EDTK (Skillful Craftsman Education Technology) Earnings Power Value (EPV): $-8.17 (As of Mar25)


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What is Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

Skillful Craftsman Education Technology EDTK +1.76% 31 Earnings Power Value (EPV) is $-8.17 as of Mar25. GuruFocus rates EDTK with a GF Score™ of 31/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

As of Mar25, Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's earnings power value is $-8.17. *

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

Margin of Safety is N/A.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future. Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.


Skillful Craftsman Education Technology  (NAS:EDTK) Earnings Power Value (EPV) Explanation

Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.

Earnings power value (EPV) uses a very basic equation which assumes no growth, although it does rely on an assumption about the cost of capital as well as the fact that current earnings are sustainable. It also involves several adjustments to clean up the underlying Earnings figures.


Be Aware

Though using today's earnings in calculating Earnings Power Value, GuruFocus is normalizing these earnings to the business cycle. This eliminates the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle. This means that we are considering the average earnings over 5 years.


Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Earnings Power Value (EPV) Related Terms


Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's Earnings Power Value (EPV) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Earnings Power Value (EPV)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 -0.63 -6.13 -6.82 -8.17

Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Semi-Annual Data
Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25
Earnings Power Value (EPV) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 -6.82 0.00 -8.17 0.00

EDTK vs PCSVD, ASPU, EXDW: Earnings Power Value (EPV) Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's Earnings Power Value (EPV), along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Power Value (EPV) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Earnings Power Value (EPV) vs Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.


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Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Earnings Power Value (EPV) Calculation

Earnings Power Value also known as just Earnings Power is a valuation technique popularised by Bruce Greenwald, an authority on value investing at Columbia University. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. This valuation tool excludes the potential growth that a company may have so that needs to be looked at separately. Since future growth is excluded from the analysis, only the maintenance capital expenditures are subtracted from after-tax EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) and growth capex is ignored.

Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 5 Years Last Year
Revenue 10.84
DDA 4.58
Operating Margin % -53.66
SGA * 25% 0.85
Tax Rate % 10.08
Maintenance Capex 7.48
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.22
Short-Term Debt 0.70
Long-Term Debt 0.00
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 15.88

1. Start with "Earnings" not including accounting adjustments (one-time charges not excluded unless policy has changed). "Earnings" are "Operating Income.

2. Look at average margins over a business/Industry cycle: Average Operating Margin = -53.66%

To normalize margins and eliminate the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle, it is usually best to take a long-term average of operating margins. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since most of companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year margin.

3. Multiply average margins by sustainable revenues and then adjust for maintenance SGA. This yields "normalized" EBIT:

To be conservative, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year revenues as the sustainable revenue.
EPV analysis recognises that part of SG&A expenditure is made to maintain and replace the existing assets, while part is made to grow sales. Since EPV is only interested in what it costs a going concern to maintain its existing asset base, it adds back a percentage of SG&A (between 15% and 50% - this is a matter of judgment and industry knowledge) to make up for the fact that some of this expenditure went to fund growth and shouldn't be accounted for. To start off, we assume 25% for the sake of prudence.
Sustainable Revenue = $10.84 Mil, Average Operating Margin = -53.66%, Average Adjusted SGA = 0.85,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 10.84 * -53.66% +0.85 = $-4.96494884 Mil.

4. Multiply by one minus Average Tax Rate (NOPAT):

Same as average operating margin calculation, GuruFocus takes an average of the 5 years tax rates.
Average Tax Rate = 10.08%, and "Normalized" EBIT = $-4.96494884 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = -4.96494884 * ( 1 - 10.08% ) = $-4.4646805948816 Mil.

5. Add back Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate). This yields "normalized" Earnings:

Excess Depreciation = Average DDA * % of Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate) = 4.58 * 0.5 * 10.08% = $0.230659792 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = -4.4646805948816 + 0.230659792 = $-4.2340208028816 Mil.

6. Adjusted for Maintenance Capital Expenditure:

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
Fourth, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditures as maintenance CAPEX.
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's Average Maintenance CAPEX = $7.48 Mil *.
* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

7. Investors require a return of "WACC" for the risk they are taking: WACC = 9%

8. Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's current cash and cash equivalent = $1.22 Mil.
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 0.00 + 0.70 = $0.701 Mil.
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 15.88 Mil.

Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Mar25 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( -4.2340208028816 - 7.48)/ 9%+1.22-0.701 )/15.88
=-8.17

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( -8.1655440104705-0.983 )/-8.1655440104705
= N/A

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

What does a Earnings Power Value (EPV) of $-8.17 mean?
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology (EDTK) has a Earnings Power Value (EPV) of $-8.17 as of Mar25. Bruce Greenwald's earnings power value focuses on current earnings without factoring in future growth. View historical data on Skillful Craftsman Education Technology and its competitors.
Is Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's Earnings Power Value (EPV) too high?
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is $-8.17. Overall, Skillful Craftsman Education Technology has a GF Score™ of 31/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's Earnings Power Value (EPV) compare to PCSVD and ASPU?
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's Earnings Power Value (EPV) of $-8.17 can be compared against companies in the Education industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Earnings Power Value (EPV) for an Education company?
A good Earnings Power Value (EPV) depends on the Education industry context. However, Earnings Power Value (EPV) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Earnings Power Value (EPV) mean?
A high Earnings Power Value (EPV) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Bruce Greenwald's earnings power value focuses on current earnings without factoring in future growth. View historical data on Skillful Craftsman Education Technology and its competitors. Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is $-8.17. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Skillful Craftsman Education Technology stock overvalued right now?
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology (EDTK) has a current Earnings Power Value (EPV) of $-8.17. The current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is $-8.17. Skillful Craftsman Education Technology's overall GF Score™ is 31/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Earnings Power Value (EPV) calculated?
Earnings Power Value (EPV) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Skillful Craftsman Education Technology (EDTK), the current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is $-8.17 as of Mar25. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Business Description

Address Shenzhen Bay Science and Technology Ecological Park, 7th Floor, West Lobby, Building 7B, Nanshan District, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, CHN, 518063
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Ltd provides online education and technology services in China. The services comprises of two aspects - Online vocational training and Virtual simulation experimental training. It covers a wide range of subjects, including mechanics, electronics, auto repair and construction. Majority of its revenues are generated from the People's Republic of China.
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