VSTS Fundamental Analysis - VESTIS CORP

Fundamental Rating

Overall VSTS gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated VSTS against 84 industry peers in the Commercial Services & Supplies industry. While VSTS is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. VSTS is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

VSTS had positive earnings in the past year.

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

VSTS had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.

VSTS had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of VSTS (-1.03%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

VSTS has a Return On Equity (-3.40%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

The Return On Invested Capital of VSTS (2.72%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

VSTS had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.26%. This is significantly below the industry average of 11.08%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-1.03%
ROE	-3.4%
ROIC	2.72%

ROA(3y)4%

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)10.89%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)5.26%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of VSTS has declined.

VSTS has a Operating Margin (3.43%) which is in line with its industry peers.

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

VSTS's Gross Margin of 27.44% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. VSTS outperforms 44.05% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of VSTS has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	3.43%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	27.44%

OM growth 3Y14.13%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-37.25%

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y1.12%

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

VSTS has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

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

The debt/assets ratio for VSTS has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

VSTS has an Altman-Z score of 1.36. This is a bad value and indicates that VSTS is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

The Altman-Z score of VSTS (1.36) is worse than 70.24% of its industry peers.

The Debt to FCF ratio of VSTS is 5.08, which is a neutral value as it means it would take VSTS, 5.08 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 5.08, VSTS is doing good in the industry, outperforming 69.05% of the companies in the same industry.

VSTS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.45. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

The Debt to Equity ratio of VSTS (1.45) is worse than 72.62% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.45
Debt/FCF	5.08
Altman-Z	1.36

ROIC/WACC0.38

WACC7.14%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.84 indicates that VSTS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

VSTS has a Current ratio of 1.84. This is in the better half of the industry: VSTS outperforms 63.10% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 1.42 indicates that VSTS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

With a Quick ratio value of 1.42, VSTS perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 53.57% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.84
Quick Ratio	1.42

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

VSTS shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -74.53%.

The earnings per share for VSTS have been decreasing by -34.65% on average. This is quite bad

Looking at the last year, VSTS shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -4.59% in the last year.

VSTS shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 4.53% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-74.53%

EPS 3Y-34.65%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-56.25%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.59%

Revenue growth 3Y4.53%

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%-3.5%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, VSTS will show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 7.77% on average per year.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 0.65% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y-67.51%

EPS Next 2Y-29.01%

EPS Next 3Y-10.08%

EPS Next 5Y7.77%

Revenue Next Year-3.83%

Revenue Next 2Y-1.81%

Revenue Next 3Y-0.2%

Revenue Next 5Y0.65%

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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

VSTS is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 17.70.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, VSTS is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 70.24% of the companies are valued more expensively.

The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.24. VSTS is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.

A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 15.30 indicates a correct valuation of VSTS.

VSTS's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. VSTS is cheaper than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.

When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of VSTS to the average of the S&P500 Index (35.82), we can say VSTS is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	17.7
Fwd PE	15.3

4.2 Price Multiples

VSTS's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. VSTS is cheaper than 77.38% of the companies in the same industry.

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, VSTS is valued cheaply inside the industry as 98.81% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	2.45
EV/EBITDA	8.12

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A cheap valuation may be justified as VSTS's earnings are expected to decrease with -10.08% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-29.01%

EPS Next 3Y-10.08%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

VSTS has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.99%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.

In the last 3 months the price of VSTS has falen by -20.07%. A price decline artificially increases the dividend yield. It may be a sign investors do not expect the dividend to last.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.36, VSTS pays a better dividend. On top of this VSTS pays more dividend than 88.10% of the companies listed in the same industry.

VSTS's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 2.32.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.99%

5.2 History

VSTS has paid a dividend for less than 5 years, so there is no long track record yet.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

5.3 Sustainability

The earnings of VSTS are negative and hence is the payout ratio. VSTS will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.

DP-61.47%

EPS Next 2Y-29.01%

EPS Next 3Y-10.08%

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VESTIS CORP

NYSE:VSTS (8/22/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 4.87 +0.09 (+1.88%)

4.78

+0.09 (+1.92%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCommercial & Professional Services

GICS IndustryCommercial Services & Supplies

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

Earnings (Next)11-19 2025-11-19/bmo

Inst Owners104.48%

Inst Owner Change5.92%

Ins Owners1.13%

Ins Owner Change37.38%

Market Cap630.20M

Analysts52.31

Price Target8.44 (76.57%)

Short Float %6.97%

Short Ratio3.66

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.99%

Yearly Dividend0.11

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP-61.47%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

Ex-Date02-21 2025-02-21 (0.035)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-67.23%

Min EPS beat(2)-134.35%

Max EPS beat(2)-0.12%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-35.8%

Min EPS beat(4)-134.35%

Max EPS beat(4)10.43%

EPS beat(8)3

Avg EPS beat(8)-9.16%

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)-3.74%

Min Revenue beat(2)-5.48%

Max Revenue beat(2)-1.99%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.38%

Min Revenue beat(4)-5.48%

Max Revenue beat(4)-1.99%

Revenue beat(8)0

Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.88%

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)-2.2%

PT rev (3m)-44.67%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-39.97%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-71.55%

EPS NY rev (1m)-40.25%

EPS NY rev (3m)-40.25%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-2.13%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-7.31%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.61%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.61%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	17.7
Fwd PE	15.3
P/S	0.23
P/FCF	2.45
P/OCF	1.92
P/B	0.71
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	8.12

EPS(TTM)0.27

EY5.65%

EPS(NY)0.31

Fwd EY6.54%

FCF(TTM)1.95

FCFY40.89%

OCF(TTM)2.49

OCFY52.19%

SpS20.53

BVpS6.69

TBVpS-2.1

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-1.03%
ROE	-3.4%
ROCE	3.77%
ROIC	2.72%
ROICexc	2.75%
ROICexgc	5.24%
OM	3.43%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	27.44%
FCFM	9.52%

ROA(3y)4%

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)10.89%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)5.26%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)5.32%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)9.81%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)7.28%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3Y24.51%

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3Y23.06%

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3Y14.13%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-37.25%

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y1.12%

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score4

Asset Turnover0.93

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.45
Debt/FCF	5.08
Debt/EBITDA	5.41
Cap/Depr	49.82%
Cap/Sales	2.63%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	139.53%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.84
Quick Ratio	1.42
Altman-Z	1.36

F-Score4

WACC7.14%

ROIC/WACC0.38

Cap/Depr(3y)56.65%

Cap/Depr(5y)55.98%

Cap/Sales(3y)2.8%

Cap/Sales(5y)2.87%

Profit Quality(3y)689.32%

Profit Quality(5y)486.14%

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-74.53%

EPS 3Y-34.65%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-56.25%

EPS Next Y-67.51%

EPS Next 2Y-29.01%

EPS Next 3Y-10.08%

EPS Next 5Y7.77%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.59%

Revenue growth 3Y4.53%

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%-3.5%

Revenue Next Year-3.83%

Revenue Next 2Y-1.81%

Revenue Next 3Y-0.2%

Revenue Next 5Y0.65%

EBIT growth 1Y-50.75%

EBIT growth 3Y19.3%

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year30.86%

EBIT Next 3Y14.72%

EBIT Next 5Y14.99%

FCF growth 1Y99.59%

FCF growth 3Y36.58%

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y55.36%

OCF growth 3Y24.53%

OCF growth 5YN/A

VESTIS CORP (VSTS) 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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