19.86%-31.80%-14.59%
MEXICO644.01M643.35M650.59M-----
MEXICO Growth--0.10%1.13%-----
CHILE617.26M654M638.52M-----
CHILE Growth-5.95%-2.37%-----
UNITED STATES760.46M627.13M619.18M-----
UNITED STATES Growth--17.53%-1.27%-----
PERU450.72M493.01M545.29M-----
PERU Growth-9.38%10.60%-----
Other Non-US948.38M278.67M218.31M-----
Other Non-US Growth--70.62%-21.66%-----
BRAZIL765.36M112.5M100.6M-----
BRAZIL Growth--85.30%-10.58%-----
SPAIN191.81M-------
SPAIN Growth--------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.4x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) reported $1.58B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 81% increase from $875.8M in 2005.

Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) grew revenue by 5.5% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) is profitable, generating $203.7M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (18.9% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) does not currently pay a meaningful dividend. The company may be reinvesting profits for growth.

Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) has a return on equity (ROE) of 31.1%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) generated $240.1M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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