MGE Energy, Inc. (MGEE) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

MGE Energy, Inc.

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Why is MGE Energy, Inc. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 5.96% and Operating profit at 7.79% over the last 5 years

With a growth in Net Sales of 10.58%, the company declared Very Positive results in Sep 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 296.72 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 10.8%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 8.72

With ROCE of 7.99%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.69 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 -16.29%, its profits have risen by 13.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.7

High Institutional Holdings at 62.77%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 13.68% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -16.29% returns

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to MGE Energy, Inc. should be less than 10%
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.

-16.88%

0.02

19.11%

S&P 500

13.68%

0.71

19.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

5.96%

EBIT Growth (5y)

7.79%

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

52.75%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

62.77%

ROCE (avg)

7.79%

ROE (avg)

10.12%

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

2.13

EV to EBIT

21.12

EV to EBITDA

12.70

EV to Capital Employed

1.69

EV to Sales

4.95

PEG Ratio

1.65

Dividend Yield

2.48%

ROCE (Latest)

7.99%

ROE (Latest)

10.37%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

13What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 296.72 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 10.8%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 8.72

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.65% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 8.72 times

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 46.05 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 52.29 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 44.5 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 1.22

-2What is not working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 39.04%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 22.24 MM

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

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 296.72 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)

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 8.72 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 46.05 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at USD 52.29 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 44.5 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Highest at USD 1.22

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 8.72 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -1.65% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation

Highest at USD 28.82 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for MGE Energy, Inc.

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 22.24 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 39.04%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)