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SLM Corporation (SLM) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

SLM • • Banking & Credit
Financial ServicesCredit ServicesStudent Loan Lending and Servicing
AboutSLM Corporation, through its subsidiaries, originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It also offers retail deposit accounts, including certificates of deposit, money market deposit accounts, and high-yield savings accounts; and omnibus accounts, as well as credit card loans. It serves students and families through financial aid, federal loans, and student and family resources. The company was formerly known as New BLC Corporation and changed its name to SLM Corporation in December 2013. SLM Corporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.Show more
  • Net Interest Income $1.48B -5.2%
  • Total Revenue $2.99B +5.2%
  • Net Income $608M +4.6%
  • Return on Equity 30.11% -6.6%
  • Net Interest Margin 4.92% -8.1%
  • Efficiency Ratio 21.49% -11.0%
  • ROA 2.05% +2.4%
  • Equity / Assets 7.18% +11.4%
  • Book Value per Share 9.82 +22.2%
  • Tangible BV/Share 9.53 +23.1%
  • Debt/Equity 2.98 +7.3%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 28.8%
  • ✓Strong NIM of 4.9%
  • ✓Efficient operations: 21.5% efficiency ratio
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.4%
  • ✓Share count reduced 6.0% through buybacks

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 3.0x
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 12 (bottom 12%)
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

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

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y13.64%
5Y4.65%
3Y7.43%
TTM-

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y12.09%
5Y1.02%
3Y-19.37%
TTM-6.31%

EPS CAGR

10Y20.36%
5Y14.87%
3Y-9.45%
TTM-0.7%

ROCE

10Y Avg11.61%
5Y Avg12.24%
3Y Avg9.38%
Latest9.67%

Peer Comparison

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
SOFISoFi Technologies, Inc.21.39B17.7645.5427.82%13.46%7.29%0.49
JSMNavient Corporation SR NT 6% 1215435.31B19.3716.14229.5%3.44%-2.05%8.65%16.35
NAVINavient Corporation840.97M8.797.45-12.45%3.09%-2.05%54.58%18.43
SLMSLM Corporation3.73B18.746.995.21%20.36%26.62%2.98
NNINelnet, Inc.1.37B129.46-55.5%32.4%27.31%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Net Interest Income+702.5M891.34M1.13B1.41B1.62B1.48B1.39B1.49B1.56B1.48B
NII Growth %21.44%26.88%26.69%25.14%14.88%-8.83%-5.76%6.74%4.93%-5.21%
Net Interest Margin %----------
Interest Income831.12M1.08B1.44B1.94B2.33B2.02B1.78B2.03B2.59B2.62B
Interest Expense128.62M185.91M308.08M522.29M707.72M541.67M382.08M542.8M1.03B1.14B
Loan Loss Provision90.06M159.41M185.76M244.86M354.25M93.13M-32.96M633.45M345.46M408.51M
Non-Interest Income+182.59M68.82M-2.9M-51.9M48.93M320.12M632.45M334.64M247.12M368.27M
Non-Interest Income %----------
Total Revenue+1.01B1.15B1.43B1.88B2.38B2.34B2.41B2.37B2.84B2.99B
Revenue Growth %21.9%13.06%25.16%31.31%26.36%-1.6%2.88%-1.79%20%5.21%
Non-Interest Expense355.97M386.31M449.09M556.98M574.25M552.97M519.91M559.24M685.57M641.9M
Efficiency Ratio----------
Operating Income+439.06M414.44M491.46M559.33M743.74M1.15B1.54B630.73M778.3M798.64M
Operating Margin %----------
Operating Income Growth %31.55%-5.61%18.59%13.81%32.97%55.16%33.47%-59.05%23.4%2.61%
Pretax Income+439.06M414.44M491.46M559.33M743.74M1.15B1.54B630.73M778.3M798.64M
Pretax Margin %----------
Income Tax+164.78M164.11M202.53M71.85M165.46M273.32M379.75M161.71M196.91M190.31M
Effective Tax Rate %----------
Net Income+274.28M250.33M288.93M487.48M578.28M880.69M1.16B469.01M581.39M608.33M
Net Margin %----------
Net Income Growth %41.22%-8.73%15.42%68.72%18.63%52.3%31.77%-59.59%23.96%4.63%
Net Income (Continuing)274.28M250.33M288.93M487.48M578.28M880.69M1.16B469.01M581.39M608.33M
EPS (Diluted)+0.590.530.621.071.342.253.611.762.412.68
EPS Growth %40.48%-10.17%16.98%72.58%25.23%67.91%60.44%-51.25%36.93%11.2%
EPS (Basic)0.600.540.631.081.352.273.671.782.442.73
Diluted Shares Outstanding432.23M432.92M438.55M439.68M430.67M387.19M319.91M261.5M234.06M219.93M

