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Description
Contact Energy Limited generates and sells electricity and natural gas. The company's diverse portfolio includes geothermal, hydro, and thermal generation assets, enabling it to deliver energy to residential and commercial customers.
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Analysis
Middle-of-the-road
Contact Energy Limited sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.
On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 51.5×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 19% a year, against analyst forecasts of 4%. The market is pricing in far more than analysts expect: heroic expectations.
Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.
Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 202369
41
2023202420252026
All-time high
78
Aug 2023
All-time low
28
Jun 2025
Average rank
52
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
18
34
25
25
Price/Earnings
35
28
25
18
Price/Book
18
20
21
27
Dividend Yield
63
61
65
61
Value (overall)
19
29
31
15
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.