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Argentinian (MERVAL) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M12.1%
  • 1Y267.2%
  • YTD21.2%

The Utilities industry is up 2.7% in the last week, with Pampa Energía up 4.2%. This means that the industry has gained 268% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 1.6% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Argentinian Utilities Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 19 May 2024AR$8.4tAR$3.5tAR$743.3b10.2x11.3x2.4x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024AR$7.6tAR$2.4tAR$283.8b21.6x26.8x3.1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024AR$6.6tAR$2.3tAR$336.2b20.1x19.6x2.9x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024AR$8.1tAR$1.5tAR$342.0b13.7x23.7x5.3x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024AR$7.7tAR$1.5tAR$341.7b12.7x22.4x5x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023AR$5.7tAR$1.5tAR$351.7b10.4x16.2x3.8x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023AR$4.0tAR$1.2tAR$206.9b51.6x19.4x3.4x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023AR$3.7tAR$1.2tAR$206.9b43.7x17.7x3.1x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023AR$4.2tAR$1.2tAR$179.7b33.8x23.3x3.5x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023AR$3.0tAR$1.0tAR$121.9b29.2x24.8x2.9x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023AR$2.8tAR$1.0tAR$121.9b27.6x22.7x2.7x
Mon, 22 May 2023AR$2.3tAR$1.1tAR$128.3b23.4x17.8x2.2x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023AR$1.9tAR$1.0tAR$121.0b20.6x16x1.9x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023AR$1.5tAR$926.9bAR$98.7b15.6x14.8x1.6x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023AR$1.6tAR$594.6bAR$79.4b21.6x20.8x2.8x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023AR$1.5tAR$594.6bAR$79.4b20.1x19.1x2.6x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022AR$1.2tAR$614.5bAR$80.7b12.2x14.8x1.9x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022AR$1.0tAR$560.9bAR$60.6b9.1x16.5x1.8x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022AR$1.1tAR$610.9bAR$69.2b8.7x15.2x1.7x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022AR$1.0tAR$618.6bAR$60.3b14x17.3x1.7x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022AR$903.8bAR$558.4bAR$23.2b14.6x39x1.6x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022AR$599.6bAR$534.1bAR$18.4b10.9x32.7x1.1x
Tue, 24 May 2022AR$609.6bAR$537.3bAR$16.8b12.3x36.2x1.1x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022AR$612.4bAR$527.2bAR$8.2b8.9x74.9x1.2x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022AR$571.7bAR$485.0b-AR$11,301,727,460.0010.4x-50.6x1.2x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022AR$559.1bAR$407.2b-AR$15,079,317,460.008.1x-37.1x1.4x
Wed, 12 Jan 2022AR$497.9bAR$407.2b-AR$15,079,317,460.007x-33x1.2x
Fri, 10 Dec 2021AR$521.8bAR$406.3b-AR$16,116,492,460.0018.3x-32.4x1.3x
Sun, 07 Nov 2021AR$555.0bAR$419.2b-AR$12,227,008,146.0028.2x-45.4x1.3x
Tue, 05 Oct 2021AR$458.3bAR$419.2b-AR$12,227,008,146.0026.4x-37.5x1.1x
Thu, 02 Sep 2021AR$405.4bAR$423.0b-AR$13,557,372,086.0020.6x-29.9x1x
Sat, 31 Jul 2021AR$346.4bAR$423.0b-AR$13,557,372,086.0016.1x-25.5x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-45.3x


Total Market Cap: AR$287.9bTotal Earnings: -AR$6,357,803,741.00Total Revenue: AR$410.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 5.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Argentinean Utilities industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 5.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.2x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Utilities industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 104% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Argentinian Utilities sector?

AR Market4.81%
Utilities2.68%
Renewable Energy3.60%
Electric Utilities3.24%
Gas Utilities0.42%
Other Utilities0%
Water Utilities0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Renewable Energy industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Electric Utilities industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Electric Utilities industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 1.6% per year over the next 5 years, which isn't as bad as the other industries.
  • In contrast, the Electric Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PAMP Pampa EnergíaAR$2.12k4.2%
+AR$116.5b
195.9%PE7.6x
TRAN Compañía de Transporte de Energía Eléctrica en Alta Tensión TransenerAR$1.53k10.3%
+AR$63.1b
401.1%PE2991.2x
CEPU Central PuertoAR$1.16k3.7%
+AR$61.8b
274.3%PE10.2x
METR MetroGASAR$1.14k6.1%
+AR$37.0b
494.5%PE5.7x
CECO2 Central CostaneraAR$399.503.2%
+AR$8.8b
148.1%PS6x
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GBAN

AR$1,169.00

Naturgy BAN

7D

-4.2%

1Y

268.2%

CECO2

AR$399.50

Central Costanera

7D

3.2%

1Y

148.1%

CGPA2

AR$1,838.50

Camuzzi Gas Pampeana

7D

-1.6%

1Y

383.8%

PAMP

AR$2,122.20

Pampa Energía

7D

4.2%

1Y

195.9%

CEPU

AR$1,156.25

Central Puerto

7D

3.7%

1Y

274.3%

DGCU2

AR$1,189.50

Distribuidora de Gas Cuyana

7D

-0.9%

1Y

300.5%

METR

AR$1,137.00

MetroGAS

7D

6.1%

1Y

494.5%