Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Gas
  • ISIN: US1653031088
USD
120.60
0.57 (0.47%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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MDU Resources Group, Inc.
New Fortress Energy, Inc.

Why is Chesapeake Utilities Corp. ?

1
Flat results in Jun 25
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 2.2 MM
2
With ROCE of 8.13%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.45 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 0.45%, its profits have risen by 19.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.4
3
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 0.45% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.11%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Chesapeake Utilities Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Gas should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Gas)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Chesapeake Utilities Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.
-0.21%
0.97
20.80%
S&P 500
25.41%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.76%
EBIT Growth (5y)
18.52%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.99
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.08
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.04
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.29
Tax Ratio
26.74%
Dividend Payout Ratio
45.12%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
94.56%
ROCE (avg)
8.21%
ROE (avg)
9.59%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
21
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.87
EV to EBIT
17.88
EV to EBITDA
12.61
EV to Capital Employed
1.43
EV to Sales
4.95
PEG Ratio
1.78
Dividend Yield
1.62%
ROCE (Latest)
8.00%
ROE (Latest)
8.83%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Sideways
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

15What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 266.7 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 100.64 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 6.65

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 669.52

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 24.66 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 353.2 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 125.2 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 80.7 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 59.3 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 2.47

-3What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 6.5 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 6.65 times

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 35.45 %

Here's what is working for Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 266.7 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 669.52
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 100.64 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.65 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 353.2 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 125.2 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 80.7 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 59.3 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 2.47
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 24.66 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Here's what is not working for Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 35.45 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 6.5 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 6.65 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio