On this page of Benford's Law Stocks.com we present our study of VALUE LINE INC — ticker symbol VALU. SEC filings have been screened by our Benford's Law software, for quarterly 10Q and annual 10K filings from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025 for VALUE LINE INC under CIK number 0000717720. For filings made in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format, our algorithm extracts all "tagged" numbers presented by the company; for any non-XBRL filings our algorithm uses its own interal set of rules to extract what it believes to be numbers as found throughout the filings. The format found for each filing is presented below together with the results for VALU, with the percentage of found numbers beginning with each digit (1's, 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, and 9's) charted against the "normal" range observed throughout our coverage universe, as well as the "normal" range for VALUE LINE INC based on the past VALU filings our system processed in the past.
Benford Chart for VALU 10Q Filed 3/14/2025
30.3
18.3
8.7
11.7
8.4
5.6
4.9
3.7
8.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 700
Recent share count: 9,418,074 (9's column)

■ = Typical range across full coverage universe
# of Numbers Found in Filing
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
700
Normal-to-low count compared to other filers, above the bottom quartile. At this number count, it would take about 7 numbers to move any given column by a full percentage point.
Benford's Law Stocks Score for VALU = 80
80

Starting from a possible score of 100, we made the following score deductions:
 • We deducted point upon observing the 3's percentage was below the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted point upon observing the 3's percentage was below the company's typical historical range.
 • The 4's percentage was higher than the 3's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 4's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
 • The 9's percentage was higher than the 8's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • However, because we observed that the company's shares outstanding count begins with the digit 9, we canceled the penalty multiplier.
 • We deducted points upon observing the 9's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted points upon observing the 9's percentage was above the company's typical historical range.
VALU's Score Vs. Typical Stock
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
VALU
Normal-to-low score compared to other filers, falling within the bottom of the middle 50%.
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Check our work! We provide our VALUE LINE INC Benford's Law analysis for informational purposes only, and our software should be expected to make mistakes and contain errors (nothing you see on this website should be relied upon for any decision-making without first repeating the analysis yourself independently), and so below we present to you all of the numbers our system detected, for the VALU filing above. This way, you can open the filing on your own and compare what you see below against what you yourself find. This can also be helpful for exploring any columns in particular that caught your eye.

