Ratings Centrica plc

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GB00B033F229

Market Closed - London S.E. Other stock markets 11:35:17 2024-04-26 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
133.7 ^GBX	+1.75%		+1.52%	-4.94%

Apr. 25	Miner Anglo American reviews takeover bid from rival BHP	AN
Apr. 25	British power operator Drax reports $3.75 billion in forward sales	RE

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
The company has a good ESG score relative to its sector, according to Refinitiv.

Strengths

Its low valuation, with P/E ratio at 7.5 and 9.99 for the ongoing fiscal year and 2025 respectively, makes the stock pretty attractive with regard to earnings multiples.
The company is one of the most undervalued, with an "enterprise value to sales" ratio at 0.18 for the 2024 fiscal year.
For the last twelve months, analysts have been gradually revising upwards their EPS forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.
Historically, the company has been releasing figures that are above expectations.

Weaknesses

As estimated by analysts, this group is among those businesses with the lowest growth prospects.
The potential for earnings per share (EPS) growth in the coming years appears limited according to current analyst estimates.
As a percentage of sales and without taking into account depreciation and amortization, the company has relatively low margins.
For the last twelve months, sales expectations have been significantly downgraded, which means that less important sales volumes are expected for the current fiscal year over the previous period.
The company's sales previsions for the coming years have been revised downwards, which foreshadows another slowdown in business.
For the last few months, analysts have been revising downwards their earnings forecast.
The average consensus view of analysts covering the stock has deteriorated over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been revised negatively.

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