CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

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AboutCenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric and Natural Gas segments. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as assets in the wholesale power market. The Natural Gas segment provides natural gas distribution services, as well as home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota; and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas and Louisiana through a third party. This segment also engages in the sale of regulated intrastate natural gas, and transportation and storage of natural gas for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation customers. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 2.7 million metered customers; owned 239 substation sites with a total installed rated transformer capacity of 71,241 megavolt amperes; operated approximately 1,00,000 linear miles of natural gas distribution and transmission mains; and owned and operated 285 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.Show more

Revenue $8.64B -0.6%
EBITDA $3.43B +8.5%
Net Income $1.02B +11.1%
Free Cash Flow -$2.37B -353.1%
EBITDA Margin 39.67% +9.1%
Net Margin 11.79% +11.8%
ROE 10.02% +7.7%
Interest Coverage 2.37 -5.4%
Debt/Equity 1.97 +2.0%
Net Debt/EBITDA 6.11 +4.2%
CapEx / Revenue 52.22% +3.2%
CapEx Coverage 0.47 -46.2%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.1%
✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

✗High leverage: 6.1x Debt/EBITDA

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-0.65%

5Y2.7%

3Y1.15%

TTM6.12%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y5.25%

5Y5.2%

3Y-11.82%

TTM3.32%

EPS CAGR

10Y1.07%

5Y3.5%

3Y-11.51%

TTM-0.83%

ROCE

10Y Avg4.69%

5Y Avg4.58%

3Y Avg5.01%

Latest5.27%

Peer Comparison

Integrated Electric & Gas Utilities

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
CNPCenterPoint Energy, Inc.	25.66B	39.31	24.88	-0.61%	10.95%	9.02%		1.97

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Revenue+	7.39B	7.53B	9.61B	6.28B	7.56B	7.42B	8.35B	9.32B	8.7B	8.64B
Revenue Growth %	-0.2%	0.02%	0.28%	-0.35%	0.21%	-0.02%	0.13%	0.12%	-0.07%	-0.01%
Cost of Revenue	5.11B	5B	7.05B	3.77B	4.79B	4.49B	5.14B	5.92B	5.01B	4.67B
Gross Profit+	2.28B	2.53B	2.56B	2.5B	2.77B	2.93B	3.21B	3.4B	3.69B	3.98B
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit Growth %	-0.03%	0.11%	0.01%	-0.02%	0.11%	0.06%	0.09%	0.06%	0.09%	0.08%
Operating Expenses+	1.34B	1.51B	1.43B	1.63B	1.7B	1.89B	1.84B	1.83B	1.93B	1.99B
Other Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA+	1.9B	2.15B	2.17B	2.11B	2.3B	2.23B	2.68B	2.85B	3.16B	3.43B
EBITDA Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Growth %	-0.02%	0.13%	0.01%	-0.03%	0.09%	-0.03%	0.2%	0.07%	0.11%	0.08%
Depreciation & Amortization+	970M	1.13B	1.04B	1.24B	1.23B	1.19B	1.32B	1.29B	1.4B	1.44B
D&A / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income (EBIT)+	933M	1.02B	1.14B	868M	1.07B	1.04B	1.36B	1.57B	1.76B	1.99B
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income Growth %	-0%	0.1%	0.11%	-0.24%	0.23%	-0.03%	0.31%	0.15%	0.12%	0.13%
Interest Expense+	457M	429M	390M	420M	567M	529M	529M	524M	701M	838M
Interest Coverage	2.04x	2.38x	2.91x	2.07x	1.89x	1.96x	2.58x	2.99x	2.51x	2.37x
Interest / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Operating Income	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Pretax Income+	-1.13B	686M	1.06B	551M	545M	563M	778M	1.42B	1.09B	1.21B
Pretax Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax+	-438M	254M	-729M	155M	30M	80M	110M	360M	170M	195M
Effective Tax Rate %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income+	-692M	432M	1.79B	368M	791M	-773M	1.49B	1.06B	917M	1.02B
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income Growth %	-2.13%	1.62%	3.15%	-0.79%	1.15%	-1.98%	2.92%	-0.29%	-0.13%	0.11%
EPS (Diluted)+	-1.61	1.00	4.13	0.74	1.33	-1.79	2.28	1.59	1.37	1.58
EPS Growth %	-2.13%	1.62%	3.13%	-0.82%	0.8%	-2.35%	2.27%	-0.3%	-0.14%	0.15%
EPS (Basic)	-1.61	1.00	4.16	0.74	1.34	-1.79	2.35	1.60	1.37	1.58
Diluted Shares Outstanding	430.18M	433.6M	434.31M	452.46M	505.16M	531.03M	609.94M	632.35M	633.18M	644.14M

