VERTICALSCOPE HD SUB VOT(TSX:FORA) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to FORA. FORA was compared to 12 industry peers in the Interactive Media & Services industry. FORA has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. FORA is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year FORA has reported negative net income.

FORA had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

In the past 5 years FORA always reported negative net income.

Each year in the past 5 years FORA had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

FORA has a better Return On Assets (1.98%) than 83.33% of its industry peers.

FORA has a better Return On Equity (3.33%) than 83.33% of its industry peers.

The Return On Invested Capital of FORA (4.21%) is better than 75.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.98%
ROE	3.33%
ROIC	4.21%

ROA(3y)-5.73%

ROA(5y)-4.91%

ROE(3y)-12.18%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 4.05%, FORA belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 10.79%, FORA belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of FORA has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	10.79%
PM (TTM)	4.05%
GM	N/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y10.75%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

FORA has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

FORA has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

The number of shares outstanding for FORA has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for FORA has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.46, we must say that FORA is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

FORA has a Altman-Z score of 0.46. This is in the better half of the industry: FORA outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.

FORA has a debt to FCF ratio of 2.22. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as FORA would need 2.22 years to pay back of all of its debts.

FORA has a better Debt to FCF ratio (2.22) than 75.00% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.51 indicates that FORA is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

The Debt to Equity ratio of FORA (0.51) is better than 75.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.51
Debt/FCF	2.22
Altman-Z	0.46

ROIC/WACC0.51

WACC8.3%

2.3 Liquidity

FORA has a Current Ratio of 1.65. This is a normal value and indicates that FORA is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

FORA has a Current ratio of 1.65. This is in the better half of the industry: FORA outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.

FORA has a Quick Ratio of 1.65. This is a normal value and indicates that FORA is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

FORA has a Quick ratio of 1.65. This is in the better half of the industry: FORA outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.65
Quick Ratio	1.65

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

FORA shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 100.00%, which is quite impressive.

The Revenue has grown by 13.40% in the past year. This is quite good.

Measured over the past years, FORA shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 3.39% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)100%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-130%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)13.4%

Revenue growth 3Y1.64%

Revenue growth 5Y3.39%

Sales Q2Q%11.21%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 0.04% on average over the next years.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-9.38%

Revenue Next 2Y-0.52%

Revenue Next 3Y0.04%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 245.59, the valuation of FORA can be described as expensive.

66.67% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than FORA, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.

When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of FORA to the average of the S&P500 Index (20.42), we can say FORA is valued expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	245.59

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, FORA is valued cheaper than 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, FORA is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	3.51
EV/EBITDA	4.51

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

FORA does not give a dividend.

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Dividend Yield	N/A

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VERTICALSCOPE HD SUB VOT

TSX:FORA (5/6/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

4.61

-0.24 (-4.95%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services

Earnings (Last)03-12 2025-03-12/amc

Earnings (Next)05-13 2025-05-13

Inst Owners3.63%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners2.83%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap98.65M

Analysts77.14

Price Target9.05 (96.31%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)248.37%

Min EPS beat(2)135.29%

Max EPS beat(2)361.44%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)469.21%

Min EPS beat(4)54.61%

Max EPS beat(4)1325.49%

EPS beat(8)8

Avg EPS beat(8)269.41%

EPS beat(12)8

Avg EPS beat(12)88.14%

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.59%

Min Revenue beat(2)-6.07%

Max Revenue beat(2)2.89%

Revenue beat(4)3

Avg Revenue beat(4)1.49%

Min Revenue beat(4)-6.07%

Max Revenue beat(4)5.63%

Revenue beat(8)4

Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.05%

Revenue beat(12)6

Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.4%

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)-47.41%

PT rev (3m)-39.57%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-3.03%

EPS NY rev (1m)-95.68%

EPS NY rev (3m)-94.88%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.45%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-17.11%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-17.24%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	245.59
P/S	1.07
P/FCF	3.51
P/OCF	3.2
P/B	0.87
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	4.51

EPS(TTM)0

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.02

Fwd EY0.41%

FCF(TTM)1.31

FCFY28.47%

OCF(TTM)1.44

OCFY31.22%

SpS4.33

BVpS5.27

TBVpS-0.78

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.98%
ROE	3.33%
ROCE	5.84%
ROIC	4.21%
ROICexc	4.42%
ROICexgc	21.57%
OM	10.79%
PM (TTM)	4.05%
GM	N/A
FCFM	30.34%

ROA(3y)-5.73%

ROA(5y)-4.91%

ROE(3y)-12.18%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5Y7.68%

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5Y5.77%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y10.75%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score8

Asset Turnover0.49

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.51
Debt/FCF	2.22
Debt/EBITDA	1.63
Cap/Depr	10.84%
Cap/Sales	2.93%
Interest Coverage	1.64
Cash Conversion	87.96%
Profit Quality	748.12%
Current Ratio	1.65
Quick Ratio	1.65
Altman-Z	0.46

F-Score8

WACC8.3%

ROIC/WACC0.51

Cap/Depr(3y)15.93%

Cap/Depr(5y)37.19%

Cap/Sales(3y)6.3%

Cap/Sales(5y)12.65%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)100%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-130%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)13.4%

Revenue growth 3Y1.64%

Revenue growth 5Y3.39%

Sales Q2Q%11.21%

Revenue Next Year-9.38%

Revenue Next 2Y-0.52%

Revenue Next 3Y0.04%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y307.26%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5Y14.5%

EBIT Next Year301.77%

EBIT Next 3Y65.22%

EBIT Next 5Y28.05%

FCF growth 1Y76.72%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y15.71%

OCF growth 1Y55.22%

OCF growth 3Y8.45%

OCF growth 5Y8.37%

VERTICALSCOPE HD SUB VOT (FORA.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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