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 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026 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 9/14/2026
30.3
13.8
17.2
7.4
11.6
9.0
1.6
3.2
6.0
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 501
Recent share count: 9,382,273 (9's column)

■ = Typical range across full coverage universe
# of Numbers Found in Filing
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
501
Low count compared to other filers, falling in the bottom quartile. At this number count, it would take about 5 numbers to move any given column by a full percentage point.
Benford's Law Stocks Score for VALU = 31
31

Starting from a possible score of 100, we made the following score deductions:
 • We deducted point upon observing the 2's percentage was below the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted point upon observing the 2's percentage was below the company's typical historical range.
 • The 3's percentage was higher than the 2's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 3's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 3's percentage was above the company's typical historical range.
 • We deducted point upon observing the 4's percentage was below the company's typical historical range.
 • The 5's percentage was higher than the 4's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • This is the 2nd column with percentage higher than the prior column, resulting in a penalty deduction.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 5's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted point (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 5's percentage was above the company's typical historical range.
 • We deducted points upon observing the 6's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted points upon observing the 6's percentage was above the company's typical historical range.
 • We deducted points upon observing the 7's percentage was below the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted points upon observing the 7's percentage was below the company's typical historical range.
 • The 8's percentage was higher than the 7's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • This is the 3rd column with percentage higher than the prior column, resulting in a penalty deduction.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 8's percentage was below 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.
 • This is the 3rd column with percentage higher than the prior column, resulting in a penalty deduction.
 • We deducted points upon observing the 9's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
VALU's Score Vs. Typical Stock
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
VALU
Low score compared to other filers, falling in the bottom quartile.
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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 152 numbers that start with the digit 1. Here they are:
1
15,085
16,016
12
12
1,092
1,035
1,213
1,920
152,667
151,916
1,144
1,799
1,191
1,434
1,407
14,355
14,742
14,311
14,100
10
10,000,000
1,000
1,000
123,949
122,578
16,675
16,575
104
109,166
107,890
152,667
151,916
1,460
1,631
1,246
1,146
1,027
1,496
1,471
1,722
15
15
1,344
128
152
1,653
179
118
100
16,321
10,000,000
1,000
16,575
122,578
104
107,890
100
100
10,000,000
1,000
16,675
123,949
109,166
10,000,000
1,000
15,647
113,400
15
15
1,481
10,000,000
1,000
15,706
116,802
103,036
15,085
15,085
15,085,000
17,142,000
193
17,142
125,000
131,000
125
1,000
134
10,000
161
1,342
1,471
12,000
1,321
1,509
144
1,046
1,266
16,016
16,321
122
1
1
18
15
18
15
1,108
1,389
1,438
1,781
192
10
1,722
10,669
10,669
1,914
1,777
126
117
11,355
11,336
103
101
14
14,311
14,100
1,770,000
1,339
1,813
17
19
1,722
1,628
1,918
1,920
11,000
1,989,000
16,575
1,291
1,714
1,232
1,202
11
1,989
16,675
1,989
1,126,000
10,340,000
1,628,000
1,124
1,933
1,259,000
We found 69 numbers that start with the digit 2. Here they are:
23,733
24,180
25,603
2,239
2
22,135
22,762
21,366
21,264
2,277
2,466
2,019
2,176
284
218
215
2,147
2,811
24,485
2,920
23,733
23,733
25,603
25,603
23,733,000
26,449,000
25,603,000
215,000
26,449
25,603
2,147,000
26,000
28,000
244
2
2,019
204
23
22
284
2,176
21
27.00
25.20
2,957
2,901
2,956
2,764
21.00
21.00
25
27.00
2,176
25.20
2,382
2,382
2,742
2,713
2,239
2,000
2,000,000
27.00
27.04
24,726
2.25
2,006
28.3
2,263,000
2
We found 86 numbers that start with the digit 3. Here they are:
35,564
36,878
36,683
305
305
3,284
3,285
338
30,000,000
3,497
3,616
3,879
321
331
3,357
395
341
316
302
38
3,285
3,059
3,385
3,118
369
34,382
34,013
3,284
3,284
3,058
3,058
35,564
35,564
36,878
36,878
36,683
36,683
35,564,000
35,564
32,016
31,955
37,003
36,878
31,770
3
31,729
36,814
3
36,683
3.7
3.6
3
3,357
3,827,000
3,885,000
33,708
305
305
34,013
387
3
3
3.40
32.2
3,357
3,879
3,827,000
330
392
385
395
372
372
380
34.05
30
33.24
300
35.70
319,000
319,000
370,000
370,000
305,000
305,000
305,000
4's 5's 6's
We found 37 numbers that start with the digit 4. Here they are:
437
4
499
43,501
44,026
4,655
4,655
4,660
4,655
4,488
4,117
4,708
4,705
45
4,655
4,655
41
45,000
4,987
4,923
44
4,954
49,000
41
4,488
41
41
4,488
4.39
46
483
424
408
4.39
40
4,662
4,952
We found 58 numbers that start with the digit 5. Here they are:
59,979
5,774
5,121
50
5
5
522
537
57
50
5,560
5,336
5,055
5,147
59
5
5
588,997
59
59
590,478
51
55
50
5,147,000
5,044
560
514
5,000
59,979,000
55,805,000
5,820,000
50
5,490
56,918
57,342
50
59,979
59,979
5
5
5.01
55
50
50
55
522
5,121
58,000
58,000
50
596
5
531
533
50,805,000
59
5.25
We found 45 numbers that start with the digit 6. Here they are:
60,217
62,206
62,765
6,556
6,297
616,727
613,807
6,140
6,377
6,460
69
6,460
6,475
6,460
666
633
655
613,807
616,727
66
6,460
6,460
61
64
6,000
664
60,217,000
6,228
62,408
63,342
6,000
62,408
63,342
60,217
60,217
6
6
633
6.40
64
6.40
652
652
613,807
616,727
7's 8's 9's
We found 8 numbers that start with the digit 7. Here they are:
717
7,024
7,110
734
75
712
765,000
73
We found 16 numbers that start with the digit 8. Here they are:
89,151
867
8,051
8,606
821
8,636
8,164
87,527
87,527
86,019
86,019
8,469
8
8,302
882
8,051,000
We found 30 numbers that start with the digit 9. Here they are:
9,382,098
911
90,461
973
945
991
991
99
9,384,249
9,414,605
970
900
9,340
9,484
991
991
99
991
99,678
991
90
9,308
90
96,000
96,000
90
92.01
92
906
9,575,000
While the above VALU 10Q Filed 9/14/2026 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 9/14/2026 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 9/14/2026
30.3
13.8
17.2
7.4
11.6
9.0
1.6
3.2
6.0
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 31
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 501

