Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

CEPU • • Utilities

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AboutCentral Puerto S.A. generates and sells electric power to private and public customers in Argentina. It also produces steam. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned and operated five thermal generation plants, one hydroelectric generation plant, and seven wind farms with a total installed capacity of 4,809 MW. Central Puerto S.A. was founded in 1898 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Show more

Revenue $738.17B +8.1%
EBITDA $310.99B -65.0%
Net Income $49.6B -84.6%
Free Cash Flow $86M -36.6%
EBITDA Margin 42.13% -67.7%
Net Margin 6.72% -85.8%
ROE 2.66% -88.9%
Interest Coverage 3.43 -72.3%
Debt/Equity 0.20 -47.8%
Net Debt/EBITDA 1.21 +53.9%
CapEx / Revenue 0.02% -38.3%
CapEx Coverage 1.55 -1.8%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 22.3%
✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 85 (top 15%)
✓Strong interest coverage of 3.4x
✓Good 3Y average ROE of 17.0%
✓Trading at only 0.0x book value

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y88.56%

5Y58.46%

3Y28.7%

TTM43.24%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y65.71%

5Y22.33%

3Y-

TTM38.22%

EPS CAGR

10Y66.72%

5Y35.38%

3Y-

TTM-21.1%

ROCE

10Y Avg68.96%

5Y Avg49.06%

3Y Avg35.34%

Latest7.85%

Peer Comparison

Latin American Electric Utilities

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
EBR-BCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás	2.7B	9.92	2.20	8.13%	-14.11%	-5.5%	100%	0.64
CEPUCentral Puerto S.A.	2.33B	15.51	0.05	8.1%	29.44%	11.79%	3.7%	0.20
ENICEnel Chile S.A.	5.93B	4.29	0.04	817.2%	-66.41%	-49.83%	100%	0.74
EDNEmpresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima	542.13M	26.33	0.00	191.42%	11.45%	15.03%		0.32

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Revenue+	3.23B	5.32B	5.96B	14.27B	73.9B	112.05B	346.24B	687.58B	682.84B	738.17B
Revenue Growth %	1.48%	0.65%	0.12%	1.39%	4.18%	0.52%	2.09%	0.99%	-0.01%	0.08%
Cost of Revenue	1.75B	3.15B	2.74B	6.49B	38.95B	49.44B	179.33B	361.6B	457.67B	446.53B
Gross Profit+	1.48B	2.17B	3.21B	7.78B	34.94B	62.61B	166.92B	325.98B	225.17B	291.64B
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit Growth %	2.26%	0.47%	0.48%	1.42%	3.49%	0.79%	1.67%	0.95%	-0.31%	0.3%
Operating Expenses+	250.57M	-278.11M	595.46M	1.38B	-22.7B	-19.56B	10.95B	-93.72B	-511.35B	94.44B
Other Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA+	1.98B	3.04B	3.46B	32.5B	64.61B	99.67B	220.94B	551.6B	889.43B	310.99B
EBITDA Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Growth %	4.32%	0.53%	0.14%	8.39%	0.99%	0.54%	1.22%	1.5%	0.61%	-0.65%
Depreciation & Amortization+	194.2M	248.3M	350.92M	2B	6.97B	17.51B	64.98B	131.91B	152.91B	113.79B
D&A / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income (EBIT)+	1.78B	2.79B	3.11B	30.5B	57.64B	82.17B	155.97B	419.7B	736.52B	197.2B
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income Growth %	5.69%	0.56%	0.12%	8.8%	0.89%	0.43%	0.9%	1.69%	0.75%	-0.73%
Interest Expense+	261.15M	530M	626.98M	1.48B	80.7M	75.71M	28.58B	42.79B	59.44B	57.44B
Interest Coverage	6.83x	5.26x	4.96x	20.63x	714.20x	1085.26x	5.46x	9.81x	12.39x	3.43x
Interest / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Operating Income	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Pretax Income+	2.02B	2.72B	4.06B	23.51B	29.6B	35.51B	46.23B	174.95B	356.91B	142.71B
Pretax Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax+	687.89M	953.47M	1.05B	6.6B	11.81B	15.05B	50.16B	45.57B	39.06B	81.46B
Effective Tax Rate %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income+	1.33B	1.77B	3.51B	17.52B	18.1B	20.26B	-4.5B	129.12B	322.39B	49.6B
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income Growth %	3.19%	0.33%	0.98%	3.99%	0.03%	0.12%	-1.22%	29.68%	1.5%	-0.85%
EPS (Diluted)+	8.40	9.16	53.76	116.40	72.60	69.10	-9.60	394.00	2145.30	330.10
EPS Growth %	3.22%	0.09%	4.87%	1.17%	-0.38%	-0.05%	-1.14%	42.04%	4.44%	-0.85%
EPS (Basic)	8.40	9.16	53.76	116.40	72.60	69.10	-9.60	394.00	2145.30	330.10
Diluted Shares Outstanding	159.79M	150.57M	151.4M	150.52M	150.52M	150.52M	150.52M	150.5M	150.27M	150.26M

