VSTS
ACHAT TOTAL: 84500 titres (~1045383 USD)
- Insiders
- Barber James J.
- Total bought
- $1,045,383
- Total sold
- —
- Last activity
- 2026-09-02
- Last synced
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2026-09-05 10:14:57
Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Bearish signal Scored 2026-09-05
VSTS presents a deeply concerning financial profile with deteriorating fundamentals, a near-insolvent liquidity position (quick ratio 0.65, interest coverage below 1.0), and a structural decline in profitability that…
The first sentence of the analysis written for VSTS on 2026-09-05 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-10-03 | 2024-09-27 | 2023-09-29 | 2022-09-30 | 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 26.5% | 29.1% | 30.3% | 28.9% | 28.1% | |
| Ebit Margin | 1.8% | 5.7% | 9.6% | 7.2% | 4.0% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 7.0% | 10.7% | 14.5% | 12.2% | 9.4% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 2.4% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 7.2% | 3.9% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -1.6% | 1.1% | 9.5% | 7.1% | 4.0% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -1.5% | 0.7% | 7.5% | 5.3% | 3.0% | |
| Net Profit Margin | -1.5% | 0.7% | 7.5% | 5.3% | 3.0% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -1.5% | 0.7% | 7.5% | 5.3% | 3.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.078 | 1.783 | 2.579 | 2.455 | 2.431 | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.649 | 0.553 | 1.128 | 1.021 | 0.978 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.050 | 0.080 | 0.153 | 0.346 | 0.267 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.073 | 0.068 | 0.091 | 0.059 | 0.107 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -16.290 | 94.438 | 11.840 | 17.661 | 33.772 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.055 | -1.047 | 0.239 | 0.194 | -1.025 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.055 | -1.047 | 0.239 | 0.194 | -1.025 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -16.290 | 94.438 | 11.840 | 17.661 | 33.772 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.055 | -1.047 | 0.239 | 0.194 | -1.025 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.769 | 2.200 | 2.876 | 1.070 | 1.081 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.243 | 0.708 | 0.893 | 0.930 | 1.027 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 115.331 | 5.058 | 14.087 | 15.984 | 16.354 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 10.359 | 4.212 | 9.818 | 10.736 | 10.321 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.488 | 0.471 | 0.535 | 0.058 | 0.058 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 1.639 | 1.529 | 1.924 | 0.078 | 0.078 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.621 | 0.605 | 0.658 | 0.072 | 0.072 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.572 | 0.560 | 0.625 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 3.358 | 3.247 | 3.598 | 1.341 | 1.333 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 6.852 | 5.717 | 4.672 | 4.740 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.157 | 1.034 | 0.650 | 0.579 | 0.637 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.023 | 0.168 | 0.091 | 0.087 | 0.099 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.090 | 0.833 | 0.697 | 0.672 | 0.631 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.114 | 2.278 | 13.396 | 122.845 | 0.000 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.698 | 1.248 | 21,790.900 | 84.169 | 0.000 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.790 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.045 | 0.342 | 0.152 | 1.278 | 1.346 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.099 | 5.979 | 3.300 | 3.046 | 2.711 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.889 | 4.777 | 0.145 | 1.104 | 1.316 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | -0.344 | 0.947 | 7.923 | 0.949 | 1.287 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 10.757 | 11.145 | 10.224 | 8.084 | 11.542 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 26.5% | ▼-2.6% | ▼-2.1% |
| Ebit Margin | 1.8% | ▼-3.9% | ▼-3.9% |
| Ebitda Margin | 7.0% | ▼-3.7% | ▼-3.8% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 2.4% | ▼-3.3% | ▼-3.0% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -1.6% | ▼-2.8% | ▼-5.6% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -1.5% | ▼-2.2% | ▼-4.5% |
| Net Profit Margin | -1.5% | ▼-2.2% | ▼-4.5% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -1.5% | ▼-2.2% | ▼-4.5% |
| Current Ratio | 2.079 | ▲0.295 | ▼-0.187 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.649 | ▲0.096 | ▼-0.217 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.050 | ▼-0.029 | ▼-0.129 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.073 | ▲0.005 | ▼-0.007 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -16.290 | ▼-110.728 | ▼-44.574 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.056 | ▲1.103 | ▲0.372 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.056 | ▲1.103 | ▲0.372 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -16.290 | ▼-110.728 | ▼-44.574 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.056 | ▲1.103 | ▲0.372 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.769 | ▼-1.432 | ▼-0.831 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.243 | ▼-0.465 | ▼-0.517 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 115.331 | ▲110.273 | ▲81.968 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 10.359 | ▲6.147 | ▲1.270 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.488 | ▲0.017 | ▲0.166 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 1.639 | ▲0.110 | ▲0.589 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.621 | ▲0.017 | ▲0.215 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.572 | ▲0.012 | ▲0.220 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 3.358 | ▲0.111 | ▲0.782 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 6.852 | ▲1.135 | ▲2.456 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.157 | ▼-0.877 | ▼-0.454 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.024 | ▼-0.145 | ▼-0.070 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.090 | ▼-0.743 | ▼-0.495 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.114 | ▼-0.164 | ▼-26.012 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.698 | ▼-0.550 | ▼-4374.705 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | ▼-1.958 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.045 | ▼-0.296 | ▼-0.587 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.099 | ▼-4.880 | ▼-2.128 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.889 | ▼-3.889 | ▼-0.757 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | -0.344 | ▼-1.290 | ▼-2.496 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 10.757 | ▼-0.388 | ▲0.407 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $665.3M | $1.99B | $2.52B | $2.50B | $2.52B | |
| Enterprise value | $2.05B | $3.34B | $4.17B | $2.66B | $2.66B | |
| EV / Sales | 0.75x | 1.19x | 1.48x | 0.99x | 1.08x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 31.98x | 7.07x | 16.25x | 11.42x | 10.90x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 356.09x | 8.49x | 23.31x | 17.00x | 17.27x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.76x | 11.14x | 10.22x | 8.08x | 11.54x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.27x | 4.51x | 4.04x | 0.48x | 0.61x | |
| Current ratio | 2.08x | 1.78x | 2.58x | 2.46x | 2.43x | |
| Income quality | -1.60x | 22.50x | 1.21x | 1.64x | 3.29x | |
| Graham number | — | $5 | $16 | $21 | $15 | |
| Graham net-net | -$12 | -$12 | -$13 | -$2 | -$2 | |
| Tax burden | 90.8% | 65.5% | 79.0% | 74.6% | 76.3% | |
| Interest burden | -92.4% | 20.2% | 99.2% | 97.7% | 100.0% | |
| Working capital | $441.1M | $357.2M | $624.4M | $585.1M | $548.6M | |
| Invested capital | $2.34B | $2.28B | $2.55B | $2.53B | $2.53B | |
| Return on assets | -1.4% | 0.7% | 6.8% | 4.5% | 2.4% | |
| Operating ROA | 2.2% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 6.2% | 0.0% | |
| Return on tangible assets | -2.3% | 1.2% | 10.9% | 7.4% | 4.0% | |
| Return on equity | -4.6% | 2.3% | 24.3% | 6.1% | 3.2% | |
| Return on invested capital | 2.3% | 4.1% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.6% | 6.4% | 7.9% | 7.0% | 3.5% | |
| Earnings yield | -6.0% | 1.1% | 8.4% | 5.7% | 2.9% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 0.9% | 19.8% | 7.1% | 6.3% | 6.1% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 91.0% | 16.7% | 30.3% | 32.8% | 36.9% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 40.9% | 56.0% | 57.0% | 56.9% | 67.6% | |
| Capex / Sales | 2.1% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.7% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 18.9% | 18.4% | 17.7% | 16.8% | 18.8% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 39.6% | 40.1% | 38.1% | 39.2% | 40.0% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 22d | 23d | 51d | 50d | 47d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 29d | 30d | 25d | 32d | 28d | |
| Operating cycle | 128d | 126d | 157d | 160d | 162d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 99d | 96d | 132d | 128d | 135d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▼-66.5%EV / Sales ▼-36.8%EV / EBITDA ▼-3.5%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+24.912Earnings yield ▼-0.071
