Central Puerto is an utilities-regulated electric business based in the US. Central Puerto shares (CEPU) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.
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| Latest market close | $4.05 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $2.73 - $5.10 |
| 50-day moving average | $4.04 |
| 200-day moving average | $3.64 |
| Wall St. target price | $4.55 |
| PE ratio | 23.8235 |
| Dividend yield | $0 (9.05%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.17 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $4.05 from 2022-09-26
| 1 week (2022-09-20) | -13.46% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2022-08-26) | -7.32% |
| 3 months (2022-06-28) | 31.49% |
| 6 months (2022-03-28) | 6.02% |
| 1 year (2021-09-28) | 35.91% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2020-09-28) | 92.86% |
| 3 years (2019-09-27) | 42.11% |
| 5 years (2017-09-24) | N/A |
Valuing Central Puerto stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Central Puerto's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Central Puerto's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 24x. In other words, Central Puerto shares trade at around 24x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Central Puerto's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $36 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Central Puerto's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $57.8 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 43.94% |
| Gross profit TTM | $27.5 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 7.01% |
| Return on equity TTM | 9.48% |
| Profit margin | 23.04% |
| Book value | $1,198.10 |
| Market capitalisation | $611.6 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
We're not expecting Central Puerto to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Over the last 12 months, Central Puerto's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.73 up to $5.098. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Central Puerto's is 1.7565. This would suggest that Central Puerto's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Central Puerto S. A. generates and sells electric power to private and public customers in Argentina. It also produces steam. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned and operated five thermal generation plants, one hydroelectric generation plant, and seven wind farms with a total installed capacity of 4,809 MW. Central Puerto S. A.
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