VISTA GOLD CORP chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share N/A
Dividend & YieldN/AC$ (N/A)
Beta N/A
Market capitalization 88.91M
Operating cash flow -8.93M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

Vista Gold Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the evaluation, acquisition, exploration, and advancement of gold exploration and development projects primarily in Australia. The company's flagship asset is the Mt Todd gold project located in Northern Territory. Vista Gold Corp. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado.

Sector: Basic Materials - Industry: Gold

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Change To Liabilities -1.19M 40k 456k 377k
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities 8.3M 7.38M 11.63M 2.63M
Net Borrowings
Total Cash From Financing Activities -97k 13k 1.68M 12.98M
Change To Operating Activities 84k -33k -279k -50k
Issuance Of Stock 86k 89k 1.8M 13.38M
Net Income -8.71M -9.39M 420k -15.24M
Change In Cash -360k 337k 6.35M 5M
Effect Of Exchange Rate
Total Cash From Operating Activities -8.57M -7.05M -6.96M -10.62M
Depreciation 288k 52k 48k 49k
Change To Account Receivables
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -61k
Change To Netincome 961k 2.27M -7.6M 4.24M
Capital Expenditures -63k -40k -68k -139k

Income Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax -8.71M -9.39M 420k -15.24M
Net Income -8.71M -9.39M 420k -15.24M
Selling General Administrative 4.07M 3.94M 3.78M 3.94M
Gross Profit
Ebit -9.86M -8.09M -8.37M -11.94M
Operating Income -9.86M -8.09M -8.37M -11.94M
Interest Expense
Income Tax Expense
Total Revenue
Cost Of Revenue
Total Other Income ExpenseNet 1.14M -1.3M 8.79M -3.3M
Net Income From Continuing Ops -8.71M -9.39M 420k -15.24M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares -8.71M -9.39M 420k -15.24M

Balance Sheet Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Liabilities 872k 4.04M 1.38M 2.05M
Total Stockholder Equity 21.25M 12.65M 15.85M 14.29M
Other Current Liabilities 242k 408k 68k 383k
Total Assets 22.13M 16.68M 17.23M 16.34M
Common Stock 456.94M 457.72M 460.5M 474.18M
Other Current Assets 540k 482k 952k 811k
Retained Earnings -435.68M -445.07M -444.65M -459.89M
Treasury Stock
Cash 1.07M 1.41M 7.76M 12.76M
Total Current Liabilities 872k 1.07M 1.13M 1.79M
Other Stockholder Equity
Property, Plant, and Equipment 8.06M 7.86M 7.82M 2.39M
Total Current Assets 14.07M 8.83M 9.41M 13.95M
Net Tangible Assets 21.25M 12.65M 15.85M 14.29M
Net Receivables
Accounts Payable 195k 190k 356k 566k


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to VISTA GOLD CORP:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
TOBLER DOUGLAS LEEPurchase at price 0.54 per share.D2022-09-22Chief Financial Officer2k
TOBLER DOUGLAS LEED2022-07-29Chief Financial Officer5.67k
EARNEST FREDERICK HUMED2022-05-02Chief Executive Officer41k
ROZELLE JOHN WD2022-05-02Officer15k
SOLLY PAMELA AD2022-05-02Officer12k
EARNEST FREDERICK HUMED2022-03-02Chief Executive Officer346.5k
ROZELLE JOHN WD2022-03-02Officer130k
SOLLY PAMELA AD2022-03-02Officer79.55k
TOBLER DOUGLAS LEED2022-03-02Chief Financial Officer185.66k
STEVENSON TRACY AUSTINPurchase at price 0.72 per share.D2021-11-24Director10k
STEVENSON TRACY AUSTINPurchase at price 0.77 per share.D2021-11-11Director10k
EARNEST FREDERICK HUMEPurchase at price 0.74 per share.D2021-11-02Chief Executive Officer15k
ROZELLE JOHN WPurchase at price 0.73 per share.D2021-11-02Officer5k
SOLLY PAMELA APurchase at price 0.74 per share.D2021-11-02Officer5k
TOBLER DOUGLAS LEEPurchase at price 0.74 per share.D2021-11-01Chief Financial Officer2.5k
TOBLER DOUGLAS LEED2021-07-30Chief Financial Officer11.88k
EARNEST FREDERICK HUMED2021-07-23Chief Executive Officer38k
ROZELLE JOHN WD2021-07-23Officer10.67k
EPPLER WILLIAM DURANDPurchase at price 0.88 per share.D2021-07-13Director50k
STEVENSON TRACY AUSTINPurchase at price 0.87 per share.D2021-07-13Director15k
SUN VALLEY GOLD MASTER FUND LTDPurchase at price 0.89 per share.I2021-07-12Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security1.3M
STEVENSON TRACY AUSTINPurchase at price 1.10 per share.D2021-07-12Director50k
TOBLER DOUGLAS LEEPurchase at price 1.10 per share.D2021-07-12Chief Financial Officer10k
TOBLER DOUGLAS LEEPurchase at price 1.26 per share.D2021-06-17Chief Financial Officer2.5k
TOBLER DOUGLAS LEEPurchase at price 1.09 per share.D2021-05-04Chief Financial Officer3k
EARNEST FREDERICK HUMED2021-04-30Chief Executive Officer226k
ROZELLE JOHN WD2021-04-30Officer82k
SOLLY PAMELA AD2021-04-30Officer66k
TOBLER DOUGLAS LEEPurchase at price 0.92 per share.D2021-03-05Chief Financial Officer2.5k
EARNEST FREDERICK HUMED2021-03-01Chief Executive Officer172.48k
ROZELLE JOHN WD2021-03-01Officer65.21k
SOLLY PAMELA AD2021-03-01Officer47.28k
TOBLER DOUGLAS LEED2021-03-01Chief Financial Officer94.2k
TOBLER DOUGLAS LEEPurchase at price 1.01 per share.D2020-11-17Chief Financial Officer2.5k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to VISTA GOLD CORP. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on VISTA GOLD CORP