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash & Short Term Investments+2.61B2.13B1.78B2.74B6.05B6.45B6.85B6.96B6.56B4.7B
Cash & Due from Banks2.42B1.92B1.53B2.56B5.56B4.46B4.33B4.62B4.15B4.7B
Short Term Investments195.39M208.6M244.09M176.25M487.67M2B2.52B2.34B2.41B0
Total Investments+11.8B15.3B18.81B22.5B25.24B24.15B23B22.09B22.81B22.95B
Investments Growth %22.07%29.7%22.93%19.62%12.16%-4.33%-4.75%-3.94%3.24%0.61%
Long-Term Investments11.6B15.09B18.57B22.33B24.75B22.15B20.48B19.75B20.4B22.95B
Accounts Receivables564.5M766.11M967.48M1.19B1.39B1.39B1.21B1.2B1.38B1.55B
Goodwill & Intangibles+----------
Goodwill000000050.65M56.1M56.1M
Intangible Assets000000067.62M12.61M7.43M
PP&E (Net)81.27M87.06M89.75M105.5M134.75M154.67M150.52M140.73M129.5M119.35M
Other Assets166.19M199.19M208.28M198.38M239.36M233.75M284.21M257.86M265.72M268.88M
Total Current Assets3.36B3.15B2.91B4.01B7.56B8.23B8.31B8.54B8.31B6.67B
Total Non-Current Assets11.85B15.38B18.87B22.63B25.13B22.54B20.92B20.27B20.86B23.4B
Total Assets+15.21B18.53B21.78B26.64B32.69B30.77B29.22B28.81B29.17B30.07B
Asset Growth %17.28%21.81%17.52%22.31%22.71%-5.86%-5.03%-1.41%1.24%3.09%
Return on Assets (ROA)1.95%1.48%1.43%2.01%1.95%2.78%3.87%1.62%2.01%2.05%
Accounts Payable0000000000
Total Debt+1.08B2.17B3.28B4.28B4.64B5.19B5.93B5.24B5.23B6.44B
Net Debt-1.34B249.19M1.74B1.73B-920.61M733.92M1.6B619M1.08B1.74B
Long-Term Debt579.1M2.17B3.28B4.28B4.35B5.19B5.93B5.24B5.23B6.44B
Short-Term Debt500.18M000289.23M00000
Other Liabilities275.41M326.26M281.6M224.95M254.73M352.33M313.07M400.87M407.97M403.28M
Total Current Liabilities12.26B13.69B15.75B19.16B24.77B22.67B20.83B21.45B21.65B21.07B
Total Non-Current Liabilities854.51M2.49B3.56B4.51B4.61B5.54B6.24B5.64B5.64B6.84B
Total Liabilities13.12B16.19B19.31B23.67B29.37B28.21B27.07B27.08B27.29B27.91B
Total Equity+2.1B2.35B2.47B2.97B3.31B2.56B2.15B1.73B1.88B2.16B
Equity Growth %14.56%11.96%5.42%20.14%11.41%-22.62%-16.12%-19.66%8.91%14.84%
Equity / Assets (Capital Ratio)----------
Return on Equity (ROE)13.97%11.27%11.99%17.9%18.4%29.98%49.25%24.2%32.23%30.11%
Book Value per Share4.855.425.646.767.696.626.726.608.049.82
Tangible BV per Share----------
Common Stock86.14M87.33M88.69M89.97M90.72M91.35M86.4M87.03M87.65M88.12M
Additional Paid-in Capital1.14B1.18B1.22B1.27B1.31B1.33B1.07B1.11B1.15B1.19B
Retained Earnings366.61M595.32M868.18M1.34B1.85B1.72B2.82B3.16B3.62B4.11B
Accumulated OCI-16.06M-8.67M2.75M10.62M-12.37M-34.2M-17.9M-93.87M-75.1M-65.86M
Treasury Stock-41.22M-67.48M-107.64M-142.59M-324.66M-798.99M-2.06B-2.79B-3.16B-3.42B
Preferred Stock565M565M400M400M400M251.07M251.07M251.07M251.07M251.07M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+-91.2M-200.93M-166.91M-102.74M-15.64M-182.67M-49.52M4.99M-144.64M-329.39M
