Vista Gold Corp
VGZ NYSE Gold And Silver Ores Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Vista Gold Corp does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- VISTA GOLD CORP
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 11, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000783324-26-000009
0000783324
Revenue and margins
Vista Gold Corp had $0.0M of revenue in fiscal 2025.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β$7.2M in fiscal 2025, β of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Vista Gold Corp returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count fell 0.4%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Vista Gold Corp can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $12.8M | $8.1M | $6.1M | $17.0M | $13.6M |
| Current ratio | 7.8x | 9.3x | 6.9x | 16.7x | 13.0x |
| Quick ratio | 7.8x | 9.3x | 6.9x | 16.7x | 13.0x |
| Total assets | $16.3M | $11.0M | $8.9M | $19.0M | $16.3M |
| Total liabilities | $2.0M | $1.0M | $4.0M | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| Shareholders' equity | $14.3M | $10.0M | $5.0M | $17.9M | $15.1M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | 4.5% | β8.9% | β0.6% | β12.0% | 43.5% | β27.5% | 18.2% | β7.3% | 121.7% | β5.0% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β171.70 | β52.02 | β78.66 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Gross profit | β | β$6.9M | β$4.8M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Operating income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β$6.8M | $10.5M | β$9.3M |
| Pretax income | β$3.1M | β$12.0M | β$8.7M | β$9.4M | $0.4M | β$15.2M | β$4.9M | β$6.6M | $11.2M | β$7.5M |
| Income tax | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β |
| Net income | β$3.1M | β$12.0M | β$8.7M | β$9.4M | $0.4M | β$15.2M | β$4.9M | β$6.6M | $11.2M | β$7.5M |
| Net income to common | β$3.1M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.04 | β$0.12 | β$0.09 | β$0.09 | $0.00 | β$0.14 | β$0.04 | β$0.05 | $0.09 | β$0.06 |
| Diluted shares | 0.09B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.11B | 0.12B | 0.12B | 0.13B | 0.13B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$5.0M | β$8.8M | β$8.6M | β$7.1M | β$7.0M | β$10.6M | β$7.4M | β$5.9M | β$5.7M | β$6.6M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.0M | β | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.3M | $0.6M |
| Free cash flow | β$5.1M | β | β$8.6M | β$7.1M | β$7.0M | β$10.8M | β$7.4M | β$5.9M | β$6.1M | β$7.2M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.6M | $0.7M | $1.0M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.6M | $0.9M | $1.0M | $0.8M | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.8M | $0.6M | $0.7M | $0.7M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $23.9M | $16.6M | $1.1M | $1.4M | $7.8M | $12.8M | $8.1M | $6.1M | $17.0M | $13.6M |
| Current assets | $29.5M | $21.1M | $14.1M | $8.8M | $9.4M | $14.0M | $8.6M | $6.5M | $17.5M | $14.1M |
| Current liabilities | $1.1M | $2.1M | $0.9M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.8M | $0.9M | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.1M |
| Property and equipment, net | $8.2M | $7.6M | $5.6M | $5.6M | $5.6M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.5M | $1.0M |
| Total assets | $41.6M | $31.1M | $22.1M | $16.7M | $17.2M | $16.3M | $11.0M | $8.9M | $19.0M | $16.3M |
| Total liabilities | $1.1M | $2.1M | $0.9M | $4.0M | $1.4M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $4.0M | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| Shareholders' equity | $40.5M | $29.1M | $21.3M | $12.6M | $15.9M | $14.3M | $10.0M | $5.0M | $17.9M | $15.1M |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β84.6% | 58.8% | β61.2% |
| Return on equity | β7.7% | β34.6% | β34.6% | β55.4% | 2.9% | β101.1% | β40.5% | β87.9% | 98.4% | β45.4% |
| Return on assets | β7.5% | β33.1% | β32.7% | β48.4% | 2.5% | β90.8% | β36.1% | β66.1% | 80.6% | β42.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | β7.7% | β41.4% | β41.0% | β74.2% | 2.6% | β106.6% | β49.2% | β133.0% | 62.8% | β49.6% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β | β3,727.9% | β | β | β | β166.7% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β166.7% |
| Share count change | β | 10.7% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 2.1% | 4.3% | β0.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Current ratio | 27.3x | 10.3x | 16.1x | 8.2x | 8.4x | 7.8x | 9.3x | 6.9x | 16.7x | 13.0x |
| Quick ratio | 27.3x | 10.3x | 16.1x | 8.2x | 8.4x | 7.8x | 9.3x | 6.9x | 16.7x | 13.0x |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β171.7 | β52.0 | β78.7 |
| Accruals ratio | 4.5% | β8.9% | β0.6% | β12.0% | 43.5% | β27.5% | 18.2% | β7.3% | 121.7% | β5.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000783324). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.