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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) vs Fortis (FTS)

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Fortis are both Utilities Regulated Electric companies. Fortis is the larger, with a market value of $26.9B against $24.3B — 1.1× the size. Fortis trades at the lower P/E: 21.5× against 21.7×. CenterPoint Energy, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.10% against 5.32%. Fortis has the higher net margin (14.0% vs 11.6%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.46% vs 3.89%). Both pay a dividend; Fortis yields more (4.35% vs 2.76%). Across the 22 metrics below, Fortis leads on 12 and CenterPoint Energy, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric CNP FTS Utilities Regulated Electric median
P/E 21.67 21.49 18.84
P/S 2.52 3.03 2.52
P/B 2.07 1.45 1.63
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 36.22
EV/EBITDA 12.41 13.13 11.82
EV/Sales 5.03 5.93 4.58
Earnings yield 4.61% 4.65% 5.30%
Free cash flow yield (12.61%) (5.50%) (5.06%)

Profitability

Metric CNP FTS Utilities Regulated Electric median
Gross margin 78.59% 45.34% 66.28%
Operating margin 23.24% 28.32% 21.79%
Net margin 11.61% 14.00% 12.94%
Free cash flow margin (31.73%) (16.64%) (11.51%)
Return on equity 9.82% 6.96% 9.75%
Return on assets 2.42% 2.29% 2.75%
Return on invested capital 3.89% 3.46% 3.87%

Growth

Metric CNP FTS Utilities Regulated Electric median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.10% 5.32% 7.43%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 1.27% 3.09% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.75% 5.48% 6.75%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 6.33% 6.44%

Health

Metric CNP FTS Utilities Regulated Electric median
Debt to equity 2.10 1.32 1.53
Current ratio 1.12 0.56 0.81
Net debt to EBITDA 6.16 6.17 5.25

Dividend

Metric CNP FTS Utilities Regulated Electric median
Dividend yield 2.76% 4.35% 4.33%
Payout ratio 0.64 0.75 0.66

Size

Metric CNP FTS Utilities Regulated Electric median
Market cap 24.25b 26.90b 22.90b

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