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APA Group (ASX:APA) Shares Face A P E Scrutiny After Margin Rebound
APA Group went into this result priced for perfection, with a rich 67.3x P/E multiple and a stock that had already climbed about 4.6% over the past week. The headline today is simple: this earnings release is all about margins and cash.
Underlying EBITDA margins reached 77.9% and free cash flow rose 3.2%, which is punchy for a regulated gas and power infrastructure group. At the same time, dividends and interest still lean heavily on the income statement. That tension between high valuation,...