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Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (VIST) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

VIST • • Industrial / General
EnergyOil & Gas E&PInternational E&PInternational Onshore Focused
AboutVista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas in Latin America. The company's principal assets are located in Vaca Muerta with approximately 183, 100 acres. It also owns producing assets in Argentina and Mexico. As of December 31, 2021, it had proved reserves of 181.6 MMBOE. The company was formerly known as Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V. and changed its name to Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. in April 2022. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.Show more
  • Revenue $1.65B +41.0%
  • EBITDA $1.06B +17.3%
  • Net Income $478M +20.3%
  • EPS (Diluted) 4.63 +15.7%
  • Gross Margin 76.2% +50.6%
  • EBITDA Margin 64.62% -16.8%
  • Operating Margin 37.95% -29.8%
  • Net Margin 28.98% -14.7%
  • ROE 33.3% -12.3%
  • ROIC 22.69% -30.4%
  • Debt/Equity 0.95 +73.0%
  • Interest Coverage 9.30 -60.8%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 36.5%
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 31.7%
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 11.4%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Negative free cash flow

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-
5Y31.69%
3Y36.2%
TTM46.35%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y111.25%
TTM40.73%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y104.67%
TTM31.59%

ROCE

10Y Avg14.36%
5Y Avg20.73%
3Y Avg30.63%
Latest23.11%

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GTEGran Tierra Energy Inc.170.83M4.8448.40-2.37%-13.91%-23.55%2.98%1.84
VISTVista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V.5.09B48.8510.5540.98%32.66%30.2%0.95
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INDOIndonesia Energy Corporation Limited54.55M3.64-5.87-24.34%-173.01%-42.14%0.05
VETVermilion Energy Inc.1.31B8.53-28.43-5.7%-11.74%-8.65%25.37%0.36

