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NZX:CEN

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Price: 8.62 NZD -1.49% Market Closed
Market Cap: 6.9B NZD
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Relative Value
Relative Value
Valuation Multiples
Multiples Across Competitors
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Relative Value

The Relative Value of one CEN stock under the Base Case scenario is 13.67 NZD. Compared to the current market price of 8.62 NZD, Contact Energy Ltd is Undervalued by 37%.

Relative Value is the estimated value of a stock based on various valuation multiples like P/E and EV/EBIT ratios. It offers a quick snapshot of a stock's valuation in relation to its peers and historical norms.

CEN Relative Value
Base Case
13.67 NZD
Undervaluation 37%
Relative Value
Price
Worst Case
Base Case
Best Case

Valuation Multiples

2.1
P/S
P/S
Price to Sales
2.1
vs History
85
vs Industry
38
Median 3Y
2.5
Median 5Y
2.4
Industry
1.7
Forward
2.1
More Details
30.7
P/E
P/E
Price to Earnings
30.7
vs History
63
vs Industry
13
Median 3Y
32
Median 5Y
32.1
Industry
14.9
Forward
23.4
More Details
12.9
P/OCF
P/OCF
Price to OCF
12.9
vs History
68
vs Industry
18
Median 3Y
14.3
Median 5Y
14
Industry
7
More Details
30.9
P/FCFE
P/FCFE
Price to FCFE
30.9
vs History
14
vs Industry
14
Median 3Y
18
Median 5Y
17.8
Industry
13.8
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2.6
P/B
P/B
Price to Book Value
2.6
vs History
9
vs Industry
17
Median 3Y
2.3
Median 5Y
2.1
Industry
1.4
More Details
2.6
EV/S
EV/S
Enterprise Value to Sales
2.6
vs History
76
vs Industry
48
Median 3Y
2.9
Median 5Y
2.7
Industry
2.7
Forward
2.5
More Details
4.8
EV/GP
EV/GP
Enterprise Value to Gross Profit
4.8
vs History
69
vs Industry
64
Median 3Y
5
Median 5Y
4.9
Industry
7.3
More Details
17
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBITDA
Enterprise Value to EBITDA
17
vs History
90
vs Industry
20
Median 3Y
20.8
Median 5Y
21.8
Industry
10.3
Forward
10.5
More Details
17
EV/EBIT
EV/EBIT
Enterprise Value to EBIT
17
vs History
90
vs Industry
34
Median 3Y
20.8
Median 5Y
21.8
Industry
14.5
Forward
16.4
More Details
15.7
EV/OCF
EV/OCF
Enterprise Value to OCF
15.7
vs History
57
vs Industry
26
Median 3Y
16.1
Median 5Y
15.9
Industry
11
More Details
1 665.9
EV/FCFF
EV/FCFF
Enterprise Value to FCFF
1 665.9
vs History
4
vs Industry
0
Median 3Y
-39.2
Median 5Y
20.7
Industry
16.6
More Details
1.4
EV/IC
EV/IC
Enterprise Value to IC
1.4
vs History
28
vs Industry
19
Median 3Y
1.4
Median 5Y
1.4
Industry
0.9
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Multiples Across Competitors

CEN Competitors Multiples
Contact Energy Ltd Competitors

All Multiples
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
Market Cap P/S P/E EV/EBITDA EV/EBIT
NZ
Contact Energy Ltd
NZX:CEN
6.9B NZD 2.1 30.7 17 17
US
Nextera Energy Inc
NYSE:NEE
143.4B USD 5.8 20.7 16.8 30.3
US
Southern Co
NYSE:SO
97.9B USD 3.7 22.2 12.7 22.3
ES
Iberdrola SA
MAD:IBE
91B EUR 2 16.2 7.1 11.8
US
Duke Energy Corp
NYSE:DUK
90.9B USD 3 20.6 11.9 21.5
IT
Enel SpA
MIL:ENEL
74.3B EUR 1 10.7 5.7 8.5
US
Constellation Energy Corp
NASDAQ:CEG
67.9B USD 2.9 18.1 10.4 16.9
US
American Electric Power Company Inc
NASDAQ:AEP
55.4B USD 2.8 18.7 12.3 21.8
FR
Electricite de France SA
PAR:EDF
46.6B EUR 0.3 -2.5 -5.4 -3.2
US
Exelon Corp
NASDAQ:EXC
44.2B USD 1.9 18 11.3 20.7
US
Xcel Energy Inc
NASDAQ:XEL
39.6B USD 2.9 20.4 12.8 28.3
EV/EBITDA Multiple
EBITDA Growth EV/EBITDA to Growth
NZ
Contact Energy Ltd
NZX:CEN
Average EV/EBITDA: 11.8
17
30%
0.6
US
Nextera Energy Inc
NYSE:NEE
16.8
19%
0.9
US
Southern Co
NYSE:SO
12.7
7%
1.8
ES
Iberdrola SA
MAD:IBE
7.1
-1%
N/A
US
Duke Energy Corp
NYSE:DUK
11.9
7%
1.7
IT
Enel SpA
MIL:ENEL
5.7
3%
1.9
US
Constellation Energy Corp
NASDAQ:CEG
10.4
-5%
N/A
US
American Electric Power Company Inc
NASDAQ:AEP
12.3
11%
1.1
FR
Electricite de France SA
PAR:EDF
Negative Multiple: -5.4 N/A N/A
US
Exelon Corp
NASDAQ:EXC
11.3
10%
1.1
US
Xcel Energy Inc
NASDAQ:XEL
12.8
14%
0.9
EV/EBIT Multiple
EBIT Growth EV/EBIT to Growth
NZ
Contact Energy Ltd
NZX:CEN
Average EV/EBIT: 19.9
17
13%
1.3
US
Nextera Energy Inc
NYSE:NEE
30.3
24%
1.3
US
Southern Co
NYSE:SO
22.3
6%
3.7
ES
Iberdrola SA
MAD:IBE
11.8
1%
11.8
US
Duke Energy Corp
NYSE:DUK
21.5
8%
2.7
IT
Enel SpA
MIL:ENEL
8.5
2%
4.2
US
Constellation Energy Corp
NASDAQ:CEG
16.9
2%
8.4
US
American Electric Power Company Inc
NASDAQ:AEP
21.8
13%
1.7
FR
Electricite de France SA
PAR:EDF
Negative Multiple: -3.2 N/A N/A
US
Exelon Corp
NASDAQ:EXC
20.7
9%
2.3
US
Xcel Energy Inc
NASDAQ:XEL
28.3
22%
1.3

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Analysis of the financial position and solvency of the company.
Financials
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement.
Discount Rate
CEN stock discount rate: cost of equity and WACC.
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