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VST (Vistra) Net-Net Working Capital : $-98.18 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Vistra Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Vistra's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $-98.18.

The industry rank for Vistra's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

VST's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry.
Industry Median: 6.065
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Vistra Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vistra's Net-Net Working Capital can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Vistra Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Vistra Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -31.09 -44.16 -70.82 -71.20 -92.76

Vistra Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Net-Net Working Capital Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -92.17 -93.63 -93.62 -92.76 -98.18

Competitive Comparison of Vistra's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Vistra's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Vistra's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Vistra's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vistra's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.


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Vistra Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Vistra's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1188+0.75 * 1982+0.5 * 970-32187
-2476-13)/339.754
=-92.76

Vistra's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(561+0.75 * 1924+0.5 * 960-33390
-2476-13)/340.157
=-98.18

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


Vistra  (NYSE:VST) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Vistra Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6555 Sierra Drive, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
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