Operating CF Growth %79.12%-120.31%16.93%38.45%84.78%-1067.89%72.89%110.08%-2997.38%-127.74%
Net Income274.28M250.33M288.93M487.48M578.28M880.69M1.16B469.01M581.39M608.33M
Depreciation & Amortization8.92M10.5M11.64M13.83M14.67M15.07M16.04M25.11M84.17M17.65M
Deferred Taxes-77.23M-88.73M-58.75M29.51M1.94M81.84M65.82M-88.44M-20.41M0
Other Non-Cash Items-35.2M171.9M251.76M277.25M372.95M-105.16M-540.09M413.5M224.4M193.76M
Working Capital Changes-283.58M-567.86M-688.4M-942.33M-1.01B-1.09B-782.46M-848.65M-1.05B-1.15B
Cash from Investing+-1.85B-3.33B-3.21B-3.25B-2.31B947.33M2.6B1.08B-12.46M675.99M
Purchase of Investments-64.11M-55.77M-78.33M-15.88M-356.41M-2.08B-1.26B-753.13M-105.97M-91.88M
Sale/Maturity of Investments1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Net Investment Activity----------
Acquisitions0000016.92M0-127.65M-14.65M0
Other Investing-1.82B-3.31B-3.17B-3.32B-2B28.71M3B998.16M-157.49M-64.58M
Cash from Financing+2B3.03B2.99B4.4B5.36B-1.88B-2.62B-854.89M-316.23M228.16M
Dividends Paid-19.59M-21.2M-15.71M-15.64M-67.95M-56.09M-65.2M-121.99M-118.94M-117.47M
Share Repurchases00-165M0-167.2M-558.17M-1.53B-713.2M-350.26M-247.97M
Stock Issued0000000000
Net Stock Activity----------
Debt Issuance (Net)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K-1000K-1000K1000K
Other Financing938.2M1.97B1.91B3.42B5.24B-1.8B-1.75B685.84M172.2M-609M
Net Change in Cash+56.44M-497.43M-384.45M1.05B3.04B-1.11B-64.36M227.49M-473.33M574.75M
Exchange Rate Effect0000000000
Cash at Beginning2.36B2.42B1.92B1.64B2.68B5.72B4.61B4.55B4.77B4.3B
Cash at End2.42B1.92B1.53B2.68B5.72B4.61B4.55B4.77B4.3B4.87B
Interest Paid111.56M169.85M269.02M472.46M666.02M517.44M359.68M482.97M963.26M1.11B
Income Taxes Paid205.7M271.72M282.28M228.07M201.79M248.12M261.47M272.94M191.69M243.34M
Free Cash Flow+-91.2M-200.93M-166.91M-102.74M-15.64M2.15B-49.52M4.99M-144.64M-329.39M
FCF Growth %79.12%-120.31%16.93%38.45%84.78%13831.71%-102.31%110.08%-2997.38%-127.74%

Banking Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)13.97%11.27%11.99%17.9%18.4%29.98%49.25%24.2%32.23%30.11%
Return on Assets (ROA)1.95%1.48%1.43%2.01%1.95%2.78%3.87%1.62%2.01%2.05%
Net Interest Margin4.62%4.81%5.18%5.3%4.97%4.81%4.77%5.17%5.36%4.92%
Efficiency Ratio35.12%33.71%31.31%29.57%24.13%23.61%21.58%23.63%24.14%21.49%
Equity / Assets13.78%12.66%11.36%11.16%10.13%8.33%7.36%5.99%6.45%7.18%
Book Value / Share4.855.425.646.767.696.626.726.68.049.82
NII Growth21.44%26.88%26.69%25.14%14.88%-8.83%-5.76%6.74%4.93%-5.21%
Dividend Payout----8.84%5.26%5.21%24.08%17.41%16.3%

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