(VGZ) Vista Gold - Overview
Sector: Basic Materials | Industry: Gold | Exchange: NYSE MKT (USA) | Market Cap: 327m USD | Total Return: 90.2% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 2.48M
Warnings
High Debt while negative Cash Flow
Choppy
Tailwinds
Idiosyncratic Leader
Vista Gold Corp. is an Englewood, Colorado-based development-stage mining company focused on the acquisition and advancement of gold projects. Its primary asset is the 100% owned Mt Todd gold project situated in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Operating as a development-stage entity, the company’s business model involves de-risking mineral assets through feasibility studies and permitting before transitioning to active production. The gold sector often categorizes such firms as junior miners, which typically face higher capital intensity and longer lead times compared to established producers.
Investors can further evaluate the companys valuation metrics and project timelines at ValueRay.
- Mt Todd gold project feasibility and potential joint venture partnership
- Gold price volatility dictates valuation of undeveloped mineral resource base
- Northern Territory environmental permitting and regulatory approval milestones
- Australian dollar exchange rate fluctuations impact projected capital expenditure costs
- Strategic acquisition interest from major gold producers seeking Tier 1 jurisdictions
| Net Income: error (cannot be calculated; needs Net Income TTM and Revenue TTM) |
| FCF/TA: -0.14 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 24.94 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: error (cannot be calculated; needs Current Assets/Liabilities and Revenue current+prev) |
| CFO/TA -0.13 > 3% & CFO -6.99m > Net Income -7.94m |
| Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0) |
| Current Ratio: 29.22 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (131.6m) vs 12m ago 6.24% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: error (current vs previous; cannot be calculated due to missing/invalid data or negative margin) |
| Asset Turnover: 0.0% > 50% (prev 0.47%; Δ -0.47% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: error (cannot be calculated; needs correct EBITDA TTM and Interest Expense TTM) |
| A: 0.93 (Total Current Assets 53.2m - Total Current Liabilities 1.82m) / Total Assets 55.3m |
| B: -8.52 (Retained Earnings -470.8m / Total Assets 55.3m) |
| C: -0.23 (EBIT TTM -8.37m / Avg Total Assets 36.1m) |
| D: 28.00 (Book Value of Equity 53.4m / Total Liabilities 1.91m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 6.17 = AAA |
As of May 29, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 2.25 with a total of 1,037,381 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.98%,
over one month by +9.43%,
over three months by -17.14% and
over the past year by +90.16%.
Vista Gold has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy VGZ.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 4.5 | 100% |
P/E Forward = 6.7476
P/S = 380.5847
P/B = 6.1274
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = -8.37m USD
EBITDA TTM = -8.27m USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = 13.0k USD (Leases only: 13.0k)
Net Debt = -52.7m USD (calculated: Debt 13.0k - CCE 52.7m)
Enterprise Value = 274.3m USD (327.0m + Debt 13.0k - CCE 52.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM -8.37m / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
EV/FCF = -36.32x (Enterprise Value 274.3m / FCF TTM -7.55m)
FCF Yield = -2.75% (FCF TTM -7.55m / Enterprise Value 274.3m)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 102k) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 4.96 (Enterprise Value 274.3m / Total Assets 55.3m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.0% (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt 13.0k)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -6.61m (EBIT -8.37m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 29.22 (Total Current Assets 53.2m / Total Current Liabilities 1.82m)
Debt / Equity = 0.00 (Debt 13.0k / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 53.4m)
Debt / EBITDA = 6.37 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt -52.7m / EBITDA -8.27m)
Debt / FCF = 6.98 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt -52.7m / FCF TTM -7.55m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 24.3m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -21.96% (Net Income -7.94m / Total Assets 55.3m)
RoE = -1.60% (Net Income TTM -7.94m / Total Stockholder Equity 495.1m)
RoCE = -15.67% (EBIT -8.37m / Capital Employed (Total Assets 55.3m - Current Liab 1.82m))
RoIC = -12.38% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -6.61m / Invested Capital 53.4m)
WACC = 8.28% (E(327.0m)/V(327.0m) * Re(8.28%) + D(13.0k)/V(327.0m) * Rd(0.0%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 8.28% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 64.45 | Cagr: 4.33%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -7.55m)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: N/A | Revenue CAGR: N/A | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.06 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=+0.0% | GrowthRev=+0.0%