Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) FCF Margin (2009 - 2018)
Centerpoint Energy's FCF Margin came in at 3.87% for Q1 2018, up 3.68 percentage points from 0.18% a year earlier and up 5.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) FCF Margin (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Mar 31, 2018, Centerpoint Energy reported FCF Margin of 1.12%, down 1.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2017, it was -0.05%, down 6.92 percentage points from FY2016.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -8.75 percentage points (FY2012 to FY2017).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 6.87% in FY2016 (+3.00 pp), 3.87% in FY2015 (+3.60 pp), 0.27% in FY2014 (-3.76 pp) and 4.03% in FY2013 (-4.66 pp).
- The Q1 2018 figure represents the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q4 2016.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.26 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q4 2016 (a gain of 10.88 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2013 (a drop of 19.00 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CNP's FCF Margin at -1.59% (Q4 2017), 0.29% (Q3 2017) and 1.21% (Q2 2017) in the three quarters before Q1 2018.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2018 | 3.87% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.59% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.29% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.21% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.18% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.24% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.54% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 4.70% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 15.37% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -5.64% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -1.41% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.55% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 13.36% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -4.26% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 2.16% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.42% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 2.50% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 4.90% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.98% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -3.06% |
Centerpoint Energy Inc FCF Margin API
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