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Assets+	21.33B	21.83B	22.74B	27.01B	35.53B	33.47B	37.68B	38.55B	39.72B	43.77B
Asset Growth %	-0.08%	0.02%	0.04%	0.19%	0.32%	-0.06%	0.13%	0.02%	0.03%	0.1%
PP&E (Net)+	11.54B	12.31B	13.06B	14.04B	20.62B	22.36B	23.48B	27.14B	29.87B	32.09B
PP&E / Total Assets %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Assets+	2.69B	2.92B	3.4B	7.03B	3.94B	2.92B	7.36B	4.7B	3.03B	4.38B
Cash & Equivalents	264M	341M	260M	4.23B	241M	147M	230M	74M	90M	24M
Receivables	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Inventory	347M	312M	397M	394M	472M	500M	608M	876M	770M	714M
Other Current Assets	89M	51M	110M	100M	1B	18M	3.74B	1.57B	306M	1.72B
Long-Term Investments	2.59B	2.87B	2.83B	2.85B	2.77B	363M	5M	0	0	0
Goodwill	840M	862M	867M	867M	4.88B	4.7B	4.29B	4.29B	4.16B	3.94B
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	58M	50M	44M	38M	0	0
Other Assets	3.63B	2.82B	2.51B	2.16B	3.26B	3.13B	2.54B	2.41B	2.66B	3.35B
Total Liabilities	17.87B	18.37B	18.05B	18.95B	27.17B	25.12B	28.26B	28.5B	30.05B	33.1B
Total Debt+	8.81B	8.59B	8.84B	9.16B	15.11B	13.44B	16.1B	16.86B	18.62B	20.96B
Net Debt	8.55B	8.25B	8.58B	4.93B	14.87B	13.29B	15.87B	16.78B	18.53B	20.94B
Long-Term Debt	7.87B	7.53B	8.2B	8.68B	14.24B	11.52B	15.56B	14.84B	17.56B	20.4B
Short-Term Borrowings	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	24M	26M	17M	14M	10M	28M
Total Current Liabilities+	2.46B	3.08B	3.07B	3.3B	3.98B	4.83B	4.29B	5.11B	3.86B	4.04B
Accounts Payable	483M	657M	963M	1.24B	884M	853M	1.2B	1.35B	917M	1.32B
Accrued Expenses	117M	108M	104M	121M	158M	145M	136M	159M	236M	274M
Deferred Revenue	0	0	0	86M	124M	119M	111M	110M	111M	93M
Other Current Liabilities	796M	1.08B	1.06B	982M	1.71B	1.39B	1.79B	1.03B	1.12B	1.32B
Deferred Taxes	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Liabilities	2.46B	2.49B	3.61B	3.73B	5.02B	5.15B	4.51B	4.57B	4.55B	4.25B
Total Equity+	3.46B	3.46B	4.69B	8.06B	8.36B	8.35B	9.41B	10.04B	9.67B	10.67B
Equity Growth %	-0.24%	-0%	0.35%	0.72%	0.04%	-0%	0.13%	0.07%	-0.04%	0.1%
Shareholders Equity	3.46B	3.46B	4.69B	8.06B	8.36B	8.35B	9.41B	10.04B	9.67B	10.67B
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Common Stock	4M	4M	4M	5M	5M	6M	6M	9M	6M	6M
Additional Paid-in Capital	4.18B	4.2B	4.21B	6.07B	6.08B	6.91B	8.53B	8.57B	8.6B	9.11B
Retained Earnings	-657M	-668M	543M	349M	632M	-845M	154M	709M	1.09B	1.57B
Accumulated OCI	-66M	-71M	-68M	-108M	-98M	-90M	-64M	-31M	-35M	-17M
Return on Assets (ROA)	-0.03%	0.02%	0.08%	0.01%	0.03%	-0.02%	0.04%	0.03%	0.02%	0.02%
Return on Equity (ROE)	-0.17%	0.12%	0.44%	0.06%	0.1%	-0.09%	0.17%	0.11%	0.09%	0.1%
Debt / Equity	2.55x	2.48x	1.89x	1.14x	1.81x	1.61x	1.71x	1.68x	1.93x	1.97x
Debt / Assets	0.41%	0.39%	0.39%	0.34%	0.43%	0.4%	0.43%	0.44%	0.47%	0.48%
Net Debt / EBITDA	4.49x	3.84x	3.95x	2.34x	6.48x	5.97x	5.92x	5.88x	5.86x	6.11x
Book Value per Share	8.05	7.98	10.79	17.81	16.55	15.72	15.44	15.89	15.27	16.56

