Central Puerto

Company Profile

Central Puerto had its IPO on 2018-02-02 under the ticker symbol CEPU.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Electric industry. Central Puerto has a staff strength of 0 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Central Puerto opened at $5.86 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $5.86 - $6.23, and closed at $6.14.

This is a +4.42% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 220,070 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Central Puerto have slipped by -13.52%.

Central Puerto's Key Ratios

Central Puerto has a market cap of $2.24 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.7665 and a price to sales ratio of 0.015.

In the last 12-months Central Puerto’s revenue was $94.28 billion with a gross profit of $48.07 billion and an EBITDA of $57.64 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Central Puerto's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Central Puerto’s operating margin was 40.29% while its return on assets stood at 6.71% with a return of equity of 3.98%.

In Q1, Central Puerto’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -97.3% while revenue growth was a positive 38.8%.

Central Puerto’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

25.4286

PEG

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.28 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of . 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 Central Puerto’s profitability.

Central Puerto stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.0289 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 0.0577. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.015.

Central Puerto stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 2.35% and a payout ratio of 32.24%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$476.63 billion

Total Liabilities

$68.83 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$1.35 billion

Dividend Payout Ratio

32.24%

Central Puerto ended 2024 with $476.63 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $476.63 billion while shareholder equity stood at $318.06 billion.

Central Puerto ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $68.83 billion in other current liabilities, in common stock, $23.14 billion in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $10.94 billion and cash and short-term investments were $0. The company’s total short-term debt was $0 while long-term debt stood at $47.27 billion.

Central Puerto’s total current assets stands at $135.22 billion while long-term investments were $15.17 billion and short-term investments were $42.79 billion. Its net receivables were $64.68 billion compared to accounts payable of $10.08 billion and inventory worth $11.80 billion.

In 2024, Central Puerto's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $1.35 billion.

Comparatively, Central Puerto paid $0.32 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$6.14

52-Week High

$7.306

52-Week Low

$2.7328

Analyst Target Price

$7.79

Central Puerto stock is currently trading at $6.14 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $7.306 and a 52-week low of $7.306. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $7.79.

Its 50-day moving average was $6.73 and 200-day moving average was $6.2 The short ratio stood at 3.94 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 0% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 373.5% are held by institutions.