Central Puerto S.A.
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
0.01N/AN/A
Price/Sales ratio
0.000.000.00
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$933.53N/AN/A

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
76.1027.5223.8814.122.974.974.95-74.668.2974.6770.652.97
Price/Sales ratio
18.6011.357.948.313.651.210.890.841.5535.253.003.00
Price/Book Value ratio
7.007.858.207.001.600.750.400.380.6013.240.010.75
Price/Cash Flow ratio
110.1631.7020.2220.7414.053.651.771.852.8388.0166.7314.05
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
138.853.21K-423.54-45.27-16.01-7.914.662.343.0295.489.39-16.01
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-2.950.082.630.020.02-0.13-0.130.68-0.00-3.37-0.00-0.13
Dividend Yield
N/A0.99%3.29%2.58%2.72%3.20%0.55%0.27%3.30%0.19%0.00%3.20%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
34.89%45.76%40.76%53.96%54.52%47.28%55.87%48.20%47.40%32.97%30.46%47.28%
Operating Profit Margin
20.52%55.31%52.41%52.23%213.77%58.49%53.36%45.04%100.16%107.86%36.71%58.49%
Pretax Profit Margin
32.31%62.56%51.16%68.17%164.83%40.06%31.68%13.35%25.44%52.26%51.75%51.75%
Net Profit Margin
24.45%41.24%33.24%58.88%122.81%24.49%18.08%-1.13%18.77%47.21%42.58%42.58%
Effective Tax Rate
24.32%34.07%35.02%25.90%28.08%39.88%42.38%108.50%26.04%10.94%19.10%39.88%
Return on Assets
5.04%13.92%13.90%20.53%30.59%7.41%4.35%-0.32%4.98%10.54%0.01%7.41%
Return On Equity
9.19%28.55%34.36%49.60%53.97%15.09%8.16%-0.51%7.29%17.73%0.08%15.09%
Return on Capital Employed
5.01%24.99%33.10%27.82%66.24%20.88%15.64%13.97%29.92%26.94%0.01%20.88%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A1.201.461.30N/AN/AN/A2.731.20
Quick Ratio
2.071.470.970.961.181.431.272.662.321.882.501.18
Cash ratio
0.180.110.000.010.020.080.000.010.210.090.030.02
Days of Sales Outstanding
214.27146.44153.21344.65411.94200.38223.30296.94494.69176.05103.98K411.94
Days of Inventory outstanding
21.0417.2415.9714.6812.4212.6617.4517.8643.2623.7823.36K12.42
Operating Cycle
235.32163.68169.19359.33424.37213.04240.76314.81537.95199.83127.35K424.37
Days of Payables Outstanding
68.9478.2975.54197.72147.35145.8178.5863.73157.3686.0047.45K147.35
Cash Conversion Cycle
166.3785.3993.64161.60277.0167.23162.18251.07380.59113.8379.89K277.01
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.150.210.280.280.150.320.310.200.160.230.150.15
Debt Equity Ratio
0.280.430.700.670.260.660.580.330.240.400.230.66
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.170.150.190.260.160.340.260.220.140.250.160.16
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.220.300.410.400.210.390.370.240.190.280.180.39
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A4.324.401.43N/AN/AN/A3.214.40
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.220.570.570.490.420.300.380.610.870.370.000.30
Company Equity Multiplier
1.822.052.472.411.762.031.871.581.461.681.482.03
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.160.350.390.400.250.330.500.450.540.400.450.25
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.790.00-0.04-0.45-0.87-0.460.370.790.930.920.70-0.87
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.220.570.570.490.420.300.380.610.870.370.000.30
Short Term Coverage Ratio
0.750.990.891.051.491.490.974.123.052.570.001.49
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/A27.42%78.71%36.47%8.09%15.93%2.72%-20.44%27.39%14.80%23.15%8.09%