VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC (VEL) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:VEL • US92262D1019
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This VEL fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. VEL Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year VEL was profitable.
- VEL had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- VEL had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
- Of the past 5 years VEL 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- VEL has a Return On Assets (1.29%) which is in line with its industry peers.
- The Return On Equity of VEL (14.15%) is better than 74.00% of its industry peers.
- VEL has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.05%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: VEL outperforms 59.00% of its industry peers.
- VEL had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.55%. This is below the industry average of 8.03%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.29% | ||
| ROE | 14.15% | ||
| ROIC | 4.05% |
ROA(3y)1.08%
ROA(5y)0.5%
ROE(3y)11.12%
ROE(5y)5.87%
ROIC(3y)4.55%
ROIC(5y)4.48%
1.3 Margins
- VEL has a Profit Margin of 20.70%. This is in the better half of the industry: VEL outperforms 80.00% of its industry peers.
- VEL's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- The Operating Margin of VEL (87.86%) is better than 100.00% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of VEL has grown nicely.
- With an excellent Gross Margin value of 86.20%, VEL belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 91.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of VEL has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 87.86% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 20.7% | ||
| GM | 86.2% |
OM growth 3Y2.96%
OM growth 5Y2.4%
PM growth 3Y14.34%
PM growth 5Y8.7%
GM growth 3Y-2.01%
GM growth 5Y-1.17%
2. VEL Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- VEL has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
- VEL has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
2.2 Solvency
- Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.30, we must say that VEL is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
- The Altman-Z score of VEL (0.30) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of VEL is 110.82, which is on the high side as it means it would take VEL, 110.82 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- VEL's Debt to FCF ratio of 110.82 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. VEL outperforms 42.00% of its industry peers.
- VEL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 9.70. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- VEL has a Debt to Equity ratio of 9.70. This is amonst the worse of the industry: VEL underperforms 82.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 9.7 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 110.82 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.3 |
ROIC/WACC0.7
WACC5.82%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.29 indicates that VEL may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- VEL's Current ratio of 0.29 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. VEL is outperformed by 63.00% of its industry peers.
- VEL has a Quick Ratio of 0.29. This is a bad value and indicates that VEL is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- VEL's Quick ratio of 0.29 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. VEL is outperformed by 63.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.29 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.29 |
3. VEL Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 42.86% over the past year.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 30.04% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)42.86%
EPS 3Y33.1%
EPS 5Y30.04%
EPS Q2Q%55%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-27.48%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -1.25% on average over the next years.
- Based on estimates for the next years, VEL will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 23.10% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-10.61%
EPS Next 2Y-1.25%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year27.31%
Revenue Next 2Y23.1%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. VEL Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 6.14, the valuation of VEL can be described as very cheap.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, VEL is valued cheaper than 85.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 24.89. VEL is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.87, the valuation of VEL can be described as very cheap.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, VEL is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 77.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.19, VEL is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 6.14 | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.87 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as VEL.
- VEL's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. VEL is cheaper than 71.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 12.59 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.88 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- VEL has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.2
EPS Next 2Y-1.25%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. VEL Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for VEL!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
VEL Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
17.81
+0.21 (+1.19%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services
GICS IndustryFinancial Services
Earnings (Last)03-11 2026-03-11/amc
Earnings (Next)04-29 2026-04-29
Inst Owners63.63%
Inst Owner Change1.43%
Ins Owners3.06%
Ins Owner Change1.47%
Market Cap698.86M
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)89.72M
Analysts77.14
Price Target22.1 (24.09%)
Short Float %4.14%
Short Ratio7.57
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
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)2
Avg EPS beat(2)24.22%
Min EPS beat(2)12.92%
Max EPS beat(2)35.52%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)18.9%
Min EPS beat(4)4.06%
Max EPS beat(4)35.52%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)16.55%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)12.95%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)13.53%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)103.33%
Min Revenue beat(2)95.7%
Max Revenue beat(2)110.96%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)48.54%
Min Revenue beat(4)-40.39%
Max Revenue beat(4)110.96%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)28.83%
Revenue beat(12)11
Avg Revenue beat(12)34.35%
Revenue beat(16)15
Avg Revenue beat(16)56.62%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 6.14 | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.87 | ||
| P/S | 1.61 | ||
| P/FCF | 12.59 | ||
| P/OCF | 12.5 | ||
| P/B | 1.1 | ||
| P/tB | 1.11 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.88 |
EPS(TTM)2.9
EY16.28%
EPS(NY)2.59
Fwd EY14.56%
FCF(TTM)1.41
FCFY7.94%
OCF(TTM)1.43
OCFY8%
SpS11.04
BVpS16.16
TBVpS15.99
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.2
Graham Number32.48
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.29% | ||
| ROE | 14.15% | ||
| ROCE | 5.9% | ||
| ROIC | 4.05% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.11% | ||
| ROICexgc | 4.2% | ||
| OM | 87.86% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 20.7% | ||
| GM | 86.2% | ||
| FCFM | 12.81% |
ROA(3y)1.08%
ROA(5y)0.5%
ROE(3y)11.12%
ROE(5y)5.87%
ROIC(3y)4.55%
ROIC(5y)4.48%
ROICexc(3y)4.6%
ROICexc(5y)4.52%
ROICexgc(3y)4.66%
ROICexgc(5y)4.58%
ROCE(3y)6.64%
ROCE(5y)6.4%
ROICexgc growth 3Y6.61%
ROICexgc growth 5Y3.27%
ROICexc growth 3Y6.46%
ROICexc growth 5Y3.05%
OM growth 3Y2.96%
OM growth 5Y2.4%
PM growth 3Y14.34%
PM growth 5Y8.7%
GM growth 3Y-2.01%
GM growth 5Y-1.17%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.06
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 9.7 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 110.82 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 16.18 | ||
| Cap/Depr | -82.23% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.1% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.2 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 14.71% | ||
| Profit Quality | 61.86% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.29 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.29 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.3 |
F-Score4
WACC5.82%
ROIC/WACC0.7
Cap/Depr(3y)327.67%
Cap/Depr(5y)228.23%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.77%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.68%
Profit Quality(3y)96.08%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)42.86%
EPS 3Y33.1%
EPS 5Y30.04%
EPS Q2Q%55%
EPS Next Y-10.61%
EPS Next 2Y-1.25%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-27.48%
Revenue Next Year27.31%
Revenue Next 2Y23.1%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y12.08%
EBIT growth 3Y33.8%
EBIT growth 5Y23.72%
EBIT Next Year40.63%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-11.28%
FCF growth 3Y-17.04%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-10.79%
OCF growth 3Y-13.14%
OCF growth 5YN/A
VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC / VEL Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC (VEL) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to VEL.
What is the valuation status for VEL stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC (VEL). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
How profitable is VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC (VEL) stock?
VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC (VEL) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.
What is the earnings growth outlook for VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC (VEL) is expected to decline by -10.61% in the next year.