Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

Company Profile

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation had its IPO on 1990-03-26 under the ticker symbol CPK.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Gas industry. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has a staff strength of 1,034 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation opened at $109 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $107.83 - $109.4, and closed at $109.39.

This is a +0.08% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 46,288 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation have slipped by -0.96%.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's Key Ratios

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has a market cap of $2.27 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.5728 and a price to sales ratio of 3.1557.

In the last 12-months Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s revenue was $675.95 million with a gross profit of $240.40 million and an EBITDA of $224.04 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s operating margin was 21.26% while its return on assets stood at 4.17% with a return of equity of 10.72%.

In Q1, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -1.9% while revenue growth was a negative 2.1%.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

21.8818

Trailing PE

24.8194

PEG

2.734

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $5.15 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 21.8818 and a PEG multiple of 2.734. 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 Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s profitability.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 4.403 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 13.365. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.1557.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $2.14 per share, indicating a yield of 1.87% and a payout ratio of 43.81%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.20 billion

Total Liabilities

$246.78 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-42654000.00

Capital Expenditure

$42.42 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

43.81%

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation ended 2024 with $2.20 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.20 billion while shareholder equity stood at $858.59 million.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $246.78 million in other current liabilities, 8659000.00 in common stock, $472.21 million in retained earnings and $46.21 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $3.07 million and cash and short-term investments were $3.07 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $115,568,000 while long-term debt stood at $656.28 million.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s total current assets stands at $159.50 million while long-term investments were $10.87 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $86.45 million compared to accounts payable of $38.19 million and inventory worth $26.03 million.

In 2024, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's operating cash flow was $-42654000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $42.42 million.

Comparatively, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation paid $0.44 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$109.39

52-Week High

$136.6925

52-Week Low

$104.8607

Analyst Target Price

$135.43

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation stock is currently trading at $109.39 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $136.6925 and a 52-week low of $136.6925. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $135.43.

Its 50-day moving average was $114.93 and 200-day moving average was $121.25 The short ratio stood at 2.49 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 286% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7602.1% are held by institutions.