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Empire District Electric (EDE: NYSE)
$20.12 0.18 | 0.90%
06/04/12 - 10:15 AM ET
Ratio Comparisons
| Company | Industry | S&P 500 | |
| Valuation Ratios | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio (TTM) | 16.00 | 15.80 | 17.70 |
| P/E High - Last 5 Yrs | 24.00 | 30.20 | 67.70 |
| P/E Low - Last 5 Yrs | 10.10 | 12.60 | 12.50 |
| Beta | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.98 |
| Price to Sales (TTM) | 1.49 | 1.16 | 1.42 |
| Price to Book (MRQ) | 1.21 | 1.09 | 2.41 |
| Price to Tangible Book (MRQ) | 1.28 | 1.25 | 5.08 |
| Price to Cash Flow (TTM) | 6.40 | 6.60 | 9.80 |
| Price to Free Cash Flow (TTM) | n.a. | -36.10 | 17.40 |
| Dividends | |||
| Dividend Yield (%) | 5.00 | 4.20 | 2.10 |
| Dividend Yield - 5 Yr Avg (%) | 6.30 | 3.40 | 2.20 |
| Dividend 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) | -11.22 | 0.63 | -0.76 |
| Payout Ratio (TTM) | 46.00 | 60.00 | 30.00 |
| Sales (MRQ) vs Qtr 1 Yr Ago (%) | -9.00 | 29.90 | 11.80 |
| Sales (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr Ago (%) | 6.60 | 4.40 | 9.20 |
| Growth Rates (%) | |||
| Sales - 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) | 3.85 | 6.67 | 1.79 |
| EPS (MRQ) vs Qtr 1 Yr Ago (%) | -17.80 | 11.20 | 17.50 |
| EPS (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr Ago (%) | -17.80 | 11.20 | 17.50 |
| EPS - 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) | n.a. | -0.84 | -1.66 |
| Capital Spending - 5 Yr Growth Rate (%) | n.a. | 16.47 | -1.17 |
| Financial Strength | |||
| Quick Ratio (MRQ) | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.10 |
| Current Ratio (MRQ) | 0.90 | 1.20 | 1.60 |
| LT Debt to Equity (MRQ) | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.82 |
| Total Debt to Equity (MRQ) | 1.01 | 1.06 | 0.96 |
| Interest Coverage (TTM) | 2.40 | 2.40 | 5.50 |
| Profitability Ratios (%) | |||
| Gross Margin (TTM) | 42.50 | 35.40 | 46.90 |
| Gross Margin - 5 Yr Avg | 37.20 | 31.70 | 47.70 |
| EBITD Margin (TTM) | 36.70 | 27.50 | 18.90 |
| EBITD - 5 Yr Avg | 90.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pre-Tax Margin (TTM) | 10.50 | 9.60 | 12.10 |
| Pre-Tax Margin - 5 Yr Avg | 9.50 | 10.10 | 10.30 |
| Management Effectiveness (%) | |||
| Net Profit Margin (TTM) | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5 Yr Avg | 8.30 | 6.70 | 7.00 |
| Return on Assets (TTM) | 2.60 | 2.30 | 3.10 |
| Return on Assets - 5 Yr Avg | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.50 |
| Return on Investment (TTM) | 4.10 | 3.70 | 7.90 |
| Return on Investment - 5 Yr Avg | 3.50 | 4.00 | 6.50 |
| Efficiency | |||
| Revenue/Employee (TTM) | 755,075.00 | 1,181,430.00 | 449,376.00 |
| Net Income/Employee (TTM) | 70,849.00 | 81,723.00 | 39,003.00 |
| Receivable Turnover (TTM) | 7.20 | 9.60 | 7.60 |
| Inventory Turnover (TTM) | 6.10 | 12.30 | 8.30 |
| Asset Turnover (TTM) | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
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Latest EDE Headlines from TheStreet
- Empire District Electric Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (EDE) 05.29.12 | 09:05 am
- Empire District Electric Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (EDE) 02.27.12 | 08:02 am
- 10 Dividend Rich, Deal Ready Utility Stocks Ready for a 2012 Jolt 01.31.12 | 12:01 pm
- Empire District Electric Rises On Unusually High Volume (EDE) 05.31.11 | 04:05 pm
- Empire District Electric Reaches New 52-Week High (EDE) 05.19.11 | 10:05 am
- Empire District Electric Reaches New 52-Week High (EDE) 05.10.11 | 12:05 pm
- Empire District Electric Reaches New 52-Week High (EDE) 05.02.11 | 11:05 am
- 8 High-Dividend-Yield Defensive Stocks 04.08.11 | 02:04 pm
- Empire District Electric Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (EDE) 02.24.11 | 10:02 am
- Advocates Want Public Input On Empire Rate Request 11.09.09 | 11:11 am
Press Releases for EDE
- The Empire District Electric Company Issues $50,000,000 Of First Mortgage Bonds - Business Wire 06.01.12 | 01:06 pm
- The Empire District Electric Company Files For New Missouri Water Rates - Business Wire 05.21.12 | 04:05 pm
- The Empire District Electric Company First Quarter 2012 Earnings Report And Earnings Guidance Update - Business Wire 04.26.12 | 10:04 am
- Empire District Electric Schedules Conference Call To Discuss First Quarter And Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2012 Financial Results - Business Wire 04.11.12 | 05:04 pm
- The Empire District Electric Company Issues $38,000,000 Of First Mortgage Bonds - Business Wire 04.02.12 | 04:04 pm
- Empire District Electric Company Honored For Tornado Restoration - Business Wire 03.21.12 | 03:03 pm
- The Empire District Electric Company Calls For Redemption Of Three Series Of Its First Mortgage Bonds - Business Wire 03.01.12 | 03:03 pm
- The Empire District Electric Company 2011 Earnings Report, Reinstatement Of Dividend And Initial 2012 Earnings Guidance - Business Wire 02.02.12 | 04:02 pm
- Empire District Electric Schedules Conference Call To Discuss Fourth Quarter And Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2011 Financial Results - Business Wire 01.24.12 | 08:01 am
- The Empire District Electric Company Announces Stipulation And Agreement Filing - Business Wire 11.17.11 | 11:11 am
Partner Headlines for EDE
- The Empire District Issues $38M of First Mortgage Bonds - Benzinga 04.02.12 | 04:04 pm
- The Empire District Electric Company Issues $38,000,000 of First Mortgage Bonds - Benzinga 04.02.12 | 04:04 pm
- Gabelli Downgrades Empire District Electric to Hold - Benzinga 02.06.12 | 01:02 pm
- The Empire District Electric Announces Reinstatement of $0.25 Dividend - Benzinga 02.02.12 | 04:02 pm
- Power Up With Attractive Utility Stocks Foreign And Domestic - Seeking Alpha 11.04.11 | 11:11 pm
- Dividend Investing: Make Sure Free Cash Flow, Not Debt Issuance, Backstops Your Investment - Seeking Alpha 02.02.11 | 08:02 am
- Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape - Zacks 05.27.10 | 09:05 am
- New Issue-Empire District Electric sells FMBs - Reuters 05.24.10 | 03:05 pm
- 5 Stocks Going Ex-Dividend This Week - Seeking Alpha 05.23.10 | 08:05 am
- Chile fund in $450 mln Peru Edelnor energy deal - Reuters 04.19.10 | 05:04 pm
