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Winner, Winner: The Chicken McNugget Story
How a 1940s breeding contest, a Cornell food scientist, and a hedge by Ray Dalio helped McDonald's turn the Chicken McNugget into a fast-food icon.
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Value Line AGM 2026 summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.AGM 2026 summary6 Oct, 2026
Opening remarks and agenda
Meeting opened at 10:34 a.m.; agenda covered quorum confirmation, director elections, other formal business, then advance-submitted shareholder questions.
Fiscal year ended April 30, 2026, was described as excellent.
Financial performance review
FY2026 net income was $21.63 million, or $2.30 per share; EPS rose almost 5% from FY2025.
Retained earnings increased 8.1%, or nearly $9.2 million, to $122.578 million at April 30, 2026, the highest level in 20 years.
EULAV Asset Management investment income was nearly $19 million, up 3.6% YoY; liquid assets exceeded $86 million, up nearly 13% at year-end.
Investment income and gains were $6.428 million, nearly double FY2025; balance sheet strength and cash flow were cited as supporting flexibility.
Dividend announcements
Dividends increased for the 12th consecutive year; more than $20 million was paid to shareholders over the prior two years.
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Value Line, Inc. is a financial services company that specializes in providing investment research and related publications. The company offers a range of services aimed at both individual and institutional investors, focusing on equities, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), options, and more. Key products include The Value Line Investment Survey, a well-known publication providing comprehensive research and analysis, The Value Line Research Center, an online platform offering extensive financial data and tools, and various niche newsletters tailored to specific investment strategies. Additionally, Value Line provides software tools like The Value Line Investment Analyzer, which helps users conduct detailed stock analysis. The company's services cater to a diverse clientele, including libraries, universities, and investment firms. Value Line, Inc. is headquartered in New York, NY, and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ.