VASTA PLATFORM LTD(NASDAQ:VSTA) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to VSTA. VSTA was compared to 72 industry peers in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. VSTA has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. VSTA is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

VSTA had positive earnings in the past year.

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

In the past 5 years VSTA reported 4 times negative net income.

VSTA had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of VSTA (-0.85%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

The Return On Equity of VSTA (-1.39%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

VSTA has a Return On Invested Capital (2.16%) which is in line with its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.85%
ROE	-1.39%
ROIC	2.16%

ROA(3y)N/A

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

VSTA's Operating Margin of 10.94% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. VSTA outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.

VSTA's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

The Gross Margin of VSTA (64.20%) is better than 79.17% of its industry peers.

VSTA's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	10.94%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	64.2%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y17.51%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y1.61%

GM growth 5Y2.15%

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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 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 0.74, we must say that VSTA is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

VSTA has a Altman-Z score (0.74) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

VSTA has a debt to FCF ratio of 12.65. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as VSTA would need 12.65 years to pay back of all of its debts.

VSTA has a Debt to FCF ratio of 12.65. This is in the better half of the industry: VSTA outperforms 61.11% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.13 indicates that VSTA is not too dependend on debt financing.

The Debt to Equity ratio of VSTA (0.13) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.13
Debt/FCF	12.65
Altman-Z	0.74

ROIC/WACC0.1

WACC22.52%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.21 indicates that VSTA should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

VSTA has a Current ratio (1.21) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

VSTA has a Quick Ratio of 1.21. This is a bad value and indicates that VSTA is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

VSTA has a Quick ratio (0.90) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.21
Quick Ratio	0.9

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

VSTA shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 53.77%, which is quite impressive.

VSTA shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 12.65%.

Measured over the past years, VSTA shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 11.09% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)53.77%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%23.48%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)12.65%

Revenue growth 3Y20.9%

Revenue growth 5Y11.09%

Sales Q2Q%26.14%

3.2 Future

VSTA is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 50.27% yearly.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 12.17% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

EPS Next Y82.79%

EPS Next 2Y64.52%

EPS Next 3Y50.27%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year12.49%

Revenue Next 2Y12.17%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 28.82 indicates a quite expensive valuation of VSTA.

The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as VSTA.

VSTA's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 28.33.

The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 15.38, which indicates a correct valuation of VSTA.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, VSTA is valued a bit cheaper than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.

VSTA's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 21.37.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	28.82
Fwd PE	15.38

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, VSTA is valued cheaper than 87.50% of the companies in the same industry.

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, VSTA is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 61.11% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	32.85
EV/EBITDA	5.24

4.3 Compensation for Growth

VSTA's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

A more expensive valuation may be justified as VSTA's earnings are expected to grow with 50.27% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)0.35

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y64.52%

EPS Next 3Y50.27%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for VSTA!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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VASTA PLATFORM LTD

NASDAQ:VSTA (4/22/2025, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 4.56 -0.34 (-6.94%)

4.9

-0.08 (-1.61%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary

GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services

GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services

Earnings (Last)03-12 2025-03-12/amc

Earnings (Next)05-08 2025-05-08

Inst Owners27.94%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap392.83M

Analysts42.22

Price Target2.72 (-44.49%)

Short Float %0.3%

Short Ratio0.74

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)2

Avg EPS beat(2)22.54%

Min EPS beat(2)18.61%

Max EPS beat(2)26.47%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)19.84%

Min EPS beat(4)3.2%

Max EPS beat(4)31.1%

EPS beat(8)7

Avg EPS beat(8)20.8%

EPS beat(12)10

Avg EPS beat(12)18.07%

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.35%

Min Revenue beat(2)-3.19%

Max Revenue beat(2)-1.51%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.09%

Min Revenue beat(4)-3.19%

Max Revenue beat(4)-0.69%

Revenue beat(8)3

Avg Revenue beat(8)1.12%

Revenue beat(12)6

Avg Revenue beat(12)1.55%

Revenue beat(16)7

Avg Revenue beat(16)0.13%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)-1.23%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-3.14%

EPS NY rev (1m)9.7%

EPS NY rev (3m)-2.16%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)3.07%

Revenue NY rev (1m)2.44%

Revenue NY rev (3m)1.23%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	28.82
Fwd PE	15.38
P/S	1.49
P/FCF	32.85
P/OCF	11.06
P/B	0.52
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	5.24

EPS(TTM)0.17

EY3.47%

EPS(NY)0.32

Fwd EY6.5%

FCF(TTM)0.15

FCFY3.04%

OCF(TTM)0.44

OCFY9.04%

SpS3.29

BVpS9.43

TBVpS-1.77

PEG (NY)0.35

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.85%
ROE	-1.39%
ROCE	2.73%
ROIC	2.16%
ROICexc	2.29%
ROICexgc	23.27%
OM	10.94%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	64.2%
FCFM	4.53%

ROA(3y)N/A

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

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 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

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-Score7

Asset Turnover0.21

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.13
Debt/FCF	12.65
Debt/EBITDA	1.26
Cap/Depr	45.56%
Cap/Sales	8.93%
Interest Coverage	1.54
Cash Conversion	44.09%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.21
Quick Ratio	0.9
Altman-Z	0.74

F-Score7

WACC22.52%

ROIC/WACC0.1

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)53.77%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%23.48%

EPS Next Y82.79%

EPS Next 2Y64.52%

EPS Next 3Y50.27%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)12.65%

Revenue growth 3Y20.9%

Revenue growth 5Y11.09%

Sales Q2Q%26.14%

Revenue Next Year12.49%

Revenue Next 2Y12.17%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y70.17%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5Y30.54%

EBIT Next Year117.47%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y47.09%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y27.79%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5Y89.39%

VASTA PLATFORM LTD (VSTA) 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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