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Contact Energy ASX:CEN Stock Report

Last Price

AU$8.34

Market Cap

AU$6.8b

7D

-2.7%

1Y

1.0%

Updated

28 May, 2025

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Contact Energy
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceNZ$8.34
52 Week HighNZ$8.90
52 Week LowNZ$7.13
Beta0.16
1 Month Change-3.36%
3 Month Change2.46%
1 Year Change0.97%
3 Year Change17.46%
5 Year Change42.56%
Change since IPO214.72%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

CENAU Electric UtilitiesAU Market
7D-2.7%-3.7%0.2%
1Y1.0%2.5%7.5%

Return vs Industry: CEN matched the Australian Electric Utilities industry which returned 1.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CEN underperformed the Australian Market which returned 6.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CEN's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CEN volatility
CEN Average Weekly Movement6.9%
Electric Utilities Industry Average Movement3.9%
Market Average Movement9.3%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market4.0%

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

Volatility Over Time: CEN's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19951,273Mike Fugecontact.co.nz

Contact Energy Limited generates and sells electricity and natural gas in New Zealand. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Retail. The company is involved in selling electricity to the wholesale electricity market, and commercial and industrial customers; and delivering electricity, natural gas, broadband, and other products and services to mass market customers.

Contact Energy Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Contact Energy's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CEN fundamental statistics
Market capAU$6.76b
Earnings (TTM)AU$207.63m
Revenue (TTM)AU$3.03b
32.5x
P/E Ratio
2.2x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CEN income statement (TTM)
RevenueNZ$3.26b
Cost of RevenueNZ$2.50b
Gross ProfitNZ$760.00m
Other ExpensesNZ$536.00m
EarningsNZ$224.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.28
Gross Margin23.28%
Net Profit Margin6.86%
Debt/Equity Ratio79.4%

How did CEN perform over the long term?

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Dividends

4.1%
Current Dividend Yield
138%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/28 02:05
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/28 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* 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.

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Analyst Sources

Contact Energy Limited is covered by 10 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Marie MiyashiroCitigroup Inc
Grant SwanepoelDeutsche Bank
Andrew Harvey-GreenForsyth Barr Group Ltd.