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
10Q Filed 12/15/2025
32.4
14.5
10.7
8.7
10.7
7.8
6.4
3.1
5.6
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 91
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 642

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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: 81
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 700

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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: 95
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 718

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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: 40
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 500

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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: 78
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 584

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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: 95
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 645

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
10K Filed 7/29/2026
30.0
19.8
12.2
8.2
10.2
7.9
3.0
2.3
6.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 84
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 706

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
10Q Filed 9/15/2025
28.9
15.9
14.7
7.0
10.4
9.2
4.4
3.4
6.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 81
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 502

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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: 94
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 634

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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: 76
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 492

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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: 78
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 586

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
10Q Filed 3/16/2026
32.7
15.1
9.4
9.5
11.4
6.8
4.7
3.0
7.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 69
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 695

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
10K Filed 7/29/2025
31.6
16.2
11.8
11.4
9.5
6.8
4.5
1.7
6.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 90
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 693

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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: 60
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 643

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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: 77
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 688

■ = Typical VALU range from 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
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 12/13/2021 to 9/14/2026
SCRH 10Q Filed 10/14/2026:
6
MGAM 10Q Filed 10/14/2026:
31
WINA 10Q Filed 10/14/2026:
90
SOTK 10Q Filed 10/14/2026:
72
ILLUU 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
38
AIEV 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
30
TGL 10K Filed 10/13/2026:
89
NUCL 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
85
LNAI 10K Filed 10/13/2026:
81
PKE 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
71
WS 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
98
AZZ 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
100
SODI 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
92
BABB 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
97
ADVB 10K Filed 10/13/2026:
78
INTV 10K Filed 10/13/2026:
42
ARTW 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
96
UCLE 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
74
EONR 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
80
NRIS 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
82
NRIX 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
100
DPZ 10Q Filed 10/13/2026:
87
QSEAU 10Q Filed 10/9/2026:
60
IRHOU 10Q Filed 10/9/2026:
47
CCEL 10Q Filed 10/9/2026:
73
DAL 10Q Filed 10/9/2026:
89
JEF 10Q Filed 10/9/2026:
100
CTWO 10Q Filed 10/9/2026:
64
WOR 10Q Filed 10/9/2026:
63
HOVR 10Q Filed 10/9/2026:
67
MU 10K Filed 10/9/2026:
70
TLRY 10Q Filed 10/8/2026:
98
KBH 10Q Filed 10/8/2026:
90
ODC 10K Filed 10/8/2026:
95
GLVT 10Q Filed 10/8/2026:
0
ANGO 10Q Filed 10/8/2026:
74
RELL 10Q Filed 10/8/2026:
73
SEGG 10Q Filed 10/8/2026:
85
VLGEA 10K Filed 10/8/2026:
86
BYRN 10Q Filed 10/8/2026:
84
 

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