Virco Mfg. Corporation (VIRC) Key Metrics
VIRC valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $102.0M
- Enterprise value
- $131.6M
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 8.6
- Forward P/E
- 12.8
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.5 10-yr median 0.4
- Price / book
- 1.0 10-yr median 1.2
- EV / EBITDA
- 62.4 10-yr median 9.6
- Dividend yield
- 1.55% $0.10 a year
- Beta
- 0.14
VIRC key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsVIRC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
VIRC returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
VIRC per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
VIRC financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
VIRC efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
VIRC valuation history
VIRC returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
VIRC debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
VIRC cash returned to shareholders
VIRC price vs earnings per share
VIRC key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $110.2M | $178.5M | $196.3M | $79.3M | $47.4M | $43.3M | $65.0M | $65.4M | $71.6M | $67.2M |
| Enterprise value | $136.2M | $193.4M | $203.0M | $117.0M | $81.4M | $78.3M | $107.6M | $86.1M | $87.8M | $71.4M |
| P/E ratio | 42.9 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 4.8 | — | — | 27.3 | — | — | 3.0 |
| Price / sales | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Price / book | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Price / free cash flow | — | 6.7 | 9.0 | — | — | 7.7 | 11.7 | — | — | 46.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | — | 5.4 | 7.3 | — | — | 5.6 | 6.7 | 27.7 | 42.6 | 11.5 |
| EV / sales | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 40.0 | 21.5 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 9.3 | 6.5 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | 7.2 | 9.3 | — | — | 13.9 | 19.4 | — | — | 49.1 |
| Earnings yield | 2.3% | 12.1% | 11.2% | 20.9% | −31.9% | −5.2% | 3.7% | −2.5% | −4.5% | 33.9% |
| Free cash flow yield | −6.1% | 15.0% | 11.1% | −9.0% | −7.2% | 13.0% | 8.5% | −4.6% | −16.4% | 2.2% |
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.0% | — | — | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 5.1% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $6.99 | $10.90 | $11.98 | $4.90 | $2.97 | $2.75 | $4.14 | $4.24 | $4.70 | $4.40 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $12.66 | $16.26 | $16.42 | $14.27 | $11.59 | $9.70 | $12.30 | $13.02 | $12.42 | $11.36 |
| Earnings per share | $0.16 | $1.32 | $1.34 | $1.02 | −$0.95 | −$0.14 | $0.15 | −$0.10 | −$0.21 | $1.49 |
| Operating cash flow per share | −$0.05 | $2.02 | $1.65 | −$0.23 | −$0.03 | $0.49 | $0.62 | $0.15 | $0.11 | $0.38 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$0.42 | $1.64 | $1.32 | −$0.44 | −$0.21 | $0.36 | $0.35 | −$0.20 | −$0.77 | $0.10 |
| Cash per share | $0.92 | $1.64 | $0.32 | $0.07 | $0.09 | $0.03 | $0.07 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.05 |
| Book value per share | $6.72 | $6.67 | $5.56 | $4.20 | $2.97 | $3.44 | $3.49 | $3.70 | $3.92 | $3.89 |
| Tangible book value per share | $6.72 | $6.67 | $5.56 | $4.20 | $2.97 | $3.44 | $3.49 | $3.70 | $3.92 | $3.89 |
| Dividends per share | $0.10 | $0.09 | $0.02 | $0.00 | — | — | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| Capex per share | $0.37 | $0.38 | $0.32 | $0.21 | $0.19 | $0.14 | $0.27 | $0.35 | $0.88 | $0.29 |
| Debt per share | $2.56 | $2.55 | $0.73 | $2.39 | $2.22 | $2.25 | $2.79 | $1.39 | $1.09 | $0.33 |
| Shares outstanding | 15.8M | 16.4M | 16.4M | 16.2M | 16.0M | 15.8M | 15.7M | 15.4M | 15.2M | 15.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −3.7% | −0.1% | +1.2% | +1.5% | +1.2% | +0.4% | +1.8% | +1.2% | −0.1% | +1.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 2.4% | 21.6% | 27.5% | 28.7% | −29.8% | −4.1% | 4.3% | −2.8% | −5.4% | 49.1% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 2.1% | 19.1% | 23.5% | 11.4% | −2.3% | −1.2% | 5.9% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 11.6% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 1.4% | 12.8% | 14.8% | 12.0% | −12.0% | −1.7% | 1.8% | −1.3% | −2.9% | 23.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | 1.5% | 11.3% | 15.0% | 11.0% | −12.0% | −1.8% | 1.7% | −1.3% | −2.8% | 21.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | −3.4% | 10.1% | 8.1% | −3.1% | −1.8% | 3.7% | 2.9% | −1.5% | −6.2% | 0.8% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | −0.33 | 1.53 | 1.23 | −0.23 | — | — | 4.10 | — | — | 0.26 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $40.4M | $41.8M | $12.0M | $38.7M | $35.4M | $35.4M | $43.8M | $21.4M | $16.7M | $5.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $14.4M | $26.9M | $5.3M | $1.1M | $1.4M | $402,000 | $1.1M | $738,000 | $534,000 | $788,000 |
| Net debt | $25.9M | $14.9M | $6.7M | $37.6M | $34.1M | $35.0M | $42.6M | $20.7M | $16.1M | $4.2M |
| Debt / equity | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 0.57 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.80 | 0.38 | 0.28 | 0.08 |
| Debt / assets | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.62 | 0.43 | 0.18 | 2.58 | 16.72 | 9.58 | 3.89 | 3.01 | 1.71 | 0.38 |
| Current ratio | 3.09 | 2.98 | 2.31 | 1.84 | 1.90 | 2.31 | 2.32 | 1.96 | 2.01 | 2.25 |
| Quick ratio | 1.31 | 1.36 | 0.80 | 0.45 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.59 |