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.070Return on assets ▼-0.021Return on invested capital ▼-0.018Return on capital employed ▼-0.038Operating ROA ▼-0.030Income quality ▼-24.095Tax burden ▲+0.253
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-1.400Days payables outstanding ▼-1.153Operating cycle ▲+1.857Cash conversion cycle ▲+3.010Capex / Sales ▼-0.007R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.295Net debt / EBITDA ▲+2.765Working capital ▲+83900000.000Invested capital ▲+62034000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.005
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-73.6%EV / Sales ▼-30.7%EV / EBITDA ▼-6.8%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+21.088Earnings yield ▼-0.090
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.078Return on assets ▼-0.038Return on invested capital ▼-0.004Return on capital employed ▼-0.010Operating ROA n/aIncome quality ▼-4.887Tax burden ▲+0.145
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-25.481Days payables outstanding ▲+1.186Operating cycle ▼-34.493Cash conversion cycle ▼-35.679Capex / Sales ▼-0.015R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.353Net debt / EBITDA ▲+6.664Working capital ▼-107535000.000Invested capital ▼-190462000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.004
Employee count
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Recent news
- 2026-09-02 Down 14.4% in 4 Weeks, Here''s Why You Should You Buy the Dip in Vestis (VSTS) Vestis (VSTS) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
- 2026-08-17 Vestis: Revenue Growth Needs To Return, Reiterate A Hold I reiterate a ''Hold'' rating on Vestis due to ongoing revenue weakness and uncertainty around the new business model''s execution. Q3 showed improved margins and EBITDA, driven by exiting lower-quality volume and focusing on higher-value route-servicing contracts. Transformation initiatives have delivered ~$30M of ~$50M targeted FY2026 savings, enhancing plant productivity, service quality, and cost structure.
- 2026-08-13 Vestis (VSTS) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock? Vestis (VSTS) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company''s earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
- 2026-08-12 Did Vestis Corporation Insiders Breach their Fiduciary Duties to Shareholders? Did Vestis Corporation Insiders Breach their Fiduciary Duties to Shareholders? PR Newswire NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2026
- 2026-08-12 Did Vestis Corporation Insiders Breach their Fiduciary Duties to Shareholders? Shareholders are encouraged to contact the firm to discuss their rights and options at no cost or obligation. We would handle any matter on a contingent fee basis, whereby you would not be responsible for out-of-pocket payment of our legal fees or expenses.
- 2026-08-11 Vestis Corporation (VSTS) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Vestis Corporation (VSTS) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- 2026-08-11 Vestis Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Vestis NYSE: VSTS reported fiscal third-quarter results that showed improved profitability and cash generation as the company continued its transformation program, even as revenue declined due to intentional exits from lower-margin business.
- 2026-08-11 Vestis (VSTS) Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates Vestis (VSTS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.18 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.11 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.05 per share a year ago.
- 2026-08-11 Vestis Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results and Increases Full Year 2026 Outlook Vestis Corporation (NYSE: VSTS), a leading provider of uniforms and workplace supplies, today announced its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended
- 2026-08-11 Vestis Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results and Increases Full Year 2026 Outlook ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vestis Corporation (NYSE: VSTS), a leading provider of uniforms and workplace supplies, today announced its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended July 3, 2026. Third Quarter 2026 Highlights (All comparisons versus the prior-year period) Revenue of $661.7 million Net Income of $11.0 million or $0.08 per diluted share and Adjusted Net Income* of $24.2 million or $0.18 per diluted share Adjusted EBITDA* of $80.9 million Net Income as a percentage of revenue.