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Covista Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Covista Inc. had return on equity of 17.5% and a net margin of 12.9%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Jun 20102011Jun 20112012Jun 20122013Jun 20132014Jun 20142015Jun 20152016Jun 20162017Jun 20172018Jun 20182019Jun 20192020Jun 20202021Jun 20212022Jun 20222023Jun 20232024Jun 20242025Jun 20252026Jun 2026LTMSept 2026
Net margin14.6%15.3%6.8%5.4%7.0%7.3%−0.3%10.1%3.5%9.4%−9.8%7.8%22.5%6.4%8.6%13.3%12.9%12.8%
Return on equity23.7%25.7%10.3%7.8%9.1%9.0%−0.2%7.5%2.1%6.5%−6.3%5.4%22.3%6.3%9.7%16.9%17.5%17.9%
Return on assets17.2%19.0%7.7%5.8%7.0%6.9%−0.2%5.5%1.4%4.1%−3.8%2.6%10.2%3.2%4.9%8.6%8.7%8.7%
Effective tax rate32.1%33.2%29.4%23.8%15.4%12.1%16.8%7.3%44.3%19.3%−7.3%16.3%—9.2%16.0%22.1%22.5%22.3%
SG&A as % of revenue35.4%34.5%38.1%38.5%37.8%37.1%32.7%30.6%34.1%35.4%32.4%32.5%41.0%40.4%39.9%37.6%37.4%37.3%
Dividends ÷ net income4.6%4.7%13.0%29.5%16.3%16.6%—9.3%0.0%0.0%————————

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

4 of 7 checks passed · September 30, 2026
What it owns · $2.9bn
Short-term assets $553mLonger-term assets $2.4bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $2.9bn
Short-term liabilities $684mLonger-term liabilities $822mShareholders' equity $1.4bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $553m of assets due within a year against $684m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $553m short-term assets against $822m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $222m of cash against $500m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 35% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 83% to 35% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $454m of operating cash flow against $500m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $396m against $44m of interest.

From Covista Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

71 /100

Strong moat

How hard Covista's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 13 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 10.2% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 16 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 55.6%, moving by 4.8 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 11 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 10.2%; its worst year was 6.6%.

  • Cash conversion 17 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 13.5% of revenue.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 31.0% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.3% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (76 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Covista Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Covista Inc.