How does EVO's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

EVO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.9x) compared to the peer average (21.6x).

How does EVO's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Consumer Services Industry?

EVO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.9x) compared to the Global Consumer Services industry average (18x).

What is EVO's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

EVO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.2x).

What is the Fair Price of EVO when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

EVO (A$0.77) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] (A$3.2)

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Insufficient data to show price forecast.

EVO Stock Overview

Provides early childhood education and care services in Australia. More details

EVO fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	5/6
Future Growth	5/6
Past Performance	5/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 75.9% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 30.89% per year

Earnings grew by 383.4% over the past year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Shareholders have been diluted in the past year

Does not have a meaningful market cap (A$141M)

Unstable dividend track record

My Notes

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Embark Early Education Limited Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Embark Early Education
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$0.77
52 Week High	AU$0.82
52 Week Low	AU$0.54
Beta	1.56
1 Month Change	-2.53%
3 Month Change	0.65%
1 Year Change	24.19%
3 Year Change	n/a
5 Year Change	n/a
Change since IPO	14.07%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	EVO	AU Consumer Services	AU Market
7D	1.3%	-4.8%	-2.7%
1Y	24.2%	-30.2%	6.5%

Return vs Industry: EVO exceeded the Australian Consumer Services industry which returned -29.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: EVO exceeded the Australian Market which returned 7.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is EVO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
EVO volatility
EVO Average Weekly Movement	2.5%
Consumer Services Industry Average Movement	4.8%
Market Average Movement	8.0%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.1%

Stable Share Price: EVO has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Australian market.

Volatility Over Time: EVO's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
2014	n/a	Chris Scott	www.embarkeducation.com.au

Embark Early Education Limited provides early childhood education and care services in Australia. It owns, operates, and manages ECE centers under the Roseberry House, Brighthouse, Cubby Care, HAVEN Early Learning, Kitiwah Place, Little Zebra, Carlton House, Moreton Drive Early Learning Centre, and Youngstars brands. Embark Early Education Limited was founded in 2014 and is based in Helensvale, Australia.

Embark Early Education Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Embark Early Education's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
EVO fundamental statistics
Market cap	AU$141.28m
Earnings (TTM)	AU$8.38m
Revenue (TTM)	AU$68.31m

16.9x

P/E Ratio

2.1x

P/S Ratio

Is EVO overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
EVO income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AU$68.31m
Cost of Revenue	AU$5.68m
Gross Profit	AU$62.64m
Other Expenses	AU$54.26m
Earnings	AU$8.38m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.046
Gross Margin	91.69%
Net Profit Margin	12.26%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0%

How did EVO perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

6.5%

Current Dividend Yield

57%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/20 10:13
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Embark Early Education Limited is covered by 3 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Aaron Muller	Canaccord Genuity
Cameron Bell	Canaccord Genuity
Robbie Aitken	Goldman Sachs