Vasta Platform Ltd - Understand $vsta stock

$VSTA Market Cap: $183.9 Million

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Financial Snapshot

Revenue

$1.529B

TTM

Gross Margin

63.26%

TTM

Net Earnings

-$60.87M

TTM

Current Assets

$1.297B

Q3 2024

Current Liabilities

$1.073B

Q3 2024

Current Ratio

120.97%

Q3 2024

Total Assets

$7.201B

Q3 2024

Total Liabilities

$2.818B

Q3 2024

Book Value

$4.383B

Q3 2024

Cash

P/E

-3.021

Nov 29, 2024 EST

Free Cash Flow

$69.32M

TTM

Revenues

Revenue YoY Change

Revenues

Concept	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Revenue	$1.486B	$1.264B	$947.4M	$997.6M	$989.7M	$764.9M	$686.0M
YoY Change	17.56%	33.44%	-5.03%	0.8%	29.39%	11.5%

Expenses

Cost Of Revenues

Gross Profit

Gross Profit Margin

Gross Profit

Concept	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Revenue	$1.486B	$1.264B	$947.4M	$997.6M	$989.7M	$764.9M	$686.0M
Cost Of Revenue	$570.9M	$473.1M	$396.8M	$378.0M	$447.0M	$290.9M	$255.3M
Gross Profit	$915.4M	$791.1M	$550.6M	$619.6M	$542.6M	$474.0M	$430.7M
Gross Profit Margin	61.59%	62.58%	58.11%	62.11%	54.82%	61.97%	62.78%

Selling, General & Admin Expense

Research & Development

Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization

SGA Expense to Gross Profit Ratio

R&D To Gross Profit Ratio

DDA To Gross Profit Ratio

Operating Expenses Total

Operating Profits/Loss

Operational Expenses

Concept	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Selling, General & Admin	$767.4M	$711.6M	$627.4M	$596.5M	$465.3M	$591.9M	$308.7M
YoY Change	7.84%	13.41%	5.19%	28.2%	-21.39%	91.74%
% of Gross Profit	83.83%	89.94%	113.96%	96.27%	85.75%	124.87%	71.67%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$287.8M	$264.1M	$211.2M	$174.1M	$164.9M	$59.40M	$43.20M
YoY Change	8.95%	25.09%	21.28%	5.58%	177.61%	37.5%
% of Gross Profit	31.44%	33.39%	38.35%	28.1%	30.39%	12.53%	10.03%
Operating Expenses	$781.8M	$710.6M	$621.9M	$592.3M	$460.2M	$584.8M	$310.6M
YoY Change	10.02%	14.26%	5.0%	28.7%	-21.31%	88.28%
Operating Profit	$133.6M	$80.59M	-$71.30M	$27.30M	$82.40M	-$110.8M	$120.1M
YoY Change	65.76%	-213.03%	-361.17%	-66.87%	-174.37%	-192.26%

Interest Expenses

Interest Expenses To Operating Income %

Other Expense/Income

Interest & Other Expense/Income

Concept	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Interest Expense	-$253.3M	-$186.3M	-$31.81M	-$51.10M	-$107.2M	-$95.50M	-$65.30M
YoY Change	35.98%	485.52%	-37.74%	-52.33%	12.25%	46.25%
% of Operating Profit	-189.61%	-231.14%		-187.18%	-130.1%		-54.37%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$168.3M	-$1.000K	-$52.73M	-$47.30M	-$65.60M	-$136.3M	-$41.60M
YoY Change	16830600.0%	-100.0%	11.48%	-27.9%	-51.87%	227.64%

Income/Loss

Pretax Income

Income Tax

Net Profits/Loss

Pretax Income YoY Change

Income Tax Rate

Net Profits/Loss YoY Change

Basic EPS

Net Income To Revenue Ratio

Pretax & Net Income

Concept	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Pretax Income	-$119.7M	-$105.7M	-$155.8M	-$71.10M	-$90.30M	-$342.7M	-$10.60M
YoY Change	13.26%	-32.18%	119.19%	-21.26%	-73.65%	3133.02%
Income Tax	-$36.73M	-$51.11M	-$37.09M	-$25.40M	-$29.60M	$271.7M	-$2.100M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$83.77M	-$54.57M	-$118.8M	-$45.60M	-$60.70M	-$614.4M	-$8.500M
YoY Change	53.5%	-54.05%	160.43%	-24.88%	-90.12%	7128.24%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-5.64%	-4.32%	-12.53%	-4.57%	-6.13%	-80.32%	-1.24%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$1.00	-$2.87	-$1.444M	-$549.4K	-$731.3K	-$7.402M	-$102.4K

