VLS: Does your portfolio need some vitamins?

Vita Life Sciences (ASX:VLS) is a small company but has attracted some investors with big clout. Despite its size, it is one of the top quality stocks on the ASX with a Quality score of 98 and ranks as a compounding growth stock with profits having increased by almost four times over the last five years.
Vita Life Sciences is involved in the formulation, packaging, sales and distribution of vitamins and supplements throughout Australia and South East Asia. Their main brands include Herbs of Gold and VitaHealth. They pride themselves on producing high quality health products and have received a number of awards recognising this.
Founded in Singapore, their biggest market now is Australia following the acquisition of Herbs of Gold in 2001. The second largest market is Malaysia.

They listed on the ASX in 2007 and the share price has grown from around 16 cents to $2.26 today.
In previous articles I have referred to a screen that was devised by Stockopedia contributor Roland Head for selecting Quality compounding stocks. Vita is the smallest of the 11 ASX stocks that meet the criteria for this screen with a...