2U Inc (TWOU) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:TWOU • US90214J2006

Current stock price

1.58 USD
-0.86 (-35.25%)
At close:
1.5007 USD
-0.08 (-5.02%)
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This TWOU fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. TWOU Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • TWOU had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year TWOU had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years TWOU always reported negative net income.
  • The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: TWOU reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
TWOU Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFTWOU Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 -100M -200M -300M

1.2 Ratios

  • TWOU has a worse Return On Assets (-22.21%) than 67.69% of its industry peers.
  • TWOU has a Return On Equity of -188.75%. This is in the lower half of the industry: TWOU underperforms 78.46% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of TWOU (0.01%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -22.21%
ROE -188.75%
ROIC 0.01%
ROA(3y)-16.26%
ROA(5y)-16.52%
ROE(3y)-77.58%
ROE(5y)-57.76%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
TWOU Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICTWOU Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 -50 -100

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 0.01%, TWOU is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.31% of the companies in the same industry.
  • TWOU has a better Gross Margin (54.64%) than 63.08% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of TWOU has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 0.01%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 54.64%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y2.9%
GM growth 5Y-2.84%
TWOU Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsTWOU Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 20 -20 40 -40 60

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2. TWOU Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so TWOU is destroying value.
  • TWOU has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for TWOU is higher compared to a year ago.
TWOU Yearly Shares OutstandingTWOU Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 20M 40M 60M
TWOU Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsTWOU Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 500M 1B 1.5B 2B

2.2 Solvency

  • TWOU has an Altman-Z score of -0.90. This is a bad value and indicates that TWOU is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of TWOU (-0.90) is worse than 70.77% of its industry peers.
  • TWOU has a Debt/Equity ratio of 5.33. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • TWOU's Debt to Equity ratio of 5.33 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. TWOU is outperformed by 84.62% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 5.33
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -0.9
ROIC/WACC0
WACC5.35%
TWOU Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFTWOU Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.3 Liquidity

  • TWOU has a Current Ratio of 0.91. This is a bad value and indicates that TWOU is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.91, TWOU is doing worse than 66.15% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.91 indicates that TWOU may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.91, TWOU is not doing good in the industry: 66.15% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.91
Quick Ratio 0.91
TWOU Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesTWOU Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 200M 400M 600M

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3. TWOU Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • TWOU shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 37450.00%, which is quite impressive.
  • Looking at the last year, TWOU shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -4.47% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, TWOU shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 18.10% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)37450%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-6500%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.47%
Revenue growth 3Y6.89%
Revenue growth 5Y18.1%
Sales Q2Q%-16.82%

3.2 Future

  • TWOU is expected to show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -26.83% yearly.
  • TWOU is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -0.04% yearly.
EPS Next Y-55.1%
EPS Next 2Y-42.67%
EPS Next 3Y-26.83%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-16.63%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.79%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.04%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
TWOU Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesTWOU Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 200M 400M 600M 800M
TWOU Yearly EPS VS EstimatesTWOU Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 10 -10 -20 -30

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4. TWOU Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 0.21 indicates a rather cheap valuation of TWOU.
  • 98.46% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than TWOU, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • TWOU is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.78, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • TWOU is expected to report negative earnings next year, which makes the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 0.21
Fwd PE N/A
TWOU Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsTWOU Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of TWOU indicates a rather cheap valuation: TWOU is cheaper than 83.08% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.07
TWOU Per share dataTWOU EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 200 -200

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • TWOU's earnings are expected to decrease with -26.83% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-42.67%
EPS Next 3Y-26.83%

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5. TWOU Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • TWOU does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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TWOU Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

2U Inc

NASDAQ:TWOU (8/6/2024, 8:00:03 PM)

After market: 1.5007 -0.08 (-5.02%)

1.58

-0.86 (-35.25%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Earnings (Last)07-31
Earnings (Next)11-07
Inst Owners223.4%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners315.07%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap4.44M
Revenue(TTM)905.84M
Net Income(TTM)-318.20M
Analysts47.5
Price Target21.42 (1255.7%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)5.46%
Min EPS beat(2)-26.16%
Max EPS beat(2)37.09%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-34.9%
Min EPS beat(4)-139.54%
Max EPS beat(4)37.09%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-26.22%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)-10.33%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)-1.06%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-5.89%
Min Revenue beat(2)-10.94%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.85%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-4.57%
Min Revenue beat(4)-10.94%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.52%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.85%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.05%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.51%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)2300%
EPS NQ rev (1m)12.18%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-4707.57%
EPS NY rev (1m)33523.9%
EPS NY rev (3m)2746.3%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.29%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.2%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.23%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 0.21
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 0.11
P/B 0.03
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.07
EPS(TTM)7.47
EY472.78%
EPS(NY)-0.5
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.49
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)14.71
OCFY931.08%
SpS322.36
BVpS59.99
TBVpS-298.4
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -22.21%
ROE -188.75%
ROCE 0.01%
ROIC 0.01%
ROICexc 0.01%
ROICexgc 0.64%
OM 0.01%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 54.64%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-16.26%
ROA(5y)-16.52%
ROE(3y)-77.58%
ROE(5y)-57.76%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y2.9%
GM growth 5Y-2.84%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.63
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 5.33
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 8.16
Cap/Depr 41.4%
Cap/Sales 5.03%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 37.54%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.91
Quick Ratio 0.91
Altman-Z -0.9
F-Score5
WACC5.35%
ROIC/WACC0
Cap/Depr(3y)55.38%
Cap/Depr(5y)70.03%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.81%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.6%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)37450%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-6500%
EPS Next Y-55.1%
EPS Next 2Y-42.67%
EPS Next 3Y-26.83%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.47%
Revenue growth 3Y6.89%
Revenue growth 5Y18.1%
Sales Q2Q%-16.82%
Revenue Next Year-16.63%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.79%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.04%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y100.26%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year35.34%
EBIT Next 3Y18.37%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y95.82%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y260.41%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

2U Inc / TWOU Fundamental Analysis FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for 2U Inc?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to TWOU.


What is the valuation status of 2U Inc (TWOU) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to 2U Inc (TWOU). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of TWOU stock?

2U Inc (TWOU) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for TWOU stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for 2U Inc (TWOU) is 0.21 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.03.


What is the earnings growth outlook for 2U Inc?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of 2U Inc (TWOU) is expected to decline by -55.1% in the next year.