Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	17.40	POR's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than 75% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 18.90 vs. POR: 17.40 )	POR' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range Min: 9.97   Max: 84.82 Current: 17.4 9.97 84.82
P/B	1.41	POR's P/B is ranked higher than 70% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 1.60 vs. POR: 1.41 )	POR' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 0.69   Max: 1.61 Current: 1.41 0.69 1.61
P/S	1.35	POR's P/S is ranked higher than 56% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. POR: 1.35 )	POR' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.58   Max: 5.01 Current: 1.35 0.58 5.01
PFCF	12.78	POR's PFCF is ranked higher than 80% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 23.53 vs. POR: 12.78 )	POR' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 9.1   Max: 183 Current: 12.78 9.1 183
EV-to-EBIT	13.37	POR's EV-to-EBIT is ranked lower than 63% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 15.54 vs. POR: 13.37 )	POR' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 9.8   Max: 23 Current: 13.37 9.8 23
PEG	4.83	POR's PEG is ranked lower than 69% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 2.30 vs. POR: 4.83 )	POR' s 10-Year PEG Range Min: 0.81   Max: 396.75 Current: 4.83 0.81 396.75
Shiller P/E	16.84	POR's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than 75% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 14.14 vs. POR: 16.84 )	POR' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 8.94   Max: 43.32 Current: 16.84 8.94 43.32

Dividend & Buy Back

		vs industry	vs history
Dividend Yield	3.34	POR's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than 72% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 3.00 vs. POR: 3.34 )	POR' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range Min: 0.8   Max: 6.09 Current: 3.34 0.8 6.09
Dividend Payout	0.7	POR's Dividend Payout is ranked higher than 78% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 0.72 vs. POR: 0.7 )	POR' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range Min: 0.4   Max: 0.78 Current: 0.7 0.4 0.78
Dividend growth (3y)	1.6	POR's Dividend growth (3y) is ranked higher than 82% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. POR: 1.6 )	POR' s 10-Year Dividend growth (3y) Range Min: 0   Max: 10.6 Current: 1.6 0 10.6
Yield on cost (5-Year)	3.73	POR's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked higher than 75% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 3.18 vs. POR: 3.73 )	POR' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range Min: 0.91   Max: 6.89 Current: 3.73 0.91 6.89
Share Buyback Rate	-0.9	POR's Share Buyback Rate is ranked lower than 52% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: -1.30 vs. POR: -0.9 )	POR' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range Min: 0   Max: -10 Current: -0.9

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	14	POR's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 74% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 12.20 vs. POR: 14 )	POR' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 7   Max: 11.9 Current: 14 7 11.9
Price/Tangible Book	1.4	POR's Price/Tangible Book is ranked lower than 57% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 1.90 vs. POR: 1.4 )	POR' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range Min: 0.9   Max: 1.4 Current: 1.4 0.9 1.4
Price/DCF (Projected)	3	POR's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than 57% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. POR: 3 )	POR' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range Min: 1.3   Max: 25.8 Current: 3 1.3 25.8
Price/Median PS Value	1.4	POR's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than 71% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. POR: 1.4 )	POR' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.7   Max: 1.2 Current: 1.4 0.7 1.2
Price/Graham Number	1.1	POR's Price/Graham Number is ranked higher than 58% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 1.20 vs. POR: 1.1 )	POR' s 10-Year Price/Graham Number Range Min: 0.7   Max: 1.2 Current: 1.1 0.7 1.2
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	7.50	POR's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked lower than 67% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 6.00 vs. POR: 7.50 )	POR' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 4.4   Max: 10.2 Current: 7.5 4.4 10.2
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	-1.98	POR's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 50% of the 289 Companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. ( Industry Median: 2.08 vs. POR: -1.98 )	POR' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: -13.4   Max: 4.2 Current: -1.98 -13.4 4.2

Business Description

Portland General Electric Company or PGE was incorporated in 1930. The Company was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enron Corp. for the period from July 1, 1997 through April 3, 2006. In 1997, Portland General Corporation, the former parent of PGE, merged with Enron, with Enron continuing in existence as the surviving corporation and PGE operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enron. On April 3, 2006, the Company ceased to be a subsidiary of Enron. PGE is a single, vertically integrated electric utility engaged in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution and retail sale of electricity in the state of Oregon. It operates as a cost-based, regulated electric utility. The Company also participates in the wholesale market by purchasing and selling electricity and natural gas to utilities and energy marketers in order to balance its supply of power to meet the needs of retail customers and manage its net variable power costs. The Company's service area includes 52 incorporated cities, of which Portland and Salem are the largest, within a state-approved service area allocation of approximately 4,000 square miles. As of December 31, 2009, PGE served 815,739 retail customers with a service area population of approximately 1.7 million, comprising 43% of the state's population. Competitors within the Company's service territory include the local natural gas company, which competes in the residential and commercial space heating, water heating, and appliance markets, and fuel oil suppliers, which compete mainly for residential space heating customers. PGE's operations are subject to a range of environmental protection laws, including those related to air and water quality, noise, waste disposal, endangered species, and climate change.
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