Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
General ticker "CPK" information:
- Sector: Utilities
- Industry: Regulated Gas
- Capitalization: $3.0B (TTM average)
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 5.2%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.1%: low 121.21$, high 123.84$
Factors to consider:
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-03-16, amount 0.69$ (Y2.30%)
- Total employees count: 1200 (-6.3%) as of 2024
- Company does not operate outside US (retrieved using AI)
- Top business risk factors: Operational and conduct risks, Supply chain disruptions, Regulatory and compliance, Cybersecurity threats, Labor/talent shortage/retention
- Price in estimated range
- Earnings for 3 months up through Q1 exceed our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2025-12-31 to 2027-12-31
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [108.56$, 149.43$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [108.64$, 150.10$]
Financial Metrics affecting the CPK estimates:
- Negative: with PPE of 20.9 at the end of fiscal year the price was very high
- Positive: Operating profit margin, % of 27.52 > 18.39
- Positive: 6.59 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 7.93
- Positive: Interest expense per share per price, % of 2.46 <= 3.31
- Positive: Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 16.84 > 10.39
- Positive: 19.24 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 39.54 <= 42.59
- Positive: 1.81 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 3.35
- Positive: Industry earnings per price (median), % of 4.54 > 4.45
- Positive: Inventory ratio change, % of -3.30 <= -0.75
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Financial data
| YTD | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $670.60MM | $787.20MM | $930.00MM |
| Operating Expenses | $519.80MM | $559.00MM | $674.10MM |
| Operating Income | $150.80MM | $228.20MM | $255.90MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-35.50MM | $-66.40MM | $-62.90MM |
| Interest Expense | $36.90MM | $68.40MM | $72.50MM |
| Income(Loss) | $115.30MM | $161.80MM | $193.00MM |
| Taxes | $28.10MM | $43.20MM | $52.70MM |
| Net Income(Loss)* | $87.20MM | $118.60MM | $140.30MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $1,246.10MM | $1,390.20MM | $1,598.50MM |
| Inventory | $29.23MM | $26.90MM | $0.00MM |
| Assets | $3,304.70MM | $3,577.00MM | $4,042.60MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $203.50MM | $239.40MM | $233.70MM |
| Capital expenditure | $188.62MM | $355.30MM | $448.60MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-1,111.40MM | $-349.90MM | $-435.70MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $906.60MM | $113.50MM | $195.90MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $4.75 | $5.28 | $6.00 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.