5N PLUS INC (VNP.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
TSX:VNP • CA33833X1015
28.67 CAD
-0.6 (-2.05%)
Last: Mar 13, 2026, 07:00 PM
This VNP.CA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
We assign a fundamental rating of 7 out of 10 to VNP. VNP was compared to 28 industry peers in the Chemicals industry. VNP has outstanding health and profitabily ratings, belonging to the best of the industry. This is a solid base for any company. VNP is showing excellent growth while it is valued at reasonable prices. Keep and eye on this one! These ratings could make VNP a good candidate for growth and quality investing.
1. VNP.CA Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year VNP was profitable.
- VNP had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- VNP had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
- VNP had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- VNP has a better Return On Assets (10.64%) than 96.43% of its industry peers.
- VNP has a Return On Equity of 25.41%. This is amongst the best in the industry. VNP outperforms 96.43% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 14.55%, VNP belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for VNP is above the industry average of 7.02%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (9.25%) for VNP is below the current ROIC(14.55%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 10.64% | ||
| ROE | 25.41% | ||
| ROIC | 14.55% |
ROA(3y)6.31%
ROA(5y)2.63%
ROE(3y)15.98%
ROE(5y)5.97%
ROIC(3y)9.25%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- VNP has a better Profit Margin (12.93%) than 96.43% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of VNP has grown nicely.
- VNP has a better Operating Margin (19.57%) than 92.86% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of VNP has grown nicely.
- With an excellent Gross Margin value of 30.05%, VNP belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 89.29% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of VNP has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 19.57% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 12.93% | ||
| GM | 30.05% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y20.76%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y59.78%
GM growth 3Y17.85%
GM growth 5Y7.9%
2. VNP.CA Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), VNP is creating some value.
- The number of shares outstanding for VNP remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
- The number of shares outstanding for VNP has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
- VNP has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- VNP has an Altman-Z score of 5.48. This indicates that VNP is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
- The Altman-Z score of VNP (5.48) is better than 89.29% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of VNP is 3.00, which is a good value as it means it would take VNP, 3.00 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- VNP's Debt to FCF ratio of 3.00 is amongst the best of the industry. VNP outperforms 96.43% of its industry peers.
- VNP has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.69. This is a neutral value indicating VNP is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- With a decent Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.69, VNP is doing good in the industry, outperforming 60.71% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.69 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3 | ||
| Altman-Z | 5.48 |
ROIC/WACC1.01
WACC14.38%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 2.76 indicates that VNP has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
- VNP has a better Current ratio (2.76) than 75.00% of its industry peers.
- VNP has a Quick Ratio of 1.27. This is a normal value and indicates that VNP is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.27, VNP is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 64.29% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.76 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.27 |
3. VNP.CA Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 256.25% over the past year.
- Measured over the past years, VNP shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 52.11% on average per year.
- Looking at the last year, VNP shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 35.18%.
- VNP shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 17.15% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)256.25%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y52.11%
EPS Q2Q%800%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)35.18%
Revenue growth 3Y13.96%
Revenue growth 5Y17.15%
Sales Q2Q%43.91%
3.2 Future
- VNP is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 21.42% yearly.
- Based on estimates for the next years, VNP will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 18.19% on average per year.
EPS Next Y17.3%
EPS Next 2Y21.42%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year20.06%
Revenue Next 2Y18.19%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
- The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
4. VNP.CA Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- A Price/Earnings ratio of 36.76 indicates a quite expensive valuation of VNP.
- 85.71% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than VNP, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
- The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 25.70. VNP is valued slightly more expensive when compared to this.
