Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
93% above intrinsic value ($0)
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) — VMCI valuation read
Headline read on CEPU: VMCI of 66/100 versus a Utilities sector median of 50. The 16-point above-median position is what makes Central Puerto S.A. a relative-value candidate in the mid-cap cohort, before any pillar-level review.
Form 4 filings on CEPU: zero in the trailing 30 days. The absence of insider transactions is itself a data point, just a low-information one. The thesis runs on financials and price action until that changes.
**Investor frame.** Three reads on CEPU: value (CEPU trades at 17.0x earnings, 6% below the Utilities median of 18.0x), quality (ROIC of 11.0% sits 1.0pp above the Utilities median (10.0%)), and risk (net debt to EBITDA of -2.3x leaves covenant headroom). The value read also implies an EV/EBITDA gap of +4.0x against the Utilities 12.0x baseline.
CEPU fell 2.7% over the trailing 7 days, with a -6.5% read on a 30-day basis.
Central Puerto S.A. generates and sells electric power to private and public customers in Argentina. It also produces steam. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned and operated five thermal generation plants, one hydroelectric generation plant, and seven wind farms with a total installed capacity of 4,809 MW. Central Puerto S.A. was founded in 1898 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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