CENTRUS ENERGY CORP-CLASS A (LEU) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:LEU • US15643U1043
Current stock price
193.31 USD
+0.05 (+0.03%)
At close:
189.1 USD
-4.21 (-2.18%)
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This LEU fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. LEU Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- LEU had positive earnings in the past year.
- In the past year LEU had a positive cash flow from operations.
- In the past 5 years LEU has always been profitable.
- Each year in the past 5 years LEU had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- LEU's Return On Assets of 3.18% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LEU outperforms 48.80% of its industry peers.
- LEU has a better Return On Equity (10.17%) than 61.24% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 2.20%, LEU is doing worse than 67.94% of the companies in the same industry.
- LEU had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 7.57%. This is significantly below the industry average of 23.05%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (2.20%) for LEU is well below the 3 year average (7.57%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that LEU had better years and this may not be a problem.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.18% | ||
| ROE | 10.17% | ||
| ROIC | 2.2% |
ROA(3y)6.83%
ROA(5y)10.26%
ROE(3y)105.61%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)7.57%
ROIC(5y)15.55%
1.3 Margins
- LEU's Profit Margin of 17.34% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. LEU outperforms 70.33% of its industry peers.
- LEU's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- LEU has a Operating Margin (11.19%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LEU has declined.
- With a Gross Margin value of 26.19%, LEU is not doing good in the industry: 61.24% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- LEU's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 11.19% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 17.34% | ||
| GM | 26.19% |
OM growth 3Y-18.27%
OM growth 5Y-11.86%
PM growth 3Y0.16%
PM growth 5Y49.19%
GM growth 3Y-13.26%
GM growth 5Y-7.88%
2. LEU Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), LEU is creating some value.
- The number of shares outstanding for LEU has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
- The number of shares outstanding for LEU has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
- LEU has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 2.56 indicates that LEU is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- LEU has a Altman-Z score of 2.56. This is in the better half of the industry: LEU outperforms 72.73% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of LEU is 38.78, which is on the high side as it means it would take LEU, 38.78 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- LEU's Debt to FCF ratio of 38.78 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LEU outperforms 42.11% of its industry peers.
- LEU has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.59. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.59, LEU is doing worse than 71.77% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.59 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 38.78 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.56 |
ROIC/WACC0.3
WACC7.46%
2.3 Liquidity
- LEU has a Current Ratio of 5.59. This indicates that LEU is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
- LEU's Current ratio of 5.59 is amongst the best of the industry. LEU outperforms 88.52% of its industry peers.
- LEU has a Quick Ratio of 4.83. This indicates that LEU is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
- The Quick ratio of LEU (4.83) is better than 89.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 5.59 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 4.83 |
3. LEU Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for LEU have decreased strongly by -21.32% in the last year.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 46.79% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
- Looking at the last year, LEU shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 1.52% in the last year.
- The Revenue has been growing by 12.66% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-21.32%
EPS 3Y0.88%
EPS 5Y46.79%
EPS Q2Q%-75.31%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.52%
Revenue growth 3Y15.16%
Revenue growth 5Y12.66%
Sales Q2Q%-3.56%
3.2 Future
- Based on estimates for the next years, LEU will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 17.26% on average per year.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 7.62% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y4.38%
EPS Next 2Y6.16%
EPS Next 3Y10.36%
EPS Next 5Y17.26%
Revenue Next Year4.05%
Revenue Next 2Y5.06%
Revenue Next 3Y0.22%
Revenue Next 5Y7.62%
3.3 Evolution
- Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
- The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
4. LEU Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 55.71, LEU can be considered very expensive at the moment.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, LEU is valued a bit more expensive than 63.16% of the companies in the same industry.
