VSAT Fundamental Analysis - VIASAT INC

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to VSAT. VSAT was compared to 50 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.

In the past year VSAT had a positive cash flow from operations.

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

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

1.2 Ratios

VSAT's Return On Assets of -3.72% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. VSAT outperforms 48.98% of its industry peers.

VSAT's Return On Equity of -12.63% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. VSAT outperforms 40.82% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 0.78%, VSAT is in line with its industry, outperforming 53.06% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-3.72%
ROE	-12.63%
ROIC	0.78%

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

With a Operating Margin value of 3.02%, VSAT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 59.18% of the companies in the same industry.

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

VSAT has a worse Gross Margin (32.97%) than 65.31% of its industry peers.

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

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	3.02%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	32.97%

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

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

Compared to 1 year ago, VSAT has more shares outstanding

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

The debt/assets ratio for VSAT is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

VSAT has an Altman-Z score of 0.48. 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 0.48 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. VSAT outperforms 44.90% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.43 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 1.43, VSAT is doing worse than 83.67% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.43
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.48

ROIC/WACC0.12

WACC6.5%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.72 indicates that VSAT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

VSAT's Current ratio of 1.72 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. VSAT outperforms 48.98% of its industry peers.

VSAT has a Quick Ratio of 1.55. This is a normal value and indicates that VSAT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

VSAT's Quick ratio of 1.55 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. VSAT outperforms 61.22% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.72
Quick Ratio	1.55

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for VSAT have decreased strongly by -187.10% in the last year.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.50% in the past year.

Measured over the past years, VSAT shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 14.37% on average per year.

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

Based on estimates for the next years, VSAT will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 43.41% on average per year.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.81% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y62.03%

EPS Next 2Y43.41%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year2.65%

Revenue Next 2Y3.12%

Revenue Next 3Y2.81%

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

VSAT reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for VSAT. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.

		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	4.71

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as VSAT's earnings are expected to grow with 43.41% in the coming years.

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

VSAT does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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VIASAT INC

NASDAQ:VSAT (6/13/2025, 8:00:02 PM)

After market: 12.65 +0.05 (+0.4%)

12.6

+1.2 (+10.53%)

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 Owners96.01%

Inst Owner Change8.55%

Ins Owners1.86%

Ins Owner Change-34.59%

Market Cap1.63B

Analysts73.33

Price Target19.72 (56.51%)

Short Float %23.14%

Short Ratio9.73

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)-216.15%

Min EPS beat(2)-323.88%

Max EPS beat(2)-108.42%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-120.61%

Min EPS beat(4)-323.88%

Max EPS beat(4)44.83%

EPS beat(8)2

Avg EPS beat(8)-248.88%

EPS beat(12)4

Avg EPS beat(12)-239.64%

EPS beat(16)6

Avg EPS beat(16)-123.62%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.23%

Min Revenue beat(2)-1.85%

Max Revenue beat(2)-0.6%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.05%

Min Revenue beat(4)-1.85%

Max Revenue beat(4)2.78%

Revenue beat(8)4

Avg Revenue beat(8)4.13%

Revenue beat(12)4

Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.5%

Revenue beat(16)4

Avg Revenue beat(16)-4.56%

PT rev (1m)-6.45%

PT rev (3m)-4.92%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-178.23%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-178.23%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)-2.77%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.09%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.09%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0.34%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.36%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.36
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	1.79
P/B	0.36
P/tB	5.87
EV/EBITDA	4.71

EPS(TTM)-4.45

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-1.69

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-0.94

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)7.03

OCFY55.82%

SpS35

BVpS35.27

TBVpS2.15

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-3.72%
ROE	-12.63%
ROCE	0.99%
ROIC	0.78%
ROICexc	0.89%
ROICexgc	1.37%
OM	3.02%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	32.97%
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 5Y9.89%

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-Score6

Asset Turnover0.29

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.43
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	4.36
Cap/Depr	75.7%
Cap/Sales	22.79%
Interest Coverage	0.35
Cash Conversion	60.66%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.72
Quick Ratio	1.55
Altman-Z	0.48

F-Score6

WACC6.5%

ROIC/WACC0.12

Cap/Depr(3y)147.12%

Cap/Depr(5y)172.83%

Cap/Sales(3y)34.76%

Cap/Sales(5y)38.27%

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 Year2.65%

Revenue Next 2Y3.12%

Revenue Next 3Y2.81%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y115.45%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5Y28.85%

EBIT Next Year1831.43%

EBIT Next 3Y173.55%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y85.67%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y31.97%

OCF growth 3Y21.56%

OCF growth 5Y15.76%

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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