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LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SVCS CORP (NASD)
LINC	21.78	-0.45	(-2.02%)	Vol. 166,203	16:00 ET

Lincoln Educational is a leading and diversified for-profit provider of a career-oriented post-secondary education headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey. It offers recent high school graduates and working adults degree and diploma programs in four principal areas of study: automotive technology, allied health (which includes programs for medical administrative assistants, medical assistants, pharmacy technicians and massage therapists), skilled trades and business and information technology.

General Information

LINCOLN EDUCATL

200 Executive Drive Suite 340 West Orange, NJ 07052 Phone: 973 736-9340 Fax: 973-736-1750 Web: www.lincolnedu.com Email: investorservices@lincolnedu.com

Industry	SCHOOLS
Sector:	Consumer Discretionary

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	03/04/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	22.23
52 Week High	24.71
52 Week Low	10.21
Beta	0.24
20 Day Moving Average	277,273.69
Target Price Consensus	28

% Price Change
4 Week	-8.62
12 Week	-3.84
YTD	66.49

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-9.60
12 Week	-9.34
YTD	37.79

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	26.90
Market Capitalization (millions)	593.33
Short Ratio	5.73
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.00%
Annual Dividend	$0.00
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	NA / $0.00

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.70
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.69
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	21.10
Next EPS Report Date	03/04/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.50
30 Days Ago	2.50
60 Days Ago	2.50
90 Days Ago	2.50

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	13.03
Trailing 12 Months:	14.90
PEG Ratio	0.62

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	127.27%
vs. Previous Quarter	85.19%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	47.66%
vs. Previous Quarter:	15.81%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	2.69
Price/Cash Flow	14.64
Price / Sales	1.18

ROE
09/30/09	19.91
06/30/09	17.10
03/31/09	14.68

ROA
09/30/09	12.14
06/30/09	10.68
03/31/09	9.30

Current Ratio
09/30/09	0.95
06/30/09	0.76
03/31/09	0.67

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.91
06/30/09	0.71
03/31/09	0.63

Operating Margin
09/30/09	7.90
06/30/09	6.98
03/31/09	6.21

Net Margin
09/30/09	13.11
06/30/09	11.58
03/31/09	10.31

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	13.11
06/30/09	11.58
03/31/09	10.31

Book Value
09/30/09	8.19
06/30/09	7.68
03/31/09	7.37

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	57.29
06/30/09	51.21
03/31/09	49.99

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.17
06/30/09	0.18
03/31/09	0.19

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	14.38
06/30/09	15.30
03/31/09	16.00


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