Profit & Loss

Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+198.07M331.34M415.98M273.94M652.19M1.14B1.17B1.65B
Revenue Growth %-0.67%0.26%-0.34%1.38%0.75%0.02%0.41%
Cost of Goods Sold+174.4M212.58M328.13M271.5M385.58M513.58M577.52M392.11M
COGS % of Revenue0.88%0.64%0.79%0.99%0.59%0.45%0.49%0.24%
Gross Profit+23.67M118.75M87.85M2.43M266.61M630.24M591.25M1.26B
Gross Margin %0.12%0.36%0.21%0.01%0.41%0.55%0.51%0.76%
Gross Profit Growth %-4.02%-0.26%-0.97%108.58%1.36%-0.06%1.12%
Operating Expenses+7.08M50.16M73.23M72.44M56.05M100.56M-40.24M630.27M
OpEx % of Revenue0.04%0.15%0.18%0.26%0.09%0.09%-0.03%0.38%
Selling, General & Admin8.84M47.21M67.82M48.18M87.3M95.79M112.09M203M
SG&A % of Revenue0.04%0.14%0.16%0.18%0.13%0.08%0.1%0.12%
Research & Development00000000
R&D % of Revenue--------
Other Operating Expenses-1.71M2.94M5.41M24.27M-31.24M4.77M-152.33M427.26M
Operating Income+20.55M54.2M14.62M-70.01M210.55M529.15M631.49M625.39M
Operating Margin %0.1%0.16%0.04%-0.26%0.32%0.46%0.54%0.38%
Operating Income Growth %-1.64%-0.73%-5.79%4.01%1.51%0.19%-0.01%
EBITDA+83.83M131.04M167.62M77.67M405.44M768.59M907.92M1.06B
EBITDA Margin %0.42%0.4%0.4%0.28%0.62%0.67%0.78%0.65%
EBITDA Growth %-0.56%0.28%-0.54%4.22%0.9%0.18%0.17%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)63.28M76.84M153M147.67M194.89M239.44M276.43M439.37M
EBIT20.28M33.68M19.23M-60.49M208.67M466.69M571.94M658.07M
Net Interest Income+148K-13.58M-34.03M-51.55M-46.79M-32.37M-25.35M-48.23M
Interest Income166K2.53M3.77M822K9.12M809K1.24M19.01M
Interest Expense18K16.11M37.8M52.38M55.9M33.18M26.58M67.24M
Other Income/Expense-288K-36.63M-31.11M-42.85M-57.79M-95.63M-86.13M-34.56M
Pretax Income+20.27M17.57M-16.49M-112.86M152.76M433.51M545.36M590.83M
Pretax Margin %0.1%0.05%-0.04%-0.41%0.23%0.38%0.47%0.36%
Income Tax+6.36M47.42M16.23M-10.11M102.11M163.98M148.4M113.31M
Effective Tax Rate %0.69%-1.7%1.98%0.91%0.33%0.62%0.73%0.81%
Net Income+13.9M-29.85M-32.72M-102.75M50.65M269.54M396.95M477.52M
Net Margin %0.07%-0.09%-0.08%-0.38%0.08%0.24%0.34%0.29%
Net Income Growth %--3.15%-0.1%-2.14%1.49%4.32%0.47%0.2%
Net Income (Continuing)13.9M-29.85M-32.72M-102.75M50.65M269.54M396.95M477.52M
Discontinued Operations00000000
Minority Interest00000000
EPS (Diluted)+0.15-0.53-0.41-1.170.542.764.004.63
EPS Growth %--4.53%0.23%-1.85%1.46%4.11%0.45%0.16%
EPS (Basic)0.15-0.53-0.41-1.170.573.074.244.98
Diluted Shares Outstanding95.44M56.61M80.07M87.47M93.27M97.83M99.23M103.08M
Basic Shares Outstanding95.44M56.61M80.07M87.47M88.24M87.86M93.68M95.91M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.48%-------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+2.67M185.15M372.57M267.84M375.07M347.69M425.9M1.05B
Cash & Short-Term Investments2.67M87.81M247.81M203.27M315.31M244.96M213.25M764.31M
Cash Only2.67M13.25M234.23M2.88M78.1M241.96M209.52M755.61M
Short-Term Investments074.55M13.58M200.39M237.21M2.43M3.74M8.7M
Accounts Receivable40.19M58.77M56.48M25.23M31.26M55.84M153.63M106.39M
Days Sales Outstanding74.0664.7449.5633.6217.517.8247.9823.57
Inventory8.21M18.19M19.11M13.87M13.96M12.9M7.55M6.47M
Days Inventory Outstanding17.1931.2321.2518.6513.229.174.776.02
Other Current Assets15.94M25.93M47.32M22.23M10.91M20.13M42.09M168.05M
Total Non-Current Assets+652.69M901M1.01B1.1B1.31B1.69B2.17B3.18B
Property, Plant & Equipment259.23M820.72M933.69M1.02B1.25B1.63B1.99B2.91B
Fixed Asset Turnover0.76x0.40x0.45x0.27x0.52x0.70x0.59x0.57x
Goodwill028.48M28.48M28.48M28.42M28.29M22.58M22.58M
Intangible Assets1.02M31.6M34.03M21.08M3.88M6.79M10.03M15.44M
Long-Term Investments652.57M-59.69M3.6M546K2.98M6.44M82.43M11.91M
Other Non-Current Assets652.69M20.19M12.28M29.26M20.21M15.86M62.54M215.29M
Total Assets+655.36M1.09B1.39B1.37B1.68B2.04B2.6B4.23B
Asset Turnover0.30x0.31x0.30x0.20x0.39x0.56x0.45x0.39x
Asset Growth %-0.66%0.28%-0.01%0.23%0.21%0.27%0.63%
Total Current Liabilities+286.21K134.12M193.04M333.74M385.74M408.34M359.39M1.06B
Accounts Payable20.7M73.61M59.26M117.41M119.25M196.48M204.7M435.77M
Days Payables Outstanding43.33126.3965.92157.84112.89139.64129.37405.64
Short-Term Debt010.35M62.32M190.23M163.22M71.73M61.22M46.22M
Deferred Revenue (Current)01000K476K565K1000K03K0
Other Current Liabilities-28.3M33.43M42.08M7.85M75.33M91.32M5M455.1M
Current Ratio9.32x1.38x1.93x0.80x0.97x0.85x1.19x0.99x
Quick Ratio-19.39x1.24x1.83x0.76x0.94x0.82x1.16x0.99x
Cash Conversion Cycle47.92-30.424.88-105.57-82.18-112.65-76.62-376.05
Total Non-Current Liabilities+645.3M472.37M588.38M530.36M732.76M785.58M991.6M1.55B
Long-Term Debt642.08M294.42M389.1M349.56M447.75M477.6M554.83M1.4B
Capital Lease Obligations009.37M17.5M19.41M20.64M35.6M37.64M
Deferred Tax Liabilities38.15K133.76M147.02M135.57M175.42M243.41M383.13M64.4M
Other Non-Current Liabilities-592.65M157.46M027.73M90.18M43.92M18.04M49.03M
Total Liabilities645.59M606.49M781.42M864.09M1.12B1.19B1.35B2.61B
Total Debt+642.08M304.77M468.18M563.47M638.05M578.53M686.52M1.54B
Net Debt639.41M291.51M233.95M560.59M559.95M336.57M477.01M788.62M
Debt / Equity65.72x0.64x0.78x1.11x1.13x0.69x0.55x0.95x
Debt / EBITDA7.66x2.33x2.79x7.26x1.57x0.75x0.76x1.45x
Net Debt / EBITDA7.63x2.22x1.40x7.22x1.38x0.44x0.53x0.74x
Interest Coverage1141.89x3.36x0.39x-1.34x3.77x15.95x23.76x9.30x
Total Equity+9.77M479.66M603.72M508.52M565.26M844.06M1.25B1.62B
Equity Growth %-48.09%0.26%-0.16%0.11%0.49%0.48%0.3%
Book Value per Share0.108.477.545.816.068.6312.5715.73
Total Shareholders' Equity9.77M479.66M603.72M508.52M565.26M844.06M1.25B1.62B
Common Stock25.42K513.25M659.4M659.4M586.71M517.87M517.87M398.06M
Retained Earnings-5.09M-34.95M-67.67M-170.42M-47.07M209.93M571.39M1.03B
Treasury Stock00000000
Accumulated OCI14.84M-2.67M-3.86M-3.51M-5.98M-6.09M157.75M196.04M
Minority Interest00000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+45.87M122.78M134.26M93.78M401.39M689.77M712.03M959.03M
Operating CF Margin %0.23%0.37%0.32%0.34%0.62%0.6%0.61%0.58%
Operating CF Growth %-1.68%0.09%-0.3%3.28%0.72%0.03%0.35%
Net Income13.9M-29.85M-32.72M-102.75M50.65M269.54M396.95M477.52M
Depreciation & Amortization63.28M74.77M153M147.67M191.31M234.86M279.3M437.7M
Stock-Based Compensation04.02M10.65M10.49M10.59M16.58M23.13M34.92M
Deferred Taxes6.36M47.42M16.23M-10.11M102.11M163.98M148.4M0
Other Non-Cash Items649K44.43M6.18M51.34M27.43M17.82M-46.48M149.66M
Working Capital Changes-15.64M5.66M-19.08M-2.87M19.29M-13M-89.28M-140.78M
Change in Receivables-15.74M-32.97M-2.07M-735K7.47M-46.27M-81.26M-210.62M
Change in Inventory8.22M-10.95M-609K-2.86M908K500K2.06M-1.72M
Change in Payables-4.04M34.16M-22.11M2.4M16.21M40.18M61.23M109.33M
Cash from Investing+-46.57M-838.25M-235.01M-156.1M-295.46M-582.71M-699.31M-1.05B
Capital Expenditures-31.66M-149.32M-240.31M-156.92M-322.9M-485.39M-688.44M-1.05B
CapEx % of Revenue0.16%0.45%0.58%0.57%0.5%0.42%0.59%0.64%
Acquisitions--------
Investments--------
Other Investing1.61M-28.95M-455K822K24.21M-90.72M14.12M654K
Cash from Financing+-6.73M141.57M266.3M30.89M6.53M-143.2M19.56M641.21M
Debt Issued (Net)--------
Equity Issued (Net)--------
Dividends Paid-6.73M0000000
Share Repurchases--------
Other Financing046.16M-16.72M-63.01M-57.96M22.05M-50.33M-52.85M
Net Change in Cash--------
Free Cash Flow+14.21M-26.55M-110.28M-63.14M78.5M204.38M16.3M-93.5M
FCF Margin %0.07%-0.08%-0.27%-0.23%0.12%0.18%0.01%-0.06%
FCF Growth %--2.87%-3.15%0.43%2.24%1.6%-0.92%-6.74%
FCF per Share0.15-0.47-1.38-0.720.842.090.16-0.91
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)3.30x-4.11x-4.10x-0.91x7.92x2.56x1.79x2.01x
Interest Paid000000053.9M
Taxes Paid00000000

