4.92 USD
-0.05 (-1.01%)
Taking everything into account, VSTA scores 5 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. VSTA was compared to 77 industry peers in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of VSTA get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. A decent growth rate in combination with a cheap valuation! Better keep an eye on VSTA.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
VSTA had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year VSTA had a positive cash flow from operations.
VSTA had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
VSTA had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
VSTA has a Return On Assets of 6.64%. This is in the better half of the industry: VSTA outperforms 70.13% of its industry peers.
VSTA has a Return On Equity of 9.55%. This is in the better half of the industry: VSTA outperforms 67.53% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Invested Capital value of 3.82%, VSTA perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.44% of the companies in the same industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for VSTA is significantly below the industry average of 9.42%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (3.82%) for VSTA is above the 3 year average (2.29%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 6.64% | ||
| ROE | 9.55% | ||
| ROIC | 3.82% |
ROA(3y)1.63%
ROA(5y)0.52%
ROE(3y)2.24%
ROE(5y)0.64%
ROIC(3y)2.29%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
VSTA has a better Profit Margin (27.58%) than 93.51% of its industry peers.
VSTA has a Operating Margin of 16.72%. This is amongst the best in the industry. VSTA outperforms 80.52% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of VSTA has grown nicely.
VSTA's Gross Margin of 60.18% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. VSTA outperforms 71.43% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of VSTA has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 16.72% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 27.58% | ||
| GM | 60.18% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y17.51%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.61%
GM growth 5Y2.15%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
VSTA has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
VSTA has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
VSTA has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for VSTA is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
VSTA has an Altman-Z score of 1.04. This is a bad value and indicates that VSTA is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
VSTA has a Altman-Z score (1.04) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of VSTA is 5.83, which is a neutral value as it means it would take VSTA, 5.83 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
VSTA's Debt to FCF ratio of 5.83 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. VSTA outperforms 70.13% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.12 indicates that VSTA is not too dependend on debt financing.
VSTA's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.12 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. VSTA outperforms 61.04% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.12 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.83 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.04 |
ROIC/WACC0.19
WACC20.42%
2.3 Liquidity
VSTA has a Current Ratio of 1.19. This is a normal value and indicates that VSTA is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
VSTA has a Current ratio (1.19) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
VSTA has a Quick Ratio of 1.19. This is a bad value and indicates that VSTA is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.99, VSTA is in line with its industry, outperforming 44.16% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.99 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
VSTA shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 40.26%, which is quite impressive.
VSTA shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 12.64%.
VSTA shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 11.09% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)40.26%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%34.3%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)12.64%
Revenue growth 3Y20.9%
Revenue growth 5Y11.09%
Sales Q2Q%13.36%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 44.46% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, VSTA will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 12.15% on average per year.
EPS Next Y88.35%
EPS Next 2Y59.21%
EPS Next 3Y44.46%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year10.77%
Revenue Next 2Y12.09%
Revenue Next 3Y12.15%
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 stable.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
VSTA is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 24.60.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as VSTA.
VSTA is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.41, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
VSTA is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 10.20.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, VSTA is valued cheaply inside the industry as 85.71% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 35.40, VSTA is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24.6 | ||
| Fwd PE | 10.2 |
4.2 Price Multiples
93.51% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than VSTA, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, VSTA is valued a bit cheaper than 75.32% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 13.94 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.06 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
The decent profitability rating of VSTA may justify a higher PE ratio.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as VSTA's earnings are expected to grow with 44.46% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.28
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y59.21%
EPS Next 3Y44.46%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
VSTA does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
NASDAQ:VSTA (12/5/2025, 2:59:59 PM)
4.92
-0.05 (-1.01%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners31.67%
Inst Owner Change18.8%
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap395.62M
Revenue(TTM)1.67B
Net Income(TTM)471.05M
Analysts46.67
Price Target4.49 (-8.74%)
Short Float %0.27%
Short Ratio0.71
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)-1660.95%
Min EPS beat(2)-3311.53%
Max EPS beat(2)-10.36%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-826.26%
Min EPS beat(4)-3311.53%
Max EPS beat(4)26.47%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)-400.23%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)-262.78%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)-261.95%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.92%
Min Revenue beat(2)-9.76%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.92%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.59%
Min Revenue beat(4)-9.76%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.69%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.01%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)1%
Revenue beat(16)8
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.17%
PT rev (1m)8.64%
PT rev (3m)34.69%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)24.24%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)3.56%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.96%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24.6 | ||
| Fwd PE | 10.2 | ||
| P/S | 1.23 | ||
| P/FCF | 13.94 | ||
| P/OCF | 7.96 | ||
| P/B | 0.43 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.06 |
EPS(TTM)0.2
EY4.07%
EPS(NY)0.48
Fwd EY9.81%
FCF(TTM)0.35
FCFY7.17%
OCF(TTM)0.62
OCFY12.57%
SpS4
BVpS11.57
TBVpS-0.36
PEG (NY)0.28
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number7.21
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 6.64% | ||
| ROE | 9.55% | ||
| ROCE | 4.83% | ||
| ROIC | 3.82% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.03% | ||
| ROICexgc | 44.64% | ||
| OM | 16.72% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 27.58% | ||
| GM | 60.18% | ||
| FCFM | 8.82% |
ROA(3y)1.63%
ROA(5y)0.52%
ROE(3y)2.24%
ROE(5y)0.64%
ROIC(3y)2.29%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)2.4%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)32.59%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)2.9%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5Y-14.13%
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y27.17%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y17.51%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.61%
GM growth 5Y2.15%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.24
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.12 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.83 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 37.93% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 6.63% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.74 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 45.18% | ||
| Profit Quality | 31.97% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.04 |
F-Score5
WACC20.42%
ROIC/WACC0.19
Cap/Depr(3y)48.05%
Cap/Depr(5y)41.2%
Cap/Sales(3y)9.4%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.15%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)40.26%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%34.3%
EPS Next Y88.35%
EPS Next 2Y59.21%
EPS Next 3Y44.46%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)12.64%
Revenue growth 3Y20.9%
Revenue growth 5Y11.09%
Sales Q2Q%13.36%
Revenue Next Year10.77%
Revenue Next 2Y12.09%
Revenue Next 3Y12.15%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y56.98%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y30.54%
EBIT Next Year114.93%
EBIT Next 3Y39.29%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y1347.98%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y79.06%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y89.39%
VASTA PLATFORM LTD / VSTA FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for VSTA stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to VSTA.
What is the valuation status for VSTA stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to VASTA PLATFORM LTD (VSTA). This can be considered as Undervalued.
How profitable is VASTA PLATFORM LTD (VSTA) stock?
VASTA PLATFORM LTD (VSTA) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for VSTA stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for VASTA PLATFORM LTD (VSTA) is 24.6 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.43.
How financially healthy is VASTA PLATFORM LTD?
The financial health rating of VASTA PLATFORM LTD (VSTA) is 4 / 10.