Vital Farms, Inc. (VITL) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Vital Farms, Inc. ?

The company has declared negative results in Mar 26 after 3 consecutive negative quarters

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 9.88 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 15.44%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 2,635.79

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -70.42% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

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 Other Agricultural Products)

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

Is Vital Farms, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Vital Farms, Inc.

-70.42%

-1.22

60.89%

S&P 500

22.24%

1.67

13.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

28.80%

EBIT Growth (5y)

49.33%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

25.96

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.53

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

2.19

Tax Ratio

21.32%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

29.39%

ROE (avg)

9.82%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.68

EV to EBIT

5.50

EV to EBITDA

4.37

EV to Capital Employed

1.96

EV to Sales

0.64

PEG Ratio

0.37

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

35.60%

ROE (Latest)

19.14%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

Bullish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

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

1What is working for the Company

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 14.96 times

-27What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 9.88 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 15.44%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 2,635.79

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 2.68 %

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 27.22% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 0.85 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 8.15 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 5.01 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -1.74 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -1.4 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD -0.03

Here's what is working for Vital Farms, Inc.

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 14.96 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Depreciation

Highest at USD 7.34 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Vital Farms, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -1.74 MM has Fallen at -107.64%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -1.4 MM has Fallen at -108.15%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 9.88 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)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 2,635.79

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 2.68 % and Fallen

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 5.01 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD -1.74 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD -1.4 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD -0.03

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 0.85 %

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 8.15 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 27.22% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

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

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales