What is Value Line's cash ratio?

Value Line (VALU) reported cash ratio of 2.2× in Q4 2025.

How has Value Line's cash ratio changed year-over-year?

Value Line's cash ratio increased by 84.8% year-over-year, from 1.2× to 2.2×.

What is the long-term trend for Value Line's cash ratio?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Value Line's cash ratio has grown at a 20.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.7× to 1.4×.

What does cash ratio mean?

Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.

Value Line VALU Cash ratio

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0.5×-0.1×

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0.5×-0.1×

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0.2×0.0×

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$8.3M-7.7%

Operating income$1.0M-35.8%

Net income$5.9M+14.5%

EPS (diluted)$0.59—

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$46.5M+73.3%

Total debt$2.6M-32.9%

Total equity$107.8M+8.9%

Total assets$151.0M+5.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$5.3M-22.9%

CapEx--100%

Free cash flow$5.3M-21.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$341.6M-4.6%

Enterprise value$297.75M-9.1%

P/E15.5×-1.8×

P/S10.1×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin14.3%-4.3pp

Net margin65%+4.8pp

FCF margin57.2%+5.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.3%-1.6pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio4.1×+0.6×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Value Line’s reported figures.

cash and equivalents/total current liabilities=2.2×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Value Line’s 10-Q, filed March 17, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Value Line's cash ratio?: Value Line (VALU) reported cash ratio of 2.2× in Q4 2025.
How has Value Line's cash ratio changed year-over-year?: Value Line's cash ratio increased by 84.8% year-over-year, from 1.2× to 2.2×.
What is the long-term trend for Value Line's cash ratio?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Value Line's cash ratio has grown at a 20.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.7× to 1.4×.
What does cash ratio mean?: Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.