INNOVATE Corp. (VATE) is a Engineering & Construction company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $9.63. It has a SharesGrow Score of 10/100, indicating a weak investment profile with 0 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of VATE = $8,083.66 (+83842.5% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued).
Valuation: VATE trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -1.7 (S&P 500 average ~25).
Financials: revenue is $1.2B, -7.6%/yr average growth. Net income is $61M (loss), growing at -18.9%/yr. Net profit margin is -4.9% (negative). Gross margin is 14.6% (+1.1 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $718M with negative equity of -$231M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 0.44 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 75.5%. Total assets: $950M.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value ?/100 (Fail), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 0/100 (Fail), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 30/100 (Fail), Future ?/100 (Fail), Income 10/100 (Fail).
