Spire Inc

Company Profile

Spire Inc had its IPO on 1987-11-05 under the ticker symbol SR.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Gas industry. Spire Inc has a staff strength of 3,584 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Spire Inc opened at $59.29 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $59.14 - $59.9, and closed at $59.77.

This is a +0.67% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 208,971 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Spire Inc have increased by +3.02%.

Spire Inc's Key Ratios

Spire Inc has a market cap of $3.12 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.3836 and a price to sales ratio of 1.5981.

In the last 12-months Spire Inc’s revenue was $2.67 billion with a gross profit of $825 million and an EBITDA of $712.40 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Spire Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Spire Inc’s operating margin was 17.31% while its return on assets stood at 2.92% with a return of equity of 8.36%.

In Q2, Spire Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 1.8% while revenue growth was a negative 6.6%.

Spire Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

16.129

Trailing PE

13.807

PEG

3.0408

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $4.3 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 16.129 and a PEG multiple of 3.0408. 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 Spire Inc’s profitability.

Spire Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 3.6741 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 12.6846. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.5981.

Spire Inc stock pays annual dividends of $2.845 per share, indicating a yield of 4.89% and a payout ratio of 69.06%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$10.04 billion

Total Liabilities

$1.53 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-175700000.00

Capital Expenditure

$175.50 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

69.06%

Spire Inc ended 2024 with $10.04 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $10.04 billion while shareholder equity stood at $2.93 billion.

Spire Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $1.53 billion in other current liabilities, 1630900000.00 in common stock, $1.03 billion in retained earnings and $1.17 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $5.30 million and cash and short-term investments were $5.30 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $964,200,000 while long-term debt stood at $3.55 billion.

Spire Inc’s total current assets stands at $861.20 million while long-term investments were $685.20 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $338.60 million compared to accounts payable of $196.30 million and inventory worth $243.10 million.

In 2024, Spire Inc's operating cash flow was $-175700000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $175.50 million.

Comparatively, Spire Inc paid $0.69 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$59.77

52-Week High

$73.3285

52-Week Low

$56.5856

Analyst Target Price

$71

Spire Inc stock is currently trading at $59.77 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $73.3285 and a 52-week low of $73.3285. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $71.

Its 50-day moving average was $60.51 and 200-day moving average was $65.5 The short ratio stood at 6.33 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 286.6% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8383.2% are held by institutions.