VST (Vistra) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $561 Mil (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Vistra Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Vistra's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2024 ($905.00 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($1,188.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2024 ($1,188.00 Mil) to Mar. 2025 ($561.00 Mil).

Vistra's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2022 ($455.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($3,485.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2023 ($3,485.00 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($1,188.00 Mil).

Vistra Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vistra's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Vistra Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Vistra Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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406.00

1,325.00

455.00

3,485.00

1,188.00

Vistra Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1,070.00	1,624.00	905.00	1,188.00	561.00

Vistra Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Address

6555 Sierra Drive, Irving, TX, USA, 75039

Website

https://www.vistracorp.com

Vistra Energy is one of the largest power producers and retail energy providers in the US. Following the 2024 Energy Harbor acquisition, Vistra owns 41 gigawatts of nuclear, coal, natural gas, solar, and energy storage assets. Its retail electricity business serves 5 million customers in 20 states, including almost a third of all Texas electricity consumers. Vistra emerged from the Energy Future Holdings bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in 2016. It acquired Dynegy in 2018.

Executives

Paul M Barbas	director	C/O DPL INC., 1065 WOODMAN DRIVE, DAYTON OH 45432
Scott B Helm	director	C/O VISTRA ENERGY CORP., 1601 BRYAN STREET, DALLAS TX 75201
Scott A Hudson	officer: SVP and President Retail	C/O VISTRA ENERGY CORP., 6555 SIERRA DRIVE, IRVING TX 75039
Stephen J Muscato	officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer	C/O VISTRA ENERGY CORP., 6555 SIERRA DRIVE, IRVING TX 75039
Stephanie Zapata Moore	officer: See Remarks	C/O VISTRA ENERGY CORP., 1601 BRYAN STREET, DALLAS TX 75201
Carrie Lee Kirby	officer: See Remarks	C/O VISTRA ENERGY CORP., 1601 BRYAN STREET, DALLAS TX 75201
Lisa Crutchfield	director	6 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH 03842
Julie A. Lagacy	director	C/O RPM INTERNATIONAL INC., 2628 PEARL ROAD, P.O. BOX 777, MEDINA OH 44258
James A Burke	officer: See Remarks	24 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 1946, HOUSTON TX 77046
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.	10 percent owner, other: Director by Deputization	BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY ST, STE 100, PO BOX 762, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3
Stacey H Dore	officer: EVP & Chief Strategy Officer	1807 ROSS AVE, 4TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75201
Elizabeth Christine Dobry	officer: VP and Controller	C/O VISTRA ENERGY CORP., 6555 SIERRA DRIVE, IRVING TX 75039
Kristopher E. Moldovan	officer: EVP and CFO	6555 SIERRA DRIVE, IRVING TX 75039
Brian K Ferraioli	director	C/O FOSTER WHEELER LTD, PERRYVILLE CORPORATE PARK, CLINTON NJ 08809-4000
Curtis A Morgan	director, officer: See Remarks	1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST, ATLANTA GA 30338