LAUR - Laureate Education Inc Stock Price, Fair Value and News

16.16USD+0.14 (+0.87%)Market Closed

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USD16.16+0.14

Market Closed

0.87%

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LAUR Valuation

Market Cap

2.5B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

20.29

Price/Sales (Trailing)

1.66

EV/EBITDA

8.8

Price/Free Cashflow

9.74

LAUR Price/Sales (Trailing)

LAUR Profitability

EBT Margin

17.91%

Return on Equity

13.27%

Return on Assets

5.68%

Free Cashflow Yield

10.27%

LAUR Fundamentals

LAUR Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

1.5B

Rev. Growth (Yr)

9.6%

Rev. Growth (Qtr)

-32.74%

LAUR Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

123.6M

Earnings Growth (Yr)

59.83%

Earnings Growth (Qtr)

-125.68%

Breaking Down LAUR Revenue

Last 7 days

4.3%

Last 30 days

12.6%

Last 90 days

26.6%

Trailing 12 Months

34.6%

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LAUR Financial Health

Current Ratio

0.55

Debt/Equity

0.19

Debt/Cashflow

1.46

LAUR Investor Care

Shares Dilution (1Y)

0.37%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

0.78

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Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
2024	1.5B	0	0	0
2023	1.3B	1.4B	1.4B	1.5B
2022	1.1B	1.2B	1.2B	1.2B
2021	1.0B	1.1B	1.1B	1.1B
2020	1.2B	1.1B	1.1B	1.0B
2019	2.9B	2.3B	1.8B	1.2B
2018	3.4B	3.4B	3.3B	3.3B
2017	3.2B	3.3B	3.3B	3.4B
2016	3.4B	3.4B	3.3B	3.3B
2015	0	0	0	3.4B

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Tracking the Latest Insider Buys and Sells of Laureate Education Inc

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Datesorted ascending	Name	Buy/Sell	$ Value	Avg. Price	# Shares	Title
May 06, 2024	snow ian kendell	sold	-30,962,500	14.64	-2,114,930	-
Apr 01, 2024	de macedo aristides	acquired	-	-	7,906	svp, chief legal officer
Apr 01, 2024	brush leslie s	acquired	-	-	7,906	svp, chief legal officer
Mar 15, 2024	serck-hanssen eilif	sold (taxes)	-533,383	13.56	-39,335	president & ceo
Mar 15, 2024	sinkfield richard harvey iii	sold (taxes)	-53,575	13.56	-3,951	chief legal officer
Mar 15, 2024	knauer gerard m.	sold (taxes)	-13,939	13.56	-1,028	vp, acctg, global controller
Mar 15, 2024	buskirk richard m.	sold (taxes)	-94,120	13.56	-6,941	svp & chief financial officer
Mar 05, 2024	del corro pedro	sold	-13,705	12.62	-1,086	-
Mar 05, 2024	del corro pedro	sold	-13,692	12.62	-1,085	-
Mar 05, 2024	del corro pedro	sold	-293,516	12.62	-23,258	-

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Datesorted ascending	Fund Name	Type	% Chg	$ Change	$ Held	% Portfolio
May 10, 2024	CREDIT SUISSE AG/	added	1.46	172,897	2,382,650	-%
May 10, 2024	Liontrust Investment Partners LLP	added	62.86	350,640	830,490	0.01%
May 10, 2024	OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC.	added	7.3	449	3,642	-%
May 10, 2024	Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp	added	8.95	53,803	379,699	-%
May 10, 2024	JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD	sold off	-100	-251,770	-	-%
May 10, 2024	CERCANO MANAGEMENT LLC	reduced	-36.42	-4,238,240	8,830,410	0.25%
May 10, 2024	Banco Santander, S.A.	reduced	-4.00	17,832	901,373	0.01%
May 10, 2024	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	reduced	-10.19	-984,065	20,623,900	-%
May 10, 2024	Covestor Ltd	added	140	-	-	-%
May 10, 2024	CenterBook Partners LP	sold off	-100	-195,368	-	-%