1's 2's 3's
We found 212 numbers that start with the digit 1. Here they are:
1
16,344
16
1,336
1,310
1,160
132
143,555
136,035
1,097
1,430
1,003
1,020
1,254
1,206
16,634
15,764
13,848
12,893
10
10,000,000
1,000
1,000
112,508
104,249
15,468
15,194
143,555
136,035
18,782
19,174
10,741
11,156
1,457
1,219
1,347
1,179
1,564
13,781
1,685
18,679
1,973
1,845
16,735
14,232
1.78
1.51
16,735
14,232
172
172
16,907
13,830
16,735
14,232
1,054
1,495
133
12,089
1,692
12,791
190
169
17
126
14,703
14,169
17,807
1,129
174
14
19
16,475
1,810
10,000,000
1,000
15,194
104,249
177
177
178
178
10,000,000
1,000
15,372
107,311
10,000,000
1,000
15,372
107,311
10,000,000
1,000
15,372
110,170
10,000,000
1,000
15,372
110,170
10,000,000
1,000
15,468
112,508
10,000,000
1,000
14,671
188
188
10,000,000
1,000
14,859
162
10,000,000
1,000
14,859
162
150
150
10,000,000
1,000
15,009
10,000,000
1,000
15,009
10,000,000
1,000
15,009
102,292
16,344
16,344
15,509,000
11,663,000
16,344,000
1,129,000
15,509
11,663
16,344
102,000
131
131
166,000
153
1,518
1,387
12
113
1
1,343
1,608
132
1,685
124,000
16,000
17,388
1,632
140
192
131
12,089
1,094
1,842
172
172
106
106
12,089
1,692
13,781
1,391
1,195
1,664
1,664
18
107
171
181
189
1,973
1,845
10,669
10,669
107
1,323
123
128
156
138
14
11,434
10,596
13
178
104
105
13,848
12,893
15,372
1,033
19
1,014
10
1
1,013
1,700
15,468
126,000
10,340,000
1,125,000
1,067,000
1,067,000
1,461
1,493
1,389,000
We found 128 numbers that start with the digit 2. Here they are:
28
26,005
26,816
21,808
27,167
209
2,825
2,827
22,813
22,254
2,636
21,792
22,988
253
2,654
2,812
26,692
28,484
2,698
2,139
21,537
20,831
2,232
2,009
22,493
258
258
291
26
2,032
2,073
274
22,426
27,121
253
2,825
2,825
2
2
2,826
2,826
2,110
2,825
2,825
212
212
2,641
2,641
2,639
2,639
286
286
258
258
2,639
2,639
28
26,005
26,005
21,808
21,808
27,167
27,167
250
250
26,005,000
21,808,000
20
21,808
22,000
20,218
29
20,247
27,269
29
27,167
218,000
263
216
2
2,009
23,724
2,080
295
239
23
24
26,816
27,121
287,000
287,000
218
218
22.6
226,000
230,000
273
288
2
21
25.60
23.80
2,291
2,073
23
284
2,414
2,297
21.00
21.00
25
24
25.60
23.80
2,426
2,274
2,612
2,576
26.42
26.48
24,726
2.25
24,110
237,218
29.6
26,692,000
2,268,000
2
We found 61 numbers that start with the digit 3. Here they are:
30
31
300
305
305
3,772
3,578
30,000,000
3,623
3,719
3,703
3,442
3,489
3,557
339
333
373
38,855
3,173
38,469
32,113
338
374
3,488
3,488
3,546
3,173,000
38,469,000
32,113,000
320,000
324
3,557
3,083
3,384
3,865,000
305
305
3,958
3,083
3,489
3,958,000
3,657
311
309
3.04
372
372
3.04
3,306
3,772
3,000,000
305,000
32,146
3,306,000
362
308
3,890
305,000
305,000
305,000
305,000
4's 5's 6's
We found 82 numbers that start with the digit 4. Here they are:
4,136
4,390
47,611
4,440
44,605
45,242
4,395
4,094
4,910
4,447
402
402
476
41
419
43
4,695
4,409
4,859
4,859
4,011
448
448
41
4,136
4,136
47,361
47,611
4,136,000
4,685
4
46,000
42,843
4
42,786
4,825
47,931
4
47,611
4.7
4.4
431
474
40
4,811
456
44
4,363
4,855,000
4,000
46
46
402
402
4.97
4.06
41
41
4,363
406
4,910
4,855,000
4,000,000
4,013
469
4,952
4,636
4,447
4.85
424
4.85
4,090
4,440
43,000
49,000
400
49.80
44.13
469,000
417,000
4,198
469,000
We found 59 numbers that start with the digit 5. Here they are:
56
58
5,308
584,036
577,517
5,155
5,758
5,163
5,885
55
5,163
5,885
5,156
577,517
5,887
5,887
581,926
581,926
5,685
5,685
581,926
581,926
5,163
5,163
584,036
565,460
569,471
569,471
573,017
573,017
5,885
5,885
573,017
55
50
5,088
544
511
55,805,000
5,820,000
50
5,881
57,233
57,195
50
5,780
508
508
55
50
50
55
547
5,758
581,926
53.52
584,036
563,000
5.25
We found 39 numbers that start with the digit 6. Here they are:
60
61,124
60,134
65,259
65,011
6,517
6,313
6,319
6,899
662
62
6,143
63
6,085
67,841
68,091
6,319
67,000
6,920
61
662
61,124,000
60,134,000
6,320
6,032
69
64,428
63,076
64,428
61,124
61,124
63,076
60,134
60,134
6,085
656
652
652
6,384
7's 8's 9's
We found 34 numbers that start with the digit 7. Here they are:
78,296
71,024
7
7,910
782
7,403
7,653
7,136
7,730
7
7
7,143
7,719
7,922
7,895
76
76
74
74
7
7
74,980
74,980
7,051
793,000
77
72
7,195
797
73
72
7,016
76
765,000
We found 26 numbers that start with the digit 8. Here they are:
84
869
81
8,967
8,420
8,476
806
894
822
8,478
8,752
8,260
81
83,673
85,491
85,491
85,742
85,742
89,246
8,382
8,420
812
8,420
806
80
882
We found 59 numbers that start with the digit 9. Here they are:
90
9,413,562
991
991
98,950
90,793
9,310
9,131
976
9,341
9,417,821
9,426,983
9,418,527
9,429,575
959
921
997
97
91
991
90,793
991
93,854
991
93,854
991
96,715
991
96,715
96
96
991
98,950
991
95,979
991
98,197
991
98,197
991
99,046
991
99,046
991
90
966
90
921
9,341
91.69
939
979
9
916
937,000
937
937
9,575,000
957,000
While the above VALU 10Q Filed 3/14/2025 is interesting in isolation, we have found that it is also useful to take a look at older VALUE LINE INC filings processed by our Benford's Law Stocks algorithm, to see how the company's filings "typically look" on a Benford's Law analysis. Below we repeat the 10Q Filed 3/14/2025 but instead of the chart comparing against the typical company across our coverage universe, below we show the same chart compared against the typical VALU 10Q and 10K filings that we have processed historically. This is followed by similar charts for each of those historical filings.

