On Nov. 2, electric and natural gas utility CenterPoint Energy
- Revenues declined by 6.7% to $1.9 billion because of a drop in the natural gas distribution and competitive natural gas sales and service segments.
- EPS climbed by 73% to $0.26.
- Management bumped up its full-year 2006 EPS guidance to a range of $1.00 to $1.10 compared to its prior expectation of $0.90 to $1.00.
- Our Motley Fool CAPS players have a semi-blase, two-star opinion of CenterPoint's stock.
(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
Q3 2006 |
Q3 2005 |
Change |
|
---|---|---|---|
Sales |
$1,935 |
$2,073 |
(6.7%) |
Net Profit* |
$83 |
$50 |
66% |
EPS |
$0.26 |
$0.15 |
73.3% |
Diluted Shares |
325 |
347 |
(6.3%) |
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Margin Checkup
Q3 2006 |
Q3 2005 |
Change* |
|
---|---|---|---|
Gross Margin |
27.39% |
22.19% |
5.20 |
Operating Margin |
14.68% |
10.85% |
3.83 |
Net Margin |
4.29% |
2.41% |
1.88 |
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Balance Sheet Highlights
Assets |
Q3 2006 |
Q3 2005 |
Change |
---|---|---|---|
Cash + ST Invest. |
$680 |
$554 |
22.7% |
Accounts Rec. |
$716 |
$745 |
(3.9%) |
Inventory |
$382 |
$397 |
(3.8%) |
Liabilities |
Q3 2006 |
Q3 2005 |
Change |
---|---|---|---|
Accounts Payable |
$547 |
$845 |
(35.3%) |
Long-Term Debt |
$7,905 |
$6,494 |
21.7% |
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Cash Flow Highlights
YTD 2006 |
YTD 2005 |
Change |
|
---|---|---|---|
Cash From Ops. |
$728 |
$313 |
132.6% |
Capital Expenditures |
$641 |
$506 |
26.7% |
Free Cash Flow |
$87 |
($193) |
N/A |
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