Ranked #123 of 134 · scores higher than 8% of peers · safety percentile 6
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the safety percentile (higher = safer; 67+ earns the lower-risk grade)
15 peers with a safety percentile of 0–9, including VRSN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why “Higher relative risk”?
The measures below combine into a safety percentile of 6 among Technology companies. It is relative: 67 or more is lower relative risk, 33–66 moderate, below 33 higher.
Mainly because of its debt / equity and current ratio, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
▼Shareholders' equity is negative, so debt/equity counts as among the highest in its peer group. Debt / equity: — vs peer median 0.25×
▼fewer short-term assets to cover bills due within a year: weaker than 98% of peers. Current ratio: 0.59× vs peer median 1.83×
●Beta is close to the peer norm. Beta: 0.70 vs peer median 0.87
Risk is relative to the sector, not a bankruptcy probability. Banks and brokers carry high leverage by design, and share buybacks can shrink equity and current assets, which raises debt/equity on paper.
Metric by metric
Position: dot = VRSN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.
Metric
VRSN
Peer median
Better than
Position among peers
Weight
Debt / equityLower is better · 127 reported
Not reported
0.34×
—
—
33%
BetaLower is better · 130 reported
0.70
1.16
78%
33%
Current ratioHigher is better · 132 reported
0.59×
1.64×
4%
33%
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score
