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VIA Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent retail energy services company in the United States. More details

VIA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	4/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Trading at 95.6% below our estimate of its fair value

Became profitable this year

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 8.7% per year over past 5 years

Does not have a meaningful market cap ($80M)

My Notes

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Via Renewables, Inc. Competitors

Alaska Power & Telephone

OTCPK:APTL

US$64.7m

Genie Energy

NYSE:GNE

US$410.2m

Hawaiian Electric Industries

NYSE:HE

US$1.5b

MGE Energy

NasdaqGS:MGEE

US$3.3b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Via Renewables
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$11.00
52 Week High	US$11.61
52 Week Low	US$5.22
Beta	1.33
1 Month Change	0.37%
3 Month Change	0.87%
1 Year Change	2.76%
3 Year Change	-80.12%
5 Year Change	-80.28%
Change since IPO	-75.39%

We Think Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Nov 05

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Shareholder Returns

	VIA	US Electric Utilities	US Market
7D	0.09%	-2.5%	-2.1%
1Y	2.8%	17.2%	21.3%

Return vs Industry: VIA underperformed the US Electric Utilities industry which returned 5.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: VIA underperformed the US Market which returned 20.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is VIA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
VIA volatility
VIA Average Weekly Movement	1.5%
Electric Utilities Industry Average Movement	2.9%
Market Average Movement	6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	18.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	3.2%

Stable Share Price: VIA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: VIA's weekly volatility has decreased from 10% to 1% over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1999	160	William Maxwell	viarenewables.com

Via Renewables, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent retail energy services company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Retail Electricity and Retail Natural Gas. The Retail Electricity segment engages in the transmission and sale of electricity to residential and commercial customers.

Via Renewables, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Via Renewables's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
VIA fundamental statistics
Market cap	US$79.52m
Earnings (TTM)	US$12.94m
Revenue (TTM)	US$417.40m

2.7x

P/E Ratio

0.1x

P/S Ratio

Is VIA overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
VIA income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$417.40m
Cost of Revenue	US$256.97m
Gross Profit	US$160.43m
Other Expenses	US$147.49m
Earnings	US$12.94m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	4.00
Gross Margin	38.44%
Net Profit Margin	3.10%
Debt/Equity Ratio	63.4%

How did VIA perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/06/15 23:29
End of Day Share Price	2024/06/14 00:00
Earnings	2024/03/31
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Via Renewables, Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
David Parker	Baird
Christopher Van Horn	B. Riley Securities, Inc.
Carter Driscoll	B. Riley Securities, Inc.

This company has been acquired

VIA Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Via Renewables, Inc. Competitors

OTCPK:APTL

US$64.7m

NYSE:GNE

US$410.2m

NYSE:HE

US$1.5b

NasdaqGS:MGEE

US$3.3b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

NuRetailco LLC completed the acquisition of remaining 34.3% stake in Via Renewables, Inc. (NasdaqGS:VIA).

Via Renewables, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 29, 2024

NuRetailco LLC signed a merger agreement to acquire remaining 34.3% stake in Via Renewables, Inc. (NasdaqGS:VIA) for approximately $160 million.

We Think Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.49 (vs US$0.92 loss in 3Q 2022)

Via Renewables, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 02, 2023

Recent updates

NuRetailco LLC completed the acquisition of remaining 34.3% stake in Via Renewables, Inc. (NasdaqGS:VIA).

Via Renewables, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 29, 2024

NuRetailco LLC signed a merger agreement to acquire remaining 34.3% stake in Via Renewables, Inc. (NasdaqGS:VIA) for approximately $160 million.

We Think Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.49 (vs US$0.92 loss in 3Q 2022)

Via Renewables, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 02, 2023

The Returns On Capital At Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) Don't Inspire Confidence

New major risk - Financial position

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.67 (vs US$0.93 in 2Q 2022)

Via Renewables, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Via Renewables, Inc.(NasdaqGS:VIA) dropped from Russell 2000 Value-Defensive Index

Is Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Via Renewables, Inc. Announces Board Changes

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.86 loss per share (vs US$3.52 profit in 1Q 2022)

Via Renewables, Inc. Suspends Quarterly Cash Dividend

Full year 2022 earnings released

We Think Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) Has A Fair Chunk Of Debt

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share at 11% yield

Via Renewables, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Mar 02, 2023

Via Renewables, Inc. Declares Dividend on Common Stock for the Fourth Quarter of 2022, Payable on March 15, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share

Via Renewables' (NASDAQ:VIA) Dividend Will Be $0.1813

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.18 loss per share (vs US$0.83 profit in 3Q 2021)

Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.1813

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Via Renewables, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividends on Class A Common Stock for the Third Quarter of 2022, Payable on December 15, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Via Renewables: Power Fading Away

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share

Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.18 (vs US$0.58 in 2Q 2021)

Via Renewables Declares Quarterly Dividends on Class A Common Stock, Payable on September 15, 2022

Via Renewables declares $0.1813 dividend

Via Renewables, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 04, 2022

Via Renewables announces new $195M credit facility

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Via Renewables, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIA)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share

President exercised options and sold US$392k worth of stock

Via Renewables: Muted Results, 10% Dividend Yield, 35% FCF Yield

Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of US$0.18

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.83 (vs US$0.66 loss in 1Q 2021)

Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of US$0.18

Via Renewables, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 18, 2022

Via Renewables: 9% Dividend Yield, 33% FCF Yield, Buying Opportunity

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Via Renewables Declares Quarterly Dividends on Class A Common Stock, Payable on March 15, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Via Renewables, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Mar 03, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share

Via Renewables' (NASDAQ:VIA) Dividend Will Be US$0.18

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share

Acting General Counsel & Secretary recently sold US$83k worth of stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.83 (vs US$0.52 in 3Q 2020)

Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) Will Pay A Dividend Of US$0.18