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Your Briefing on DBA Sempra Stock

We've been asking ourselves recently if the market has placed a fair valuation on DBA Sempra. Let's dive into some of the fundamental values of this large-cap Utilities company to determine if there might be an opportunity here for value-minded investors.

DBA Sempra's Valuation Is in Line With Its Sector Averages:

Sempra operates as an energy infrastructure company in the United States and internationally. The company belongs to the Utilities sector, which has an average price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.89 and an average price to book (P/B) ratio of 1.03. In contrast, DBA Sempra has a trailing 12 month P/E ratio of 17.9 and a P/B ratio of 1.65.

DBA Sempra's PEG ratio is 3.79, which shows that the stock is probably overvalued in terms of its estimated growth. For reference, a PEG ratio near or below 1 is a potential signal that a company is undervalued.

Exceptional Profitability Overshadowed by Excessive Leverage:

2018-02-27 2019-02-26 2020-02-27 2021-02-25 2022-02-25 2023-02-28
Revenue (MM) $11,207 $10,102 $10,829 $11,370 $12,857 $14,439
Gross Margins 66.0% 71.0% 75.0% 79.0% 75.0% 69.0%
Operating Margins 21% 20% 24% 25% 22% 18%
Net Margins 2.0% 10.0% 20.0% 35.0% 10.0% 15.0%
Net Income (MM) $257 $1,050 $2,198 $3,933 $1,318 $2,139
Net Interest Expense (MM) -$613 -$801 -$990 -$985 -$1,129 -$979
Depreciation & Amort. (MM) -$1,490 -$1,491 -$1,569 -$1,666 -$1,855 -$2,019
Earnings Per Share $1.01 $3.42 $7.29 $12.88 $3.93 $6.55
EPS Growth n/a 238.61% 113.16% 76.68% -69.49% 66.67%
Diluted Shares (MM) 252 270 282 292 319 320
Free Cash Flow (MM) $7,557 $5,480 $5,897 $7,919 $9,490 $6,875
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$3,932 -$1,964 -$2,809 -$5,328 -$5,648 -$5,733
Net Current Assets (MM) -$31,803 -$37,745 -$40,518 -$38,064 -$39,611 -$43,354
Long Term Debt (MM) $16,445 $22,547 $20,785 $21,781 $21,068 $24,548
Net Debt / EBITDA 5.01 6.88 6.13 5.17 5.12 6.24

DBA Sempra has strong margins with a stable trend, exceptional EPS growth, and wider gross margins than its peer group. However, the firm has a highly leveraged balance sheet. Finally, we note that DBA Sempra has weak revenue growth and a flat capital expenditure trend and irregular cash flows.

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