- LEU's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 25.23.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 53.37, the valuation of LEU can be described as expensive.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, LEU is valued a bit more expensive than 60.77% of the companies in the same industry.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of LEU to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.51), we can say LEU is valued expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 55.71 | ||
| Fwd PE | 53.37 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LEU is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 69.86% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
- LEU's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 121.42 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 50.22 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates LEU does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
PEG (NY)12.72
PEG (5Y)1.19
EPS Next 2Y6.16%
EPS Next 3Y10.36%
5. LEU Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for LEU!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
LEU Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
193.31
+0.05 (+0.03%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Earnings (Last)02-10 2026-02-10/amc
Earnings (Next)05-05 2026-05-05
Inst Owners90.41%
Inst Owner Change9.1%
Ins Owners0.74%
Ins Owner Change0.23%
Market Cap3.80B
Revenue(TTM)448.70M
Net Income(TTM)77.80M
Analysts77
Price Target290.91 (50.49%)
Short Float %24.21%
Short Ratio3.71
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)3.9%
Min EPS beat(2)-44.38%
Max EPS beat(2)52.18%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)2395.62%
Min EPS beat(4)-44.38%
Max EPS beat(4)9479.89%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)1184.77%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)828.01%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)624.42%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.87%
Min Revenue beat(2)-6.64%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.09%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)4.69%
Min Revenue beat(4)-6.64%
Max Revenue beat(4)20.23%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)16.64%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)18.39%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)15.76%
PT rev (1m)-1.08%
PT rev (3m)4.36%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-8.47%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-12.34%
EPS NY rev (1m)-15.16%
EPS NY rev (3m)-15.24%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.79%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.58%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.33%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-3.46%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 55.71 | ||
| Fwd PE | 53.37 | ||
| P/S | 8.47 | ||
| P/FCF | 121.42 | ||
| P/OCF | 74.52 | ||
| P/B | 4.97 | ||
| P/tB | 5.11 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 50.22 |
EPS(TTM)3.47
EY1.8%
EPS(NY)3.62
Fwd EY1.87%
FCF(TTM)1.59
FCFY0.82%
OCF(TTM)2.59
OCFY1.34%
SpS22.82
BVpS38.92
TBVpS37.84
PEG (NY)12.72
PEG (5Y)1.19
Graham Number55.12
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.18% | ||
| ROE | 10.17% | ||
| ROCE | 2.48% | ||
| ROIC | 2.2% | ||
| ROICexc | 43.38% | ||
| ROICexgc | 54.39% | ||
| OM | 11.19% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 17.34% | ||
| GM | 26.19% | ||
| FCFM | 6.98% |
ROA(3y)6.83%
ROA(5y)10.26%
ROE(3y)105.61%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)7.57%
ROIC(5y)15.55%
ROICexc(3y)39.37%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)52.32%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)8.73%
ROCE(5y)17.56%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-26.02%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y-11.78%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y-18.27%
OM growth 5Y-11.86%
PM growth 3Y0.16%
PM growth 5Y49.19%
GM growth 3Y-13.26%
GM growth 5Y-7.88%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.18
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.59 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 38.78 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 20.19 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 198.99% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 4.39% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 5.64 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 84.86% | ||
| Profit Quality | 40.23% | ||
| Current Ratio | 5.59 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 4.83 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.56 |
F-Score4
WACC7.46%
ROIC/WACC0.3
Cap/Depr(3y)86.5%
Cap/Depr(5y)56.15%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.94%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.29%
Profit Quality(3y)31.35%
Profit Quality(5y)33.88%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-21.32%
EPS 3Y0.88%
EPS 5Y46.79%
EPS Q2Q%-75.31%
EPS Next Y4.38%
EPS Next 2Y6.16%
EPS Next 3Y10.36%
EPS Next 5Y17.26%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.52%
Revenue growth 3Y15.16%
Revenue growth 5Y12.66%
Sales Q2Q%-3.56%
Revenue Next Year4.05%
Revenue Next 2Y5.06%
Revenue Next 3Y0.22%
Revenue Next 5Y7.62%
EBIT growth 1Y3.93%
EBIT growth 3Y-5.88%
EBIT growth 5Y-0.7%
EBIT Next Year15.76%
EBIT Next 3Y23.87%
EBIT Next 5Y36.34%
FCF growth 1Y-4.86%
FCF growth 3Y16.3%
FCF growth 5Y-13.78%
OCF growth 1Y37.84%
OCF growth 3Y35.28%
OCF growth 5Y-5.34%
CENTRUS ENERGY CORP-CLASS A / LEU Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for LEU stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to LEU.
What is the valuation status for LEU stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to CENTRUS ENERGY CORP-CLASS A (LEU). This can be considered as Overvalued.
What is the profitability of LEU stock?
CENTRUS ENERGY CORP-CLASS A (LEU) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.
What are the PE and PB ratios of CENTRUS ENERGY CORP-CLASS A (LEU) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CENTRUS ENERGY CORP-CLASS A (LEU) is 55.71 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 4.97.
Can you provide the financial health for LEU stock?
The financial health rating of CENTRUS ENERGY CORP-CLASS A (LEU) is 5 / 10.