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CENTRAL PUERTO S.A. (CEPU)

Central Puerto S.A. is an Argentine energy firm specializing in the production and supply of electricity. It serves a broad client base, including both public sector entities and private consumers throughout Argentina. Beyond electrical generation, the company also produces steam. As of December 31, 2021, its total installed generation capacity reached 4,809 MW. This impressive capacity is derived from a diverse portfolio of facilities, comprising five thermal power plants, a single hydroelectric plant, and seven wind farms. With a long-standing history dating back to its founding in 1898, Central Puerto S.A. maintains its corporate headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Sector: Electric Services

Industry: Regulated Electric

Central Puerto S.A. logo

Central Puerto S.A.

NYSE:CEPUUtilities
+1.63%$9.96
AH$9.96+0.00%vs close
Mkt Cap$1.49B
Float89.02M
O/S149.62M
Inst Own5.0%
SI0.9%
Div Yield10.80%
Dilution
Financials Summary
Revenue$710.12M
Net Income$224.12M
Total Assets$2.37B
Free Cash Flow$74.93M
Debt & Equity
Debt 16%
Equity 84%
Total Debt$318.91M
Total Equity$1.65B
Shares Outstanding
Short Interest
Split History

No splits on record

Nothing in CEPU's public trading history: no forward or reverse split has affected the share count.

Balance Sheet Details
Assets$2.37B
Liabilities$681.55M
Accounts Receivable$214.13M
Accounts Payable$80.34M
Inventory$32.35M
PP&E (Net)$1.64B
Goodwill$0
Intangible Assets$26.18M
Income Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010FY 2009FY 2008FY 2007FY 2006FY 2005FY 2004
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-312009-12-312008-12-312007-12-312006-12-312005-12-312004-12-31
Revenue$710.12M$477.66M$441.85M$444.92M$224.05M$72.5M$47.82M$12.49M$6.24M$2.44M$1.72M$841K$336K$659K$1.23M$1.23M$628K$739K$485K$304K$372K$260K
YoY Growth48.7%8.1%-0.7%98.6%209.0%51.6%282.7%100.3%155.8%42.0%104.3%150.5%-49.1%-46.6%0.5%95.5%-15.0%52.3%59.8%-18.4%43.2%-
Cost of Revenue$455.86M$288.94M$296.15M$233.99M$116.04M$31.99M$25.21M$5.68M$1.95M$3.22M$929K$559K$330K$624K$976K$1.05M$574K$617K$410K$273K$347K$219K
Gross Profit$254.27M$188.72M$145.7M$210.93M$108.01M$40.51M$22.61M$7.58M$2.28M$1.34M$788K$281K$5K$35K$259K$174K$54K$122K$75K$31K$25K$41K
Gross Margin35.8%39.5%33.0%47.4%48.2%55.9%47.3%60.7%36.6%54.8%45.9%33.5%1.6%5.3%20.9%14.1%8.7%16.5%15.5%10.1%6.6%15.6%
Research and Development$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Selling, General, and Administrative$52.15M$41.22M$34.95M$25.56M$12.92M$3.77M$2.22M$602K$331K$199K$189K$106K$68K$53K$42K$32K$31K$0$0$0$0$12K
Other$64.8M$19.89M-$365.83M-$86.21M-$5.83M-$16.43M-$16.9M-$773K-$205K-$1.01M-$415K$2K-$50K$51K-$13K-$42K-$90K$32K$24K$23K$18K$9K
Total Operating Expenses$116.95M$61.11M-$330.88M-$60.65M$7.09M-$12.66M-$14.69M-$172K$127K-$815K-$226K$109K$18K$103K$29K-$10K-$60K$32K$24K$23K$18K$21K
Operating Income (EBIT)$137.32M$127.61M$476.59M$271.58M$100.92M$53.17M$37.3M$30.36M$1.86M$1.36M$1.01M$173K-$13K-$60K$229K$184K$114K$89K$51K$7K$7K$19K
Operating Margin19.3%26.7%107.9%61.0%45.0%73.3%78.0%243.0%29.9%55.7%59.1%20.5%-3.8%-9.0%18.6%15.0%18.1%12.1%10.6%2.4%1.9%7.5%
Interest Expense$32.95M$37.17M$38.46M$27.69M$18.49M$49K$52K$1.35M$509K$426K$308K$26K$11K$10K$15K$13K$5K$7K$32K$120K$71K$41K
Interest Income$18.99M$23.33M$55.22M$31.61M$14.33M$1K$395$45K$105K$35K$29K$16K$8K$27K$15K$10K$7K$76K$54K$53K$13K$1K
Other Income (Expense)$155.83M-$35.26M-$245.64M-$158.38M-$71.01M-$30.19M-$18.14M-$6.95M$1.02M-$34K$173K$99K$90K$19K-$3K$62K$18K-$80K$109K$67K-$51K-$47K
Income Before Tax (EBT)$293.15M$92.35M$230.95M$113.2M$29.91M$22.98M$19.16M$23.41M$2.88M$1.33M$1.19M$272K$78K-$41K$226K$246K$132K$10K$160K$75K-$44K-$28K
Income Tax Expense$64.83M$52.71M$25.28M$29.49M$32.46M$9.74M$7.64M$5.78M$700K$491K$405K$66K$19K-$24K$76K$85K$47K$3K$26K-$63K$12K-$10K
Net Income$224.12M$32.09M$208.61M$83.55M-$2.91M$13.11M$11.71M$17.44M$3.42M$1.14M$868K$206K$58K-$27K$150K$161K$85K$6K$134K$138K-$56K-$17K
Net Income Margin31.6%6.7%47.2%18.8%-1.3%18.1%24.5%139.6%54.9%46.9%50.6%24.5%17.4%-4.1%12.2%13.1%13.6%0.8%27.6%45.3%-15.0%-6.7%
Supplementary Data
EPS2306.10330.102145.30394.00-5.3069.1079.70176.2029.908.808.002.002.70-1.203.303.501.900.143.003.00-2.60-0.80
Diluted EPS2306.10330.102145.30394.00-5.3069.1079.70176.2053.808.808.002.002.70-1.203.303.501.900.143.003.00-2.60-0.80
Weighted Average OS150.19M150.26M150.27M150.50M150.52M150.52M150.52M150.52M150.57M150.57M159.79M159.79M33.63M33.63M70.80M70.80M70.80M33.63M33.63M33.63M33.63M33.63M
EBITDA$431.56M$226.37M$399.58M$226.25M$90.45M$41.95M$27.93M$7.29M$3.47M$1.31M$836K$368K-$13K$8K$274K$280K$151K$54K$223K$227K$79K$74K
EBITDA Margin60.8%47.4%90.4%50.9%40.4%57.9%58.4%58.3%55.6%53.8%48.7%43.8%-4.0%1.2%22.2%22.8%24.1%7.3%46.0%74.7%21.2%28.6%
Balance Sheet
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010FY 2009FY 2008FY 2007FY 2006FY 2005FY 2004
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-312009-12-312008-12-312007-12-312006-12-312005-12-312004-12-31
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents$24.37M$2.49M$18.98M$18.63M$355K$272K$16K$229K$85K$19K$189K$116K$30K$27K$2K$10K$5K$16K$7K$11K$22K$16K
Short-Term Investments$194.17M$155.41M$126.59M$84.12M$25.01M$13.75M$83K$1.27M$143K$1.16M$859K$665K$14K$46K$79K$16K$6K$75K$156K$0$230K$124K
Cash and Short-Term Investments$218.54M$157.9M$145.57M$102.75M$25.36M$14.02M$99K$2.18M$1.15M$1.18M$1.43M$782K$44K$73K$82K$26K$10K$91K$163K$11K$252K$140K
Accounts Receivable$214.13M$145.63M$236.12M$88.92M$30.05M$18.91M$172K$10.76M$4.03M$1.45M$838K$494K$119K$60K$356K$275K$148K$188K$120K$99K$58K$101K
Inventory$32.35M$36.86M$22.12M$18.68M$1.82M$786K$9K$220K$166K$89K$83K$32K$20K$12K$24K$9K$7K$4K$5K$6K$16K$9K
