Designs and manufactures precision resistors for various electronic applications. Produces strain gauges used in stress and force measurement. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
angles, checked one by one.
The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Revenue Growth: Sales are going backwards, not just slowing.
The stock trades 56% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $87.4M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $23.3M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 10 buys and 3 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 1% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The company’s market value is 165 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
On our five-subject report card, VPG sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: VPG is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (54/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.