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Nelnet (NNI) | Financial Analysis & Statements

Nelnet Inc. | Mid-cap | Financial Services

$122.91

-2.08%

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TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 341.0M

Net Income 81.1M 23.79%

EPS (Diluted) $2.26

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 14.2B

Total Liabilities 10.8B

Shareholders Equity 3.4B

Debt to Equity 3.22

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 83.1M

Free Cash Flow 87.8M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

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Nelnet Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Revenue i	1.2B	1.0B	1.4B	1.2B	1.0B
Cost of Goods Sold i	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit i	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Margin % i	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i	-	-	-	-	-
Selling, General & Administrative i	632.2M	591.5M	589.6M	507.1M	501.8M
Other Operating Expenses i	-	-	-	-	-
Total Operating Expenses i	632.2M	591.5M	589.6M	507.1M	501.8M
Operating Income i	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Margin % i	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Expense i	-	-	-	-	-
Other Non-Operating Income	-	-	-	-	-
Pre-tax Income i	228.6M	74.2M	509.5M	502.1M	450.5M
Income Tax i	52.7M	19.8M	113.2M	115.8M	100.9M
Effective Tax Rate % i	23.0%	26.6%	22.2%	23.1%	22.4%
Net Income i	175.9M	54.4M	396.2M	386.3M	349.6M
Net Margin % i	15.1%	5.3%	28.2%	31.1%	33.5%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i	-	-	-	-	-
EPS (Basic) i	$5.02	$2.45	$10.83	$10.20	$9.02
EPS (Diluted) i	$5.02	$2.45	$10.83	$10.20	$9.02
Basic Shares Outstanding i	36642533	37416621	37603033	38572801	39059588
Diluted Shares Outstanding i	36642533	37416621	37603033	38572801	39059588

Income Statement Trend

Nelnet Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i	194.5M	168.1M	118.1M	125.6M	121.2M
Short-term Investments i	983.8M	937.9M	1.4B	929.7M	348.6M
Accounts Receivable i	159.9M	196.2M	194.9M	163.3M	76.5M
Inventory i	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Assets i	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i	7.0M	7.1M	6.2M	4.9M	4.9M
Goodwill i	352.4M	360.9M	417.3M	336.2M	359.3M
Intangible Assets i	36.3M	44.8M	63.5M	52.0M	75.1M
Long-term Investments	-	-	-	-	-
Other Non-Current Assets	-	-	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Assets i	-	-	-	-	-
Total Assets i	13.8B	-	-	-	-
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i	21.0M	35.4M	36.0M	4.6M	28.7M
Short-term Debt i	943.2M	1.4B	1.1B	117.1M	553.4M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Liabilities	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Liabilities i	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i	7.4B	10.2B	12.9B	17.0B	18.8B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i	-	-	-	-	-
Other Non-Current Liabilities	-	-	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities i	-	-	-	-	-
Total Liabilities i	10.5B	-	-	-	-
Equity
Common Stock i	363.0K	371.0K	372.0K	379.0K	384.0K
Retained Earnings i	3.3B	3.3B	3.2B	2.9B	2.6B
Treasury Stock i	-	-	-	-	-
Other Equity	-	-	-	-	-
Total Shareholders Equity i	3.3B	3.2B	3.2B	3.0B	2.6B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i	8.3B	11.6B	14.1B	17.1B	19.3B
Working Capital i	0	0	0	0	0

Balance Sheet Composition

Nelnet Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Operating Activities
Net Income i	175.9M	54.4M	396.2M	386.3M	349.6M
Depreciation & Amortization i	132.5M	145.4M	176.2M	132.3M	198.5M
Stock-Based Compensation i	12.0M	16.5M	14.2M	10.7M	16.7M
Working Capital Changes i	113.8M	86.9M	33.4M	-34.9M	121.8M
Operating Cash Flow i	427.1M	251.3M	655.4M	566.3M	694.8M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i	-20.9M	-74.1M	-59.4M	-59.0M	-113.3M
Acquisitions i	0	0	-34.0M	0	-30.0M
Investment Purchases i	-1.1B	-938.9M	-1.3B	-996.9M	-639.7M
Investment Sales i	568.6M	1.0B	580.0M	352.8M	186.8M
Investing Cash Flow i	-539.6M	-3.9M	-806.5M	-703.1M	-596.2M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i	-83.3M	-28.0M	-97.7M	-58.1M	-73.4M
Dividends Paid i	-40.8M	-39.4M	-36.6M	-34.5M	-31.8M
Debt Issuance i	30.7M	761.2M	1.3B	1.9B	1.9B
Debt Repayment i	-3.6B	-3.6B	-4.3B	-3.7B	-3.1B
Financing Cash Flow i	-3.7B	-2.8B	-3.1B	-1.8B	-1.2B
Free Cash Flow i	642.0M	358.9M	624.6M	421.4M	235.8M
Net Change in Cash i	-3.8B	-2.6B	-3.3B	-1.9B	-1.1B

Cash Flow Trend

Nelnet Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 23.51

Forward P/E 21.16

Price to Book 1.33

Price to Sales 3.32

PEG Ratio 21.16

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 14.15%

Operating Margin 28.23%

Return on Equity 5.63%

Return on Assets 1.26%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 6.78

Debt to Equity 257.42

Beta 0.90

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $5.31

Book Value per Share $94.06

Revenue per Share $37.44

Peer Financial Comparison

Company	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	Profit Margin	Debt/Equity
nni	4.5B	23.51	1.33	5.63%	14.15%	257.42
Visa	664.1B	33.45	17.47	51.76%	52.16%	65.02
Mastercard	515.1B	38.45	65.74	176.95%	44.93%	240.92
Synchrony Financial	10.0B	-	0.61	20.23%	35.79%	0.94
Upstart Holdings	7.9B	-47.69	11.61	-10.30%	-8.75%	215.45
SLM	6.6B	15.47	3.13	18.99%	36.64%	269.94

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.