Is VIST a high-quality business?

AlphaMadera's AlphaQuality grade scores Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. on six pillars — profitability, capital efficiency, balance-sheet strength, growth durability, cash generation, and shareholder yield. The composite letter grade reflects how VIST compares to a Buffett-style quality bar.

What is Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V.'s AlphaQuality grade?

AlphaQuality assigns a letter grade (A through F) to VIST based on a six-pillar quantitative model. The live page shows the composite grade plus each pillar's individual score with the underlying metrics.

What makes VIST a quality stock?

AlphaQuality looks at return on capital, free-cash-flow margins, debt-to-equity, revenue stability, dividend and buyback policy, and operating-margin trend. Stocks scoring well across all six pillars earn higher grades — the methodology favors compounders over cyclicals.

VIST - Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Oil & Gas E&P

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C- 47.0 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for oil & gas e&p businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 15%

D+ 43.3

5yr Avg ROIC 7.7% 49/100
Operating Margin Trend -0.59 pp/yr 31/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 10%

C+ 57.5

5yr Avg ROE 15.2% 81/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 3.5% 15/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 5%

A+ 100.0

5yr Revenue CAGR 39.6% 100/100
5yr EPS CAGR 87.8% 100/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5 100/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 25%

F 18.7

5yr FCF Margin -1.5% 17/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.20x 20/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

B- 66.9

Net Debt / EBITDA 1.40x 79/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 5.37x 66/100
Altman Z-Score 2.14 46/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

D+ 41.9

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.80 8/100
Piotroski F-Score 4 44/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5 100/100

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How this is calculated

AlphaQuality grades six pillars from 0-100 and weights each by archetype:

Profitability (15%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (10%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (5%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (25%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (25%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (20%) — EPS Volatility (σ/μ), Piotroski F-Score, Negative-Revenue Years (5)

We deliberately ignore stock price, analyst targets, and consensus ratings so the grade is suitable for backtesting forward returns. A minimum of 5 fiscal years of audited statements is required; distressed and highly leveraged infrastructure businesses are declared ungradable rather than forced into a numeric score.