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VGL · NZX

Vista Group International (VGL)

Technology / Media software•Covered: FY19 - FY25•7 published briefings

Vista Group International is an NZX-listed technology / media software company with FY19 - FY25 of published result briefings.

Latest briefing

FY25 · Released 27 February 2026

EBITDA up 30.6% on 9.5% revenue growth as cash conversion lifts to 98.6%

Operating leverage and the cloud transition delivered a return to profit, but heavy capitalised development still left free cash flow at -$0.9m.

Market data

Latest available
Price
NZD 2.23
Mkt cap
$533.6m
Yield
0%

Quote as of 05-06-2026 4:40pm NZT

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Snapshot

Latest metrics

FY25, released 27 February 2026

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VGL latest metrics
MetricValueChange
Revenue$164.3m↑ +87.8%
EBITDA$28.2m↑ +347.4%
NPAT$1.9m↑ +103.7%
Operating cash flow$27.8m↑ +578.0%
OCF / EBITDA %98.6%↑ +134.6pp
Net debt-$0.7m↑ +97.7%
Net debt / EBITDA-0.02x↓ -100.7%
ROE %1.3%↑ +32.8pp
PBT$4.4m↑ +106.8%
FCF pre-lease$6.7m↑ +148.1%

Source: latest published briefing (FY25, released 27 February 2026). Change compares against the prior equivalent period: FY20, released 1 March 2021.

