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VST (Vistra) Profitability Rank : 6 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Vistra Profitability Rank?

Vistra has the Profitability Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Vistra's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was -3.05%. As of today, Vistra's Piotroski F-Score is 8.


Competitive Comparison of Vistra's Profitability Rank

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Vistra's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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 Profitability Rank Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Vistra's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vistra's Profitability Rank falls into.


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Vistra Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Vistra has the Profitability Rank of 6.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Vistra's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-120 / 3933
=-3.05 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 8, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Vistra has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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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
Kristopher E. Moldovan officer: EVP and CFO 6555 SIERRA DRIVE, IRVING TX 75039
Stephanie Zapata Moore officer: See Remarks 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
Scott B Helm director 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
Paul M Barbas director C/O DPL INC., 1065 WOODMAN DRIVE, DAYTON OH 45432
Stephen J Muscato officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer C/O VISTRA ENERGY CORP., 6555 SIERRA DRIVE, IRVING TX 75039
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
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