10Q Filed 3/14/2025
30.3
18.3
8.7
11.7
8.4
5.6
4.9
3.7
8.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 80
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 700

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10K Filed 7/26/2024
29.9
17.1
12.4
11.1
9.7
5.8
5.2
2.8
5.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 94
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 718

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 9/12/2023
27.2
16.4
12.0
12.4
13.0
4.4
3.6
3.8
7.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 39
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 500

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 12/12/2022
28.4
18.0
10.6
10.8
10.8
6.3
4.6
5.0
5.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 81
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 584

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 3/16/2022
31.5
18.3
7.6
10.9
9.9
7.3
6.8
4.0
3.7
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 92
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 645

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10K Filed 7/28/2021
32.5
17.6
11.6
9.6
9.6
5.5
4.3
4.2
5.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 99
XBRL? ❌  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 2,173

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 9/11/2020
31.6
17.0
13.9
6.6
11.0
4.4
4.5
4.8
6.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 61
XBRL? ❌  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 925

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 12/13/2024
29.8
15.5
12.5
11.4
10.1
6.6
5.2
3.0
6.0
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 93
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 634

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 3/15/2024
33.2
12.8
10.4
11.3
10.7
4.5
4.8
4.6
7.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 70
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 689

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10K Filed 7/28/2023
30.5
17.6
12.9
8.6
10.6
4.9
6.0
3.4
5.6
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 78
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 699

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 9/14/2022
30.1
17.9
10.4
10.2
11.6
6.1
6.3
2.8
4.7
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 74
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 492

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 12/13/2021
28.5
15.5
8.5
14.5
10.2
7.0
6.0
4.4
5.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 79
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 586

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 3/12/2021
32.8
15.6
13.6
7.7
8.7
7.1
4.5
3.8
6.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 96
XBRL? ❌  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,109

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10K Filed 7/28/2020
31.7
19.1
12.1
8.9
9.8
5.9
3.4
4.4
4.7
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 82
XBRL? ❌  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 2,019

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 9/13/2024
28.6
17.6
11.2
13.3
9.0
7.1
4.1
2.2
6.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 80
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 510

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 12/15/2023
27.4
14.8
13.2
11.2
12.6
5.6
3.6
4.8
6.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 62
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 643

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 3/14/2023
33.6
15.7
10.5
8.9
10.8
4.7
6.7
4.1
5.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 78
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 688

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10K Filed 7/26/2022
31.8
18.1
10.8
8.8
9.4
6.4
5.5
3.9
5.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 99
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 673

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 9/13/2021
27.3
16.8
10.5
12.3
12.1
6.7
7.3
2.2
4.7
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 60
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 494

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
10Q Filed 12/11/2020
32.5
16.4
12.9
8.3
10.3
4.8
5.5
4.8
4.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 90
XBRL? ❌  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,131

■ = Typical VALU range from 7/28/2020 to 3/14/2025
AN 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
99
ALEX 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
76
STEL 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
98
MTH 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
65
AVTE 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
44
WY 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
77
FHI 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
66
DOC 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
84
APH 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
86
FBIZ 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
89
QS 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
96
LRCX 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
67
PECO 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
61
CURB 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
77
AON 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
81
LVS 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
80
HCSG 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
98
SKYW 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
76
INNO 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
69
CBZ 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
94
MTX 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
60
MANH 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
51
GPI 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
98
TRMB 10K Filed 4/25/2025:
85
ORC 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
77
TYL 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
48
PSX 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
87
GATX 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
69
EAF 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
88
MIND 10K Filed 4/25/2025:
94
JBHT 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
78
RLI 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
85
EMN 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
74
LYB 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
87
CRI 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
58
SIGI 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
94
WKC 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
67
HAL 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
85
SLB 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
92
PHIN 10Q Filed 4/25/2025:
79
 

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