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	1.87B	1.92B	1.42B	2.14B	1.64B	2B	22M	1.81B	3.88B	2.14B
Operating CF Growth %	0.34%	0.03%	-0.26%	0.51%	-0.23%	0.22%	-0.99%	81.27%	1.14%	-0.45%
Operating CF / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income	-692M	432M	1.79B	368M	791M	-773M	1.49B	1.06B	917M	1.02B
Depreciation & Amortization	970M	1.13B	1.04B	1.24B	1.23B	1.19B	1.32B	1.29B	1.4B	1.44B
Deferred Taxes	-413M	213M	-770M	48M	69M	-429M	213M	20M	31M	221M
Other Non-Cash Items	1.79B	-55M	-321M	207M	108M	1.86B	-719M	-357M	37M	-22M
Working Capital Changes	215M	207M	-320M	270M	-555M	147M	-2.27B	-198M	1.49B	-518M
Capital Expenditures+	-1.58B	-1.41B	-1.43B	-1.65B	-8.42B	-2.6B	-3.16B	-4.42B	-4.4B	-4.51B
CapEx / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx / D&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cash from Investing+	-1.39B	-1.05B	-1.26B	-1.21B	-8.42B	-1.26B	-1.85B	-1.63B	-4.23B	-4.49B
Acquisitions	0	-102M	-132M	0	-5.99B	1.22B	22M	2.08B	144M	0
Purchase of Investments	0	297M	0	0	-6M	0	0	0	0	0
Sale of Investments	1000K	1000K	0	1000K	0	0	1000K	1000K	0	0
Other Investing	165M	-5M	301M	46M	82M	116M	-29M	14M	24M	24M
Cash from Financing+	-512M	-805M	-245M	3.05B	2.78B	-834M	1.92B	-345M	374M	2.27B
Dividends Paid	-458M	-621M	-461M	-908M	-695M	-529M	-492M	-489M	-535M	-522M
Dividend Payout Ratio %	-	1.44%	0.26%	2.44%	0.73%	-	0.26%	0.42%	0.53%	0.51%
Debt Issuance (Net)	-1000K	-1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	-1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Stock Issued	0	0	0	1.84B	0	672M	0	0	0	494M
Share Repurchases	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Financing	-5M	-11M	-17M	-52M	-34M	-14M	-43M	-43M	-80M	-63M
Net Change in Cash+	-34M	77M	-81M	3.98B	-4.01B	-104M	87M	-163M	18M	-79M
Exchange Rate Effect	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash at Beginning	298M	264M	341M	296M	4.28B	271M	167M	254M	91M	109M
Cash at End	264M	341M	260M	4.28B	271M	167M	254M	91M	109M	30M
Free Cash Flow+	281M	514M	-5M	485M	-6.78B	-601M	-3.14B	-2.61B	-524M	-2.37B
FCF Growth %	10.24%	0.83%	-1.01%	98%	-14.99%	0.91%	-4.23%	0.17%	0.8%	-3.53%
FCF Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FCF / Net Income %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-17.28%	12.48%	43.99%	5.77%	9.64%	-9.25%	16.73%	10.86%	9.3%	10.02%
EBITDA Margin	25.76%	28.55%	22.59%	33.63%	30.35%	30.04%	32.08%	30.62%	36.35%	39.67%
Net Debt / EBITDA	4.49x	3.84x	3.95x	2.34x	6.48x	5.97x	5.92x	5.88x	5.86x	6.11x
Interest Coverage	2.04x	2.38x	2.91x	2.07x	1.89x	1.96x	2.58x	2.99x	2.51x	2.37x
CapEx / Revenue	21.45%	18.78%	14.83%	26.3%	111.33%	35%	37.88%	47.41%	50.61%	52.22%
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	143.75%	25.73%	243.75%	72.95%	-	25.91%	41.63%	52.89%	51.23%
Debt / Equity	2.55x	2.48x	1.89x	1.14x	1.81x	1.61x	1.71x	1.68x	1.93x	1.97x
EPS Growth	-213.38%	162.11%	313%	-82.08%	79.73%	-234.59%	227.37%	-30.26%	-13.84%	15.33%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Electric Transmission & Distribution	2.85B	3.06B	3B	3.23B	3.02B	2.94B	3.16B	4.11B	4.29B	4.59B
Electric Transmission & Distribution Growth	-	7.56%	-2.06%	7.91%	-6.65%	-2.58%	7.38%	30.08%	4.43%	6.99%
Natural Gas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.97B	4.28B	4.05B
Natural Gas Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-13.95%	-5.33%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.9x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) reported $9.09B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 8% increase from $8.45B in 2011.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) saw revenue decline by 0.6% over the past year.

Yes, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) is profitable, generating $995.0M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (11.8% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.06%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.0%. This is reasonable for most industries.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) had negative free cash flow of $2.80B in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

Industry Metrics

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) has a dividend payout ratio of 51%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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