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Legacy Education

LGCY
63
Education & Training Services · Consumer Defensive
Price
$10.70
+0.05 (+0.47%)
pre-market:$10.87+1.59%
Market Cap
$135.4M
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange Arca
Winston Score
63
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 13, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

52.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 26.8M (2021) → 12.7M (2025)

Legacy Education Inc. runs live training events and workshops that teach people skills like real estate investing, stock trading, and entrepreneurship. Its main customers are everyday adults looking to improve their financial knowledge or start a business. The company sells educational content through in-person seminars, online courses, and coaching programs across North America and some international markets.

The company makes money primarily by selling tickets to events and upselling attendees into higher-priced coaching packages and advanced training programs. It operates mainly in the United States, with a market cap of roughly $100 million, putting it in the small-cap category. Its gross margin of around 47% reflects the relatively low cost of delivering live and digital content once the curriculum is built. The main risk the business faces is reputational — the seminar-based education industry has faced scrutiny over aggressive sales tactics and whether the training delivers real value to customers, which could affect enrollment and regulatory standing.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+15.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+4.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

21.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$22M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Legacy Education is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 15%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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Quality

Gross Margin
48.3%
Healthy — 48.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
18.5%
Healthy — 18.5% operating margin
ROCE
7.9%
Weak — 7.9% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+32.1%
Fast-growing sales (+32.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
+9.5%
Earnings growing (+9.5% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
69%
Modest — 69% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
6.1%
Modest free cash flow (6.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Interest Cover
125.81x
Comfortably covers interest (125.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
15.8x
Fair value — P/E 15.8

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+1.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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