Taking everything into account, VIST scores 5 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. VIST was compared to 207 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. While VIST has a great profitability rating, there are quite some concerns on its financial health. VIST is not overvalued while it is showing excellent growth. This is an interesting combination.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

VIST had positive earnings in the past year.
VIST had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
VIST had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
Each year in the past 5 years VIST had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of VIST (10.85%) is better than 91.30% of its industry peers.
VIST has a Return On Equity of 30.36%. This is amongst the best in the industry. VIST outperforms 92.27% of its industry peers.
VIST has a Return On Invested Capital of 13.74%. This is amongst the best in the industry. VIST outperforms 91.30% of its industry peers.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for VIST is in line with the industry average of 21.94%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (13.74%) for VIST is well below the 3 year average (20.83%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that VIST had better years and this may not be a problem.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	10.85%
ROE	30.36%
ROIC	13.74%

ROA(3y)13.26%

ROA(5y)7.06%

ROE(3y)31.07%

ROE(5y)16.4%

ROIC(3y)20.83%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

With an excellent Profit Margin value of 32.83%, VIST belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 89.86% of the companies in the same industry.
VIST's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
VIST's Operating Margin of 44.41% is amongst the best of the industry. VIST outperforms 90.34% of its industry peers.
VIST's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
VIST's Gross Margin of 47.20% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. VIST outperforms 56.52% of its industry peers.
VIST's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	44.41%
PM (TTM)	32.83%
GM	47.2%

OM growth 3Y7.76%

OM growth 5Y60.73%

PM growth 3Y55.11%

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y6.68%

GM growth 5Y18.64%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), VIST is creating some value.
VIST has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
VIST has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, VIST has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

VIST has an Altman-Z score of 1.97. This is not the best score and indicates that VIST is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
With a decent Altman-Z score value of 1.97, VIST is doing good in the industry, outperforming 64.73% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.00 is on the high side and indicates that VIST has dependencies on debt financing.
VIST's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.00 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. VIST is outperformed by 68.12% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	1.97

ROIC/WACC1.11

WACC12.35%

2.3 Liquidity

VIST has a Current Ratio of 0.62. This is a bad value and indicates that VIST is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.62, VIST is doing worse than 78.74% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.61 indicates that VIST may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of VIST (0.61) is worse than 70.53% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.62
Quick Ratio	0.61

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 30.57% over the past year.
VIST shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 104.34% yearly.
Looking at the last year, VIST shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 46.35%.
VIST shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 31.69% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)30.57%

EPS 3Y104.34%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%77.15%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)46.35%

Revenue growth 3Y36.2%

Revenue growth 5Y31.69%

Sales Q2Q%52.72%

3.2 Future

VIST is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 21.82% yearly.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 14.57% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

EPS Next Y63.44%

EPS Next 2Y-0.45%

EPS Next 3Y21.82%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year44.09%

Revenue Next 2Y29.2%

Revenue Next 3Y26.91%

Revenue Next 5Y14.57%

3.3 Evolution

Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 13.44, the valuation of VIST can be described as correct.
66.18% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than VIST, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 28.32. VIST is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
VIST is valuated correctly with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 13.56.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, VIST is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 63.28% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 25.57, VIST is valued a bit cheaper.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	13.44
Fwd PE	13.56

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, VIST is valued a bit cheaper than 75.36% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	5.46

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
The excellent profitability rating of VIST may justify a higher PE ratio.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as VIST's earnings are expected to grow with 21.82% in the coming years.