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Laclede Group Inc.
(LG)
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| Sector: |
Utilities |
| Industry: |
Gas Utilities |
| Stock Type: | Classic Growth |
| Top Industry Grower: | EPB |
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The Numbers
| metric | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
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| Return on Capital | 11.0% | 9.7% | 9.2% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 17.9% |
| Equity/Share | $16.72 | $15.82 | $16.01 | $15.88 | $16.62 | $18.73 | $19.29 | $19.17 | $20.40 | $23.17 | $23.17 |
| Earnings/Share | $1.58 | $1.43 | $1.37 | $1.61 | $1.18 | $1.82 | $1.82 | $1.90 | $2.30 | $2.31 | $2.89 |
| FCF/Share | $0.09 | $-0.31 | $-2.70 | $-0.51 | $1.71 | $-3.16 | $1.73 | $2.04 | $-3.41 | $1.07 | $3.10 |
| Sales/Share | $32.19 | $27.31 | $31.45 | $55.67 | $41.96 | $55.28 | $65.81 | $76.05 | $95.12 | $96.27 | $104.70 |
| Gross Margin | 23.9% | 28.8% | 29.2% | 35.6% | 43.0% | 29.1% | 24.8% | 20.5% | 17.9% | 18.2% | 18.0% |
The Trends
long term trend
| ROIC | BVPS | EPS | FCFPS | SPS |
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| 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% |
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growth acceleration trend
| ROIC | BVPS | EPS | FCFPS | SPS |
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| 2% | 1% | 2% | 7% | -3% |
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Quick Financial Health
ebit/interest [on debt]
| LG | EQUITY_INDUSTRY | market |
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| 4.40 | 4.70 | 58.90 |
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cash/debt
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
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| 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.18 | -485.8 | 0.19 | 0.17 | -615.3 | 0.21 | 0.31 |
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growth
| 10 | <5> | 3 | 1 |
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| 6% | 16% | 23% | 51% |
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equity/debt
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
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| Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | 1.01 | 1.1 | 1.15 | 0.93 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.2 | Low Debt |
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growth
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
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| 0% | 1,441% | 9,661% | 82,999,900% |
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assets/liabilities
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
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| 1.52 | 1.44 | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 1.39 | 1.36 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.38 |
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The Ratios
PEG
| Entity | Current | Next Year (Current PE) | Next Year (Forward PE) | Five Year |
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| LG | -1.55 | 5.39 | 0.17 | 3.12 | | Industry | 0.06 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.11 | | Market | 0.42 | 0.90 | 0.67 | 0.90 |
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Valuations
| Entity | Price/Earnings | Price/Book | Price/Sales | Price/Cash Flow | Div. Yield (%) |
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| LG | 13.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 9.3 | 2.8 | | Industry | 18.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 1.0 | | Market | 12.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 8.4 | 4.0 |
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The Pricing Metrics
Growth Rates
| Zacks | Reuters | Thomson Fin. | BVPS | EPS | FCFPS | SPS |
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| 10.0% | N/A | 3.5% | 5.0% | 9.0% | 6.0% | 12.7% | | Next Year's Growth Estimate | 0.3% | | Priced-In Growth | 8.9% | | Intrinsic Growth | 7.5% | | WACC | 2.6% |
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Mulitple History
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
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| 16.2 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 19.9 | 13.6 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 18.5 | | Front Loaded Estimate | 16.1 | | High Growth Estimate | 15.1 | | Five Year Avgerage | 15.4 |
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Quality and Value
Quality (0-10)
| Inferior | Low | Below Avg. | Average | Above Avg. | High | Superior |
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| | | | 7.8 | | | |
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Valuations
| | PE | EPS | PRICE | VALUE/PRICE | MOS |
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| Current Price | 13.6 | $3.59 | $48.89 | 1.000 | 0.0% | | Intrinsic Value | 15.1 | $3.37 | $50.77 | 1.039 | 3.7% | | Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) | --- | --- | $10.97 | 0.224 | -345.6% | | Price Adjusted for Industry | 13.7 | $3.59 | $49.17 | 1.006 | 0.6% | | Price Adjusted for Market | 8.6 | $3.59 | $30.80 | 0.630 | -58.8% | | EPS estimated FY08 Price | 16.1 | $2.46 | $39.45 | 0.807 | -23.9% | | ROIC-WACC Spread | 15.30% | | EPS Quality (OIPS/E) | 2.02 | | Cash Quality (FCFPS/EPS) | 0.68 | | Short % of Float | 6.6% |
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