NYSE:DL

China Distance Education (DL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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Today's Range
$9.72
$9.75
50-Day Range
$9.65
$9.73
52-Week Range
$5.76
$10.87
Volume
15,796 shs
Average Volume
24,396 shs
Market Capitalization
$332.64 million
P/E Ratio
31.39
Dividend Yield
5.76%
Price Target
N/A
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About China Distance Education Stock (NYSE:DL)

China Distance Education Holdings Limited primarily provides online and offline education services, and sells related products in the People's Republic of China. It operates in three segments: Professional Education Services, Business Start-Up Training Services, and The Sale of Learning Simulation Software. The company offers online professional education services in accounting, healthcare, engineering and construction, and legal education industries; and other professional education courses, such as online test-preparation courses for self-taught learners pursuing higher education diplomas or degrees, and accounting practical skills training courses for college students and working professionals. As of September 30, 2020, it operated 19 Websites. The company also operates an Open Learning Platform, a proprietary education platform to share educational content and deliver live courses online; and sells proprietary books and reference materials. In addition, it provides business start-up training services to university students, job seekers, and individuals; offline accounting, tax, healthcare, and legal professional training services to accounting firms and the general public; and courseware production and online platform development services, as well as sells learning simulation software to the college market. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

DL Stock News Headlines

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
12/15/2020
Today
5/04/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Educational Services
Sub-Industry
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
2,457
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Net Income
$5.84 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$209.56 million
Cash Flow
$1.03 per share
Book Value
$3.81 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$332.64 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.90
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Key Executives

  • Mr. Zhengdong Zhu (Age 53)
    Co-Founder, Chairman of Directors & CEO
  • Ms. Baohong Yin (Age 53)
    Co-Founder & Deputy Chairman of Directors
  • Mr. Mark A. Marostica (Age 59)
    Co-Chief Financial Officer
  • Mr. Wing Hong Chan CPA (Age 50)
    Co-Chief Financial Officer
  • Mr. Feijia Ji (Age 47)
    Sr. EVP & Director
  • Mr. Liang Zheng
    Sr. VP

DL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were China Distance Education's earnings last quarter?

China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE:DL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December, 15th. The technology company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.06. The technology company had revenue of $65.55 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $59.02 million. China Distance Education had a net margin of 4.98% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.65%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.55 earnings per share.

Is China Distance Education a good dividend stock?

China Distance Education (NYSE:DL) pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.76%. DL has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 180.65%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, DL will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.45% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for DL.

What is David Knibbe's approval rating as China Distance Education's CEO?

2 employees have rated China Distance Education Chief Executive Officer David Knibbe on Glassdoor.com. David Knibbe has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts David Knibbe in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of China Distance Education own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other China Distance Education investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Illumina (ILMN), Netflix (NFLX), Gilead Sciences (GILD), General Motors (GM), JOYY (YY), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Alphabet (GOOG) and Pfizer (PFE).

This page (NYSE:DL) was last updated on 5/4/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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