What does the company do?
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) is a public utility holding company engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power to retail customers, and supplying and marketing of electric power at wholesale to other electric utility companies, municipalities and other market participants. The subsidiaries of the Company include Appalachian Power Company (APCo), Columbus Southern Power Company (CSPCo), Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M) Ohio Power Company (OPCo), Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCo). The public utility subsidiaries of AEP are engaged in providing electric service, consisting of generation, transmission and distribution, on an integrated basis to their retail customers.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Amer Elec Pwr one-year sales: 13.44 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Electric Utilities group: -63.47% - Amer Elec Pwr one-year income: 1.27 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Electric Utilities group: -45.39%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 13.44 Bil | 36.80 Bil | | Income | 1.27 Bil | 2.32 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Amer Elec Pwr one-year sales growth: -0.30%.
Difference from the average for the Electric Utilities group: 1.60 pct. pts. - Amer Elec Pwr one-year income growth: -37.20%.
| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -0.30% | -1.90% | | Income Growth | -37.20% | 90.10% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Amer Elec Pwr one-year net profit margin: 9.4%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: 1.0 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Electric Utilities group: 1.0 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 9.4% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 8.4% | | Industry | 8.4% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Amer Elec Pwr debt/equity ratio: 1.34.
Difference from the average for the Electric Utilities group: -2.90%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 1.34 | 1.38 |
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