CEN Profitability Analysis: Past Growth, Margins, Return on Capital, Free Cash Flow, and more - Contact Energy Ltd - Alpha Spread
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Contact Energy Ltd

Revenue
2.9B NZD
Cost of Revenue
-1.2B NZD
Gross Profit
1.6B NZD
Operating Expenses
-1.2B NZD
Operating Income
405m NZD
Other Expenses
-170m NZD
Net Income
235m NZD

Margins Comparison
Contact Energy Ltd Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
NZ
Contact Energy Ltd
ASX:CEN
5.9B AUD
57%
14%
8%
US
Nextera Energy Inc
NYSE:NEE
173.7B USD
0%
30%
24%
ES
Iberdrola SA
MAD:IBE
88.8B EUR
45%
24%
14%
US
Southern Co
NYSE:SO
98.6B USD
90%
26%
18%
US
Duke Energy Corp
NYSE:DUK
89.5B USD
68%
26%
14%
IT
Enel SpA
MIL:ENEL
73.3B EUR
64%
19%
7%
US
Constellation Energy Corp
NASDAQ:CEG
80.4B USD
44%
12%
10%
DK
Oersted A/S
SWB:D2G
53.1B EUR
41%
26%
-33%
US
American Electric Power Company Inc
NASDAQ:AEP
54.2B USD
67%
21%
13%
FR
Electricite de France SA
PAR:EDF
46.6B EUR
36%
-12%
-13%
US
PG&E Corp
NYSE:PCG
51.8B USD
85%
18%
10%
Country NZ
Market Cap 5.9B AUD
Gross Margin
57%
Operating Margin
14%
Net Margin
8%
Country US
Market Cap 173.7B USD
Gross Margin
0%
Operating Margin
30%
Net Margin
24%
Country ES
Market Cap 88.8B EUR
Gross Margin
45%
Operating Margin
24%
Net Margin
14%
Country US
Market Cap 98.6B USD
Gross Margin
90%
Operating Margin
26%
Net Margin
18%
Country US
Market Cap 89.5B USD
Gross Margin
68%
Operating Margin
26%
Net Margin
14%
Country IT
Market Cap 73.3B EUR
Gross Margin
64%
Operating Margin
19%
Net Margin
7%
Country US
Market Cap 80.4B USD
Gross Margin
44%
Operating Margin
12%
Net Margin
10%
Country DK
Market Cap 53.1B EUR
Gross Margin
41%
Operating Margin
26%
Net Margin
-33%
Country US
Market Cap 54.2B USD
Gross Margin
67%
Operating Margin
21%
Net Margin
13%
Country FR
Market Cap 46.6B EUR
Gross Margin
36%
Operating Margin
-12%
Net Margin
-13%
Country US
Market Cap 51.8B USD
Gross Margin
85%
Operating Margin
18%
Net Margin
10%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Contact Energy Ltd Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
NZ
Contact Energy Ltd
ASX:CEN
5.9B AUD
9%
4%
8%
5%
US
Nextera Energy Inc
NYSE:NEE
173.7B USD
13%
4%
5%
4%
ES
Iberdrola SA
MAD:IBE
88.8B EUR
15%
4%
9%
6%
US
Southern Co
NYSE:SO
98.6B USD
15%
3%
5%
4%
US
Duke Energy Corp
NYSE:DUK
89.5B USD
9%
2%
5%
4%
IT
Enel SpA
MIL:ENEL
73.3B EUR
27%
4%
16%
9%
US
Constellation Energy Corp
NASDAQ:CEG
80.4B USD
21%
5%
7%
5%
DK
Oersted A/S
SWB:D2G
53.1B EUR
-25%
-8%
7%
9%
US
American Electric Power Company Inc
NASDAQ:AEP
54.2B USD
11%
3%
5%
4%
FR
Electricite de France SA
PAR:EDF
46.6B EUR
-44%
-5%
-7%
-5%
US
PG&E Corp
NYSE:PCG
51.8B USD
10%
2%
4%
5%
Country NZ
Market Cap 5.9B AUD
ROE
9%
ROA
4%
ROCE
8%
ROIC
5%
Country US
Market Cap 173.7B USD
ROE
13%
ROA
4%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
4%
Country ES
Market Cap 88.8B EUR
ROE
15%
ROA
4%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
6%
Country US
Market Cap 98.6B USD
ROE
15%
ROA
3%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
4%
Country US
Market Cap 89.5B USD
ROE
9%
ROA
2%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
4%
Country IT
Market Cap 73.3B EUR
ROE
27%
ROA
4%
ROCE
16%
ROIC
9%
Country US
Market Cap 80.4B USD
ROE
21%
ROA
5%
ROCE
7%
ROIC
5%
Country DK
Market Cap 53.1B EUR
ROE
-25%
ROA
-8%
ROCE
7%
ROIC
9%
Country US
Market Cap 54.2B USD
ROE
11%
ROA
3%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
4%
Country FR
Market Cap 46.6B EUR
ROE
-44%
ROA
-5%
ROCE
-7%
ROIC
-5%
Country US
Market Cap 51.8B USD
ROE
10%
ROA
2%
ROCE
4%
ROIC
5%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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