Vaxart, Inc.

CIK 0000072444 · FY 2024 · Forensic Intelligence
Forensic

Low Variation — VVS 0.14

Financial statement composition has not shifted materially year-over-year. Changes are within expected range for the industry.

VVS
0.14
Low
Theta (Angle)
8.1°
Vector angle
|a| Prior
1.00
FY 2023 normalized
|b| Current
1.07
FY 2024 normalized
|c| Change
0.29
Difference vector

VVS Meter

Low (0 – 0.20) Moderate (0.20 – 0.50) High (0.50 – 1.00)
Low
Moderate
High
0.14
0.00 0.20 0.50 1.00
VVS = |c| / (|a| + |b|)
Where |a| = magnitude of prior period vector, |b| = magnitude of current period vector, |c| = magnitude of the change (difference) vector. A VVS near 0 indicates stability; near 1 indicates complete restructuring of financial composition.

Per-Item Composition Changes

Line Item FY 2023 (%) FY 2024 (%) Change (pp) Direction
Cash & Equivalents 42.3% 38.1% -4.2
Short-Term Investments 18.7% 21.4% +2.7
Accounts Receivable 3.2% 5.8% +2.6
Prepaid & Other Current 4.1% 3.9% -0.2
Property & Equipment, net 8.4% 7.6% -0.8
Operating Lease ROU 6.2% 5.9% -0.3
Intangible Assets 2.8% 3.1% +0.3
Other Non-Current Assets 5.1% 4.7% -0.4
Goodwill 7.8% 7.8% 0.0
Accrued Liabilities 1.4% 1.7% +0.3

Interpretation

The Vector Variation Score of 0.14 indicates that Vaxart's financial statement composition is largely stable between FY 2023 and FY 2024. The VVS treats each period's financial statements as a multi-dimensional vector (where each line item's proportion is one dimension) and measures the relative magnitude of the change vector against the sum of the two period vectors.

The most notable shift is a 4.2 percentage-point decline in cash and equivalents as a proportion of total assets, offset by a 2.7 percentage-point increase in short-term investments and a 2.6 percentage-point increase in accounts receivable. The cash-to-investments shift is consistent with treasury management optimization and is not inherently concerning. However, the receivables increase aligns with the elevated DSRI observed in the M-Score analysis, reinforcing the recommendation for closer examination of revenue recognition timing.

All other line items show changes of less than one percentage point, indicating structural stability. The vector angle theta of 8.1 degrees confirms that the overall financial profile is pointing in approximately the same direction as the prior year. This is a reassuring signal that the areas of concern identified by other forensic tests are concentrated and specific rather than reflecting broad-based restructuring of reported financials.