FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is FirstEnergy Corp. ?

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 3.18% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years

Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 6.84 times
The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 6.42% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Positive results in Jun 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 3,538 MM
NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 286.8 MM has Grown at 198.42%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -29.86% (YoY)

With ROCE of 6.77%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.29 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 9.87%, its profits have risen by 12.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.5

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is FirstEnergy Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

FirstEnergy Corp.

17.68%

0.65

20.41%

S&P 500

22.24%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

6.94%

EBIT Growth (5y)

5.55%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.02

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

6.84

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.96

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.37

Tax Ratio

22.41%

Dividend Payout Ratio

99.73%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

92.78%

ROCE (avg)

6.42%

ROE (avg)

11.62%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.31

EV to EBIT

19.56

EV to EBITDA

12.63

EV to Capital Employed

1.42

EV to Sales

3.67

PEG Ratio

0.24

Dividend Yield

3.55%

ROCE (Latest)

7.26%

ROE (Latest)

15.32%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

7What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD 983 MM has Grown at 58.29%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 19.59 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 8.05 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 8.05

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 4,202 MM

-7What is not working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 257.98

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 63.73%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 179 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 221.12 %

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 792 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 18.85 %

Here's what is working for FirstEnergy Corp.

Net Profit

At USD 983 MM has Grown at 58.29%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales

Highest at USD 4,202 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 19.59 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 8.05 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 8.05

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Here's what is not working for FirstEnergy Corp.

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 257.98

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 792 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 18.85 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 179 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 221.12 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 63.73%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)