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Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR (CEPU) vs MGE Energy Inc. (MGEE)

Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR and MGE Energy Inc. are both Utilities Regulated Electric companies. MGE Energy Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.0B against $1.5B — 2.0× the size. Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR trades at the lower P/E: 3.6× against 18.1×. Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 37.2% against 8.04%. Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR has the higher net margin (34.9% vs 20.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.25% vs 4.69%). Across the 21 metrics below, Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR leads on 21 and MGE Energy Inc. on 0.

Valuation

Metric CEPU MGEE Utilities Regulated Electric median
P/E 3.64 18.05 19.45
P/S 1.26 3.78 2.78
P/B 0.69 2.00 1.82
Price to free cash flow 129.85 n/m 45.34
EV/EBITDA 3.91 13.29 12.40
EV/Sales 1.69 4.95 4.95
Earnings yield 27.49% 5.54% 5.12%
Free cash flow yield 0.77% (3.52%) (5.93%)

Profitability

Metric CEPU MGEE Utilities Regulated Electric median
Gross margin 33.93% 0.00% 62.00%
Operating margin 33.40% 22.50% 21.72%
Net margin 34.86% 20.60% 13.45%
Free cash flow margin 0.97% (13.31%) (11.71%)
Return on equity 20.12% 11.62% 9.94%
Return on assets 13.21% 5.09% 2.85%
Return on invested capital 9.25% 4.69% 3.95%

Growth

Metric CEPU MGEE Utilities Regulated Electric median
Revenue growth (TTM) 37.17% 8.04% 7.78%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 372.22% 11.71% 6.01%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 10.16% 6.66% 6.72%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 23.14% 8.02% 6.50%

Health

Metric CEPU MGEE Utilities Regulated Electric median
Debt to equity 0.33 0.59 1.54
Current ratio 1.28 1.09 0.88
Net debt to EBITDA 0.29 3.17 5.27

Dividend

Metric CEPU MGEE Utilities Regulated Electric median
Dividend yield — 2.47% 3.16%
Payout ratio — 0.45 0.63

Size

Metric CEPU MGEE Utilities Regulated Electric median
Market cap 1.47b 2.96b 26.54b

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