VLN Fundamental Analysis - VELAN INC

Fundamental Rating

VLN gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 23 industry peers in the Machinery industry. VLN has an average financial health and profitability rating. VLN 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 VLN was profitable.

VLN had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

In the past 5 years VLN reported 4 times negative net income.

VLN had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

VLN has a better Return On Assets (0.51%) than 78.26% of its industry peers.

VLN has a Return On Equity of 0.95%. This is in the better half of the industry: VLN outperforms 78.26% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 6.51%, VLN is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.57% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.51%
ROE	0.95%
ROIC	6.51%

ROA(3y)-10.25%

ROA(5y)-6.88%

ROE(3y)-38.58%

ROE(5y)-24.55%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

VLN has a Profit Margin of 0.46%. This is in the better half of the industry: VLN outperforms 78.26% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 5.37%, VLN is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.57% of the companies in the same industry.

VLN's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

VLN has a Gross Margin (28.73%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of VLN has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	5.37%
PM (TTM)	0.46%
GM	28.73%

OM growth 3Y-14.43%

OM growth 5Y51.1%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-4.03%

GM growth 5Y3.94%

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ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so VLN is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for VLN remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, VLN has about the same amount of shares outstanding.

VLN has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

VLN has an Altman-Z score of 3.37. This indicates that VLN is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.

With an excellent Altman-Z score value of 3.37, VLN belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 82.61% of the companies in the same industry.

VLN has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.13. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.

VLN has a better Debt to Equity ratio (0.13) than 78.26% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.13
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	3.37

ROIC/WACC0.72

WACC9.05%

2.3 Liquidity

VLN has a Current Ratio of 2.25. This indicates that VLN is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

With an excellent Current ratio value of 2.25, VLN belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 82.61% of the companies in the same industry.

VLN has a Quick Ratio of 1.10. This is a normal value and indicates that VLN is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.10, VLN is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 73.91% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.25
Quick Ratio	1.1

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

VLN shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 115.47%, which is quite impressive.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.02% in the past year.

The Revenue has been decreasing by -4.50% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)115.47%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%7072.66%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.02%

Revenue growth 3Y-10.46%

Revenue growth 5Y-4.5%

Sales Q2Q%-6.8%

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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 133.25, which means the current valuation is very expensive for VLN.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, VLN is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 60.87% of the companies are valued more expensively.

Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.41, VLN is valued quite expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	133.25
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, VLN is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	7.43

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

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.56%, VLN has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 1.89, VLN pays a better dividend. On top of this VLN pays more dividend than 95.65% of the companies listed in the same industry.

VLN's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 2.38.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.56%

5.2 History

The dividend of VLN decreases each year by -25.09%.

VLN has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.

Dividend Growth(5Y)-25.09%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

VLN pays out 27.10% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.

DP27.1%

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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VELAN INC

TSX:VLN (9/22/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

15.99

+0.05 (+0.31%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryMachinery

Earnings (Last)07-10 2025-07-10

Earnings (Next)10-09 2025-10-09

Inst Owners20.85%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners0.44%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap345.22M

Analysts0

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.56%

Yearly Dividend0.03

Dividend Growth(5Y)-25.09%

DP27.1%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-Date08-15 2025-08-15 (0.1)

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 Rank	Sector Rank
PE	133.25
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.68
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	1.39
P/tB	1.45
EV/EBITDA	7.43

EPS(TTM)0.12

EY0.75%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-9.49

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-8.85

OCFYN/A

SpS23.51

BVpS11.48

TBVpS11.07

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.51%
ROE	0.95%
ROCE	9.18%
ROIC	6.51%
ROICexc	8.95%
ROICexgc	9.33%
OM	5.37%
PM (TTM)	0.46%
GM	28.73%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-10.25%

ROA(5y)-6.88%

ROE(3y)-38.58%

ROE(5y)-24.55%

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 3Y11.55%

ROICexcg growth 5Y80.85%

ROICexc growth 3Y11.36%

ROICexc growth 5Y80.71%

OM growth 3Y-14.43%

OM growth 5Y51.1%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-4.03%

GM growth 5Y3.94%

F-Score5

Asset Turnover1.1

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.13
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	0.79
Cap/Depr	112.54%
Cap/Sales	2.72%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	2.25
Quick Ratio	1.1
Altman-Z	3.37

F-Score5

WACC9.05%

ROIC/WACC0.72

Cap/Depr(3y)90.27%

Cap/Depr(5y)86.44%

Cap/Sales(3y)2.87%

Cap/Sales(5y)2.86%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)115.47%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%7072.66%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.02%

Revenue growth 3Y-10.46%

Revenue growth 5Y-4.5%

Sales Q2Q%-6.8%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y1075.69%

EBIT growth 3Y-23.38%

EBIT growth 5Y44.31%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-2181.9%

FCF growth 3Y19.67%

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-1069.07%

OCF growth 3Y14.08%

OCF growth 5Y22.44%

VELAN INC (VLN.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

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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