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Vista Group
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| NZX code: | VGL |
| Short name: | Vista Group |
| Legal name: | Vista Group International Limited |
| Industry sector: | Film |
| NZX50 rank: | 41 of 50 |
| Head office address: | Shd 12, Cty Wrks Dpt, 90 Wellesley St W, Auckland Central, Auckland, 1010 |
| Chairman: | Susan Peterson |
| Chief executive: | Stuart Dickinson |
| Financial year ended: | December |
| Locations: | New Zealand |
| Auditor: | Pwc |
| Bankers: | ASB, HSBC |
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Financial statement history
A. Recent trading and performance summary:
| Total revenue |
NPAT | Earnings per share |
|
| fye Dec | mln | mln | cents |
| 2016 | $88.6 | $49.5 | 30 |
| 2017 | $106.6 | $10.0 | 6 |
| 2018 | $130.7 | $13.0 | 7 |
| 2019 | $144.5 | $12.8 | 6 |
| 2020 | $87.5 | ($56.7) | -24 |
| 2021 | $61.7 | ($9.9) | (0.04) |
| 2022 | $135.1 | ($20.9) | (0.09) |
| 2023 | $143.0 | ($13.6) | (0.06) |
B. Recent financial position summary:
| Total assets |
Total Liabilities |
Equity ratio |
|
| fye Dec | mln | mln | % |
| 2016 | $191.6 | $53.3 | 72.2 |
| 2017 | $204.2 | $56.1 | 72.5 |
| 2018 | $221.1 | $61.7 | 72.1 |
| 2019 | $243.6 | $80.1 | 67.1 |
| 2020 | $252.0 | $88.9 | 64.7 |
| 2021 | $243.1 | $83.3 | 65.7 |
| 2022 | $235.1 | $87.1 | 62.9 |
| 2023 | $220.4 | $83.1 | 62.2 |
C. Recent cash flows and positions:
| Cash inflows |
Cash outflows |
Cash and equiv. at year end |
|
| fye Dec | mln | mln | mln |
| 2016 | $13.4 | $18.0 | $21.3 |
| 2017 | $11.1 | $10.4 | $21.0 |
| 2018 | $27.6 | $16 | $34.4 |
| 2019 | $15.5 | $30.4 | $19.5 |
| 2020 | $67.5 | $17.0 | $67.1 |
| 2021 | $11.3 | $18 | $60.4 |
| 2022 | $12.4 | $27.5 | $46.0 |
| 2023 | $9.0 | $26.2 | $28.5 |
D. Recent key ratio analysis:
| Earnings per share |
Price:Earnings ratio |
NTA/share | Dividend yield |
|
| fye Dec | cents | annual avg | dollars | annual avg % |
| 2016 | 30 | 8.9 | 0.94 | 1.73 |
| 2017 | 6 | 42.9 | 0.40 | 1.61 |
| 2018 | 7 | 51.1 | 0.43 | 1.03 |
| 2019 | 6 | 57.2 | 0.38 | 0.35 |
| 2020 | -24 | -7.0 | 0.34 | N/A |
| 2023 | -0.059 | 0 | 0.006 | 0 |
Description of trading activities
Vista Group is the parent company of many global software and technology groups. Mainly specialising in that of the film industry. A New Zealand company that provides globally, pioneering the film industry space and giving new technological solutions. Vista has an international outreach of over 700 crew based across the six main Vista offices, New Zealand, the USA, United Kingdom, South Africa, Netherlands, and Mexico.
CEO profile
Appointed CEO in April, 2023, Stuart Dickinson has over 25 years of experience in not only the Technology space, but also with Leadership roles. Prior to joining the Vista Group Ltd (VGL) Dickinson was the APAC Enterprise applications Practise Director. Dickinson attended Auckland Grammar School, and went on to study at the University of Auckland. Where he completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Chairman profile
Susan Peterson was appointed Chairperson of VGL in January 2021. Experienced in Leadership for Business, Peterson has an extraordinary track-record with many accolades. Peterson is also an independent director for Mercury NZ, Xero, Arvida Group, Property for Industry, and Craig’s Investment Partners. Peterson has also previously been an independent director of Trustpower, and ASB. Graduating from the University of Canterbury, Peterson gained a Bachelor of Commerce, and a Bachelor of Laws.
Links:
| Company website: | https://www.vistagroup.co.nz/ |
| Investor information: | https://www.vistagroup.co.nz/investor-centre.aspx |
| NZX listing: | https://www.nzx.com/companies/VGL |
| Annual reports: | https://www.vistagroup.co.nz/investor-centre.aspx |