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Assets+	9.56B	12.72B	17.08B	57.26B	2B	239.08B	391.45B	1.19T	3.06T	2.66T
Asset Growth %	0.52%	0.33%	0.34%	2.35%	-0.97%	118.35%	0.64%	2.04%	1.57%	-0.13%
PP&E (Net)+	1.97B	2.81B	7.43B	22.57B	946.95M	119.53B	215.49B	616.32B	1.65T	1.62T
PP&E / Total Assets %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Assets+	3.64B	4.32B	5.81B	13.49B	442.56M	56.08B	90.92B	327.11B	636.98B	554.31B
Cash & Equivalents	282.44M	30.01M	88.63M	229.95M	24.95M	420.67M	548.79M	28.79B	29.33B	3.84B
Receivables	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Inventory	82.67M	137.97M	110.29M	220.9M	14.54M	1.21B	2.82B	28.86B	34.19B	56.96B
Other Current Assets	957.48M	93.73M	1.36B	848.35M	1.13M	3.62B	96.49M	239.42M	1.41B	1.47B
Long-Term Investments	389.1M	307.01M	985.65M	2B	462.64M	7.04B	12.34B	41.49B	159.19B	124.23B
Goodwill	1.15M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Intangible Assets	276.69M	236.53M	187.83M	2.24B	118.06M	10.18B	11.76B	24.21B	34.75B	30.72B
Other Assets	31.25M	30.87M	48.2M	74.69M	13.92M	46.1B	60.69B	177.66B	544.68B	328.51B
Total Liabilities	4.9B	7.57B	9.72B	24.33B	1.02B	111.51B	144.46B	375.52B	1.19T	798.95B
Total Debt+	2.03B	3.63B	4.79B	8.68B	646.59M	75.08B	82.1B	197.52B	729.91B	380.79B
Net Debt	1.74B	3.6B	4.7B	8.45B	621.64M	74.65B	81.55B	168.73B	700.58B	376.95B
Long-Term Debt	861.27M	1.28B	2.53B	6.19B	512.54M	45.14B	69.82B	140.88B	623.62B	230.01B
Short-Term Borrowings	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Current Liabilities+	2.42B	4.3B	5.9B	11.22B	301.55M	42.9B	33.11B	132.35B	321.98B	374.72B
Accounts Payable	375.36M	652.35M	1.49B	2.62B	92.91M	3.62B	5.16B	22.99B	107.84B	94.48B
Accrued Expenses	313.3M	653.86M	1.42B	2.85B	10.07M	671.79M	1.21B	4.3B	16.92B	14.61B
Deferred Revenue	935.81M	1.29B	37.74M	5.86B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	563.46M	652.5M	727.37M	3.27B	36.65M	1.26B	2.91B	4.92B	18.75B	19.21B
Deferred Taxes	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Liabilities	1.43B	1.77B	-2.56B	6.92B	76.72M	9.9B	11.97B	26.09B	72.56B	35.37B
Total Equity+	4.66B	5.15B	7.36B	32.93B	987.94M	127.56B	246.99B	813.88B	1.87T	1.86T
Equity Growth %	0.35%	0.11%	0.43%	3.47%	-0.97%	128.12%	0.94%	2.3%	1.29%	-0%
Shareholders Equity	4.66B	5.15B	7.07B	32.46B	974.73M	127.37B	246.66B	813.26B	1.82T	1.8T
Minority Interest	0	6.72M	289.04M	467.68M	13.21M	193.69M	331.37M	616.61M	47.37B	63.06B
Common Stock	199.74M	1.51B	1.51B	1.51B	25.29M	40.96B	79.78B	248.44B	541.02B	541.02B
Additional Paid-in Capital	0	0	0	0	307.6M	39.44B	78.27B	78.27B	0	0
Retained Earnings	1.35B	1.76B	3.5B	14.72B	159.33M	10.41B	-1.43B	58.82B	322.33B	50.91B
Accumulated OCI	2.08B	834.67M	1.01B	4.79B	482.52M	78.97B	174.09B	524.1B	1T	1.25T
Return on Assets (ROA)	0.17%	0.16%	0.24%	0.47%	0.61%	0.17%	-0.01%	0.16%	0.15%	0.02%
Return on Equity (ROE)	0.33%	0.36%	0.56%	0.87%	1.07%	0.32%	-0.02%	0.24%	0.24%	0.03%
Debt / Equity	0.43x	0.70x	0.65x	0.26x	0.65x	0.59x	0.33x	0.24x	0.39x	0.20x
Debt / Assets	0.21%	0.28%	0.28%	0.15%	0.32%	0.31%	0.21%	0.17%	0.24%	0.14%
Net Debt / EBITDA	0.88x	1.18x	1.36x	0.26x	0.01x	0.75x	0.37x	0.31x	0.79x	1.21x
Book Value per Share	29.17	34.23	48.62	218.77	6.56	847.5	1.64K	5.41K	12.41K	12.4K

