How does DGCE's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

DGCE is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x) compared to the peer average (17x).

How does DGCE's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Gas Utilities Industry?

DGCE is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.1x) compared to the Global Gas Utilities industry average (14.5x).

What is DGCE's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

Insufficient data to calculate DGCE's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

What is the Fair Price of DGCE when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

DGCE (ARS2465) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] (ARS6463.55)

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Insufficient data to show price forecast.

Distribuidora de Gas del Centro BASE:DGCE Stock Report

Last Price

AR$2.47k

Market Cap

AR$395.5b

7D

-11.5%

1Y

n/a

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials

Distribuidora de Gas del Centro S.A.

BASE:DGCE Stock Report

Market Cap: AR$395.5b

DGCE Stock Overview

Distributes natural gas in the provinces of Córdoba, Catamarca, and La Rioja, Argentina. More details

DGCE fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Trading at 61.9% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings grew by 742.4% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Large one-off items impacting financial results

My Notes

Capture your thoughts, links and company narrative

Distribuidora de Gas del Centro S.A. Competitors

Distribuidora de Gas Cuyana

BASE:DGCU2

AR$411.8b

Naturgy BAN

BASE:GBAN

AR$716.2b

Camuzzi Gas Pampeana

BASE:CGPA2

AR$1.2t

MetroGAS

BASE:METR

AR$1.6t

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Distribuidora de Gas del Centro
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AR$2,465.00
52 Week High	AR$2,925.00
52 Week Low	AR$1,150.00
Beta	0
1 Month Change	8.83%
3 Month Change	84.64%
1 Year Change	n/a
3 Year Change	n/a
5 Year Change	n/a
Change since IPO	85.34%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	DGCE	AR Gas Utilities	AR Market
7D	-11.5%	-4.4%	3.1%
1Y	n/a	72.0%	132.9%

Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how DGCE performed against the AR Gas Utilities industry.

Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how DGCE performed against the AR Market.

Price Volatility

Is DGCE's price volatile compared to industry and market?
DGCE volatility
DGCE Average Weekly Movement	7.2%
Gas Utilities Industry Average Movement	7.2%
Market Average Movement	6.2%
10% most volatile stocks in AR Market	8.8%
10% least volatile stocks in AR Market	4.9%

Stable Share Price: DGCE has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the AR market.

Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine DGCE's volatility change over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1992	379	n/a	www.ecogas.com.ar

Distribuidora de Gas del Centro S.A. distributes natural gas in the provinces of Córdoba, Catamarca, and La Rioja, Argentina. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Distribuidora de Gas del Centro S.A. Fundamentals Summary

How do Distribuidora de Gas del Centro's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
DGCE fundamental statistics
Market cap	AR$395.53b
Earnings (TTM)	AR$19.66b
Revenue (TTM)	AR$127.79b

20.1x

P/E Ratio

3.1x

P/S Ratio

Is DGCE overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
DGCE income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AR$127.79b
Cost of Revenue	AR$87.79b
Gross Profit	AR$39.99b
Other Expenses	AR$20.33b
Earnings	AR$19.66b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	122.55
Gross Margin	31.30%
Net Profit Margin	15.39%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0%

How did DGCE perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 04:55
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Distribuidora de Gas del Centro S.A. is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution