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LINC vs GHC // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Graham Holdings Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LINC 5
— GHC 6
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: GHC
LAST: $20.13 (-2.68%) • MKT CAP: $656.0M
net-margins
3.90%
LAST: $1,202.87 (+2.94%) • MKT CAP: $4.87B
net-margins
6.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LINC VS. GHC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LINC | GHC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 60.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.00% | 3.50% | +10.50 | LINC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 6.5x | 18.1x | -11.60 | LINC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -3.89% | 5.59% | -9.48 | GHC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.80% | 4.80% | +1.00 | LINC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 3.90% | 6.00% | -2.10 | GHC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.80% | 2.50% | +15.30 | LINC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.94 | 3.05 | -0.11 | GHC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | LINC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 38.4 | 46.3 | -7.90 | GHC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 29.5x | 15.6x | +13.90 | GHC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $656.0M | $4.87B | -$4.22B | GHC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LINC REV | GHC REV | LINC GROSS % | GHC GROSS % | LINC FCF | GHC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $518.2M | $4.91B | 60.4% | — | -$27.3M | $275.3M |
| FY 2024 | $440.1M | $4.79B | 58.7% | — | -$27.6M | $324.1M |
| FY 2023 | $378.1M | $4.41B | — | — | $25.6M | $259.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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