Assets & Liabilities

Cash & Short-Term Investments

Cash & Equivalents

Cash To Operating Expenses Ratio

Inventory

Receivables

Total Short-Term Assets

Property, Plant And Equipment

Long-Term Investments

Total Long-Term Assets

Total Assets

Net Income To Total Assets Percentage

Accounts Payable

Short-Term Debt

Long Term Debt Due

Total Short-Term Liabilities

Long-Term Debt

Other Long-Term Liabilities

Total Long-Term Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Short-Term To Long-Term Debt Ratio

Short-Term Assets To Debt Ratio

Long-Term Debt To Net Income Ratio

Assets & Liabilities

Concept	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$341.8M	$426.3M	$476.2M	$802.3M	$43.30M	$102.2M
YoY Change	-19.82%	-10.49%	-40.64%	1752.89%	-57.63%
Cash & Equivalents	$95.86M	$45.77M
Short-Term Investments	$245.9M	$380.5M	$458.4M	$791.2M	$42.50M	$100.7M
Other Short-Term Assets	$71.87M	$56.65M	$40.07M	$27.50M	$22.60M	$8.800M
YoY Change	26.88%	41.37%	45.71%	21.68%	156.82%
Inventory	$300.5M	$266.5M	$242.4M	$249.6M	$222.2M	$262.2M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$697.5M	$649.1M	$505.5M	$492.2M	$388.8M	$319.8M
Other Receivables	$45.12M	$39.60M	$35.94M	$28.70M	$90.20M	$45.00M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.457B	$1.438B	$1.300B	$1.600B	$767.2M	$738.0M
YoY Change	1.3%	10.61%	-18.75%	108.58%	3.96%
Property, Plant & Equipment	$151.5M	$197.7M	$185.7M	$192.0M	$185.0M	$58.30M
YoY Change	-23.37%	6.47%	-3.29%	3.78%	217.32%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$74.36M	$98.87M
YoY Change	-24.79%
Other Assets	$412.6M	$365.7M	$306.9M	$259.3M	$228.9M	$255.0M
YoY Change	12.83%	19.15%	18.37%	13.28%	-10.24%
Total Long-Term Assets	$5.946B	$6.082B	$6.033B	$5.378B	$5.401B	$5.402B
YoY Change	-2.24%	0.82%	12.18%	-0.42%	-0.02%
Total Assets	$7.403B	$7.521B	$7.333B	$6.978B	$6.168B	$6.140B
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$438.0M	$323.7M	$285.3M	$296.6M	$432.6M	$461.0M
YoY Change	35.34%	13.45%	-3.81%	-31.44%	-6.16%
Accrued Expenses	$104.4M	$105.6M	$79.50M	$70.90M	$80.50M	$93.40M
YoY Change	-1.15%	32.86%	12.12%	-11.93%	-13.81%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$20.90M	$29.20M	$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%	-28.42%
Long-Term Debt Due	$558.8M	$116.9M	$308.1M	$521.1M	$448.0M	$339.9M
YoY Change	377.93%	-62.05%	-40.87%	16.32%	31.8%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.447B	$789.2M	$778.3M	$1.096B	$1.094B	$974.7M
YoY Change	83.39%	1.41%	-29.01%	0.24%	12.21%
Long-Term Debt	$329.6M	$866.6M	$683.6M	$445.3M	$1.347B	$1.319B
YoY Change	-61.97%	26.77%	53.52%	-66.93%	2.12%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.105B	$1.235B	$1.206B	$651.4M	$627.4M	$577.9M
YoY Change	-10.51%	2.38%	85.19%	3.83%	8.57%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.435B	$2.102B	$1.890B	$1.097B	$1.974B	$1.897B
YoY Change	-31.73%	11.2%	72.33%	-44.44%	4.09%
Total Liabilities	$2.884B	$2.891B	$2.668B	$2.193B	$3.068B	$2.871B
YoY Change	-0.26%	8.35%	21.67%	-28.51%	6.84%

Ownership

Basic Shares Outstanding

Diluted Shares Outstanding

Preferred Stock

Treasury Stock Shares

Stock Issuance & Repurchase

Ownership Data

Concept	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding
Preferred Stock
Treasury Stock Shares

Return On Shareholders' Equity

Book Value

Free Cash Flow

Free Cash Flow YoY

Free Cash Flow Margin

Dividends

Stock Price

Market Cap: $183.88 Million

About Vasta Platform Ltd

Vasta Platform Ltd. engages in the provision of end-to-end education and digital solutions that cater to private schools operating in the K-12 educational segment. The company is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo and currently employs 2,012 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2020-07-31. The firm is dedicated to education. The service offers Digital platform as a service (PaaS). Its segments include Content & EdTech Platform and Digital Platform.

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