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Value Line Asset Allocation Fund Institutional Class (VLAIX): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score
Financial Services · Asset Management · United States · High Yield Income
Is VLAIX undervalued?
VLAIX closed at 33.34 on 16 Oct 2026 against a GLS average fair value of 35.27 - 5.5% below fair value, which our screens read as "fairly priced". 1 of 3 models are above the current price. There is no discount to lean on here, so the margin of safety is not the reason to look at the stock.
Only 3 of the nine models produced a value (DCF, 10 Cap, DDM); the others need a dividend, positive free cash flow or positive book value the company does not have yet, so the average rests on a narrow base.
The nightly engine files VLAIX under High Yield Income: a dividend yield above 4%.
Nine valuation models for VLAIX
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.
| Model | Value | vs price | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCF | 13.16 | -61% | Present value of the projected free cash flows, discounted at the cost of capital |
| Graham Number | - | - | The most a defensive investor pays for the earnings and book value per share; no value tonight |
| Graham Growth | - | - | Graham's growth formula: EPS × (8.5 + 2 × growth), adjusted for bond yields; no value tonight |
| Lynch | - | - | EPS × the earnings growth rate (PEG of 1), growth capped at 25%; no value tonight |
| GLS Growth | - | - | EPS compounded ten years at the blended growth rate, discounted back at 15% a year; no value tonight |
| 10 Cap | 27.63 | -17% | Owner's earnings (operating cash flow less maintenance capex) capitalised at 10% |
| Payback Time | - | - | Eight years of compounded free cash flow: the price at which the business pays for itself; no value tonight |
| DDM | 65.03 | +95% | Dividend discount model: next year's dividend ÷ (10% − 3% growth); needs a dividend |
| EPV | - | - | Earnings power value: current EPS capitalised at 9% with no growth; no value tonight |
| Zombie (liquidation) | 1.42 | -96% | Current assets less all liabilities, per share: the balance-sheet floor. Not in the average |
| Wall St target | 0.0000 | -100% | Analysts' average 12-month price target. Not in the average |
Quality and financial health
On financial health VLAIX scores 7/9 (Piotroski): most of the nine tests - positive earnings and cash flow, falling debt, rising margins and turnover - are passed, which is the kind of balance sheet a wheel trader is happy to be assigned. The GLS Moat score is 5.4 out of 10: a ten-year record that is consistent in some of the metrics the score tracks (revenue, earnings, margins, cash flow, returns on capital) and patchy in others.
Returns on capital are high - ROIC 20.4%, ROE 21.6%, ROA 13.8% - with debt at 0.06 times equity and a free-cash-flow yield of 4.1%.
The dividend yield is high at 13.26% (payout ratio 52%). A yield this size is often the market's way of pricing a risk to the payout, so the health score and cash flow matter more than usual.
Institutional ownership scores 5/10, insider activity 5/10 and Congressional trading 5/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.
| Piotroski F-score | 7 / 9 | ROIC | 20.4% |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLS Moat | 5.4 / 10 | ROE | 21.6% |
| Debt / equity | 0.06 | ROA | 13.8% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 4.1% | Payout ratio | 52% |
| Institutions | 5 / 10 | Insiders · Congress | 5 · 5 / 10 |
Wheel Score 39: No options
VLAIX has no listed options in the nightly snapshot, so there is nothing to sell and the stock cannot be wheeled however good the business; the Wheel Score is capped at 39 and shown as "No options" (39 here). The valuation and quality numbers still apply to owning the shares outright.
Volume runs at - a day on a market cap of $438M, with a beta of 0.83; the Stability part of the Wheel Score gives that 7 of 20.
| Part | Points | From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 15 / 25 | 5% margin of safety | |
| Health | 16 / 20 | Piotroski 7/9 | |
| Moat | 8 / 15 | moat 5.4/10 | |
| Premium | 0 / 20 | no option data | |
| Stability | 7 / 20 | 0k shares/day, $438M cap, beta 0.83 |
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
No upcoming earnings date is recorded for VLAIX in the nightly calendar.
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Is VLAIX undervalued right now?
Not meaningfully: at 33.34 the stock trades within a few percent of the GLS average fair value of 35.27 (5.5% below fair value, data as of 16 Oct 2026).
What is the Wheel Score of VLAIX and what does it mean?
VLAIX has no listed options in our nightly snapshot, so it cannot be wheeled; its Wheel Score is capped at 39 and shown as "No options".
What is the GLS fair value for VLAIX?
35.27 per share as of 16 Oct 2026 - the simple average of the 3 valuation models (out of nine: DCF, Graham Number, Graham Growth, Lynch, GLS Growth, 10 Cap, Payback Time, DDM and EPV) that produced a positive value. The models run every night on the latest filings; the Quote page lets you switch any of them off and add a margin of safety of your own.
When does Value Line Asset Allocation Fund Institutional Class report earnings next?
No upcoming earnings date is recorded for VLAIX in our calendar as of 16 Oct 2026; the Calendars page is refreshed every morning.
Does VLAIX have listed options, and how liquid are they?
No. The nightly options snapshot found no listed contracts on VLAIX, so the wheel strategy cannot be run on it and the Wheel Score is capped at 39.