Ratings Vasta Platform Limited

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VSTA

KYG9440A1094

Delayed Nasdaq Other stock markets 10:26:45 2024-05-22 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
3.56 ^USD	-1.11%		-3.26%	-20.09%

May. 08	Transcript : Vasta Platform Limited, Q1 2024 Earnings Call, May 08, 2024
May. 08	Vasta Platform Limited Reports Earnings Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024	CI

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.

Strengths

Growth progress expectations are rather promising. Indeed, sales are expected to rise sharply in the coming years.
The company's earnings per share (EPS) are expected to grow significantly over the next few years according to the consensus of analysts covering the stock.
The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
The company appears to be poorly valued given its net asset value.
The company has a low valuation given the cash flows generated by its activity.
For the last twelve months, analysts have been gradually revising upwards their EPS forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.
Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.

Weaknesses

The group shows a rather high level of debt in proportion to its EBITDA.
The company is not the most generous with respect to shareholders' compensation.
The company's sales previsions for the coming years have been revised downwards, which foreshadows another slowdown in business.
For the last few months, analysts have been revising downwards their earnings forecast.
The price targets of analysts who cover the stock differ significantly. This implies difficulties in evaluating the company and its business.
The company's earnings releases usually do not meet expectations.

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Sector: Miscellaneous Educational Service Providers

	1st Jan change	Capi.	ESG Refinitiv
VASTA PLATFORM LIMITED	-20.09%	288M	C+
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ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC.	+11.52%	2.49B	A-
GAOTU TECHEDU INC.	+92.40%	1.84B	D+
BENESSE HOLDINGS, INC.	-0.58%	1.6B	A-

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