Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/B	1.50	ORA's P/B is ranked higher than 64% of the 50 Companies in the Global Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. ( Industry Median: 1.22 vs. ORA: 1.50 )	ORA' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 0.71   Max: 7.2 Current: 1.5 0.71 7.2
P/S	2.10	ORA's P/S is ranked lower than 52% of the 50 Companies in the Global Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. ( Industry Median: 1.77 vs. ORA: 2.10 )	ORA' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 1.48   Max: 7.47 Current: 2.1 1.48 7.47
EV-to-EBIT	8.6	ORA's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 54% of the 50 Companies in the Global Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. ( Industry Median: 31.51 vs. ORA: 8.6 )	ORA' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 13.9   Max: 90 Current: 8.6 13.9 90
Shiller P/E	33.6	ORA's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than 66% of the 50 Companies in the Global Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. ( Industry Median: 15.16 vs. ORA: 33.6 )	ORA' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 16.8   Max: 33.54 Current: 33.6 16.8 33.54

Dividend & Buy Back

		vs industry	vs history
Dividend Yield	0.30	ORA's Dividend Yield is ranked lower than 54% of the 50 Companies in the Global Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. ( Industry Median: 2.96 vs. ORA: 0.30 )	ORA' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range Min: 0.18   Max: 1.22 Current: 0.3 0.18 1.22
Dividend growth (3y)	-24.8	ORA's Dividend growth (3y) is ranked higher than 88% of the 50 Companies in the Global Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. ( Industry Median: -12.25 vs. ORA: -24.8 )	ORA' s 10-Year Dividend growth (3y) Range Min: 0   Max: 13.6 Current: -24.8 0 13.6
Yield on cost (5-Year)	0.09	ORA's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked lower than 58% of the 50 Companies in the Global Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. ( Industry Median: 3.76 vs. ORA: 0.09 )	ORA' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range Min: 0.05   Max: 0.35 Current: 0.09 0.05 0.35
Share Buyback Rate	0.1	ORA's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than 86% of the 50 Companies in the Global Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. ( Industry Median: -3.50 vs. ORA: 0.1 )	ORA' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range Min: 5.2   Max: -11.9 Current: 0.1

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	35.7	ORA's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 74% of the 50 Companies in the Global Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. ( Industry Median: 10.70 vs. ORA: 35.7 )	ORA' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 29.2   Max: 62.6 Current: 35.7 29.2 62.6
Price/Tangible Book	1.6	ORA's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than 50% of the 50 Companies in the Global Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. ( Industry Median: 1.50 vs. ORA: 1.6 )	ORA' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range Min: 1   Max: 6.1 Current: 1.6 1 6.1
Price/Median PS Value	0.6	ORA's Price/Median PS Value is ranked lower than 60% of the 50 Companies in the Global Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. ( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. ORA: 0.6 )	ORA' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.5   Max: 2 Current: 0.6 0.5 2
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	-14.98	ORA's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 66% of the 50 Companies in the Global Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry. ( Industry Median: 9.10 vs. ORA: -14.98 )	ORA' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: -26.5   Max: -10.9 Current: -14.98 -26.5 -10.9

Business Description

Ormat Technologies, Inc. is a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1994. The Company is engaged in the geothermal and recovered energy power business. It designs, develops, builds, owns, and operates clean, environmentally friendly geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants, in most cases using equipment that it designs and manufactures. The Company conducts its business activities in two business segments, which it refers to as its Electricity Segment and Products Segment. In its Electricity Segment, it develops, builds, owns and operates geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants in the United States and geothermal power plants in other countries around the world and sells the electricity they generate. In its Products Segment, it designs, manufactures and sells equipment for geothermal and recovered energy-based electricity generation, remote power units and other power generating units and provides services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of geothermal and recovered energy power plants. Both its Electricity Segment and Products Segment operations are conducted in the United States and throughout the world. The Company's main competitors among geothermal power plant owners and developers in the United States are CalEnergy, Calpine, Terra-Gen Power LLC, ENEL SpA and other smaller-sized pure play developers. The Company is currently in various stages of development of new power plants, construction of new power plants and expansion of existing power plants. Its growth plan includes its share of approximately 175 MW in generating capacity from geothermal power plants in the United States and Kenya that are expected to come on-line in the next two years. In addition, the Company expects to add, in three phases, a total of approximately 42 MW, which is its share in the Sarulla project in Indonesia. In addition, the Company is constructing a 10 MW Solar PV project in the U.S. and is developing approximately 18 ground-mounted and roof-top Solar PV projects in Israel. The Company's projects are required to comply with numerous domestic and foreign federal, regional, state and local statutory and regulatory environmental standards and to maintain numerous environmental permits and governmental approvals that are required for their operation.
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Industry:	Utilities - Independent Power Producers
Compare:	HGKGY, CRPJY, BRPFF, RSHYY, NRG
Traded in other countries:	HNM.Germany

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