- VNP is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 31.52.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, VNP is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 78.57% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of VNP to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.84), we can say VNP is valued slightly more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36.76 | ||
| Fwd PE | 31.52 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- 71.43% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than VNP, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
- VNP's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. VNP is cheaper than 78.57% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 40.3 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 21.09 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates VNP does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
- VNP has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
- VNP's earnings are expected to grow with 21.42% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)2.12
PEG (5Y)0.71
EPS Next 2Y21.42%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. VNP.CA Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- VNP does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
VNP.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
TSX:VNP (3/13/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
28.67
-0.6 (-2.05%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Earnings (Last)02-24 2026-02-24/amc
Earnings (Next)05-05 2026-05-05
Inst Owners48.63%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners4.85%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.55B
Revenue(TTM)391.06M
Net Income(TTM)50.57M
Analysts80
Price Target31.21 (8.86%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
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)1
Avg EPS beat(2)45.32%
Min EPS beat(2)-0.99%
Max EPS beat(2)91.64%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)64.31%
Min EPS beat(4)-0.99%
Max EPS beat(4)91.64%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)24.93%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)15.41%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)-35.62%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)10.53%
Min Revenue beat(2)9.83%
Max Revenue beat(2)11.24%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)12.49%
Min Revenue beat(4)9.27%
Max Revenue beat(4)19.64%
Revenue beat(8)6
Avg Revenue beat(8)7.62%
Revenue beat(12)9
Avg Revenue beat(12)5.51%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)3.78%
PT rev (1m)6.13%
PT rev (3m)18.38%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)6.35%
EPS NY rev (3m)6.35%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)3.62%
Revenue NY rev (3m)3.62%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36.76 | ||
| Fwd PE | 31.52 | ||
| P/S | 4.8 | ||
| P/FCF | 40.3 | ||
| P/OCF | 27.86 | ||
| P/B | 9.44 | ||
| P/tB | 11.46 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 21.09 |
EPS(TTM)0.78
EY2.72%
EPS(NY)0.91
Fwd EY3.17%
FCF(TTM)0.71
FCFY2.48%
OCF(TTM)1.03
OCFY3.59%
SpS5.97
BVpS3.04
TBVpS2.5
PEG (NY)2.12
PEG (5Y)0.71
Graham Number7.3
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 10.64% | ||
| ROE | 25.41% | ||
| ROCE | 20.92% | ||
| ROIC | 14.55% | ||
| ROICexc | 17.38% | ||
| ROICexgc | 19.63% | ||
| OM | 19.57% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 12.93% | ||
| GM | 30.05% | ||
| FCFM | 11.91% |
ROA(3y)6.31%
ROA(5y)2.63%
ROE(3y)15.98%
ROE(5y)5.97%
ROIC(3y)9.25%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)10.66%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)12.21%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)13.3%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5Y24.03%
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y22.67%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y20.76%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y59.78%
GM growth 3Y17.85%
GM growth 5Y7.9%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.82
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.69 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.45 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 119.76% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 5.32% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 11.01 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 71.78% | ||
| Profit Quality | 92.14% | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.76 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.27 | ||
| Altman-Z | 5.48 |
F-Score7
WACC14.38%
ROIC/WACC1.01
Cap/Depr(3y)119.72%
Cap/Depr(5y)100.6%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.72%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.89%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)256.25%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y52.11%
EPS Q2Q%800%
EPS Next Y17.3%
EPS Next 2Y21.42%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)35.18%
Revenue growth 3Y13.96%
Revenue growth 5Y17.15%
Sales Q2Q%43.91%
Revenue Next Year20.06%
Revenue Next 2Y18.19%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y114.59%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y41.48%
EBIT Next Year43.04%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y265.97%
FCF growth 3Y91.83%
FCF growth 5Y10.56%
OCF growth 1Y1078.65%
OCF growth 3Y41.67%
OCF growth 5Y12.86%
5N PLUS INC / VNP.CA FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for 5N PLUS INC?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 7 / 10 to VNP.CA.
What is the valuation status for VNP stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to 5N PLUS INC (VNP.CA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of VNP stock?
5N PLUS INC (VNP.CA) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for VNP stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for 5N PLUS INC (VNP.CA) is 36.76 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 9.44.