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Vista Outdoor Inc.

VSTOCompleted

Spin-offSpun off from ATK

The two companies

Parent
ATK
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Industrials
Industry
Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles)
Exchange
State of incorporation
DE
Record date
February 2, 2015
Distribution date
February 9, 2015
Ratio
2:1
Parent sector
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
January 16, 2015

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
ATK

No XBRL financials available.

Vista Outdoor Inc.FY24
Revenue
$2.75B
Operating income
$50M
Net income
Total assets
$2.40B
Equity
$1.13B

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 0/6 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)53%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Return on capital employed2.5%

    EBIT ÷ capital employed — the quality metric the spin-off scorecard research weighs most.

  • Operating margin1.8%

    Profitability of the standalone business, from its own SEC filings.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off11.3 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.