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Performance over time

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VGL metric history
MetricFY2512 MONTHS27 February 2026HY256 MONTHS14 August 2025HY246 MONTHS6 August 2024HY236 MONTHS25 August 2023HY216 MONTHS27 August 2021FY2012 MONTHS1 March 2021FY1912 MONTHS27 February 2020Trend
Revenue$164.3m$77m$69.6m$69.7m$44.9m$87.5m$144.5m
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Revenue growth %9.5%10.6%-0.1%Outside range lowOutside range low revenue growth. -0.1%; 3-period range 0.2% to 55.2%. Revenue growth: -0.1%, below normal range; 3-period mean 22.0%, range 0.2%-55.2%.55.2%Outside range highOutside range high revenue growth. 55.2%; 3-period range -0.1% to 10.6%. Revenue growth: 55.2%, above normal range; 3-period mean 3.6%, range -0.1%-10.6%.0.2%-39.4%10.5%
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  • HY23 Revenue growth %: Outside range high revenue growth. 55.2%; 3-period range -0.1% to 10.6%. Revenue growth: 55.2%, above normal range; 3-period mean 3.6%, range -0.1%-10.6%.
  • HY24 Revenue growth %: Outside range low revenue growth. -0.1%; 3-period range 0.2% to 55.2%. Revenue growth: -0.1%, below normal range; 3-period mean 22.0%, range 0.2%-55.2%.
EBITDA$28.2m$10m$7.2m$2.5m$6.4m-$11.4m$31.1m
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EBITDA margin %17.2%13.0%10.3%3.6%Outside range lowOutside range low ebitda margin. 3.6%; 3-period range 10.3% to 14.3%. EBITDA margin: 3.6%, below normal range; 3-period mean 12.5%, range 10.3%-14.3%.14.3%Outside range highOutside range high ebitda margin. 14.3%; 3-period range 3.6% to 13%. EBITDA margin: 14.3%, above normal range; 3-period mean 9.0%, range 3.6%-13.0%.-13.0%21.5%
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  • HY21 EBITDA margin %: Outside range high ebitda margin. 14.3%; 3-period range 3.6% to 13%. EBITDA margin: 14.3%, above normal range; 3-period mean 9.0%, range 3.6%-13.0%.
  • HY23 EBITDA margin %: Outside range low ebitda margin. 3.6%; 3-period range 10.3% to 14.3%. EBITDA margin: 3.6%, below normal range; 3-period mean 12.5%, range 10.3%-14.3%.
PBT$4.4m-$1.3m-$3.6m-$9.9m-$2.1m-$64.3m$18.4m
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PBT growth %144.4%—————-12.4%
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NPAT$1.9m-$1.5m-$2.4m-$8.7m-$2.8m-$51.4m$10.8m
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NPAT growth %——————-12.2%
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Operating cash flow$27.8m$14.1m$3m$6.2m$1m$4.1m$15.5m
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OCF / EBITDA %98.6%141.0%41.7%248.0%Outside range highOutside range high ocf / ebitda cash conversion. 248%; 3-period range 15.6% to 141%. OCF / EBITDA cash conversion: 248.0%, above normal range; 3-period mean 66.1%, range 15.6%-141.0%.15.6%Outside range lowOutside range low ocf / ebitda cash conversion. 15.6%; 3-period range 41.7% to 248%. OCF / EBITDA cash conversion: 15.6%, below normal range; 3-period mean 143.6%, range 41.7%-248.0%.-36.0%49.8%
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  • HY21 OCF / EBITDA %: Outside range low ocf / ebitda cash conversion. 15.6%; 3-period range 41.7% to 248%. OCF / EBITDA cash conversion: 15.6%, below normal range; 3-period mean 143.6%, range 41.7%-248.0%.
  • HY23 OCF / EBITDA %: Outside range high ocf / ebitda cash conversion. 248%; 3-period range 15.6% to 141%. OCF / EBITDA cash conversion: 248.0%, above normal range; 3-period mean 66.1%, range 15.6%-141.0%.
FCF pre-lease$6.7m$5.1m-$6.4m-$5.1m-$5.1m$2.7m-$1.2m
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FCF post-lease-$0.9m$1m-$8.5m——$2.7m—
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DPS———0.0c——2.1c
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Payout ratio vs NPAT %——————47.1%
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Annual payout ratio vs EPS %——————47.1%
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ROE %1.3%-1.1%Outside range highOutside range high roe. -1.1%; 3-period range -6% to -1.7%. ROE: -1.1%, above normal range; 3-period mean -3.1%, range -6.0%--1.7%.-1.7%-6.0%Outside range lowOutside range low roe. -6%; 3-period range -1.7% to -1.1%. ROE: -6.0%, below normal range; 3-period mean -1.5%, range -1.7%--1.1%.-1.7%-31.5%7.1%
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  • HY23 ROE %: Outside range low roe. -6%; 3-period range -1.7% to -1.1%. ROE: -6.0%, below normal range; 3-period mean -1.5%, range -1.7%--1.1%.
  • HY25 ROE %: Outside range high roe. -1.1%; 3-period range -6% to -1.7%. ROE: -1.1%, above normal range; 3-period mean -3.1%, range -6.0%--1.7%.
Net debt-$0.7m-$3.1m$100m-$18.2m-$25.7m-$30.9m-$7.7m
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Net debt / EBITDA-0.02x-0.31x13.89xOutside range highOutside range high net debt / ebitda. 0.01x; 3-period range -7.3x to -0.31x. Net debt / EBITDA: 0.01x, above normal range; 3-period mean -3.87x, range -7.30x--0.31x.-7.28x-4.02x2.71x-0.25x
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  • HY23 Net debt / EBITDA: Outside range low net debt / ebitda. -7.3x; 3-period range -4x to 0.01x. Net debt / EBITDA: -7.30x, below normal range; 3-period mean -1.43x, range -4.00x-0.01x.
  • HY24 Net debt / EBITDA: Outside range high net debt / ebitda. 0.01x; 3-period range -7.3x to -0.31x. Net debt / EBITDA: 0.01x, above normal range; 3-period mean -3.87x, range -7.30x--0.31x.
Debtor days676867Outside range lowOutside range low debtor days. 67d; 3-period range 68d to 188d. Debtor days: 67.2 days, below normal range; 3-period mean 111.6 days, range 67.8 days-187.8 days.79188Outside range highOutside range high debtor days. 188d; 3-period range 67d to 79d. Debtor days: 187.8 days, above normal range; 3-period mean 71.4 days, range 67.2 days-79.1 days.198142
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  • HY21 Debtor days: Outside range high debtor days. 188d; 3-period range 67d to 79d. Debtor days: 187.8 days, above normal range; 3-period mean 71.4 days, range 67.2 days-79.1 days.
  • HY24 Debtor days: Outside range low debtor days. 67d; 3-period range 68d to 188d. Debtor days: 67.2 days, below normal range; 3-period mean 111.6 days, range 67.8 days-187.8 days.
Total assets$240.9m$222m$210m$227m$250.9m$252m$243.6m
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Reference: annolyse.ai/companies/vgl

Note: Figures are shown as reported. Half-year and full-year absolute values are not directly comparable. Growth rates and ratios are the meaningful comparison across mixed periods.

Operating working-capital movement

Per-period working-capital absorption or release, from the same published history. Positive values are working-capital build; negative values are release.

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  • HY23 VGL: Outside range low operating working-capital movement. $-9.5m; 3-period range $1.6m to $13.8m. Operating working-capital movement: NZ$-9.5m, below normal range; 3/3 prior periods had builds averaging NZ$9.6m, and none had a working-capital release.
  • HY25 VGL: Outside range high operating working-capital movement. $13.8m; 3-period range $-9.5m to $13.3m. Operating working-capital movement: NZ$13.8m, above normal range; 2/3 prior periods had builds averaging NZ$7.5m, and 1 had releases averaging NZ$-9.5m.