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Unveiling Laureate Education Inc's Major ShareHolders

Date Filed	Name of Filer	Percent of Class	No. of Shares	Form Type
Mar 05, 2024	wengen alberta, lp	9.83%	15,485,166	SC 13D/A
Feb 13, 2024	vanguard group inc	8.96%	14,094,408	SC 13G/A
Feb 09, 2024	fmr llc	-	0	SC 13G/A
Jan 25, 2024	spg gp, llc	2.8%	4,803,314	SC 13D/A
Jan 24, 2024	blackrock inc.	9.9%	15,655,156	SC 13G/A
Jan 09, 2024	spg gp, llc	3.1%	4,807,151	SC 13D/A
Nov 17, 2023	wengen alberta, lp	12.22%	19,225,572	SC 13D/A
Apr 10, 2023	fmr llc	-	0	SC 13G/A
Feb 09, 2023	fmr llc	-	0	SC 13G/A
Feb 09, 2023	vanguard group inc	8.96%	14,046,504	SC 13G

Recent SEC filings of Laureate Education Inc

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Date Filed	Form Type	Document
May 08, 2024	4	Insider Trading
May 07, 2024	8-K	Current Report
May 02, 2024	10-Q	Quarterly Report
May 02, 2024	8-K	Current Report
Apr 19, 2024	ARS	ARS
Apr 19, 2024	DEF 14A	DEF 14A
Apr 19, 2024	DEFA14A	DEFA14A
Apr 04, 2024	3/A	Insider Trading
Apr 03, 2024	3	Insider Trading
Apr 03, 2024	3	Insider Trading

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MID-CAP
LOPE	4.4B	985.4M	12.43%	36.04%	20.49	4.43	7.43%	14.39%
GHC	3.4B	4.5B	6.72%	32.45%	12.21	0.75	12.24%	1069.12%
LRN	3.1B	2.0B	19.52%	68.66%	16.54	1.54	9.97%	65.59%
STRA	3.0B	1.2B	22.56%	50.22%	29.25	2.55	9.72%	169.91%
LAUR	2.5B	1.5B	12.61%	34.55%	20.29	1.66	17.48%	41.53%
COUR	1.4B	657.2M	-33.66%	-25.02%	-12.87	2.06	19.28%	37.77%
SMALL-CAP
ATGE	2.4B	1.5B	40.81%	58.30%	22.35	1.59	6.35%	38.51%
CHGG	467.1M	703.0M	-36.08%	-52.94%	32.05	0.66	-6.54%	-94.46%
LINC	379.2M	394.2M	22.56%	86.98%	14.65	0.96	11.65%	111.32%
APEI	326.2M	605.3M	46.26%	243.70%	-6.92	0.54	0.67%	63.07%

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Income Statement (Last 12 Months)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Thousands)
Income Statement (Quarterly)																					(In Thousands)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3	2019Q2	2019Q1
Revenue	-32.7%	275,372,000	409,433,000	361,533,000	462,067,000	251,255,000	346,328,000	300,999,000	385,381,000	209,563,000	296,730,000	267,691,000	327,579,000	194,701,000	285,219,000	243,523,000	303,856,000	206,096,000	351,846,000	277,267,000	370,938,000	212,019,000
S&GA Expenses	-100.0%	-	18,566,000	11,772,000	11,960,000	10,314,000	15,998,000	15,321,000	15,926,000	17,505,000	65,100,000	47,315,000	49,361,000	42,594,000	58,978,000	52,603,000	43,140,000	45,069,000	45,473,000	65,942,000	67,405,000	53,911,000
EBITDA Margin	3.5%	0.19	0.19	0.18	0.19	0.19	0.21	0.15	0.13	-0.05	-0.08	-0.12	-0.47	-0.37	-0.34	-0.31	-0.03	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Expenses	25.0%	4,661,000	3,728,000	5,169,000	6,137,000	5,952,000	4,829,000	3,694,000	4,164,000	3,731,000	5,480,000	3,736,000	13,541,000	23,518,000	25,196,000	24,703,000	25,705,000	25,290,000	12,049,500	28,318,000	41,466,000	54,653,000
Income Taxes	-72.6%	9,922,000	36,224,000	33,716,000	57,468,000	10,195,000	26,178,000	39,280,000	71,966,000	47,967,000	-28,590,000	48,118,000	13,184,000	112,861,000	163,445,000	-72,199,000	8,713,000	-230,028,000	-59,346,000	48,092,000	74,564,000	-35,848,000
Earnings Before Taxes	-101.0%	-862,000	83,742,000	69,451,000	117,818,000	-16,550,000	60,857,000	71,132,000	111,418,000	2,444,000	-20,870,000	37,728,000	-102,701,000	-51,664,000	-80,641,000	-343,239,000	-2,842,000	-24,117,000	-56,042,000	-38,557,000	182,165,000	-152,917,000
EBT Margin	4.5%	0.18	0.17	0.16	0.17	0.18	0.20	0.14	0.11	-0.08	-0.13	-0.18	-0.55	-0.47	-0.43	-0.39	-0.11	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income	-125.7%	-10,751,000	41,871,500	36,158,000	56,313,000	-26,762,000	39,410,500	31,117,000	43,559,000	-44,680,000	26,087,500	360,406,000	-29,224,000	-164,943,000	379,319,000	-784,442,000	-311,628,000	98,316,000	60,875,000	-95,226,000	781,594,000	191,241,000
Net Income Margin	13.0%	0.08	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.05	0.33	0.28	0.18	0.51	-0.57	-0.86	-0.60	-0.85	-0.22	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cashflow	-47.7%	33,153,000	63,361,000	108,630,000	52,320,000	26,469,000	23,549,000	109,043,000	-8,239,000	53,877,000	-210,122,000	36,188,000	6,569,000	11,283,000	37,801,000	160,394,000	64,890,000	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

(In Millions)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Balance Sheet																					(In Millions)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3	2019Q2	2019Q1
Assets	2.4%	2,176	2,126	2,097	2,171	2,095	1,972	2,099	2,102	2,211	2,211	3,914	3,646	4,484	4,971	5,175	5,954	6,497	6,496	6,825	7,092	7,834
Current Assets	17.0%	262	224	280	294	279	226	456	401	492	544	2,170	897	1,311	1,444	1,480	1,270	1,312	916	1,124	1,121	1,400
Cash Equivalents	49.7%	134	89.00	131	112	131	85.00	319	157	294	325	1,857	427	561	867	717	284	300	98.00	93.00	210	274
Net PPE	0.9%	567	562	544	562	539	523	486	506	517	500	493	518	543	578	547	908	1,071	641	1,191	1,238	1,238
Goodwill	1.7%	673	661	640	659	618	583	553	571	567	547	559	569	552	575	518	1,356	1,501	606	1,677	1,737	1,738
Liabilities	5.7%	1,244	1,176	1,132	1,198	1,273	1,196	1,229	1,085	1,164	1,070	2,685	1,371	2,589	2,705	3,349	3,661	3,915	3,680	3,982	3,972	5,492
Current Liabilities	4.6%	474	453	432	413	408	381	548	370	427	372	1,915	617	798	805	1,034	1,106	1,311	1,045	1,376	1,205	1,602
Long Term Debt	57.3%	177	112	83.00	146	215	176	78.00	90.00	99.00	105	112	123	888	900	1,308	1,380	1,412	1,103	1,158	1,222	2,136
LT Debt, Non Current	-	-	-	83.00	146	215	176	78.00	90.00	99.00	105	112	123	888	900	1,308	1,380	1,412	1,103	1,158	1,222	2,136
Shareholder's Equity	-2.0%	931	950	966	971	821	776	869	1,015	1,045	1,140	1,228	2,272	1,893	2,264	1,825	2,280	2,570	2,804	2,831	3,107	2,328
Retained Earnings	-58.4%	17.00	42.00	105	69.00	13.00	39.00	46.00	15.00	-28.69	16.00	-10.44	-370	-341	-176	-556	228	536	437	376	471	-310
Additional Paid-In Capital	-1.6%	1,161	1,180	1,184	1,182	2,205	2,205	2,269	2,404	2,402	2,389	2,495	3,764	3,760	3,760	3,758	3,757	3,752	3,725	3,710	3,707	3,706
Accumulated Depreciation	1.8%	673	661	652	661	615	576	560	566	559	526	547	540	521	522	476	971	937	499	1,030	1,059	1,018
Shares Outstanding	-1.5%	155	158	157	157	157	157	165	165	173	181	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Minority Interest	-4.2%	-2.43	-2.33	-2.29	-2.11	-2.16	-1.87	-1.70	-1.61	-1.75	-1.28	-13.39	-13.14	-12.91	-12.88	-12.62	-14.13	-13.31	-12.81	-12.56	-11.13	-7.48
Float	-	-	-	-	1,602	-	-	-	1,241	-	-	-	1,406	-	-	-	1,119	-	-	-	1,758	-

Cashflow (Last 12 Months)

(In Thousands)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Thousands)
Cashflow (Quarterly)																					(In Thousands)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3	2019Q2	2019Q1
Cashflow From Operations	-47.7%	33,153	63,361	108,630	52,320	26,469	23,549	109,043	-8,239	53,877	-210,122	36,188	6,569	11,283	37,801	160,394	64,890	-3,529	27,501	279,721	-12,427	44,974
Share Based Compensation	-36.5%	1,409	2,220	1,794	1,976	1,124	1,805	1,849	2,360	2,762	2,997	2,397	3,202	1,576	3,021	3,672	4,621	1,984	3,413	1,577	4,855	3,149
Cashflow From Investing	37.7%	-15,990	-25,681	-11,752	-8,906	-5,579	-35,942	64,250	-5,900	7,938	-10,191	1,404,396	651,075	-1,088	621,557	888	-11,082	-23,963	66,080	-51,685	808,281	294,084
Cashflow From Financing	122.5%	18,381	-81,675	-74,530	-66,827	21,144	-225,064	-10,321	-122,046	-104,138	-1,398,702	-121,810	-963,569	-199,154	-530,107	-6,018	-4,488	267,897	-86,419	-191,482	-946,474	-449,602
Dividend Payments	-	-	-	-	-	2,318	-	211	871	3,490	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buy Backs	-	32,894	-	-	-	-	75,000	862	104,118	102,171	16,230	112,901	106,130	145,244	98,373	-	10.00	1,140	262,584	258	1,251	-

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LAUR Income Statement

2024-03-31

Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 275,372	$ 251,255
Costs and expenses:
Direct costs	253,978	225,312
General and administrative expenses	10,265	10,314
Operating income	11,129	15,629
Interest income	1,911	2,158
Interest expense	(4,661)	(5,952)
Other (expense) income, net	(548)	261
Foreign currency exchange loss, net	(5,607)	(28,952)
(Loss) gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net	(3,086)	306
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net loss of affiliates	(862)	(16,550)
Income tax expense	(9,922)	(10,195)
Equity in net loss of affiliates, net of tax	(7)	(3)
Loss from continuing operations	(10,791)	(26,748)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $0 for both periods	(57)	(14)
Net loss	(10,848)	(26,762)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	97	155
Net loss attributable to Laureate Education, Inc.	$ (10,751)	$ (26,607)
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations, basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.17)
Loss from discontinued operations, basic (in dollars per share)	0	0
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	(0.07)	(0.17)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations, diluted (in dollars per share)	(0.07)	(0.17)
Loss from discontinued operations, diluted (in dollars per share)	0	0
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.17)

