We assign a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10 to TGS. TGS was compared to 207 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. Both the health and profitability get an excellent rating, making TGS a very profitable company, without any liquidiy or solvency issues. TGS is valued quite expensive, but it does show an excellent growth. With these ratings, TGS could be worth investigating further for growth and quality investing!.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

Each year in the past 5 years TGS has been profitable.
TGS had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of TGS (9.37%) is better than 88.89% of its industry peers.
The Return On Equity of TGS (13.74%) is better than 75.85% of its industry peers.
With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 9.72%, TGS belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 82.61% of the companies in the same industry.
TGS had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 7.64%. This is significantly below the industry average of 21.94%.
The 3 year average ROIC (7.64%) for TGS is below the current ROIC(9.72%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	9.37%
ROE	13.74%
ROIC	9.72%

ROA(3y)6.76%

ROA(5y)6.58%

ROE(3y)10.47%

ROE(5y)10.75%

ROIC(3y)7.64%

ROIC(5y)9.07%

1.3 Margins

TGS has a better Profit Margin (25.93%) than 84.06% of its industry peers.
TGS's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 42.29%, TGS belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 88.41% of the companies in the same industry.
TGS's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
With a decent Gross Margin value of 53.98%, TGS is doing good in the industry, outperforming 62.80% of the companies in the same industry.
TGS's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	42.29%
PM (TTM)	25.93%
GM	53.98%

OM growth 3Y3.33%

OM growth 5Y0.95%

PM growth 3Y8.86%

PM growth 5Y2.85%

GM growth 3Y4.4%

GM growth 5Y1.19%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

TGS has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for TGS has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for TGS has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

TGS has a debt to FCF ratio of 2.38. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as TGS would need 2.38 years to pay back of all of its debts.
TGS's Debt to FCF ratio of 2.38 is amongst the best of the industry. TGS outperforms 80.68% of its industry peers.
TGS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.23. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
TGS has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.23. This is in the better half of the industry: TGS outperforms 70.05% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.23
Debt/FCF	2.38
Altman-Z	N/A

ROIC/WACCN/A

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2.3 Liquidity

TGS has a Current Ratio of 3.35. This indicates that TGS is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
With an excellent Current ratio value of 3.35, TGS belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 85.51% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 3.12 indicates that TGS has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
With an excellent Quick ratio value of 3.12, TGS belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 85.02% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	3.35
Quick Ratio	3.12

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 61.61% over the past year.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 85.38% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
The Revenue has grown by 24.68% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
Measured over the past years, TGS shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 79.14% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)61.61%

EPS 3Y111.26%

EPS 5Y85.38%

EPS Q2Q%-75.44%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)24.68%

Revenue growth 3Y91.64%

Revenue growth 5Y79.14%

Sales Q2Q%-36.76%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 92.81% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, TGS will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 85.09% on average per year.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2Y92.81%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2Y85.09%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

TGS has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as TGS's earnings are expected to grow with 92.81% in the coming years.