Village Farms (NasdaqCM:VFF) Valuation After Texas License Setback and New Securities Law Investigation

Village Farms International (NasdaqCM:VFF) is back in the spotlight after disclosing it failed to secure a conditional medical cannabis license in Texas, a setback that was quickly followed by a securities law investigation announcement.

See our latest analysis for Village Farms International.

Despite the Texas licensing setback and fresh legal scrutiny, Village Farms International’s share price has still logged a powerful year to date, with a 316.78 percent year to date share price return and a 309.52 percent one year total shareholder return. This signals strong, if volatile, momentum off a still depressed five year total shareholder return base of negative 65.63 percent.

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With revenue and profits now growing again and the share price still trading below the average analyst target, is Village Farms an overlooked turnaround candidate, or is the market already baking in a full cannabis fueled recovery?

Most Popular Narrative: 28.2% Undervalued

With Village Farms International last closing at $3.53 against a narrative fair value of $4.92, the valuation lens shifts firmly toward upside potential.

The company's ability to focus resources on cannabis, following the strategic privatization of produce operations and a robust cash position, allows it to pursue high margin opportunities and self fund growth projects, positively impacting future net margins and earnings quality.

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Want to see how shrinking low growth revenue, surging profitability, and a reset earnings multiple can still support a higher fair value? The narrative leans on bold margin expansion, aggressive profit compounding, and a valuation framework that looks more like a quality compounder than a troubled turnaround. Curious which assumptions do the heavy lifting in that calculation and how sensitive the outcome is to even small changes? Read on to unpack the full logic behind this price target.

Result: Fair Value of $4.92 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, this story could unravel if international cannabis regulations stall or Canadian oversupply persists, compressing margins just as expansion investments ramp up.

Find out about the key risks to this Village Farms International narrative.

Another Angle on Valuation

While the narrative fair value suggests upside, our earnings based lens flashes a warning. At about 72.7 times earnings versus a fair ratio of 52.8 times and a 21.5 times industry average, Village Farms screens expensive. Is the market paying up too far, too fast?

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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