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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - AEP 6 1/8 08/15/23 (AEPPZ) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - Nasdaq - NASDAQ:AEPPZ - US02557T3077

47.12 USD
-0.52 (-1.09%)
Last: 8/14/2023, 8:00:00 PM
47.4 USD
+0.28 (+0.59%)
After Hours: 8/14/2023, 8:00:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, AEPPZ scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. AEPPZ was compared to 47 industry peers in the Electric Utilities industry. There are concerns on the financial health of AEPPZ while its profitability can be described as average. AEPPZ has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year AEPPZ was profitable.
In the past year AEPPZ had a positive cash flow from operations.
Each year in the past 5 years AEPPZ has been profitable.
In the past 5 years AEPPZ always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
AEPPZ Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAEPPZ Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 2B -2B 4B

1.2 Ratios

AEPPZ has a Return On Assets (2.07%) which is in line with its industry peers.
With a Return On Equity value of 8.29%, AEPPZ perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 55.56% of the companies in the same industry.
AEPPZ has a Return On Invested Capital of 3.18%. This is in the lower half of the industry: AEPPZ underperforms 60.00% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for AEPPZ is in line with the industry average of 5.04%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.07%
ROE 8.29%
ROIC 3.18%
ROA(3y)2.68%
ROA(5y)2.67%
ROE(3y)10.46%
ROE(5y)10.25%
ROIC(3y)3.4%
ROIC(5y)3.38%
AEPPZ Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAEPPZ Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2 4 6 8 10

1.3 Margins

With a Profit Margin value of 10.20%, AEPPZ perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 51.11% of the companies in the same industry.
AEPPZ's Profit Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
AEPPZ's Operating Margin of 17.91% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. AEPPZ outperforms 48.89% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of AEPPZ has declined.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 63.21%, AEPPZ is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.78% of the companies in the same industry.
AEPPZ's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 17.91%
PM (TTM) 10.2%
GM 63.21%
OM growth 3Y2.56%
OM growth 5Y-2.79%
PM growth 3Y-1.64%
PM growth 5Y-1.08%
GM growth 3Y-7.1%
GM growth 5Y-4.59%
AEPPZ Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAEPPZ Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 20 40 60 80

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so AEPPZ is destroying value.
AEPPZ has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, AEPPZ has a worse debt to assets ratio.
AEPPZ Yearly Shares OutstandingAEPPZ Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M
AEPPZ Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAEPPZ Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 20B 40B 60B 80B

2.2 Solvency

AEPPZ has an Altman-Z score of 0.64. This is a bad value and indicates that AEPPZ is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
The Altman-Z score of AEPPZ (0.64) is worse than 71.11% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.70 is on the high side and indicates that AEPPZ has dependencies on debt financing.
AEPPZ has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.70. This is in the lower half of the industry: AEPPZ underperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.7
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.64
ROIC/WACC0.63
WACC5.03%
AEPPZ Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAEPPZ Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 10B 20B 30B

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.61 indicates that AEPPZ may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.61, AEPPZ is doing worse than 75.56% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.48 indicates that AEPPZ may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
AEPPZ has a worse Quick ratio (0.48) than 82.22% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.61
Quick Ratio 0.48
AEPPZ Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAEPPZ Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 1.66% over the past year.
Measured over the past 5 years, AEPPZ shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 6.82% on average per year.
Looking at the last year, AEPPZ shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 8.67% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.95% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)1.66%
EPS 3Y6.2%
EPS 5Y6.82%
EPS Q2Q%-5.83%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.67%
Revenue growth 3Y8.07%
Revenue growth 5Y4.95%
Sales Q2Q%-5.76%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 6.23% on average over the next years.
Based on estimates for the next years, AEPPZ will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 5.11% on average per year.
EPS Next Y4.63%
EPS Next 2Y5.43%
EPS Next 3Y5.86%
EPS Next 5Y6.23%
Revenue Next Year10.37%
Revenue Next 2Y6.74%
Revenue Next 3Y5.84%
Revenue Next 5Y5.11%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
AEPPZ Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAEPPZ Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 5B 10B 15B 20B
AEPPZ Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAEPPZ Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2 4 6

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 9.60 indicates a reasonable valuation of AEPPZ.
84.44% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AEPPZ, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
AEPPZ is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.84, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 8.33, which indicates a very decent valuation of AEPPZ.
80.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AEPPZ, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.40. AEPPZ is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.6
Fwd PE 8.33
AEPPZ Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAEPPZ Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of AEPPZ indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: AEPPZ is cheaper than 75.56% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.51
AEPPZ Per share dataAEPPZ EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30 40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates AEPPZ does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
PEG (NY)2.07
PEG (5Y)1.41
EPS Next 2Y5.43%
EPS Next 3Y5.86%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

