Viavi Solutions (VIAV) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Viavi Solutions Inc. provides network test, monitoring, and assurance solutions to communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, government, and avionics customers worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Network Enablement (NE), Service Enablement (SE), and Optical Security and Performance Products (OSP) segments. The NE segment offers testing solutions that access the network to perform build-out and maintenance

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+42.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-68.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

6.2%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~4 years

$499M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$499M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Viavi Solutions grew revenue 43% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

55.7%

Premium pricing power — 55.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

10.3%

Modest — 10.3% operating margin

ROCE

2.2%

Weak — 2.2% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+26.5%

Fast-growing sales (26.5% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

1.8%

Thin free cash flow (1.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.28

Elevated debt (1.28)

Interest Cover

2.74x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.7x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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