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to VISTA GOLD CORP. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on VISTA GOLD CORP

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to VISTA GOLD CORP:

VISTA GOLD CORP automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 0.76% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

0.76 %

Latent gain

15.27 C$

Invested capital

1998.67 C$

Annualized return

0.17 %
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Momentum strategy results on VISTA GOLD CORP

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to VISTA GOLD CORP. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on VISTA GOLD CORP

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on VISTA GOLD CORP:

VISTA GOLD CORP momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 8.26% of return on VISTA GOLD CORP. That represents 392.38C$ of latent gain with 4750.54C$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 12.84% of return on VISTA GOLD CORP. That represents 545.72C$ of latent gain with 4249.76C$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

8.26 %

Latent gain

392.38 C$

Invested capital

4750.54 C$

Annualized return

3.47 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

12.84 %

Latent gain

545.72 C$

Invested capital

4249.76 C$

Annualized return

3.29 %

Momentum equity curve on VISTA GOLD CORP

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to VISTA GOLD CORP:

VISTA GOLD CORP momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by VISTA GOLD CORP are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on VISTA GOLD CORP

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on VISTA GOLD CORP since the beginning:

VISTA GOLD CORP

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250C$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000C$.


Buy the dip strategy result on VISTA GOLD CORP

Buy the dip entry openings on VISTA GOLD CORP

VISTA GOLD CORP

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on VISTA GOLD CORP is 8.26%. That represents 82.6$ of latent gain with 1000.12C$ of employed capital. The following chart shows VISTA GOLD CORP stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of VISTA GOLD CORP, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

8.26 %

Latent gain

82.6 C$

Invested capital

1000.12 C$

Annualized return

3.47 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to VISTA GOLD CORP

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to VISTA GOLD CORP:

VISTA GOLD CORP

Note: the dividends potentially given by VISTA GOLD CORP are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on VISTA GOLD CORP

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on VISTA GOLD CORP:

VISTA GOLD CORP

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on VISTA GOLD CORP

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to VISTA GOLD CORP.

Equity curve comparison on VISTA GOLD CORP

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

VISTA GOLD CORP investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on VISTA GOLD CORP

VISTA GOLD CORP investment comparison

Performance comparison on VISTA GOLD CORP

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 0.76% 15.27C$ 1998.67C$ 0.17%
Momentum 1 quarter 8.26% 392.38C$ 4750.54C$ 2.0%
Momentum 2 quarters 12.84% 545.72C$ 4249.76C$ 3.29%
Non-directional 8.26% 82.6C$ 1000.12C$ 3.47%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

0.17 %

Momentum 1Q

3.29 %

Momentum 2Q

3.29 %

Non-directional

3.47 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with VISTA GOLD CORP:

Positive correlations

Most correlated stocks this year


Most correlated stocks last 3 months

Negative correlation

Most negatively correlated stocks this year


Most negatively correlated stocks last 3 months

Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between VISTA GOLD CORP and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of VISTA GOLD CORP does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


Company information

Company name VISTA GOLD CORP
Country United States
City Littleton
Address 7961 Shaffer Parkway
Phone 720 981 1185
Website www.vistagold.com
FullTime employees 17
Industry Gold
Sector Basic Materials
Exchange XTSE
Ticker VGZ.XTSE
Market

VISTA GOLD CORP ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 0
Peer Environment Performance unknown
Environment Percentile unknown
Palm Oil unknown
Nuclear unknown
Fur Leather unknown
GMO unknown
Coal unknown
Pesticides unknown
Animal Testing unknown

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 0
Peer Social Performance unknown
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy unknown
Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
Adult unknown
Gambling unknown
Alcoholic unknown
Tobacco unknown
Catholic unknown
Controversial Weapons unknown
Small Arms unknown
Military Contract unknown
Peer Count unknown

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Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 0
Peer Governance Performance unknown
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: unknown
Environment Score: 0
Social Score: 0
Governance Score: 0

ESG Performance: unknown

Peer Group: unknown

Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

Rating Year: unknown

Rating Month: unknown

Max Age: unknown

Percentile: unknown