Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
Virco Mfg. Corporation VIRC
$6.51 -0.61% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $102.4M
Next earnings report: Dec 14, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $-0.15, down 117.8% year over year.
- Operating margin narrowed to -2.5% from 7.7% a year earlier.
- Net debt is 22.3× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 4%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 9%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 1%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 19%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 13%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 16%
- Gross marginTop 47%
- Operating marginBottom 12%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 33%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 1%
- Interest coverBottom 1%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 23%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 14%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 16%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 24%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 26%
- 6-month returnTop 40%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 41%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 21%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 20%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 5%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 33%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 25%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 26%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 48%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 1%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -22.4% | -19.0% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -104.3% | -117.8% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 42.6% | 37.5% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 7.7% | -2.5% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 0.9% | 7.7% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -19.0% | -22.4% | ↑ | Bottom 4% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -117.8% | -104.3% | ↓ | Bottom 9% |
| Gross margin | 37.5% | 42.6% | ↓ | Top 47% |
| Operating margin | -2.5% | 7.7% | ↓ | Bottom 12% |
| Net margin | -1.3% | 5.7% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 7.7% | 0.9% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -1.9% | — | Bottom 16% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -4.8% | — | Bottom 19% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -7.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +25.3 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 22.28×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -337.9×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.54%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.19%
- Shareholder yield
- 1.73%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.2%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 1
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 2 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -3.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | +685.7% | +7.8% | +2.5% | +7.6% | — |
| Jun 3, 2026 | -1900.0% | -9.5% | +1.7% | +8.0% | -0.5% |
| Apr 8, 2026 | -26.9% | -5.3% | +1.0% | +1.7% | +5.5% |
| Dec 8, 2025 | -117.0% | -6.0% | -8.6% | -11.7% | -14.3% |
| Sep 5, 2025 | -16.7% | +1.7% | -5.2% | -14.6% | -18.8% |
| Jun 6, 2025 | +92.3% | +2.1% | +0.5% | -1.6% | +3.5% |
| Apr 14, 2025 | -133.3% | -2.6% | -8.3% | -11.7% | -21.9% |
| Dec 9, 2024 | -40.2% | -17.7% | -28.0% | -40.6% | -35.6% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | $0.55 | $0.07 | +685.7% | $87.5M |
| Jun 3, 2026 | -$0.18 | $0.01 | -1900.0% | $30.7M |
| Apr 8, 2026 | -$0.45 | -$0.35 | -26.9% | $26.2M |
| Dec 8, 2025 | -$0.08 | $0.47 | -117.0% | $47.6M |
| Sep 5, 2025 | $0.70 | $0.84 | -16.7% | $92.1M |
| Jun 6, 2025 | -$0.01 | -$0.13 | +92.3% | $33.8M |
| Apr 14, 2025 | -$0.35 | -$0.15 | -133.3% | $28.5M |
| Dec 9, 2024 | $0.52 | $0.87 | -40.2% | $82.6M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 36.2× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 104.3× | — | — | Bottom 16% |
| EV / Sales | 0.68× | — | — | Top 24% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 14.34% | — | — | Top 14% |
| Earnings yield | -2.37% | — | — | Bottom 23% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 3.2× – 33.0× since Jan 31, 2023. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -13.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -117.8%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +340.2%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 20
- Days above the 200-day average
- 12
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.3%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.8%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +5.7%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +5.0%
- RSI (14)
- 58.2
- Relative volume
- 0.36×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 32.4%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 9th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.08
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.37
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -12.9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -70.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2024 | Jun 3, 2026 | -70.2% | 444 days | Not yet recovered |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Apr 27, 2022 | -31.4% | 164 days | 37 days (Jun 21, 2022) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 | -29.7% | 31 days | 63 days (May 20, 2024) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Jul 5, 2024 | -27.1% | 14 days | 34 days (Aug 22, 2024) |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Mar 24, 2023 | -26.8% | 47 days | 116 days (Sep 11, 2023) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $102.4M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.15
- Revenue (TTM)
- $192.0M
- Dividend yield
- 1.54%
- 52-week range
- $5.16 – $7.61
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $184.8M | $231.1M | $269.1M | $266.2M | $199.7M |
| Gross profit | $60.9M | $85.3M | $116.1M | $114.7M | $81.2M |
| Operating income | -$336,000 | $10.6M | $31.9M | $27.9M | $3.7M |
| Net income | -$15.1M | $16.5M | $21.9M | $21.6M | $2.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.95 | $1.02 | $1.34 | $1.32 | $0.16 |
| Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | Q1 2027 | Q2 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $82.6M | $28.5M | $33.8M | $92.1M | $47.6M | $26.2M | $30.7M | $87.5M |
| Net income | $8.4M | -$5.7M | $732,000 | $10.2M | -$1.3M | -$7.0M | -$2.8M | $8.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.52 | -$0.35 | $0.05 | $0.65 | -$0.08 | -$0.44 | -$0.18 | $0.55 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$401,000 | -$3.8M | $27.0M | $33.1M | -$841,000 |
| Capital expenditure | -$3.0M | -$3.3M | -$5.2M | -$6.3M | -$5.9M |
| Free cash flow | -$3.4M | -$7.1M | $21.7M | $26.8M | -$6.7M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | -$327,000 | -$1.5M | -$1.6M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$3.8M | -$4.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $9.2M
- Total assets
- $192.2M
- Total liabilities
- $81.7M
- Total debt
- $37.0M
- Net debt
- $27.8M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $110.5M
As of Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | $0.03 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $0.03 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $0.03 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | $0.03 | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | $0.03 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.03 | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | $0.03 | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $0.03 | Jan 10, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 227,623
- Days to cover
- 7.22
- Change vs previous report
- -10.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Sep 4, 2002
- 11-for-10
- Sep 4, 2001
- 11-for-10
- Sep 5, 2000
- 11-for-10
- Sep 1, 1999
- 11-for-10
- Sep 2, 1998
- 11-for-10