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Vista Gold (Vista Gold) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -115.76% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vista Gold Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Vista Gold's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6.63 Mil. Vista Gold's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.73 Mil. Therefore, Vista Gold's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -115.76%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Vista Gold's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

VGZ' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -101.09   Med: -37.59   Max: 3.86
Current: -86.92

During the past 13 years, Vista Gold's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 3.86%. The lowest was -101.09%. And the median was -37.59%.

VGZ's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
82.42% of 2469 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -16.39 vs VGZ: -86.92

Vista Gold Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vista Gold's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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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Vista Gold Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Vista Gold Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -55.37 2.95 -101.09 -40.55 -87.92

Vista Gold Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 -56.29 -84.88 -73.31 -81.04 -115.76

Competitive Comparison of Vista Gold's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Gold subindustry, Vista Gold's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.


Vista Gold's Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Vista Gold's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vista Gold's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Vista Gold Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Vista Gold's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=-6.585/( (10.029+4.951 )/ 2 )
=-6.585/7.49
=-87.92 %

Vista Gold's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Dec. 2023 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-6.628/( (6.5+4.951)/ 2 )
=-6.628/5.7255
=-115.76 %

* 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 the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Vista Gold  (AMEX:VGZ) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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Vista Gold (Vista Gold) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7961 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 5, Littleton, CO, USA, 80127
Vista Gold Corp is a gold mining company. It is engaged in the evaluation, acquisition, exploration, and advancement of gold exploration and potential development projects. The company evaluate, acquire, explore and advance gold exploration and potential development projects, which may lead to gold production or value adding strategic transactions. These activities are currently focused principally in Australia.
Executives
Tracy Austin Stevenson director 8263 PINE SPRINGS COVE, SANDY UT 84093
Douglas L. Tobler officer: CFO C/O VISTA GOLD CORP, 7961 SHAFFER PKWY, SUITE 5, LITTLETON CO 80127
Pamela A. Solly officer: VP, Investor Relations C/O VISTA GOLD CORP, 7961 SHAFFER PARKWAY, SUITE 5, LITTLETON CO 80127
Deborah J Friedman director 1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 3050, DENVER CO 80203
John W. Rozelle officer: Senior Vice President C/O VISTA GOLD CORP., 7961 SHAFFER PARKWAY, SUITE 5, LITTLETON CO 80127
Frederick Hume Earnest director, officer: President & COO 9516 SHENSTONE DRIVE, PARKER CO 80134
William Durand Eppler director 165 GILPIN STREET, DENVER CO 80218
Sun Valley Gold Master Fund, Ltd 10 percent owner INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD, 3RD FLR, HARBOUR CTRE, N CHURCH ST BOX61, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1102
John F Engele officer: Senior VP - CFO VISTA GOLD CORP, 7961 SHAFFER PARKWAY SUITE 5, LITTLETON CO 80127
Michael B Richings director, officer: Exec Chairman and CEO VISTA GOLD CORP, 7961 SHAFFER PARKWAY SUITE 5, LITTLETON CO 80127
John M Clark director VISTA GOLD CORP, 7961 SHAFFER PARKWAY SUITE 5, LITTLETON CO 80127
Peter F. Palmedo 10 percent owner 620 SUN VALLEY ROAD, BOX 2759, SUN VALLEY ID 83353
Sun Valley Gold Llc 10 percent owner 620 SUN VALLEY ROAD, P.O. BOX 2759, SUN VALLEY ID 83353
C Thomas Ogryzlo director VISTA GOLD CORP, 7961 SHAFFER PARKWAY SUITE 5, LITTLETON CO 80127
Nicole Adshead-bell director 835 W. GEORGIA STREET, SUITE 2200, VANCOUVER A1 V6C3E8