Why is Vasta Platform Ltd. ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 1.77%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 1.77% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 3.35% over the last 5 years
4
Flat results in Mar 25
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 0.1 MM has Fallen at -98.73%
- NET PROFIT(Q) At USD -0.56 MM has Fallen at -112.48%
- NET SALES(Q) At USD 73.6 MM has Fallen at -20.9%
5
With ROE of 8.83%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.39 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 96.05%, its profits have risen by 737.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
6
High Institutional Holdings at 69.86%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
7
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 96.05% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 12.33%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Vasta Platform Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Software Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Software Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Vasta Platform Ltd. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Vasta Platform Ltd.
117.98%
0.98
53.40%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.35%
EBIT Growth (5y)
17.13%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.55
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.14
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.11
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.28
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
69.86%
ROCE (avg)
1.93%
ROE (avg)
1.77%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
4
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.39
EV to EBIT
9.49
EV to EBITDA
4.34
EV to Capital Employed
0.45
EV to Sales
1.48
PEG Ratio
0.01
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
4.69%
ROE (Latest)
8.83%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
14What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
Higher at USD 103.5 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 8.67%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.2 times
-12What is not working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 0.1 MM has Fallen at -98.73%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD -0.56 MM has Fallen at -112.48%
NET SALES(Q)
At USD 73.6 MM has Fallen at -20.9%
INTEREST(Q)
At USD 7.86 MM has Grown at 70.04%
Here's what is working for Vasta Platform Ltd.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.2 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for Vasta Platform Ltd.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 0.1 MM has Fallen at -98.73%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD -0.56 MM has Fallen at -112.48%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Sales
At USD 73.6 MM has Fallen at -20.9%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Interest
At USD 7.86 MM has Grown at 70.04%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)






