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Central Puerto (Central Puerto) Net Margin %

: 7.71% (As of Sep. 2023)
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Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Central Puerto's Net Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $12.8 Mil. Central Puerto's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $166.5 Mil. Therefore, Central Puerto's net margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 7.71%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Central Puerto's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

CEPU' s Net Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.53   Med: 22.01   Max: 122.81
Current: -8.53


CEPU's Net Margin % is ranked worse than
91.63% of 514 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 7.99 vs CEPU: -8.53

Central Puerto Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Puerto's Net Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Central Puerto Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Net Margin %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 122.81 24.50 18.09 -1.30 18.78

Central Puerto Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Net Margin % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.32 24.21 0.53 12.16 7.71

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Central Puerto's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Central Puerto Net Margin % Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Central Puerto's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Central Puerto's Net Margin % falls into.



Central Puerto Net Margin % Calculation

Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Central Puerto's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2022 )
=113.573/604.788
=18.78 %

Central Puerto's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=12.83/166.507
=7.71 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Central Puerto  (NYSE:CEPU) Net Margin % Explanation

Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.

But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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Central Puerto (Central Puerto) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Avenida Thomas Edison 2701, Darsena E, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1104BAB
Central Puerto SA is a private sector power generation company. It is mainly engaged in electric power generation and commercialization. The company is also involved in the natural gas distribution public sector service in the Cuyo and Centro regions in Argentina. The Group has three reporting segments: production of electric power from conventional sources, production of electric power from renewable sources and natural gas transport and distribution. The company derives maximum revenue from Electric Power Generation from conventional sources segment.