Vera Bradley, Inc.
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SEC XBRL · annual| FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $269.7M | $318.8M | $383.7M | $500.0M | $540.5M | $468.3M |
| Operating income | −$31.9M | −$28.8M | $11.6M | −$94.9M | $26.9M | $13.1M |
| Net income | −$47.8M | −$62.2M | $7.8M | −$59.7M | $17.8M | $8.7M |
| Total assets | $234.0M | $306.7M | $380.8M | $404.5M | $517.5M | $513.8M |
| Total liabilities | $102.4M | $127.7M | $120.9M | $142.4M | $159.1M | $169.1M |
| Equity | $131.6M | $179.0M | $259.9M | $251.4M | $327.4M | $314.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | $-1.71 | $-2.15 | $0.25 | $-1.90 | $0.52 | $0.26 |
| Shares out. | 28.0M | 27.7M | 30.8M | 30.7M | 32.5M | 33.4M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2026- Operating margin
- −11.8%
- Net margin
- −17.7%
- Return on equity
- −36.3%
- Return on assets
- −20.4%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- −17.4%
- Liabilities / assets
- 43.7%
- Debt / equity
- 0.78×
- Book value / share
- $4.71
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- −15.4%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- —
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2026- Altman Z″ (distress)
- 4.78safe
- Accruals / assets
- −16.2%clean
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.91normal
- Piotroski F-Score
- 2/9weak
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast. What these scores mean →
Signs
● 4 warning● 3 good- Operating losses (negative operating margin)
- Reported a net loss
- Revenue declined year-over-year
- Negative operating cash flow
- Conservative leverage (liabilities < 50% of assets)
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
- Altman Z″ in the safe zone
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
5%+ owners
SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs- Nomura Holdings IncPassive (13G)Feb 17, 2026
- Fund 1 Investments, LlcActivist (13D)Nov 20, 2025
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LpPassive (13G)Oct 9, 2025
- Miller Patricia R.Passive (13G)Aug 1, 2025
- Blackrock, Inc.Passive (13G)Jul 16, 2025
- Royce & Associates LpPassive (13G)Jul 16, 2025
- Barbara B. Baekgaard 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity TrustActivist (13D)Jun 18, 2025
Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · most recent| Insider | Date | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez JessicaDirector | Apr 3, 2026 | Grant | 25,074 | $0.00 |
| Cashman Kristina KDirector | Apr 3, 2026 | Grant | 25,074 | $0.00 |
| Layding MartinOfficer — Chief Financial Officer | Apr 3, 2026 | Grant | 88,496 | $0.00 |
| Hall Robert JDirector | Apr 3, 2026 | Grant | 25,074 | $0.00 |
| Dely Mark COfficer — CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | Apr 4, 2026 | Tax withholding | 9,845 | $3.39 |
| Tharp CarrieDirector | Apr 3, 2026 | Grant | 25,074 | $0.00 |
| Paraie MelindaOfficer — Chief Branding Officer | Apr 3, 2026 | Grant | 73,746 | $0.00 |
| Meslow AndrewDirector | Apr 3, 2026 | Grant | 25,074 | $0.00 |
| Brockman IvanDirector | Apr 3, 2026 | Grant | 25,074 | $0.00 |
| Bickley IanOfficer — Chief Executive Officer | Apr 3, 2026 | Grant | 221,239 | $0.00 |
| Dely Mark COfficer — CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | Mar 31, 2026 | Tax withholding | 3,483 | $3.02 |
| Bickley IanOfficer — Chief Executive Officer | Mar 12, 2026 | Grant | 147,929 | $3.38 |
Headline trade per Form 4 (officers, directors, 10%+ owners). Buy/sell read from the filing's structured data — blank where a field isn't cleanly tagged.
Short interest
FINRA · bi-monthly| Settlement | Shares short | Days to cover | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 1.1M | 5.1 | -4.9% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.1M | 4.9 | -5.4% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 1.2M | 3.9 | +5.7% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.1M | 3.7 | -20.9% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 1.4M | 1.9 | +22.8% |
Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Director / officer changeApr 24, 2026
- Entered a material agreement · Modified shareholder rights · Amended charter or bylaws · Regulation FD disclosureApr 17, 2026
- Director / officer changeMar 13, 2026
- Results of operationsMar 12, 2026
- Director / officer changeOct 29, 2025
- Entered a material agreement · New financial obligationOct 27, 2025
- Entered a material agreement · Modified shareholder rights · Regulation FD disclosureOct 14, 2025
- Director / officer changeOct 1, 2025
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.
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