AEPPZ does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - AEP 6 1/8 08/15/23

NASDAQ:AEPPZ (8/14/2023, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 47.4 +0.28 (+0.59%)

47.12

-0.52 (-1.09%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryElectric Utilities
Earnings (Last)07-27 2023-07-27/bmo
Earnings (Next)10-25 2023-10-25/bmo
Inst OwnersN/A
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap24.28B
Revenue(TTM)19.47B
Net Income(TTM)1.99B
Analysts72.17
Price Target58.57 (24.3%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP85.86%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-0.98%
Min EPS beat(2)-1.45%
Max EPS beat(2)-0.5%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)1.5%
Min EPS beat(4)-1.45%
Max EPS beat(4)5.28%
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-4.61%
Min Revenue beat(2)-7.89%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.33%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)10.85%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.89%
Max Revenue beat(4)37.53%
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)-4.57%
PT rev (3m)0.32%
EPS NQ rev (1m)4.4%
EPS NQ rev (3m)3.27%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.03%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.05%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)1.85%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)3.57%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.33%
Revenue NY rev (3m)5.04%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.6
Fwd PE 8.33
P/S 1.25
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 5.81
P/B 1.01
P/tB 1.02
EV/EBITDA 9.51
EPS(TTM)4.91
EY10.42%
EPS(NY)5.66
Fwd EY12.01%
FCF(TTM)-6.82
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)8.11
OCFY17.21%
SpS37.79
BVpS46.52
TBVpS46.42
PEG (NY)2.07
PEG (5Y)1.41
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.07%
ROE 8.29%
ROCE N/A
ROIC 3.18%
ROICexc 3.2%
ROICexgc 3.2%
OM 17.91%
PM (TTM) 10.2%
GM 63.21%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)2.68%
ROA(5y)2.67%
ROE(3y)10.46%
ROE(5y)10.25%
ROIC(3y)3.4%
ROIC(5y)3.38%
ROICexc(3y)3.43%
ROICexc(5y)3.4%
ROICexgc(3y)3.43%
ROICexgc(5y)3.4%
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y3.47%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-5.26%
ROICexc growth 3Y3.47%
ROICexc growth 5Y-5.26%
OM growth 3Y2.56%
OM growth 5Y-2.79%
PM growth 3Y-1.64%
PM growth 5Y-1.08%
GM growth 3Y-7.1%
GM growth 5Y-4.59%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.2
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.7
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 6.07
Cap/Depr 239.73%
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.61
Quick Ratio 0.48
Altman-Z 0.64
F-Score4
WACC5.03%
ROIC/WACC0.63
Cap/Depr(3y)210.71%
Cap/Depr(5y)226.58%
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)1.66%
EPS 3Y6.2%
EPS 5Y6.82%
EPS Q2Q%-5.83%
EPS Next Y4.63%
EPS Next 2Y5.43%
EPS Next 3Y5.86%
EPS Next 5Y6.23%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.67%
Revenue growth 3Y8.07%
Revenue growth 5Y4.95%
Sales Q2Q%-5.76%
Revenue Next Year10.37%
Revenue Next 2Y6.74%
Revenue Next 3Y5.84%
Revenue Next 5Y5.11%
EBIT growth 1Y-6.93%
EBIT growth 3Y10.83%
EBIT growth 5Y2.02%
EBIT Next Year90.81%
EBIT Next 3Y30.64%
EBIT Next 5Y-12.54%
FCF growth 1Y-27.66%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y33.49%
OCF growth 3Y7.39%
OCF growth 5Y4.37%

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - AEP 6 1/8 08/15/23 / AEPPZ FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - AEP 6 1/8 08/15/23 (AEPPZ) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to AEPPZ.


Can you provide the valuation status for AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - AEP 6 1/8 08/15/23?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - AEP 6 1/8 08/15/23 (AEPPZ). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of AEPPZ stock?

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - AEP 6 1/8 08/15/23 (AEPPZ) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


What is the valuation of AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - AEP 6 1/8 08/15/23 based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - AEP 6 1/8 08/15/23 (AEPPZ) is 9.6 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.01.


How sustainable is the dividend of AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - AEP 6 1/8 08/15/23 (AEPPZ) stock?

The dividend rating of AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - AEP 6 1/8 08/15/23 (AEPPZ) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 85.86%.