LINCLincoln Educational Services Corporation

$25.62

Is it safe?

Can LINC take a bad year?

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation holds $12M more cash than debt, and is burning $2.3M a quarter, about 1.8 years of cover.

$12M

Net cash

Net debt / EBITDA
net cash

Net debt / EBITDA · no net borrowings to measure against earnings

Altman Z-score
4.68

Altman Z-score · safe zone, above 3

Cash runway
1.8 years

Cash runway · burning $2.3M a quarter at the current rate

Details
Total debtQ1 2026
$5.0M
Cash and short-term investments
$17M
Net cash
$12M
EBITDA, trailing twelve months
$57M
Operating profit, trailing twelve months
$33M
Debt / equity
0.03×
Total debt / EBITDA
0.09×
Annualised volatilitytwo years of daily moves
51%
Worst drawdown on file
−58%
Below its 52-week high
−53%

Balance sheet from SEC filings; drawdown and volatility from end-of-day closes; Altman Z from the filed statements.