LAUR Balance Sheet

2024-03-31

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 126,226	$ 89,392
Restricted cash	7,616	7,505
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	159,145	173,571
Other receivables	8,417	3,509
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(85,418)	(84,967)
Receivables, net	82,144	92,113
Income tax receivable	12,278	15,224
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	33,427	19,284
Current assets held for sale	756	889
Total current assets	262,447	224,407
Property and equipment:
Land	139,289	129,229
Buildings	377,868	377,954
Furniture, equipment and software	559,968	556,134
Leasehold improvements	143,978	137,171
Construction in-progress	18,900	22,673
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(672,538)	(660,935)
Property and equipment, net	567,465	562,226
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	364,114	371,611
Goodwill	672,502	661,482
Tradenames, net	171,305	169,183
Deferred costs, net	4,781	4,981
Deferred income taxes	71,321	71,426
Other assets	46,430	44,896
Long-term assets held for sale	16,022	15,404
Total assets	2,176,387	2,125,616
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	35,824	43,239
Accrued expenses	72,696	69,464
Accrued compensation and benefits	79,263	96,652
Deferred revenue and student deposits	121,305	69,351
Current portion of operating leases	59,086	57,514
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	49,411	52,828
Income taxes payable	29,027	40,204
Other current liabilities	26,352	22,714
Current liabilities held for sale	1,177	1,248
Total current liabilities	474,141	453,214
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	342,983	360,120
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	176,551	112,241
Deferred compensation	9,636	9,511
Income taxes payable	137,505	140,492
Deferred income taxes	57,219	56,490
Other long-term liabilities	35,326	34,151
Long-term liabilities held for sale	10,418	10,259
Total liabilities	1,243,779	1,176,478
Redeemable equity	1,398	1,398
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $0.004 per share – 700,000 shares authorized, 155,160 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and 157,586 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023	621	630
Additional paid-in capital	1,160,865	1,179,721
Retained earnings	17,411	41,862
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(245,261)	(272,144)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	933,636	950,069
Noncontrolling interests	(2,426)	(2,329)
Total stockholders' equity	931,210	947,740
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,176,387	$ 2,125,616

About Laureate Education Inc

Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company provides 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 offers 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.

CEO	Mr. Eilif Serck-Hanssen
WEBSITE	laureate.net
INDUSTRY	Education & Training Services
EMPLOYEES	35000

Laureate Education Inc Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ticker symbol for Laureate Education Inc? What does LAUR stand for in stocks?

LAUR is the stock ticker symbol of Laureate Education Inc. Every public company that trades on a stock exchange gets a ticker symbol.

What is the market capital of Laureate Education Inc (LAUR)?

As of Mon May 13 2024, market cap of Laureate Education Inc is 2.51 Billion. The market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the stock price with the number of shares outstanding.

What is the fair value of LAUR stock?

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What is the fair value of LAUR stock?

You can check LAUR's fair value in chart for subscribers. The fair value of Laureate Education Inc is provided for various growth and macro-economic scenarios from very pessimiatic to very optimistic assumptions. These fair values are estimates from Grufity's Fair Value model based on company's past performance. However, past performance of Laureate Education Inc is no guarantee of future performance. These fairvalue estimates should only be used as one of the inputs in your stock analysis. We provide model's historical fair value estimates for LAUR so that you know how good or bad the model has been in the past so you can discard it if needed. There are others that provide fair values of stocks such as wallmine, finbox, gurufocus and finviz. Most provide point in time estimates. We provide a history of our models fair value estimates so that you can get a sense of it's usefulness. Otherwise this data point is of little use.

Is Laureate Education Inc a good stock to buy?

The fair value guage provides a quick view whether LAUR is over valued or under valued. Whether Laureate Education Inc is cheap or expensive depends on the assumptions which impact Laureate Education Inc's fair value. We provide several scenarios of inflation and growth to encompass these range of assumptions for LAUR.

What is Laureate Education Inc's Price to Earnings (PE) and Price to sales (PS) ratio?

As of Mon May 13 2024, LAUR's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is 20.29 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 1.66. The price to earnings and price to sales ratio are two most important valuation metrics for any company. PE ratio tell us the number of years of earnings investors are ready to pay for owning the company. Historically, S&P500 price to earnings ratio has fallen below 12 during periods of gloom and gone past 30 during periods of euphoria. LAUR PE ratio will change depending on the future growth rate expectations of investors.