The setup & the reality

HY25 → FY25 Follow-through

The latest result is checked against what the prior briefing said to watch.

Current result now available

FY25 · Released 27 February 2026

EBITDA up 30.6% on 9.5% revenue growth as cash conversion lifts to 98.6%

Operating leverage and the cloud transition delivered a return to profit, but heavy capitalised development still left free cash flow at -$0.9m.

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Historical setup

What HY25 said to watch

From Vista Group EBITDA jumps 38.9% as cloud demand outruns delivery capacity

No formal FY25 guidance is supplied. However, the supplied second-half shape context shows HY24 contributed only 46.4% of FY24 revenue and 33.3% of FY24 EBITDA, so the business is structurally second-half-weighted. Annualising HY25 revenue gives roughly NZ$154m, but a similar H2 weighting would imply meaningfully more — directionally consistent with management's reference to upgraded long-term aspirations and accelerating delivery to meet demand.

What the release does support: continued revenue and margin expansion into H2, and a credible path to a full-year FCF positive print. What it does not support: a quantified FY25 EBITDA margin target, a delivery-capacity timeline, or a clear date for sustained NPAT positivity. The gap matters because the equity story now hinges on H2 follow-through after the H1 margin expansion.

Open questions

Open questions from HY25

  • What is the composition and expected cash-conversion timing of the NZ$10.8m contract assets balance, and does it reverse working-capital strength in H2?
  • Why did the effective tax rate fall to 7.7% from 25.0%, and what is a normalised rate for FY25 and beyond?
  • How much does delivery capacity need to expand to meet stated client demand, and over what timeframe?
  • What is the upgraded long-term EBITDA margin aspiration in quantified terms, and what mix of cloud penetration is assumed to reach it?
  • When does management expect a sustained NPAT-positive run rate rather than a half-by-half FCF-positive print?

This briefing cannot assess the quality, contractual structure, or churn profile of the Vista Cloud client cohort underlying the demand commentary.

Archive

Briefing archive

Every published Annolyse briefing for this company appears here in reverse chronological order.

FY25 · Released 27 February 2026

EBITDA up 30.6% on 9.5% revenue growth as cash conversion lifts to 98.6%

Operating leverage and the cloud transition delivered a return to profit, but heavy capitalised development still left free cash flow at -$0.9m.

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HY25 · Released 14 August 2025

Vista Group EBITDA jumps 38.9% as cloud demand outruns delivery capacity

Revenue grew 10.6% to NZ$77.0m and operating cash flow more than tripled to NZ$14.1m, but the group remained loss-making at PBT.

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HY24 · Released 6 August 2024

EBITDA up 188% but OCF fell 52% and net cash buffer erased

The reported earnings recovery is real, yet cash conversion dropped to 41.7% from 248% and Vista must deliver a sharp H2 cash reversal.

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HY23 · Released 25 August 2023

EBITDA margin compressed to 3.6% and PBT loss widened to NZ$9.9m

Revenue gains were absorbed by transformation spend while NZ$11.3m capex turned operating cash improvement into a NZ$21.0m cash drawdown.

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HY21 · Released 27 August 2021

Debtor days hit 187.8 as cash conversion fell to 15.6%

PBT improved 95.6% and EBITDA swung to a $6.4m profit, but receivables absorbed $13.3m and operating cash fell 94% to $1.0m.

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FY20 · Released 1 March 2021

Revenue fell 39.4% with receivables doubling and H2 cash burn negative

The $67.1m cash balance reflects new borrowings rather than operating strength, with $13m of credit loss provisions absorbed in EBITDA.

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FY19 · Released 27 February 2020

Revenue up 10.5% but FCF swung to -$1.2m on capex and debtor build

Operating cash fell 43.8% as receivable days stretched to 142 and capex hit 11.6% of revenue, reversing prior strong cash generation.

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Earnings quality and statutory distortions

PBT and NPAT growth diverged by 145.6pp, with a distortion flag in the result.

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Cash conversion quality

This result converted 98.6% of EBITDA to operating cash flow, +20.8pp versus the prior comparable period.

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Dividend coverage and payout pressure

Dividend payout versus NPAT is 0.0%.

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Leverage and balance-sheet risk

Net debt / EBITDA is -0.02x, +0.03x versus the prior comparable period.

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