Key Ratios

Metric20172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)142.31%-12.2%-6.04%-18.48%9.43%38.25%37.97%33.3%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)2.37%5.72%1.36%-5.51%14.39%34.42%32.61%22.69%
Gross Margin11.95%35.84%21.12%0.89%40.88%55.1%50.59%76.2%
Net Margin7.02%-9.01%-7.87%-37.51%7.77%23.56%33.96%28.98%
Debt / Equity65.72x0.64x0.78x1.11x1.13x0.69x0.55x0.95x
Interest Coverage1141.89x3.36x0.39x-1.34x3.77x15.95x23.76x9.30x
FCF Conversion3.30x-4.11x-4.10x-0.91x7.92x2.56x1.79x2.01x
Revenue Growth-67.28%25.55%-34.15%138.08%75.38%2.18%40.98%

Revenue by Segment

201920202021202220232024
Sale Of Goods415.98M273.94M652.19M1.14B1.17B1.65B
Sale Of Goods Growth--34.15%138.08%75.38%2.18%40.98%

Revenue by Geography

201920202021202220232024
ARGENTINA415.98M273.94M652.19M1.14B1.17B1.65B
ARGENTINA Growth--34.15%138.08%75.38%2.18%40.98%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (VIST) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.6x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (VIST) reported $2.23B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 1024% increase from $198.1M in 2017.

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (VIST) grew revenue by 41.0% over the past year. This is strong growth.

Yes, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (VIST) is profitable, generating $727.1M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (29.0% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (VIST) has a return on equity (ROE) of 33.3%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (VIST) had negative free cash flow of $696.1M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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