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How Vista Gold Corp. stacks up
VGZ · against 426 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
8/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #350 of 427 · scores higher than 13% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score78 peers with a valuation score of 0–9, including VGZ · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 8?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, earnings yield and free cash flow yield, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. EBITDA yield: -3.5% vs peer median 8.5%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -2.4% vs peer median 3.6%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -2.3% vs peer median 2.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = VGZ, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | VGZ | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 403 reported | -2.5% | 2.2% | 26% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 436 reported | -3.5% | 6.8% | 10% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 111 reported | -2.3% | -1.4% | 44% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 403 reported | 14.4% | 74.4% | 6% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around VGZ| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 577.1B KRW (≈$416M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 1 | 224.2B CLP (≈$247M) | 100 | 47 | |
| 1 | 143M GBP (≈$186M) | 100 | 95 | |
| 4 | 1.9B MYR (≈$416M) | 99 | 81 | |
| 4 | 629.2B CLP (≈$692M) | 99 | 41 | |
| 350 | 673M USD | 8 | 23 | |
| 350 | 338M USD | 8 | ||
| 350 | 284M CAD (≈$208M) | 8 | ||
| 350 | 431M USD | 8 | 48 | |
| 350 | 352M USD | 8 | 36 | |
| 350 | 353M USD | 8 | ||
| 374 | 3.5B CNY (≈$494M) | 7 | 23 | |
| 374 | 4.6B CNY (≈$650M) | 7 | 16 | |
| 374 | 3.90T IDR (≈$242M) | 7 | 22 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score