MGE Energy, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Power
  • ISIN: US55277P1049
USD
78.72
1.45 (1.88%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Comparison

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Why is MGE Energy, Inc. ?

1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.66% and Operating profit at 8.07% over the last 5 years
2
Positive results in Mar 26
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 10.95%
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 7.94
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 9.49 times
3
With ROCE of 7.87%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.67 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 -13.55%, its profits have risen by 12.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.8
4
High Institutional Holdings at 63.67%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
  • Their stake has increased by 0.9% over the previous quarter.
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -13.55% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to MGE Energy, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Power should be less than 30%

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

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

Is MGE Energy, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
MGE Energy, Inc.
-13.55%
0.14
20.99%
S&P 500
20.78%
1.56
13.28%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.66%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.07%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.98
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.89
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.58
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.35
Tax Ratio
9.89%
Dividend Payout Ratio
49.79%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
63.67%
ROCE (avg)
7.79%
ROE (avg)
10.12%
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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
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.14
EV to EBIT
21.23
EV to EBITDA
12.80
EV to Capital Employed
1.67
EV to Sales
4.96
PEG Ratio
1.76
Dividend Yield
2.46%
ROCE (Latest)
7.87%
ROE (Latest)
10.42%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
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

9What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Highest at 10.95%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 7.94

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 9.49 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 242.7 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 54.34 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 48.48 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 1.32

-6What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 35.88%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 14.16% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 16.75 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 68.99 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 9.8 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 32.54 %

Here's what is working for MGE Energy, Inc.

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 7.94 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 242.7 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 54.34 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 48.48 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 1.32
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 9.49 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 MGE Energy, Inc.

Interest
Highest at USD 9.8 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 7.94% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 32.54 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 16.75 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 68.99 %
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 35.88%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 14.16% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Non Operating Income
Highest at USD 0.24 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income