What does the company do?
Dynegy Inc. (Dynegy) is a holding company and conducts all of its business operations, through its subsidiaries. Dynegy is engaged in the production and sale of electric energy, capacity and ancillary services from its fleet of 27 operating power plants in 13 states totaling nearly 18,000 megawatt of generating capacity. Dynegy Holdings Inc. (DHI) is the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary. The segments of the Company include the Midwest segment (GEN-MW), the West segment (GEN-WE) and the Northeast segment (GEN-NE). Dynegy sells electric energy, capacity and ancillary services on a wholesale basis from its power generation facilities.
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.
- Dynegy one-year sales: 2.82 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Electric Utilities group: -92.33% - Dynegy one-year income: -761.00 Mil.
| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 2.82 Bil | 36.80 Bil | | Income | -761.00 Mil | 2.32 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Dynegy one-year sales growth: -5.30%.
Difference from the average for the Electric Utilities group: -3.40 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -5.30% | -1.90% | | Income Growth | NA | 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.
- Dynegy one-year net profit margin: -27.5%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -19.6 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | -27.5% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -7.9% | | 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.
- Dynegy debt/equity ratio: 1.69.
Difference from the average for the Electric Utilities group: 22.46%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 1.69 | 1.38 |
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