NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Value Line, Inc., (NASDAQ:VALU) reported results for the first fiscal
quarter ended July 31, 2017.
During the three months ended July 31, 2017, the Company’s net income of $2,215,000, or $0.23 per share, was
$4,143,000 or 65.2% below net income of $6,358,000, or $0.65 per share, for the three months ended July 31, 2016. Income from
operations of $1,165,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2017 was $6,972,000 or 85.7% below income from operations of
$8,137,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2016. During the first quarter of fiscal 2017 both net income and income
from operations included a pre-tax gain of $8,123,000 from the sale of the Company's operating facility for which it received net
proceeds of $11,555,000 on July 29, 2016. The decrease in income from operations was partially offset by a $1,222,000
decrease in depreciation and amortization expense in fiscal year 2018.
Shareholders’ equity of $38,373,000 at July 31, 2017 increased $519,000 compared to shareholders’ equity of
$37,854,000 at April 30, 2017. As of July 31, 2017, retained earnings and liquid assets were $39,653,000 and $24,019,000,
respectively. During the three months ended July 31, 2017 there were 9,709,580 average common shares outstanding as compared
to 9,739,355 average common shares outstanding during the three months ended July 31, 2016.
The Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q has been filed with the SEC and is available on the Company’s website
at www.valueline.com/About/corporate_filings.aspx. Shareholders may receive a printed copy,
free of charge upon request.
Value Line, Inc. is a leading New York based provider of investment research. The Value Line Investment
Survey is one of the most widely used sources of independent equity investment research. Value Line also
publishes a range of proprietary investment research in both print and digital formats including research in the areas of Mutual
Funds, Options and Convertible securities. Value Line’s acclaimed research also enables the Company to provide specialized
products such as Value Line Select, Value Line Special Situations, Value Line Select: Dividend Income &
Growth, Value Line Select: ETFs and copyright data,
distributed under copyright agreements for fees, including certain proprietary ranking system information and other proprietary
information used in third party products. Investment Management services are provided through its substantial non-controlling
and non-voting interests in EULAV Asset Management, the investment advisor to The Value Line Family of Mutual Funds. Value Line’s
products are available to individual investors by mail, at www.valueline.com or through 1-800-VALUELINE or 1-800-535-9648, while institutional-level
services for professional investors, advisers, corporate, academic, municipal and legal libraries are offered at www.ValueLinePro.com, www.ValueLineLibrary.com and at 1-800-531-1425.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This report contains statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions
(including certain projections and business trends) accompanied by such phrases as “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “anticipate”,
“will”, “intend” and other similar or negative expressions, that are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Actual results for Value Line, Inc. (“Value Line” or “the Company”) may
differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the
following:
- maintaining revenue from subscriptions for the Company’s digital and print published products;
- changes in market and economic conditions, including global financial issues;
- protection of intellectual property rights;
- dependence on non-voting revenues and non-voting profits interests in EULAV Asset Management, a Delaware statutory trust
(“EAM” or “EAM Trust”), which serves as the investment advisor to the Value Line Funds and engages in related distribution,
marketing and administrative services;
- fluctuations in EAM’s assets under management due to broadly based changes in the values of equity and debt securities,
redemptions by investors and other factors, and the effect these changes may have on the valuation of EAM’s intangible
assets;
- dependence on key personnel;
- competition in the fields of publishing, copyright data and investment management;
- the impact of government regulation on the Company’s and EAM’s businesses;
- availability of free or low cost investment data through discount brokers or generally over the internet;
- terrorist attacks, cyber attacks and natural disasters;
- other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the risks described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2017 and in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the period ended July 31, 2017; and
- other risks and uncertainties arising from time to time.
These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors which may involve external
factors over which we may have no control or changes in our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations or intentions, which may
happen at any time at our discretion, could also have material adverse effects on future results. Except as otherwise required to
be disclosed in periodic reports required to be filed by public companies with the SEC pursuant to the SEC's rules, we have no duty
to update these statements, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks and uncertainties, current plans, anticipated
actions, and future financial conditions and results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking information contained
herein.
Contact: Howard A. Brecher
Value Line, Inc.
(212)
907-1500
www.valueline.com
www.ValueLinePro.com, www.ValueLineLibrary.com
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