| Interest coverage | 12.2 | 79.8 | 11.9 | 5.4 | -2.1 | -0.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
| Working capital | $66.7M | $67.9M | $50.5M | $40.5M | $32.6M | $28.9M | $33.2M | $31.0M | $28.0M | $26.9M |
| Invested capital | $131.9M | $124.2M | $97.8M | $105.7M | $81.5M | $89.2M | $97.5M | $77.7M | $75.9M | $63.6M |
| Tangible asset value | $105.9M | $109.3M | $91.2M | $68.1M | $47.4M | $54.2M | $54.8M | $57.0M | $59.7M | $59.4M |
| Net current asset value | $30.5M | $19.5M | $33.8M | $7.0M | −$10.2M | −$19.9M | −$25.8M | −$3.0M | −$1.2M | −$340,000 |
| Graham number | $4.96 | $14.09 | $12.94 | $9.83 | — | — | $3.45 | — | — | $11.42 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$0.78 | −$0.93 | −$0.21 | −$2.06 | −$2.53 | −$2.78 | −$3.33 | −$2.05 | −$1.75 | −$1.47 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $1.6M | $1.5M | $327,000 | $0 | — | — | $0 | $930,000 | $930,000 | $930,000 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $4.0M | $3.8M | $110,000 | $213,000 | $176,000 | $156,000 | $246,000 | $265,000 | $339,000 | $264,000 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 61.4% | 6.8% | 1.5% | 0.0% | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | 4.1% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | 19.7% | 2.0% | — | — | 2.8% | 4.4% | — | — | 82.1% |
| Capex / revenue | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 7.1% | 2.5% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | — | 19.0% | 19.5% | — | — | 27.6% | 43.2% | 228.3% | 797.1% | 75.2% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.95 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.42 | 0.73 | 0.93 | 2.45 | 0.88 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| SG&A / revenue | 38.1% | 32.6% | 31.2% | 32.3% | 34.3% | 36.9% | 34.4% | 32.9% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 31.6 | 27.6 | 28.3 | 28.9 | 27.7 | 26.4 | 24.2 | 22.8 | 21.2 | 21.4 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 173.2 | 137.3 | 150.0 | 143.7 | 126.1 | 152.2 | 136.3 | 122.0 | 114.6 | 115.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 29.3 | 29.6 | 38.6 | 49.1 | 41.5 | 35.4 | 42.6 | 43.5 | 39.1 | 41.8 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 175.5 | 135.3 | 139.6 | 123.5 | 112.3 | 143.1 | 117.9 | 101.3 | 96.7 | 95.3 |
| Receivables turnover | 11.57 | 13.23 | 12.91 | 12.64 | 13.19 | 13.83 | 15.09 | 16.02 | 17.21 | 17.06 |
| Payables turnover | 12.47 | 12.35 | 9.45 | 7.43 | 8.79 | 10.30 | 8.56 | 8.39 | 9.35 | 8.74 |
| Inventory turnover | 2.11 | 2.66 | 2.43 | 2.54 | 2.89 | 2.40 | 2.68 | 2.99 | 3.19 | 3.15 |
| Asset turnover | 1.09 | 1.57 | 1.81 | 1.67 | 1.47 | 1.16 | 1.47 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.76 |
| Average receivables | $17.3M | $20.1M | $20.9M | $18.3M | $14.0M | $11.1M | $12.8M | $12.5M | $11.0M | $10.2M |
| Average payables | $9.5M | $12.3M | $16.2M | $19.6M | $14.1M | $9.5M | $14.2M | $15.9M | $13.2M | $12.7M |
| Average inventory | $56.2M | $57.0M | $62.9M | $57.4M | $42.8M | $40.8M | $45.3M | $44.7M | $38.9M | $35.1M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from VIRC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 8, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
VIRC valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (January 31, 2026), Virco Mfg. traded at 42.9 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 8.6. Virco Mfg. earned a return on equity of 2.4% and a return on invested capital of 2.1% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $40.4 million of debt and $14.4 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $25.9 million. It returned $5.6 million to shareholders: $1.6 million in dividends and $4.0 million in share buybacks. The share count rose 3.3% from 15.3M to 15.8M over 9 years.
See the VIRC income statement, the VIRC chart for price history, or the VIRC stock overview for the latest quote and news.
VIRC key metrics FAQ
What is Virco Mfg.'s P/E ratio?
Virco Mfg. traded at 42.9 times earnings at the end of fiscal 2026.
What is Virco Mfg.'s EV/EBITDA?
Virco Mfg.'s enterprise value was 13.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $136.2 million, EBITDA $9.9 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 62.4.
What is Virco Mfg.'s return on equity?
Virco Mfg.'s return on equity (ROE) was 2.4% in fiscal 2026: net income of $2.6 million on average shareholders' equity of $107.6 million.
What is Virco Mfg.'s ROIC?
Virco Mfg.'s return on invested capital was 2.1% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Virco Mfg. have?
Virco Mfg. had total debt of $40.4 million at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38 and $25.9 million of net debt (2.62 times EBITDA).
What is Virco Mfg.'s dividend yield?
Virco Mfg.'s forward dividend yield is 1.55%. Virco Mfg. paid $1.6 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($0.10 per share), a payout ratio of 61.4%.
Does Virco Mfg. buy back its shares?
Yes. Virco Mfg. spent $4.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −3.7% over the year, to 15.8M..
What is Virco Mfg.'s free cash flow yield?
Virco Mfg. generated -$6.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of −6.1% on its market value at year-end ($110.2 million).
What is Virco Mfg.'s current ratio?
Virco Mfg.'s current ratio was 3.09 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 3.09 times current liabilities.