Red Violet, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Red Violet, Inc. had return on equity of 14.0% and a net margin of 14.6%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | −250.6% | −42.1% | −36.6% | −19.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 22.5% | 9.3% | 14.6% | 16.5% |
| Return on equity | −121.2% | −25.4% | −28.3% | −16.0% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 17.2% | 8.1% | 14.0% | 15.4% |
| Return on assets | −85.6% | −21.1% | −25.0% | −13.5% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 15.9% | 7.3% | 12.5% | 14.1% |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | — | 23.2% | 13.5% | — | 24.9% | 9.6% | 14.8% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 31.8% | 0.0% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $65m of assets due within a year against $6m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $65m short-term assets against $3m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Red Violet's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 9 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -0.8% of total assets over 9 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -0.4%; its worst year was -83.1%.
- Cash conversion 18 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 7 of 9 years, at a median 20.8% of revenue.
- Discipline 2 / 20
The diluted share count rose 14.8% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 10.8% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (37 before it).
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