Covista Inc. (CVSA) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 71 Consumer Staples companies.
Covista Inc. (CVSA) scores 7.0 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and predictability is what holds it back.
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As of October 17, 2026, Covista Inc. scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Lemma Quality Score, a reading of high quality. Businesses in this band tend to combine good returns with a sound balance sheet, even if one pillar lags the others. Nothing in it comes from the share price or from forecasts: it is Covista Inc.’s own reported numbers, scored pillar by pillar.
Ranked with the 71 Consumer Staples companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 88th percentile, among the stronger quarter of the group. A typical company in the group scores 5.8, and the best quarter starts from 6.8. Covista Inc. is above that typical reading.
Covista Inc.’s profitability score is 7.4 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 4.7 among 71 Consumer Staples companies, that is well above the group and the 79th percentile. Returns and margins at this level leave room to reinvest, absorb a bad year or return cash to shareholders without straining the business.
On solvency, Covista Inc. scores 7.5, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 6.9 across 65 Consumer Staples companies, which places it above them, at the 64th percentile. Strong solvency points to a balance sheet that can carry its debts comfortably, with interest well covered and little pressure from creditors.
Growth scores 7.1 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 67 Consumer Staples companies is 4.0, so Covista Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 83rd percentile. Growth at this level is valuable when it is sustained, and the predictability pillar is the place to check whether it has been steady.
Covista Inc.’s efficiency score is 8.7 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 6.7 among 68 Consumer Staples companies, that is well above the group and the 94th percentile. A strong efficiency reading usually shows up as healthy cash conversion: reported profit arriving as real cash rather than staying on the balance sheet.
On predictability, Covista Inc. scores 4.6, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.1 across 71 Consumer Staples companies, which places it well below them, at the 29th percentile. Middling predictability suggests some volatility in the record, enough to read the other pillars with a little caution.
The gap between Covista Inc.’s best and worst pillar is wide: efficiency at 8.7 against predictability at 4.6, 4.1 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with efficiency points to disciplined use of capital, a strength that compounds quietly. Uneven results make any single year a weaker guide to the next one.
Of everything that could lift Covista Inc.’s score, predictability matters most. Bringing it up to the 6.1 median of Consumer Staples companies would take the overall from 7.0 to roughly 7.3. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Covista Inc. has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Consumer Staples companies below are nearest to Covista Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Covista Inc. scores 7.0 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is predictability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Covista Inc. ranks at the 88th percentile of the 71 Consumer Staples companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.8 and the top quarter starts at 6.8, against Covista Inc.’s 7.0.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for CVSA are in the app.
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