Understanding VETTR Scores: Your Stock Health Check
What Is a VETTR Score?
Every stock on VETTR receives a VETTR Score — a single number between 0 and 100 that represents the overall health and investability of a mining or resource company. Think of it as a report card for the stock: the higher the score, the stronger the company looks across the metrics that matter most to diligent investors.
The VETTR Score is not a price prediction. It is a diagnostic tool that tells you whether a company's fundamentals, management quality, and filing history deserve your attention — or your caution.
How Scores Are Calculated
The VETTR Score is built from four weighted pillars, each analysing a different dimension of the company:
- Financial Health (30%) — Examines cash position, burn rate, debt-to-equity ratio, revenue trends, and working capital. Companies with strong treasuries and low debt score higher.
- Management Quality (25%) — Evaluates the executive team and board of directors based on their track records, past successes and failures, and involvement across multiple public companies.
- Filing Analysis (25%) — Uses AI to parse recent financial statements, MD&A disclosures, and technical reports. Consistent, transparent filings boost the score; late or vague disclosures lower it.
- Red Flag Count (20%) — Every active red flag — insider selling, dilution events, related-party transactions, cease trade orders — pulls the score down proportionally.
Each pillar generates a sub-score, and the weighted combination produces the final VETTR Score.
What the Ranges Mean
| Score Range | Label | Color | What It Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 – 100 | Elite (Strong Buy) | Emerald | Rare combination of cash, pedigree, and structure. This company passes the vetting process with flying colours. |
| 75 – 89 | Contender (Accumulate) | Teal | Good company with minor flaws — e.g., slightly low liquidity. Review the flagged items before committing capital. |
| 50 – 74 | Watchlist (Hold) | Amber | Average. Needs a catalyst or cash injection. The company may have areas to monitor. |
| 30 – 49 | Speculative (Avoid) | Orange | High risk, high dilution, or low cash. Multiple concerns warrant extra caution. |
| 0 – 29 | Toxic (Strong Sell) | Red | Imminent bankruptcy risk or lifestyle company. Significant risk factors are present across multiple areas. |
How Often Do Scores Update?
VETTR Scores are recalculated whenever new data arrives — a fresh filing, an insider transaction report, or an updated financial statement. In practice, most scores update at least weekly, and you will receive an alert any time a stock you follow experiences a meaningful score change.
Using VETTR Scores Effectively
The VETTR Score is designed to be a starting point, not the final word. Use it to quickly screen a watchlist, identify which companies deserve deeper research, and spot deterioration in stocks you already own. Combined with VETTR's Red Flag details and Executive Pedigree profiles, the score gives you a comprehensive due diligence framework — all from a single app.