VIASAT INC(NASDAQ:VSAT) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, VSAT scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. VSAT was compared to 49 industry peers in the Communications Equipment industry. VSAT may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. While showing a medium growth rate, VSAT is valued expensive at the moment.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year VSAT has reported negative net income.

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

The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: VSAT reported negative net income in multiple years.

Of the past 5 years VSAT 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

VSAT has a Return On Assets (-2.75%) which is in line with its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -9.02%, VSAT is in line with its industry, outperforming 46.94% of the companies in the same industry.

With a Return On Invested Capital value of 0.32%, VSAT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 53.06% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.75%
ROE	-9.02%
ROIC	0.32%

ROA(3y)1.26%

ROA(5y)0.72%

ROE(3y)-1.84%

ROE(5y)-1.19%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 1.26%, VSAT is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.14% of the companies in the same industry.

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

VSAT's Gross Margin of 32.08% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. VSAT is outperformed by 65.31% of its industry peers.

VSAT's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	1.26%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	32.08%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y12.66%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y4.12%

GM growth 5Y1.7%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), VSAT is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for VSAT has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, VSAT has more shares outstanding

Compared to 1 year ago, VSAT has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

VSAT has an Altman-Z score of 0.46. This is a bad value and indicates that VSAT is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

VSAT's Altman-Z score of 0.46 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. VSAT outperforms 44.90% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.37 is on the high side and indicates that VSAT has dependencies on debt financing.

Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.37, VSAT is doing worse than 81.63% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.37
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.46

ROIC/WACC0.05

WACC6.18%

2.3 Liquidity

VSAT has a Current Ratio of 1.80. This is a normal value and indicates that VSAT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

VSAT has a Current ratio (1.80) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

A Quick Ratio of 1.60 indicates that VSAT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

VSAT has a Quick ratio of 1.60. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: VSAT outperforms 59.18% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.8
Quick Ratio	1.6

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

VSAT shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -187.10%.

VSAT shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 5.50%.

VSAT shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 14.37% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-187.1%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-136.25%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.5%

Revenue growth 3Y23.2%

Revenue growth 5Y14.37%

Sales Q2Q%-0.25%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 43.41% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

Based on estimates for the next years, VSAT will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.91% on average per year.

EPS Next Y62.03%

EPS Next 2Y43.41%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year2.22%

Revenue Next 2Y2.91%

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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for VSAT. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

Also next year VSAT is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

97.96% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than VSAT, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	4.87

4.3 Compensation for Growth

VSAT's earnings are expected to grow with 43.41% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y43.41%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for VSAT!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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VIASAT INC

NASDAQ:VSAT (5/23/2025, 9:02:36 PM)

After market: 9.19 +0.04 (+0.44%)

9.15

-0.93 (-9.23%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment

GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment

Earnings (Last)05-20 2025-05-20/amc

Earnings (Next)08-05 2025-08-05/amc

Inst Owners83.79%

Inst Owner Change8.21%

Ins Owners2.13%

Ins Owner Change-34.72%

Market Cap1.18B

Analysts73.33

Price Target21.08 (130.38%)

Short Float %22.42%

Short Ratio9.92

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)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-101.7%

Min EPS beat(2)-108.42%

Max EPS beat(2)-94.99%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-45.77%

Min EPS beat(4)-108.42%

Max EPS beat(4)44.83%

EPS beat(8)3

Avg EPS beat(8)-200.79%

EPS beat(12)4

Avg EPS beat(12)-265.01%

EPS beat(16)7

Avg EPS beat(16)-96.5%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.18%

Min Revenue beat(2)-1.85%

Max Revenue beat(2)-0.51%

Revenue beat(4)2

Avg Revenue beat(4)0.87%

Min Revenue beat(4)-1.85%

Max Revenue beat(4)3.05%

Revenue beat(8)4

Avg Revenue beat(8)3.76%

Revenue beat(12)4

Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.94%

Revenue beat(16)4

Avg Revenue beat(16)-8.15%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)-1.59%

EPS NQ rev (1m)1.28%

EPS NQ rev (3m)12.5%

EPS NY rev (1m)-0.14%

EPS NY rev (3m)-10.51%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.26%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.09%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.07%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.02%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.26
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	1.4
P/B	0.25
P/tB	2.75
EV/EBITDA	4.87

EPS(TTM)-4.45

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-1.69

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-2.47

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)6.52

OCFY71.25%

SpS35.03

BVpS36.87

TBVpS3.33

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.75%
ROE	-9.02%
ROCE	0.41%
ROIC	0.32%
ROICexc	0.36%
ROICexgc	0.55%
OM	1.26%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	32.08%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)1.26%

ROA(5y)0.72%

ROE(3y)-1.84%

ROE(5y)-1.19%

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 5Y8.85%

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5Y3.03%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y12.66%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y4.12%

GM growth 5Y1.7%

F-Score4

Asset Turnover0.29

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.37
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	4.69
Cap/Depr	86.84%
Cap/Sales	25.66%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	60.41%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.8
Quick Ratio	1.6
Altman-Z	0.46

F-Score4

WACC6.18%

ROIC/WACC0.05

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)N/A

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-187.1%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-136.25%

EPS Next Y62.03%

EPS Next 2Y43.41%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.5%

Revenue growth 3Y23.2%

Revenue growth 5Y14.37%

Sales Q2Q%-0.25%

Revenue Next Year2.22%

Revenue Next 2Y2.91%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y105.97%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5Y28.85%

EBIT Next Year1821.42%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y67.1%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y66.18%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

VIASAT INC (VSAT) 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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