Universal Technical Institute
Market Cap
US$202.3m
Last Updated
2021/01/25 23:15 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. provides postsecondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle, and marine technicians in the United States. More Details
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet and fair value.
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Share Price & News
How has Universal Technical Institute's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: UTI is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 8% a week.
Volatility Over Time: UTI's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
3.0%
UTI
11.1%
US Consumer Services
2.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
-17.2%
UTI
38.6%
US Consumer Services
26.0%
US Market
Return vs Industry: UTI underperformed the US Consumer Services industry which returned 38.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: UTI underperformed the US Market which returned 26% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| UTI | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 3.0% | 11.1% | 2.6% |
| 30 Day | -2.2% | 10.4% | 5.1% |
| 90 Day | 22.8% | 15.0% | 17.1% |
| 1 Year | -17.2%-17.2% | 39.1%38.6% | 28.9%26.0% |
| 3 Year | 128.6%128.6% | 61.0%55.2% | 46.3%36.6% |
| 5 Year | 56.3%55.6% | 277.8%249.5% | 126.9%101.6% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Universal Technical Institute's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Are Universal Technical Institute's (NYSE:UTI) Statutory Earnings A Good Guide To Its Underlying Profitability?Valuation
Is Universal Technical Institute undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: UTI ($6.24) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($13.74)
Significantly Below Fair Value: UTI is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: UTI is poor value based on its PE Ratio (115.6x) compared to the US Consumer Services industry average (25.8x).
PE vs Market: UTI is poor value based on its PE Ratio (115.6x) compared to the US market (21.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: UTI is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (3.4x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: UTI is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.9x) compared to the US Consumer Services industry average (2.7x).
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Future Growth
How is Universal Technical Institute forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 5 analysts?
34.0%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: UTI's forecast earnings growth (34% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: UTI's earnings (34% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (21.5% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: UTI's revenue (7.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.6% per year).
High Growth Revenue: UTI's revenue (7.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if UTI's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has Universal Technical Institute performed over the past 5 years?
24.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: UTI has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: UTI became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: UTI has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 24.6% per year.
Accelerating Growth: UTI has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: UTI has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Consumer Services industry (4.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: UTI's Return on Equity (4.5%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Universal Technical Institute's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: UTI's short term assets ($180.2M) exceed its short term liabilities ($121.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: UTI's short term assets ($180.2M) exceed its long term liabilities ($143.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: UTI is debt free.
Reducing Debt: UTI has not had any debt for past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: UTI has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: UTI has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Universal Technical Institute current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate UTI's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate UTI's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if UTI's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if UTI's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: UTI is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of UTI's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
1.2yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Jerome Grant (57 yo)
1.17yrs
Tenure
US$2,035,079
Compensation
Mr. Jerome A. Grant has been Chief Executive Officer and Director of Universal Technical Institute, Inc. since November 1, 2019. Mr. Grant had been Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at U...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Jerome's total compensation ($USD2.04M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD996.42K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jerome's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.17yrs | US$2.04m | 0.22% $ 445.0k | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 1.33yrs | US$1.16m | 0.020% $ 41.3k | |
| Executive Vice President of Campus Operations & Services | 2.75yrs | US$907.03k | 0.52% $ 1.1m | |
| Senior Vice President of Admissions | 2.5yrs | US$658.02k | 0.031% $ 61.8k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer | 1yr | US$661.54k | 0.0083% $ 16.8k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Information Officer | 1yr | no data | 0.58% $ 1.2m | |
| Senior VP | 0.83yr | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Human Resource Officer | 0.42yr | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Commercial Officer | 0.42yr | no data | no data | |
| President of Sacramento Campus | 7.58yrs | US$544.93k | no data | |
| Campus President of Avondale Arizona Facility | 10.25yrs | no data | no data |
1.2yrs
Average Tenure
56.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: UTI's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.17yrs | US$2.04m | 0.22% $ 445.0k | |
| Independent Director | 15.92yrs | US$133.00k | 0.30% $ 602.4k | |
| Independent Director | 9.58yrs | US$135.00k | 0.28% $ 562.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 3.33yrs | US$349.00k | 0.26% $ 526.7k | |
| Independent Director | 7yrs | US$116.00k | 0.25% $ 505.9k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 15.92yrs | US$1.51m | 0.23% $ 465.3k | |
| Independent Director | 0.83yr | US$70.17k | 0.017% $ 34.4k | |
| Director | 4.58yrs | US$85.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 9.08yrs | US$108.00k | 0.25% $ 509.8k |
7.0yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: UTI's board of directors are considered experienced (7 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 27%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
- Ticker: UTI
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1965
- Industry: Education Services
- Sector: Consumer Services
- Market Cap: US$202.321m
- Shares outstanding: 32.69m
- Website: https://www.uti.edu
Number of Employees
Location
- Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
- 4225 East Windrose Drive
- Suite 200
- Phoenix
- Arizona
- 85032
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTI | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Dec 2003 |
| UTI | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Dec 2003 |
Biography
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. provides postsecondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle, and marine technicians in the United Stat...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/25 23:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/25 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
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