Christopher Metz - Vista Outdoor CEO, Director

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CEO

Mr. Christopher T. Metz was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company effective October 9, 2017 since 2017.
Age 58
Tenure 7 years
Professional MarksMBA
Phone763 433 1000
Webhttps://vistaoutdoor.com
Metz was most recently the president and CEO of Arctic Cat from 2014 to 2017. From 2005 to 2014, he served as a managing director of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a leading private equity firm. Prior to Sun Capital, Metz worked for Black & Decker from 1992 to 2005. During his tenure with the company, he was president of the Hardware and Home Improvement Group from 1999 to 2005, and held various leadership positions including president of Kwikset Corporationrationrationration, president of Price Pfister, president of Baldwin Hardware, and general manager of European Professional Power Tools and Accessories, during which time he lived in Frankfurt, Germany. Metz serves on the board of Acushnet Holdings Corporationration . He holds a bachelor degree in finance and marketing from the University of Delaware and earned a master of business administration degree from the Kenan Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is an avid hunter, angler and cyclist.

Christopher Metz Latest Insider Activity

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Vista Outdoor Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.13 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.13 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of 0.3243 %, meaning that it generated $0.3243 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Vista Outdoor's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Vista Outdoor manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Vista Outdoor has accumulated 666.11 M in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 115.5, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Vista Outdoor has a current ratio of 2.9, suggesting that it is liquid and has the ability to pay its financial obligations in time and when they become due. Debt can assist Vista Outdoor until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Vista Outdoor's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Vista Outdoor sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Vista to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Vista Outdoor's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.
Vista Outdoor Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets consumer products for outdoor sports and recreation markets in the United States and internationally. Vista Outdoor Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Anoka, Minnesota. VISTA OUTDOOR operates under Leisure classification in Germany and is traded on Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It employs 5200 people. Vista Outdoor (5VO) is traded on Frankfurt Exchange in Germany and employs 6,900 people.

Management Performance

Vista Outdoor Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Vista Outdoor's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Vista Outdoor inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Vista. The board's role is to monitor Vista Outdoor's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Vista Outdoor's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Vista Outdoor's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Bradford Crandell, Chief Officer
Mark Kowalski, Chief Controller
Tyler Lindwall, VP Treasury
Shelly Hubbard, VP Relations
Dylan Ramsey, Gen Sec
Bob Steelhammer, ECommerce, Officer
Jason Vanderbrink, President - Ammunition
Andrew Keegan, VP CFO
Kelly Reisdorf, Vice President - Investor Relations
Christopher Metz, CEO, Director
Ric Kern, Pres Giro

Vista Stock Performance Indicators

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