Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Vera Bradley, Inc. ?

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -226.74% of over the last 5 years

The company has declared negative results for the last 4 consecutive quarters

INTEREST(9M) At USD 0.13 MM has Grown at inf%
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD -24.25 MM
NET SALES(Q) At USD 70.86 MM has Fallen at -36.06%

Risky - Negative Operating Profits

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -50.72%, its profits have fallen by -451%

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 12.33% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -50.72% returns

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Footwear)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Vera Bradley, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Vera Bradley, Inc.

-58.02%

-0.71

91.67%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.61

20.17%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-6.24%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-226.74%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

1.06

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.05

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.79

Tax Ratio

49.86%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

93.03%

ROCE (avg)

5.37%

ROE (avg)

3.59%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.44

EV to EBIT

-2.32

EV to EBITDA

62.21

EV to Capital Employed

0.40

EV to Sales

0.18

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

-17.33%

ROE (Latest)

-26.93%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

3What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD -19.66 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.21% (YoY

-38What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(9M)

At USD 0.13 MM has Grown at inf%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD -24.25 MM

NET SALES(Q)

At USD 70.86 MM has Fallen at -36.06%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -1.71 MM has Fallen at -147.87%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD -1.69 MM has Fallen at -127.91%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -43.21%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 26.46 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 50.22 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 1.35 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 12.37 times

Here's what is working for Vera Bradley, Inc.

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -2.21% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Vera Bradley, Inc.

Interest

At USD 0.13 MM has Grown at inf%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 70.86 MM has Fallen at -36.06%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -1.71 MM has Fallen at -147.87%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -1.69 MM has Fallen at -127.91%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD -24.25 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 26.46 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 50.22 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 1.35 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 12.37 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio