VIQ SOLUTIONS INC (VQS) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:VQS • CA91825V4001

0.142 USD
-0.02 (-14.77%)
At close: Oct 4, 2023
0.1336 USD
-0.01 (-5.92%)
After Hours: 10/4/2023, 8:00:02 PM
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Fundamental Rating

2

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to VQS. VQS was compared to 276 industry peers in the Software industry. Both the profitability and financial health of VQS have multiple concerns. While showing a medium growth rate, VQS is valued expensive at the moment.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • VQS had negative earnings in the past year.
  • VQS had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
VQS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFVQS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 -5M -10M -15M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of VQS (-32.00%) is worse than 72.24% of its industry peers.
  • VQS has a worse Return On Equity (-89.42%) than 70.82% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -32%
ROE -89.42%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-30.53%
ROA(5y)-28.36%
ROE(3y)-67.03%
ROE(5y)-125.92%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
VQS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICVQS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 -50 -100 -150 -200

1.3 Margins

  • With a Gross Margin value of 45.62%, VQS is not doing good in the industry: 70.82% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • VQS's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for VQS so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 45.62%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y8.99%
GM growth 5Y3.96%
VQS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsVQS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 20 -20 40 -40 -60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • VQS does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • VQS has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, VQS has an improved debt to assets ratio.
VQS Yearly Shares OutstandingVQS Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 10M 20M 30M
VQS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsVQS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 10M 20M 30M 40M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of -2.85, we must say that VQS is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of -2.85, VQS is not doing good in the industry: 81.14% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.84 indicates that VQS is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • VQS has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.84) than 71.53% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.84
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -2.85
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC10.05%
VQS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFVQS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 10M -10M 20M

2.3 Liquidity

  • VQS has a Current Ratio of 0.90. This is a bad value and indicates that VQS is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.90, VQS is doing worse than 79.72% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.89 indicates that VQS may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • VQS's Quick ratio of 0.89 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. VQS is outperformed by 79.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.9
Quick Ratio 0.89
VQS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesVQS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 5M 10M 15M 20M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • VQS shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 31.82%, which is quite impressive.
  • VQS shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 10.56%.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 31.34% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)31.82%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%9.09%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.56%
Revenue growth 3Y26.53%
Revenue growth 5Y31.34%
Sales Q2Q%-14.84%

3.2 Future

  • VQS is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 17.76% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, VQS will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 0.84% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-4.61%
EPS Next 2Y17.76%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year0.41%
Revenue Next 2Y0.84%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
VQS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesVQS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M
VQS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesVQS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for VQS. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for VQS. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
VQS Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsVQS Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
VQS Per share dataVQS EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 0.2 -0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as VQS's earnings are expected to grow with 17.76% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y17.76%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • VQS does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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VIQ SOLUTIONS INC

NASDAQ:VQS (10/4/2023, 8:00:02 PM)

After market: 0.1336 -0.01 (-5.92%)

0.142

-0.02 (-14.77%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)08-14
Earnings (Next)11-07
Inst Owners0.04%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap5.78M
Revenue(TTM)42.54M
Net Income(TTM)-10.52M
Analysts80
Price Target0.51 (259.15%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector 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)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-16.89%
Min EPS beat(2)-23.76%
Max EPS beat(2)-10.01%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-6.15%
Min EPS beat(4)-23.76%
Max EPS beat(4)27.99%
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)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-12.59%
Min Revenue beat(2)-12.93%
Max Revenue beat(2)-12.24%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-11.09%
Min Revenue beat(4)-12.93%
Max Revenue beat(4)-8.42%
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)-59.63%
PT rev (3m)-60.3%
EPS NQ rev (1m)9.09%
EPS NQ rev (3m)16.67%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1.75%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-4.68%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-6.86%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-6%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.14
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.49
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.3
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.17
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.14
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.07
OCFYN/A
SpS1.04
BVpS0.29
TBVpS-0.23
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -32%
ROE -89.42%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 45.62%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-30.53%
ROA(5y)-28.36%
ROE(3y)-67.03%
ROE(5y)-125.92%
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
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y8.99%
GM growth 5Y3.96%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover1.29
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.84
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 44.13%
Cap/Sales 6.8%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.9
Quick Ratio 0.89
Altman-Z -2.85
F-Score3
WACC10.05%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)45.87%
Cap/Depr(5y)97.08%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.77%
Cap/Sales(5y)9.46%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)31.82%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%9.09%
EPS Next Y-4.61%
EPS Next 2Y17.76%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.56%
Revenue growth 3Y26.53%
Revenue growth 5Y31.34%
Sales Q2Q%-14.84%
Revenue Next Year0.41%
Revenue Next 2Y0.84%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y14.79%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year89.42%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-1.97%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y17.29%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

VIQ SOLUTIONS INC / VQS FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for VQS stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to VQS.


What is the valuation status of VIQ SOLUTIONS INC (VQS) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to VIQ SOLUTIONS INC (VQS). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is VIQ SOLUTIONS INC (VQS) stock?

VIQ SOLUTIONS INC (VQS) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.


How financially healthy is VIQ SOLUTIONS INC?

The financial health rating of VIQ SOLUTIONS INC (VQS) is 1 / 10.