Other Current Assets$1.84M$954K$913K$155K$62K$2.34M$733$15K$451K$5K-$22K$7K-$3K$3K$6K$0$0$0-$615$0$0$0
Total Current Assets$467.25M$358.68M$412.18M$211.67M$58.83M$36.29M$286K$13.43M$5.92M$2.79M$2.39M$1.35M$192K$158K$468K$309K$165K$283K$287K$115K$327K$250K
Long-Term Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment Net$1.64B$1.05B$1.07B$398.81M$139.44M$77.34M$613K$14.6M$4.81M$1.82M$1.27M$973K$445K$475K$367K$381K$319K$310K$423K$509K$690K$747K
Goodwill$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$743$184$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Intangible Assets$26.18M$19.88M$22.48M$15.67M$7.61M$6.59M$76K$1.45M$122K$153K$179K$24K$21K$26K$25K$0$0$0$0$0$6K$6K
Long-Term Investments$220.8M$80.39M$103.01M$26.85M$7.99M$4.56M$299K$1.29M$1.18M$199K$136K$65K$296K$148K$66K$15K$11K$40$76K$40$0$35K
Deferred Tax Assets$2.7M$4.16M$17.84M$1.68M$166K$96K$12K$10.93M$1.69M$3.25M$2.11M$1.35M-$296K-$148K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Assets$15.61M$212.57M$352.45M$114.96M$39.27M$29.83M$9K$15.3M$8.5M$20K$29K$310K$434K$291K$93K$95K$40K$66K$10K$108K$64K$32K
Total Long-Term Assets$1.91B$1.36B$1.57B$557.97M$194.47M$118.41M$1.01M$43.57M$16.31M$5.44M$3.72M$2.72M$901K$791K$552K$491K$370K$376K$509K$617K$760K$820K
Other Assets$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Assets$2.37B$1.72B$1.98B$769.64M$253.3M$154.7M$1.3M$57M$22.23M$8.23M$6.11M$4.08M$1.09M$949K$1.02M$800K$536K$659K$799K$732K$1.09M$1.07M
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable$80.34M$61.14M$69.78M$14.88M$3.34M$2.34M$60K$1.69M$961K$422K$243K$103K$12K$17K$143K$59K$99K$135K$74K$77K$66K$53K
Short-Term Debt$93.2M$97.57M$68.78M$36.65M$7.95M$19.37M$87K$2.47M$2.16M$1.51M$759K$187K$45K$60K$25K$80K$16K$14K$9K$20K$698K$612K
Current Income Tax Payable$0$58.66M$44.13M$25.25M$7.14M$4.52M$1.08M$3.79M$1.12M$475K$274K$137K$18K$2K$89K$58K$35K$64K$16K$18K$5K$41K
Current Unearned Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$82K$24K$832K$606K$339K$96K$42K$89K-$133K-$111K$74K$21K$23K$10K$0
Other Current Liabilities$41.59M$12.43M$12.13M$3.18M$1.89M$814K$24K$5.08M$1.67M-$120K-$343K-$36K-$16K-$21K-$19K$139K$116K-$59K-$11K-$16K-$5K$2K
Total Current Liabilities$263.57M$242.48M$208.35M$85.64M$21.42M$27.76M$195K$11.17M$5.74M$2.78M$1.59M$637K$154K$134K$286K$220K$166K$227K$109K$122K$774K$683K
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-Term Debt$225.7M$148.84M$403.53M$91.16M$45.18M$29.21M$332K$6.16M$2.42M$831K$557K$458K$0$12K$45K$0$0$72K$288K$351K$108K$127K
Long-Term Unearned Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$78K$0$9K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities$160.01M$102.78M$111.55M$49.31M$19.13M$8.79M$80K$4.77M$2.49M$735K$499K$0$127K$111K$95K$96K$61K$55K$91K$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Liabilities$32.26M$22.89M$46.95M$16.88M$7.75M$6.4M$50K$2.11M$556K$549K$509K$670K$40K$25K$0$0$0$0$0$0$8K-$3K
