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Vistra (Vistra) Mohanram G-Score : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Vistra Mohanram G-Score?

Mohanram G-Score is a financial indicator developed by professor Partha Mohanram to help investors find the best investment opportunities in the growth stocks. Companies have higher G-score tends to generate higher return. According to his study, the best growth stocks that have a G-Score greater than 6 tend to beat the market, while those with a G-Score lower than 1 tend to have negative absolute returns.

Thus, the zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 6, 7, 8
Bad or low score = 0, 1

Vistra has an G-score of 3.

The historical rank and industry rank for Vistra's Mohanram G-Score or its related term are showing as below:

VST' s Mohanram G-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 3   Max: 4
Current: 3

During the past 10 years, the highest Piotroski G-score of Vistra was 4. The lowest was 2. And the median was 3.


Vistra Mohanram G-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vistra's Mohanram G-Score 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 Mohanram G-Score Chart

Vistra Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Mohanram G-Score
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Vistra Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Vistra's Mohanram G-Score

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Vistra's Mohanram G-Score falls into.



Vistra Mohanram G-Score Calculation

The calculation of the Mohanram G-score consists of eight criteria. Assign one point for each criterion met, then add up all the points to get the G-Score.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. It measures how well a company uses its asset to generate earnings.

Score 1 if ROA > ROA Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 2. Cash ROA

Cash ROA equals to Cash Flow from Operations divided by average Total Assets. It measures how well a company uses its asset to generate cash.

Score 1 if Cash ROA > Cash ROA Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 3. CFO and Net Income

Score 1 if CFO > Net Income, 0 otherwise.

Earnings Predictability

Question 4. Earnings Variability

Earnings Variability is measured as the variance of a firm's ROA in the past five years.

Score 1 if Earnings Variability < Earnings Variability Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 5. Sales Growth Variability

Sales Growth Variability is measured as the 5-year variance in sales growth.

Score 1 if Sales Growth Variability < Sales Growth Variability Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Accounting Conservatism

Question 6. Research & Development Intensity

Research & Development Intensity is calcualted by Research & Development divided by the beginning Total Assets.

Score 1 if Research & Development Intensity > Research & Development Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 7. CAPEX Intensity

CAPEX Intensity is calcualted by Capital Expenditure divided by the beginning Total Assets.

Score 1 if CAPEX Intensity > CAPEX Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 8. Advertising Expenditure Intensity

Advertising Expenditure Intensity is calcualted by Advertising Expenditure divided by the beginning Total Assets. Note that Advertising Expenditure is not reported as a seperate line item for many companies, thus Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is used in this calculation.

Score 1 if Advertising Expenditure Intensity > Advertising Expenditure Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

* 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.

* Note that all the Industry Median used for comparison in his original research, are substituted with Sector Median due to the limitation of data within certain countries.

Good or high score = 6, 7, 8
Bad or low score = 0, 1

Vistra has an G-score of 3.

Vistra  (NYSE:VST) Mohanram G-Score Explanation

Partha Mohanram is the John H. Watson Chair in Value Investing at Rotman and the Acting Vice-Dean of Research Strategy and Resources.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Separating Winners from Losers Among Low Book-to-Market Stocks Using Financial Statement Analysis".

This paper tests whether a strategy based on financial statement analysis of low book-to-market (growth) stocks is successful in differentiating between winners and losers in terms of future stock performance. Based on the research, a strategy based on buying high G-score (6, 7 or 8) firms and shorting low G-score (0 or 1) firms consistently earns significant excess returns. Further, the results do not support a risk based explanation for the book-to-market effect as the strategy returns positive returns in all years, and firms that ex-ante appear less risky have better future returns.

To conclude, one can use a modified fundamental analysis strategy (G-score) to identify mispricing and earn substantial abnormal returns.


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Vistra (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 U.S. Excluding the Energy Harbor acquisition, Vistra owns and operates 38 gigawatts of nuclear, coal, natural gas, and solar power generation. Its retail electricity segment serves 4.3 million customers in 20 states. Vistra's retail business serves almost one 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 and plans to close the Energy Harbor acquisition in 2023.
Executives
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
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
Scott B Helm director C/O VISTRA ENERGY CORP., 1601 BRYAN STREET, DALLAS TX 75201
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 10 percent owner, other: Director by Deputization BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY ST, STE 100, PO BOX 762, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3
Scott A Hudson officer: SVP and President Retail C/O VISTRA ENERGY CORP., 6555 SIERRA DRIVE, IRVING TX 75039
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
Paul M Barbas director C/O DPL INC., 1065 WOODMAN DRIVE, DAYTON OH 45432
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
Bam Partners Trust other: See Remarks 181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300, TORONTO A6 M5J 2T3
Stephen J Muscato officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer C/O VISTRA ENERGY CORP., 6555 SIERRA DRIVE, IRVING TX 75039