Evergy Inc

Company Profile

Evergy Inc had its IPO on 2018-06-04 under the ticker symbol EVRG.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Electric industry. Evergy Inc has a staff strength of 4,512 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Evergy Inc opened at $52.72 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $52.35 - $53.1, and closed at $53.01.

This is a +0.57% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,755,863 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Evergy Inc have slipped by -1.1%.

Evergy Inc's Key Ratios

Evergy Inc has a market cap of $13.37 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.5061 and a price to sales ratio of 2.5282.

In the last 12-months Evergy Inc’s revenue was $5.86 billion with a gross profit of $2.63 billion and an EBITDA of $2.23 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Evergy Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Evergy Inc’s operating margin was 0% while its return on assets stood at 2.68% with a return of equity of 8.17%.

In Q1, Evergy Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -86% while revenue growth was a positive 14%.

Evergy Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

17.5439

Trailing PE

17.3244

PEG

3.0595

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $3.36 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 17.5439 and a PEG multiple of 3.0595. 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 Evergy Inc’s profitability.

Evergy Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 4.5797 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 11.4867. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.5282.

Evergy Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 4.21% and a payout ratio of 64.1%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$29.69 billion

Total Liabilities

$3.47 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-496900000.00

Capital Expenditure

$527.70 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

64.1%

Evergy Inc ended 2024 with $29.69 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $29.69 billion while shareholder equity stood at $9.49 billion.

Evergy Inc ended 2024 with $2.20 billion in deferred long-term liabilities, $3.47 billion in other current liabilities, 7222200000.00 in common stock, $2.30 billion in retained earnings and $2.34 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $28.40 million and cash and short-term investments were $28.40 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $2,253,200,000 while long-term debt stood at $10.10 billion.

Evergy Inc’s total current assets stands at $1.80 billion while long-term investments were $689.50 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $207.30 million compared to accounts payable of $366.40 million and inventory worth $724.10 million.

In 2024, Evergy Inc's operating cash flow was $-496900000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $527.70 million.

Comparatively, Evergy Inc paid $0.64 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$53.01

52-Week High

$69.2872

52-Week Low

$52.4598

Analyst Target Price

$65.17

Evergy Inc stock is currently trading at $53.01 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $69.2872 and a 52-week low of $69.2872. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $65.17.

Its 50-day moving average was $57.33 and 200-day moving average was $58.78 The short ratio stood at 2.46 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 20.1% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8504.9% are held by institutions.