Brian Underdown - Vasta PlatformLtd Independent Director

VSTA Stock  USD 3.80  0.01  0.26%   

Director

Dr. Brian J. Underdown Ph.D. is Independent Director of Vistagen Therapeutics Inc. He has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 2009. Dr. Underdown has served as Managing Director of Lumira Capital Corporationration since September 1997 having started in the VC industry in 1997 with MDS Capital Corporation . His investment focus was on therapeutics in both new and established companies in both Canada and the United States. Prior to joining MDSCC Dr. Underdown held a number of senior management positions in the biopharmaceutical industry and at universities. Dr. Underdowns past and current board positions include ID Biomedical Trillium Therapeutics Cytochroma Inc. Argos Therapeutics Nysa Membrane Technologies Ception Therapeutics and Transmolecular Therapeutics. He has served on a number of Boards and advisory bodies of government sponsored research organizations including CANVAC the Canadian National Centre of Excellence in Vaccines Ontario Genomics Institute Allergen the Canadian National Centre of Excellence in Allergy and Asthma since 2011.
Age 73
Tenure 13 years
Professional MarksPh.D
Address Av. Paulista, 901, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 01310-100
Phone55 11 3133 7311
Webhttps://www.vastaedu.com.br
Underdown obtained his Ph.D. in immunology from McGill University and undertook postdoctoral studies at Washington University School of Medicine.

Brian Underdown Latest Insider Activity

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Vasta PlatformLtd Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.0104 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.0104 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on stockholder's equity (ROE) of (0.0181) %, meaning that it created substantial loss on money invested by shareholders. Vasta PlatformLtd's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Vasta PlatformLtd manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. The current year's Return On Capital Employed is expected to grow to 0.03, whereas Return On Tangible Assets are forecasted to decline to (0.02). At present, Vasta PlatformLtd's Total Assets are projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Non Current Assets Total is expected to grow to about 6.3 B, whereas Net Tangible Assets are forecasted to decline to (963.6 M).
The company currently holds 805.71 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.24, which may suggest the company is not taking enough advantage from borrowing. Vasta PlatformLtd has a current ratio of 1.47, which is within standard range for the sector. Debt can assist Vasta PlatformLtd until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Vasta PlatformLtd's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Vasta PlatformLtd sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Vasta to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Vasta PlatformLtd's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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Vasta Platform Limited, an education company, provides educational printed and digital solutions to private schools operating in the K-12 education sector in Brazil. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in So Paulo, Brazil. Vasta Platform operates under Education Training Services classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 1757 people. Vasta PlatformLtd (VSTA) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in Av. Paulista, 901, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 01310-100 and employs 2,012 people. Vasta PlatformLtd is listed under Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

Vasta PlatformLtd Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Vasta PlatformLtd's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Vasta PlatformLtd inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Vasta. The board's role is to monitor Vasta PlatformLtd's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Vasta PlatformLtd's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Vasta PlatformLtd's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Guilherme Melega, Chief Officer
H Snodgrass, President Chief Scientific Officer, Director
Mario Junior, CEO Director
Jon Saxe, Independent Director
Cesar Silva, Chief Officer
Jerrold Dotson, CFO
Jerry Gin, Director
Brian Underdown, Independent Director
Shawn Singh, CEO, Director

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Is Vasta PlatformLtd's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Vasta PlatformLtd. If investors know Vasta will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Vasta PlatformLtd listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.21)
Earnings Share
(0.20)
Revenue Per Share
18.048
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.097
Return On Assets
0.0104
The market value of Vasta PlatformLtd is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Vasta that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Vasta PlatformLtd's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Vasta PlatformLtd's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Vasta PlatformLtd's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Vasta PlatformLtd's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Vasta PlatformLtd's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Vasta PlatformLtd is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Vasta PlatformLtd's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.