INNOVATE CORP (VATE) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:VATE • US45784J3032

4.95 USD
-0.03 (-0.6%)
Last: Mar 4, 2026, 03:04 PM
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This VATE fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

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VATE gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 55 industry peers in the Construction & Engineering industry. Both the profitability and financial health of VATE have multiple concerns. VATE has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. VATE Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year VATE has reported negative net income.
  • VATE had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years VATE always reported negative net income.
  • VATE had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
VATE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFVATE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M 200M -200M 300M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -8.00%, VATE is not doing good in the industry: 83.64% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for VATE is significantly below the industry average of 17.06%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (4.95%) for VATE is well above the current ROIC(%ROIC%%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -8%
ROE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-3.72%
ROA(5y)-6.77%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)4.95%
ROIC(5y)N/A
VATE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICVATE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100 -100 200 300

1.3 Margins

  • With a Operating Margin value of 1.77%, VATE is not doing good in the industry: 72.73% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • VATE's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 17.02%, VATE perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 49.09% of the companies in the same industry.
  • VATE's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.77%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 17.02%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-8.91%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y7.36%
GM growth 5Y-15.84%
VATE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsVATE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40

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2. VATE Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • VATE has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, VATE has more shares outstanding
  • VATE has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, VATE has a worse debt to assets ratio.
VATE Yearly Shares OutstandingVATE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M
VATE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsVATE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.30, we must say that VATE is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • VATE's Altman-Z score of -0.30 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. VATE is outperformed by 89.09% of its industry peers.
  • VATE has a debt to FCF ratio of 10.97. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as VATE would need 10.97 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • VATE has a Debt to FCF ratio (10.97) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 10.97
Altman-Z -0.3
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC6.5%
VATE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFVATE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

  • VATE has a Current Ratio of 0.43. This is a bad value and indicates that VATE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • VATE has a Current ratio of 0.43. This is amonst the worse of the industry: VATE underperforms 90.91% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.41 indicates that VATE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.41, VATE is doing worse than 90.91% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.43
Quick Ratio 0.41
VATE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesVATE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B

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3. VATE Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • VATE shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -248.45%.
  • The Revenue for VATE has decreased by -10.69% in the past year. This is quite bad
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.55% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-248.45%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%38.38%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-10.69%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.79%
Revenue growth 5Y0.55%
Sales Q2Q%43.31%

3.2 Future

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
VATE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesVATE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
VATE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesVATE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2023 0 10 -10 20 30

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4. VATE Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • VATE reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
VATE Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsVATE Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of VATE indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: VATE is cheaper than 78.18% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • VATE's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. VATE is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 1.11
EV/EBITDA 13.98
VATE Per share dataVATE EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 -20 40 60 80

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. VATE Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for VATE!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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VATE Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

INNOVATE CORP

NYSE:VATE (3/4/2026, 3:04:16 PM)

4.95

-0.03 (-0.6%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryConstruction & Engineering
Earnings (Last)11-12
Earnings (Next)03-30
Inst Owners18.6%
Inst Owner Change-1.96%
Ins Owners51.75%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap67.62M
Revenue(TTM)1.10B
Net Income(TTM)-73.10M
Analysts82.86
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %5.25%
Short Ratio14.13
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly Dividend0.11
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.76%
DP-2.46%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.06
P/FCF 1.11
P/OCF 0.78
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 13.98
EPS(TTM)-5.57
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)4.47
FCFY90.21%
OCF(TTM)6.34
OCFY128.07%
SpS80.52
BVpS-16.48
TBVpS-37.99
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -8%
ROE N/A
ROCE -31.91%
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM 1.77%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 17.02%
FCFM 5.55%
ROA(3y)-3.72%
ROA(5y)-6.77%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)4.95%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)5.63%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)24.72%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)6.27%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-8.91%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y7.36%
GM growth 5Y-15.84%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover1.2
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 10.97
Debt/EBITDA 1.94
Cap/Depr 83.39%
Cap/Sales 2.33%
Interest Coverage 0.62
Cash Conversion 172.51%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.43
Quick Ratio 0.41
Altman-Z -0.3
F-Score3
WACC6.5%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)52.64%
Cap/Depr(5y)57.69%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.42%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.75%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-248.45%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%38.38%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-10.69%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.79%
Revenue growth 5Y0.55%
Sales Q2Q%43.31%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-64.42%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y-8.4%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y528.87%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y209.29%
OCF growth 3Y-65.54%
OCF growth 5Y-39.31%

INNOVATE CORP / VATE FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for VATE stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to VATE.


What is the valuation status for VATE stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to INNOVATE CORP (VATE). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of VATE stock?

INNOVATE CORP (VATE) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


Is the dividend of INNOVATE CORP sustainable?

The dividend rating of INNOVATE CORP (VATE) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is -2.46%.