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Vital Farms (Vital Farms) Financial Strength : 9 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Vital Farms Financial Strength?

Vital Farms has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Vital Farms Inc shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Vital Farms's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 94.78. Vital Farms's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.04. As of today, Vital Farms's Altman Z-Score is 13.62.


Competitive Comparison of Vital Farms's Financial Strength

For the Farm Products subindustry, Vital Farms's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Vital Farms's Financial Strength Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Vital Farms's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vital Farms's Financial Strength falls into.



Vital Farms Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Vital Farms's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $24.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $15.4 Mil.

Vital Farms's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*24.169/-0.255
=94.78

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Vital Farms Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Vital Farms's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(8.061 + 15.422) / 591.716
=0.04

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Vital Farms has a Z-score of 13.62, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 13.62 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Vital Farms  (NAS:VITL) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Vital Farms has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Vital Farms (Vital Farms) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3601 South Congress Avenue, Suite C100, Austin, TX, USA, 78704
Vital Farms Inc is an ethical food company. The company retails pasture-raised eggs and butter. Its products include Pasture-Raised Eggs and Pasture-Raised Butter & Ghee. The company's purpose is rooted in a commitment to Conscious Capitalism, which prioritizes the long-term benefits of each of its stakeholders (farmers and suppliers, customers and consumers, communities and the environment, employees, and stockholders).
Executives
Matthew Ohayer director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
Russell Diez-canseco director, officer: President and CEO C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
Jason Dale officer: COO and CFO C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
Thilo Wrede officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
Kathryn Mckeon officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
Stephanie Coon officer: SVP of People and Strategy C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
Brent Drever director C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
Denny Marie Post director C/O BURGER KING HOLDINGS, INC., 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Joanne Bal officer: GC, Sec. and Head of ESG C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
Scott Marcus officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TN 78704
Jeffery S Dawson officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2711 NORTH HASKELL AVENUE, SUITE 3400, DALLAS TX 75204
Kofi Owusu Amoo-gottfried director C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
Bo Erick Meissner officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
Karl Khoury director C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
Glenda J Flanagan director 550 BOWIE STREET, AUSTIN TX 78703