Covista Inc. vs GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO, two Education stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CVSA and GHC diverge most: on revenue growth, CVSA reads +9.3% and GHC reads -21.6%; on return on invested capital, CVSA reads 14.8% and GHC reads 3.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CVSA's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What GHC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CVSA | GHC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $125.28 | $1136.64 |
| Market cap | $4.3B | $4.9B |
| Sector | Education | Education |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +2.2% |
| P/E | 17.8 | — |
| P/B | 2.95 | 1.02 |
| P/S | 2.18 | 1.28 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.6 | 22.0 |
| Revenue growth | +9.3% | -21.6% |
| Operating margin | 19.0% | 6.4% |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 14.2% |
| Return on equity | 17.4% | 11.3% |
| Return on assets | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.8% | 3.1% |
| FCF yield | 9.2% | 6.7% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.6% |
| Debt / equity | 0.46 | 0.19 |
| Current ratio | 1.09 | 1.86 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.82 | 3.02 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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