On the stock market since 2006, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 76,646 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
No real growth (3% a year). Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
If every debt were paid off today, $3.8B would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
The stock trades 49% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 16% a year on average.
There is $4.6B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $3.8B would remain.
The average analyst price target is $65.00 — 31% above today’s price.
Nothing in the current numbers stands out as a clear risk. Still, no stock is ever risk-free.
On our five-subject report card, EDU sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: EDU is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.