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+	1.16B	2.09B	2.39B	3.71B	11.97B	225.49M	230.83M	55.64B	369.17M	241.92M
Operating CF Growth %	4.26%	0.81%	0.14%	0.55%	2.23%	-0.98%	0.02%	240.03%	-0.99%	-0.34%
Operating CF / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income	2.02B	2.72B	4.81B	23.84B	14.41B	97.5M	-7.79M	25.8B	502.82M	54.17M
Depreciation & Amortization	194.2M	242.03M	327.38M	1.49B	3.39B	84.25M	112.5M	19.45B	238.49M	124.26M
Deferred Taxes	-77.83M	0	-1.24B	-19.99B	-13.35B	0	0	-262.85M	0	0
Other Non-Cash Items	99.11M	-1.09B	-556.8M	-8.62B	-5.86B	-45.41M	177.13M	906M	-355.25M	85.51M
Working Capital Changes	-357.02M	211.21M	-956.49M	6.96B	13.29B	89.15M	-51M	9.75B	-16.88M	-22.02M
Capital Expenditures+	-1.14B	-2.19B	-3.48B	-6.96B	-27.9B	-169.35M	-56.42M	-211.98B	-233.15M	-155.63M
CapEx / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx / D&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cash from Investing+	-1.21B	-1.93B	-2.32B	-5.07B	-27.9B	-246.58M	-74.2M	-211.98B	-233.15M	-188.99M
Acquisitions	0	25.05M	-6K	414.96M	-8.47B	0	38.28M	-10.36B	-122.33M	1.22M
Purchase of Investments	-183.23M	0	-6.82K	0	-2.67B	-77.23M	-56.06M	-17.85B	-77.42M	-34.58M
Sale of Investments	0	1000K	1000K	1000K	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Investing	118.96M	237.56M	1.17B	1.89B	737.07M	0	0	-180.42B	0	0
Cash from Financing+	150.29M	-433.01M	-58.59M	687.41M	17.13B	-2.66M	-157.21M	-110.58B	-196.19M	-70.94M
Dividends Paid	-365M	-1.39B	-1.28B	-1.42B	-1.4B	0	-1.24M	-24.33B	-74.43M	-18.19M
Dividend Payout Ratio %	0.26%	0.79%	0.54%	0.12%	0.08%	-	-	0.09%	0%	0%
Debt Issuance (Net)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Stock Issued	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41.48M	0	0
Share Repurchases	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-41.48M	-5.64M	0
Other Financing	69.57M	1.22B	1.12B	519.22M	-6.78B	-904.83K	0	-59.83B	0	8.38K
Net Change in Cash+	103.13M	-262.48M	58.63M	99.08M	1.14B	-21.64M	-571.63K	8.69B	-35.53M	-12.93M
Exchange Rate Effect	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	7.66K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Cash at Beginning	179.32M	292.49M	30.01M	130.86M	353.74M	24.95M	3.32M	548.79M	52.19M	16.66M
Cash at End	282.44M	30.01M	88.63M	229.95M	1.49B	3.32M	2.74M	9.24B	16.66M	3.73M
Free Cash Flow+	11.4M	-99.75M	-1.09B	-3.25B	-15.93B	56.15M	174.41M	-156.34B	136.02M	86.29M
FCF Growth %	1.22%	-9.75%	-9.97%	-1.97%	-3.9%	1%	2.11%	-897.42%	1%	-0.37%
FCF Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FCF / Net Income %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	32.8%	36.04%	56.06%	86.97%	106.74%	31.53%	-2.4%	24.34%	24.07%	2.66%
EBITDA Margin	61.34%	57.08%	58.12%	227.79%	87.43%	88.96%	63.81%	80.22%	130.25%	42.13%
Net Debt / EBITDA	0.88x	1.18x	1.36x	0.26x	0.01x	0.75x	0.37x	0.31x	0.79x	1.21x
Interest Coverage	6.83x	5.26x	4.96x	20.63x	714.20x	1085.26x	5.46x	9.81x	12.39x	3.43x
CapEx / Revenue	35.45%	41.13%	58.48%	48.78%	37.76%	0.15%	0.02%	30.83%	0.03%	0.02%
Dividend Payout Ratio	25.53%	78.71%	53.85%	12.45%	8.34%	-	-	8.65%	0.02%	0.04%
Debt / Equity	0.43x	0.70x	0.65x	0.26x	0.65x	0.59x	0.33x	0.24x	0.39x	0.20x
EPS Growth	322.11%	9.05%	486.9%	116.52%	-37.63%	-4.82%	-113.89%	4204.17%	444.49%	-84.61%

Revenue by Segment

	2021	2022	2023	2024
Sales Under Contract	-	-	-	298.57B
Sales Under Contract Growth	-	-	-	-
Steam Sales	-	-	-	39.51B
Steam Sales Growth	-	-	-	-
Revenues From CVO Thermal Plant Management	-	-	-	15.31B
Revenues From CVO Thermal Plant Management Growth	-	-	-	-
Revenues from CVO Thermal Plant Management	1.12B	1.75B	4.57B	-
Revenues from CVO Thermal Plant Management Growth	-	55.90%	160.69%	-
Revenues from Resolution 1, SEE 19, SGE Resolution 70/2018, and Amendments	23.82B	-	-	-
Revenues from Resolution 1, SEE 19, SGE Resolution 70/2018, and Amendments Growth	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 0.0x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) reported $972.62B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 50885% increase from $1.91B in 2011.

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) grew revenue by 8.1% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) is profitable, generating $286.37B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (6.7% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.78%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) has a return on equity (ROE) of 2.7%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) had negative free cash flow of $46.2M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

Industry Metrics

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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