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1. Aes Corp (AES) Price: $11.70
Industry: Utility-Elec Pwr
Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Nov 17 14:23 EST 2011
AES
Aes Corp $11.70 Power Gauge Rating
AES - Very Bullish
TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for AES is very bullish due to very strong
earnings performance, very positive expert opinions, attractive financial metrics
and bullish price/volume activity.
Financial Metrics
AES's earnings performance is very strong as a result of a relatively low
Earnings Performance projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral
AES Aes Corp November 14, 2011 TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for AES is neutral. Stories concerning AES have a
balanced or neutral sentiment.
News Sentiment :Neutral
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
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2. Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
Bullish
Price to Book Value AES's financial metrics are very good. The company has high revenue per share
and generates high free cash flow relative to market capitalization.
Return on Equity
The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, low price to book
value, low return on equity, low price to sales ratio and relatively high cash flow.
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns
Ratio TTM Ratio TTM Ratio TTM
Current Ratio 1.39 Price/Book 0.93 Return on Invest 3.2%
LT Debt/Equity 1.60 Price/Sales 0.55 Return on Equity 7.2%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Earnings Growth
Very Bullish
Earnings Surprise AES's earnings performance has been very strong. The company is priced
relatively low compared to next year's projected EPS and has a stable 5 year
earnings trend.
Earnings Trend
The rank is based on worse than expected earnings in recent quarters, a
Projected P/E Ratio relatively low projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates
12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10 Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change
Revenue(M) 12,299.00 13,588.00 16,070.00 14,119.00 16,647.00 Quarterly EPS $-0.55 $0.25 +0.80
Rev % Growth 10.94% 10.48% 18.27% -12.14% 17.90% Yearly EPS $0.01 $0.99 +0.98
EPS $0.39 $-0.14 $1.82 $0.98 $0.01 Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change
EPS % Growth -58.95% -135.90% 1,400.00% -46.15% -98.98% 3-5 year EPS 9.09% 8.00% -1.09
EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results
Estimate Actual Difference % Difference FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total
Latest Qtr $0.24 $0.17 $-0.07 -29.17 12/09 $0.33 $0.45 $0.28 $-0.07 $0.99
1 Qtr Ago $0.24 $0.28 $0.04 16.67 12/10 $0.27 $0.18 $0.14 $-0.55 $0.04
2 Qtr Ago $0.26 $0.29 $0.03 11.54 12/11 $0.28 $0.22 $-0.17 - -
3 Qtr Ago $0.25 $0.23 $-0.02 -8.00 Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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3. Price Trend & Expert Opinions
Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Relative Strength vs Market Bullish
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for AES is bullish. AES has a rising price trend and has
outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks.
Price Trend
The rank for AES is based on its price strength versus the market, a positive
Price Trend ROC
Chaikin price trend and a decreasing volume trend.
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether AES is performing better or worse than the market. Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity
Factor Value Factor Value Factor Value
52 Week High 13.38 % Change Price - 4 Weeks 8.43% Average Volume 20 Days 5,758,490
52 Week Low 9.44 % Change Price - 24 Weeks -8.16% Average Volume 90 Days 7,318,501
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 -3.76% % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P 6.06% Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 48%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P -2.40%
Expert Opinions
Expert Opinions
Earnings Estimate Revisions Very Bullish
Short Interest Expert opinions about AES are very positive. Shorting of AES is low and insiders
are net buyers of AES's stock.
Insider Activity
The rank for AES is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a low
short interest ratio, insiders purchasing stock, optimistic analyst opinions and
Analyst Opinions
price strength of the stock versus the Utility-Elec Pwr industry group.
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Current 7 Days Ago % Change Factor Value Last Week Last 4 Weeks
Current Qtr 0.25 0.25 0.00% Mean this Week Strong Buy Up Down Up Down
Next Qtr 0.28 0.28 0.00% Mean Last Week Strong Buy Curr Qtr 0 0 0 0
Curr Yr 0 0 0 0
Current 30 Days Ago % Change Change 0.00
Next Qtr 0 0 0 0
Current FY 0.99 1.03 -0.04 Mean 5 Weeks Ago Strong Buy
Next Yr 0 0 0 0
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4. The Company & Its Competitors
AES's Competitors in Utility-Elec Pwr News Headlines for AES
Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M) DPL Inc. Announces Pro Rated Dividend In
Gauge growth growth Anticipation of Completing The Pending Merger
AES 9.09% 8.00% -0.96% 1.47 12.06 16,647 with Dolphin Sub, Inc., a Wholly-owned
Subsidiary of The AES Corporation - Nov 8,
EXC 4.39% 0.00% 12.42% - 10.16 18,644 2011
KEP 9.63% - - - - 34,872 BRIEF: DPL shareholders approve buyout by
AES - Sep 23, 2011
NGG 8.44% 4.37% - 2.83 - 23,242
DPL urges merger approval - Sep 13, 2011
DPL jobs to stay after merger - Sep 3, 2011
DPL jobs to stay after merger - Sep 3, 2011
Company Details Company Profile
AES CORP AES Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates are a global power company
4300 WILSON BOULEVARD committed to serving the world's needs for electricity in a socially responsible way. AES's
ARLINGTON, VA 22203 electricity generation business consists of sales to wholesale customers for further resale
USA to end users. AES also sells electricity directly to end users such as commercial,
Phone: 7035221315 industrial, governmental and residential customers through its distribution business.
Fax: 703-528-4510
Website: http://http://www.aes.com
Full Time Employees: 29,000
Sector: Utilities
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