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Argentinian (MERVAL) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M-17.4%
  • 1Y75.3%
  • YTD-26.4%

The Utilities is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but MetroGAS has stood out, gaining 9.7%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 75% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 4.7% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Argentinian Utilities Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 21 Apr 2025AR$13.1tAR$8.3tAR$1.6t11.7x8.3x1.6x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025AR$15.2tAR$7.7tAR$1.4t13.6x10.6x2x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025AR$15.3tAR$5.6tAR$1.2t17.7x12.3x2.7x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025AR$16.8tAR$5.4tAR$1.2t17.4x13.8x3.1x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024AR$15.2tAR$5.4tAR$1.2t17.9x12.6x2.8x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024AR$12.2tAR$4.4tAR$941.3b30.2x12.9x2.7x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024AR$10.4tAR$4.4tAR$941.3b21.5x11.1x2.3x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024AR$9.9tAR$4.4tAR$941.3b21.1x10.5x2.2x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024AR$8.6tAR$3.7tAR$836.7b25.8x10.3x2.3x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024AR$8.9tAR$3.6tAR$832.3b11.3x10.7x2.5x
Sun, 26 May 2024AR$8.6tAR$3.5tAR$744.1b10.4x11.5x2.4x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024AR$7.1tAR$2.4tAR$283.8b21.9x25x2.9x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024AR$7.2tAR$2.4tAR$330.9b24.1x21.9x3x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024AR$7.8tAR$1.5tAR$342.0b13.8x22.8x5.1x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024AR$8.4tAR$1.5tAR$342.0b19.3x24.6x5.5x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023AR$6.9tAR$1.5tAR$351.7b11.9x19.5x4.5x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023AR$3.7tAR$1.2tAR$238.7b49.3x15.4x2.9x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023AR$4.1tAR$1.2tAR$206.9b48x19.6x3.5x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023AR$4.2tAR$1.2tAR$179.7b33.7x23.5x3.5x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023AR$2.9tAR$1.0tAR$121.9b28x23.7x2.8x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023AR$2.8tAR$1.0tAR$121.9b30x23.2x2.7x
Mon, 29 May 2023AR$2.3tAR$1.0tAR$124.3b22x18.5x2.2x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023AR$2.0tAR$1.0tAR$122.8b22.9x16.6x2x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023AR$1.4tAR$959.7bAR$115.5b14.6x12.4x1.5x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023AR$1.6tAR$594.6bAR$79.4b22x20.8x2.8x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023AR$1.6tAR$594.6bAR$79.4b21.8x20.6x2.8x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022AR$1.2tAR$599.9bAR$80.1b15.2x14.7x2x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022AR$960.4bAR$611.0bAR$74.4b8.7x12.9x1.6x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022AR$1.1tAR$610.9bAR$69.2b9.2x15.7x1.8x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022AR$1.0tAR$613.4bAR$60.6b13.9x16.7x1.7x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022AR$909.1bAR$558.4bAR$23.2b18.4x39.3x1.6x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022AR$661.2bAR$534.1bAR$18.4b11.4x36x1.2x
Tue, 31 May 2022AR$646.1bAR$537.3bAR$16.8b12.8x38.4x1.2x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022AR$614.8bAR$528.9bAR$8.5b10.4x72x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

72x


Total Market Cap: AR$614.8bTotal Earnings: AR$8.5bTotal Revenue: AR$528.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Argentinian Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Argentinean Utilities industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 8.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 469% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 151% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Argentinian Utilities sector?

AR Market-2.60%
Utilities0.31%
Gas Utilities6.95%
Electric Utilities-0.051%
Renewable Energy-7.02%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Renewable Energy industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Gas Utilities industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 11.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electric Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 4.7% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Electric Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.7% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
EDN Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad AnónimaAR$2.00k0.5%
+AR$8.8b		115.7%PE6.4x
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AR$3,615.00

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7D

-6.2%

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84.3%

DGCU2

AR$1,260.00

Distribuidora de Gas Cuyana

7D

-6.3%

1Y

12.0%

ECOG

AR$22,750.00

Ecogas Inversiones

7D

-6.6%

1Y

n/a

EDN

AR$1,995.00

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima

7D

0.5%

1Y

115.7%

CEPU

AR$1,320.00

Central Puerto

7D

-7.7%

1Y

21.7%

METR

AR$1,915.00

MetroGAS

7D

-8.2%

1Y

135.7%

GBAN

AR$1,595.00

Naturgy BAN

7D

-3.0%

1Y

44.3%

CGPA2

AR$2,165.00

Camuzzi Gas Pampeana

7D

-3.8%

1Y

25.3%

CECO2

AR$463.50

Central Costanera

7D

-5.2%

1Y

20.7%