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Central Puerto SA Shs 1 Vote CEPU

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Price vs Fair Value

CEPU is trading at a 28% discount.
Price
ARS 947.57
Fair Value
ARS 7,757.75
Uncertainty
Very High
1-Star Price
ARS 9,283.25
5-Star Price
ARS 341.25
Economic Moat
Yrgmb
Capital Allocation
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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
Day Range
52-Week Range
Bid/Ask
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Market Cap
Volume/Avg
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Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
221.42
Price/Sales
9.14
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.36%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.36%
Total Yield
0.36%

Company Profile

Central Puerto SA is a private sector power generation company. It is mainly engaged in electric power generation and commercialization. The company is also involved in the natural gas distribution public sector service in the Cuyo and Centro regions in Argentina. The Group has three reporting segments: production of electric power from conventional sources, production of electric power from renewable sources and natural gas transport and distribution. The company derives maximum revenue from Electric Power Generation from conventional sources segment.
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
865

Comparables

Valuation

Metric
CEPU
PAMP
EDN
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
221.424,169.9222.51
Price/Book Value
2.652.532.46
Price/Sales
9.145.891.69
Price/Cash Flow
269.2718.55410.29
Price/Earnings
CEPU
PAMP
EDN

Financial Strength

Metric
CEPU
PAMP
EDN
Quick Ratio
2.391.900.82
Current Ratio
2.652.210.93
Interest Coverage
0.002.922.12
Quick Ratio
CEPU
PAMP
EDN

Profitability

Metric
CEPU
PAMP
EDN
Return on Assets (Normalized)
−2.11%3.56%−2.61%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
−3.07%7.10%−9.93%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
−2.48%9.94%36.21%
Return on Assets
CEPU
PAMP
EDN
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