Avista Corporation

Company Profile

Avista Corporation had its IPO on 1987-11-16 under the ticker symbol AVA.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Diversified industry. Avista Corporation has a staff strength of 0 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Avista Corporation opened at $34.04 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $33.84 - $34.35, and closed at $34.22.

This is a +0.38% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 683,821 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Avista Corporation have increased by +2.58%.

Avista Corporation's Key Ratios

Avista Corporation has a market cap of $3.12 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.4218 and a price to sales ratio of 1.9191.

In the last 12-months Avista Corporation’s revenue was $1.72 billion with a gross profit of $974.35 million and an EBITDA of $443.50 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Avista Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Avista Corporation’s operating margin was 10.9% while its return on assets stood at 1.63% with a return of equity of 5.99%.

In Q1, Avista Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -26.3% while revenue growth was a positive 2.7%.

Avista Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

18.2482

Trailing PE

22.1129

PEG

4.5625

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.86 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 18.2482 and a PEG multiple of 4.5625. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Avista Corporation’s profitability.

Avista Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 3.6082 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 12.2418. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.9191.

Avista Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $1.78 per share, indicating a yield of 4.47% and a payout ratio of 96.77%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$7.39 billion

Total Liabilities

$604.59 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-106253000.00

Capital Expenditure

$100.49 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

96.77%

Avista Corporation ended 2024 with $7.39 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $7.39 billion while shareholder equity stood at $2.39 billion.

Avista Corporation ended 2024 with $694.22 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $604.59 million in other current liabilities, 1555651000.00 in common stock, $831.74 million in retained earnings and $52.43 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $10.60 million and cash and short-term investments were $10.60 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $244,500,000 while long-term debt stood at $2.53 billion.

Avista Corporation’s total current assets stands at $655.70 million while long-term investments were $374.39 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $244.38 million compared to accounts payable of $112.23 million and inventory worth $101.78 million.

In 2024, Avista Corporation's operating cash flow was $-106253000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $100.49 million.

Comparatively, Avista Corporation paid $0.97 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$34.22

52-Week High

$44.6357

52-Week Low

$34.5233

Analyst Target Price

$40.2

Avista Corporation stock is currently trading at $34.22 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $44.6357 and a 52-week low of $44.6357. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $40.2.

Its 50-day moving average was $35.92 and 200-day moving average was $39.63 The short ratio stood at 6.5 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 83.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10280.7% are held by institutions.