Total Long-Term Liabilities$417.98M$274.51M$562.04M$157.35M$72.05M$44.4M$462K$13.05M$5.47M$2.12M$1.56M$1.21M$167K$156K$140K$96K$61K$127K$379K$351K$116K$123K
Other Liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities$681.55M$516.99M$770.38M$242.99M$93.48M$72.16M$657K$24.22M$11.21M$4.9M$3.15M$1.84M$321K$290K$426K$316K$227K$354K$488K$473K$890K$806K
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock$970K$350.08M$350.08M$160.76M$51.62M$26.5M$16K$980K$980K$980K$129K$129K$57K$57K$56K$57K$57K$0$0$0$0$57K
Retained Earnings$215.07M$32.94M$208.58M$38.06M-$925K$6.74M$103K$9.52M$2.27M$1.38M$1.11M$1.45M$611K$115K$416K$161K$5K$0$0$0$0-$6K
Comprehensive Income & Other$1.08B$808.21M$649.44M$339.13M$112.65M$51.1M$312K$3.1M$656K$540K$1.29M$659K$103K$393K$211K$170K$152K$0$0$0$0$129K
Other Stockholders' Equity$1.43B$781.76M$617.7M$327.43M$108.91M$49.18M$511K$10.5M$1.33M$974K$1.72M$659K$103K$488K$196K$265K$247K$304K$310K$259K$197K$213K
Total Equity$1.65B$1.16B$1.18B$526.25M$159.61M$82.42M$631K$21.01M$4.58M$3.33M$2.96M$2.24M$772K$660K$669K$484K$309K$304K$310K$259K$197K$264K
Minority Interest$41.91M$40.8M$30.65M$399K$214K$125K$9K$303K$187K$4K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities and Equity$2.33B$1.68B$1.95B$769.24M$253.09M$154.58M$1.29M$45.22M$15.78M$8.23M$6.11M$4.08M$1.09M$949K$1.09M$800K$536K$659K$799K$732K$1.09M$1.07M
Supplementary Data
Total Debt$318.91M$246.4M$472.31M$127.81M$53.12M$48.58M$418K$5.68M$4.58M$2.35M$1.31M$645K$45K$72K$70K$80K$16K$86K$297K$371K$805K$738K
Net Debt$294.53M$243.92M$453.33M$109.18M$52.77M$48.31M$402K$5.47M$3.04M$2.33M$1.13M$529K$15K$44K$68K$70K$12K$70K$289K$360K$783K$723K
Cash Flow Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010FY 2009FY 2008FY 2007FY 2006FY 2005FY 2004
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-312009-12-312008-12-312007-12-312006-12-312005-12-312004-12-31
Operating Activities
Net Income$293.15M$35K$325K$15.48M-$5K$63K$9.32M$15.43M$3.11M$1.76M$1.31M$272K$78K-$39K$150K$161K$85K$6K$134K$116K-$56K-$17K
Depreciation & Amortization$105.46M$96.86M$130.16M$85.35M$42.04M$11.33M$4.51M$960K$1.61M$157K$126K$68K$65K$68K$33K$21K$15K$37K$32K$32K$51K$62K
Deferred Income Tax-$305K$0$0$0$0$0-$8.64M-$12.93M-$801K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Stock-Based Compensation$0$0$0$0$0$0$65K$9K$2K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Changes in Working Capital:
  Accounts Receivable$10.04M$43K$94K$8.16M$25K$133K$10.25M$4.54M-$750K-$662K-$777K-$126K-$48K$224K$0$0$0$0-$19K$0$0-$44K
  Inventory$0$0$0$0$0$0-$10.25M$0-$267K$563K-$216K-$1K-$604-$3K-$15K-$1K-$4K$870$1K$10K-$7K-$5K
  Accounts Payable$0-$63K-$38K-$3M-$47K-$75K$1.11M$1.58M$339K$411K$287K$20K$25K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$22K
  Other Working Capital-$13.74M$5K-$67K$2.76M-$11K-$292$7.49M-$27K$0$0$0$0$0$0-$64K-$226K-$49K$18K-$20K-$34K$49K$10K
Total Working Capital Change-$3.71M-$14K-$11K$7.92M-$33K$58K$8.6M$6.1M-$679K$312K-$705K-$107K-$23K$221K-$80K-$228K-$53K$19K-$37K-$24K$41K-$17K
Other Non-Cash Items-$128.51M-$96.72M-$130.24M-$68.24M-$41.86M-$11.3M-$6.11M-$7.16M-$1.7M-$879K$97K-$91K-$148K-$161K$82K$5K$41K$77K-$17K-$127K$78K$33K
Net Cash from Operating$266.08M$157K$239K$40.51M$149K$146K$7.75M$2.4M$1.55M$1.35M$824K$142K-$29K$89K$186K-$40K$89K$140K$112K-$2K$115K$61K
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-$191.15M-$101K-$22K-$2.72M-$37K-$110K-$11.33M-$6.1M-$2.47M-$1.5M-$740K-$29K-$32K-$128K-$74K-$3K-$22K-$17K-$1K-$2K-$3K-$873
Acquisitions-$5M$789-$79K-$8.38M$25K$0-$5.48M$271K$210K$5K$0-$29K-$7K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Purchases of Investments-$86K-$22K-$50K-$14.51M-$36K-$50K-$1.73M$0-$4$0-$119K-$38K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$40$0$0
Sales of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$802K$159K$0$25K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing Activities$17.37M$0$0$0$0$0$477K$10K$0$0$77K-$105K$52K$4K$3K$0$0$99$120K$0$0$0
Net Cash from Investing-$178.88M-$122K-$151K-$25.62M-$48K-$160K-$18.06M-$5.81M-$1.46M-$1.33M-$782K-$176K$13K-$123K-$71K-$3K-$22K-$17K$119K-$2K-$3K-$873
Financing Activities
Debt Repaid$139.05M-$14K----$26.02M-$3.09M-$2.2M-$623K-$288K-$103K-$28K-$164$25K-$63K$68K$194K$78K$238K--
Common Stock Issuance$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock Repurchases$0$0-$4K-$23K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Dividends Paid-$653K-$12K-$48K-$2.92M-$800$0-$977K-$1.24M-$908K-$953K-$220K$0$0$0-$33K-$5K-$80K$0$0$0$0$0
Other Financing Activities-$22.99M$5$0$0$0-$586$204K$0-$429K$0$29K-$19K-$11K-$9K$0$0$0$0$0$914-$25-$306
Net Cash from Financing-$62.28M-$46K-$127K-$8.33M-$102K-$2K$11.09M$735K-$221K-$257K$97K$83K$18K-$9K-$59K$59K-$148K-$195K-$79K-$237K-$25-$306
Forex Effect-$73K$3K$16K-$1.31M$5$1K$411K$862K$29K$5K$4K$4K$452$306$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net Change in Cash$21.11M-$8K-$23K$5.26M-$370-$14K$738K$64K$38K-$170K$67K$86K$2K-$43K$56K$15K-$81K-$71K$152K-$242K$112K$0
Supplementary Data
Operating Cash Flow$266.08M$157K$239K$40.51M$149K$146K$7.75M$2.4M$1.55M$1.35M$824K$142K-$29K$89K$186K-$40K$89K$140K$112K-$2K$115K$61K
Capital Expenditure-$191.15M-$101K-$22K-$2.72M-$37K-$110K-$11.33M-$4.5M-$2.25M-$1.42M-$740K-$29K-$32K-$128K-$74K-$3K-$22K-$17K-$1K-$2K-$3K-$873
Free Cash Flow$74.93M$56K$217K$37.79M$113K$36K-$3.58M-$2.1M-$708K-$65K$7K$113K-$61K-$39K$112K-$43K$67K$123K$110K-$4K$112K$60K
Cash at Beginning$3.27M$11K$34K$292K$2K$16K$229K$85K$19K$189K$116K$30K$27K$70K$26K$10K$91K$162K$11K$252K$140K$0
Cash at End$24.38M$2K$11K$5.55M$2K$2K$967K$149K$57K$19K$183K$116K$30K$27K$82K$26K$10K$91K$162K$11K$252K$16K