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

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.72 to $9.75
• 50-Day Range: $9.65 to $9.73
• 52-Week Range: $5.76 to $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
• Consensus Rating: N/A

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 results on Tuesday, December, 15th. The technology company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.06. The technology company earned $65.55 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.02 million. China Distance Education had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.65% and a net margin of 4.98%.

What other stocks do shareholders of China Distance Education own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that China Distance Education investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Pfizer (PFE), General Motors (GM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AT&T (T) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 12/15/2020
• Today: 10/15/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Educational Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DL
• CIK: 1438644
• Web: www.cdeledu.com
• Phone: 86-10-8231-9999
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,457
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.15
• P/E Growth: 1.4
• Net Income: $5.84 million
• Net Margins: 4.98%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.65%
• Return on Assets: 2.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.13
• Current Ratio: 0.87
• Quick Ratio: 0.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $209.56 million
• Price / Sales: 1.59
• Cash Flow: $1.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.46
• Book Value: $3.81 per share
• Price / Book: 2.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,187,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $332.64 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90