TAL Education Group (TAL): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score

Is TAL undervalued?

TAL Education Group (TAL) closed at 12.51 on 16 Oct 2026. The GLS average fair value - the simple average of the 7 valuation models that produced a positive number - is 95.56, which puts the price 87% below it. 6 of the 7 models value the shares above the current price. A gap this wide is rare in our universe of ~7,400 US stocks and is exactly what the Value part of the Wheel Score rewards; it is also where the question "why is it this cheap?" matters most.

There is a wide gap between Lynch (4.82) and GLS Growth (301.83). When the models are this far apart the "fair value" is really a range, and the margin of safety above should be read with that range in mind.

The nightly engine files TAL under High Growth: revenue and earnings growing fast enough that the growth-based models carry the valuation.

Nine valuation models for TAL

Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.

Quality and financial health

TAL Education Group scores 6 of 9 on the Piotroski F-score: a middling result that passes the Sunday Scan's "6 or more" rule. Some of the nine tests on profitability, leverage and efficiency are failed, so the accounts are worth a look before selling a put on the name. A GLS Moat score of 4.9/10 is a weak reading: the ten-year history the score grades (revenue, EPS, book value, margins, cash flow, share count, ROIC) has not been steady, so the Moat part of the Wheel Score contributes little.

Returns on capital are high - ROIC 12.8%, ROE 14.1%, ROA 9.0% - with debt at 0.10 times equity and a free-cash-flow yield of 8.4%.

TAL Education Group pays no dividend, so the DDM model does not apply and a covered-call holder earns only the premium and any price gain. Revenue comes mainly from Small class learning services, personal… 70%, Online education services through www.x… 30% (quarter Q3 FY2022).

Institutional ownership scores 10/10, insider activity 1/10 and Congressional trading 5/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.

Wheel Score 85: Prime

With a Wheel Score of 85, TAL Education Group sits in the Prime band - price, quality and premium all line up for the wheel strategy. The parts: Value 25/25, Health 13/20, Moat 7/15, Premium 20/20, Stability 20/20. A high score is a ranking, not a signal: it says nothing about timing, the earnings date or your position size.

Implied volatility is 49% on the near-the-money contracts 20-60 days out - inside the 35-60% range the Wheel Score pays full marks for: enough premium to be worth selling, not so much that the risk is unpaid. The option chain is deep: 59,114 contracts of open interest across all expiries, which means tight fills at most strikes.

Volume runs at 4.5M shares a day on a market cap of $7.6B, with a beta of 0.07 - a low beta, so day-to-day moves are smaller than the market's; the Stability part of the Wheel Score gives that 20 of 20.

The Wheel Score ranks ~7,400 US stocks for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls; it is updated nightly and is not a recommendation. The walkthrough lesson shows how the score fits into a trade, start to finish.

Upcoming events

TAL Education Group reports earnings on 29 Oct 2026 - inside the 14-day window the Sunday Scan avoids, because a put sold now would carry the report's gap risk.

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