Afya vs Covista
AFYA and CVSA side by side, both in services-educational services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AFYA and CVSA compare
Afya grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.9% versus 9.3% for Covista).
Afya keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.4% compared with 12.8% at Covista.
Covista scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 11 for Afya), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AFYA | CVSA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $3.9B |
| Share price | $10.32 | $118.17 |
| Change, 1 year | −28.6% | 22.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −28.0% | 286% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.77 | 0.84 |
| Employees | 9,395 | 510 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 | 5 |
| Health score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 16.1× |
| P/S | – | 2.0× |
| P/B | – | 2.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 10.6× |
| P/FCF | – | 11.1× |
| PEG | – | 0.32 |
| FCF yield | – | 9.0% |
| Fair value | – | $119.25 |
| Margin of safety | – | 0.91% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.9% (better) | 9.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 25.2% (better) | 16.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 19.2% (better) | 1.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 18.9% (better) | 9.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 21.4% | 38.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 64.5% (better) | 57.4% |
| Operating margin | 32.8% (better) | 19.8% |
| Net margin | 20.4% (better) | 12.8% |
| FCF margin | 36.9% (better) | 17.7% |
| Return on equity | 16.5% | 17.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 16.9% | 17.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.42 | 0.35 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.59 (better) | 0.70 |
| Interest coverage | 2.2× | 8.9× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.20 (better) | 0.81 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 4.12 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 19.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 8.0% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 8.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | – | 103% |
| Held by insiders | – | 3.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.3M (better) | −$6.6M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 8.7% |
Go deeper
- AFYA stock overview
- AFYA income statement
- AFYA valuation and score
- CVSA stock overview
- CVSA income statement
- CVSA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.