CEPU vs EDN
Central Puerto S.a. and Edenor, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in ARS, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CEPU | EDN |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ARS 738.2B | ARS 2.0T |
| Net income | ARS 49.6B | ARS 274.4B |
| Gross margin | 39.5% | 19.3% |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 13.3% |
| Return on equity | 2.7% | 20.0% |
| Diluted EPS | ARS 33.01 | ARS 311.00 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 33.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | ARS 115.7B | ARS -114.0B |
| Equity | ARS 1.8T | · |
| Net debt / equity | · | 0.29× |
| Current ratio | 1.48× | 0.89× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 58.5% | 61.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 22.3% | 61.6% |
EDN bills 2.8× the revenue of CEPU, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (13.3% against 8.3%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CEPU | EDN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | ARS 738.2B | ARS 2.0T |
| FY2023 | ARS 682.8B | ARS 1.5T |
| FY2022 | ARS 687.6B | ARS 1.4T |
| FY2021 | ARS 346.2B | ARS 688.5B |
| FY2020 | ARS 112.0B | ARS 268.4B |
| FY2019 | ARS 73.9B | ARS 184.7B |
| FY2018 | ARS 29.9B | ARS 117.1B |
| FY2017 | ARS 14.8B | ARS 60.9B |
| FY2016 | ARS 7.0B | ARS 25.8B |
| FY2015 | ARS 2.7B | ARS 3.8B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CEPU | EDN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | ARS 49.6B | ARS 274.4B |
| FY2023 | ARS 322.4B | ARS 189.3B |
| FY2022 | ARS 129.1B | ARS -46.9B |
| FY2021 | ARS -4.5B | ARS -128.7B |
| FY2020 | ARS 20.3B | ARS -51.8B |
| FY2019 | ARS 18.1B | ARS 24.9B |
| FY2018 | ARS 36.7B | ARS 9.0B |
| FY2017 | ARS 8.1B | ARS 7.8B |
| FY2016 | ARS 1.4B | ARS 250.1M |
| FY2015 | ARS 1.3B | ARS 1.1B |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | −ARS 1,304,957,264,000 | EDN |
| FY2023 | −ARS 843,897,592,000 | EDN |
| FY2022 | −ARS 708,275,025,000 | EDN |
| FY2021 | −ARS 342,258,239,000 | EDN |
| FY2020 | −ARS 156,341,860,000 | EDN |
| FY2019 | −ARS 110,842,168,000 | EDN |
| FY2018 | −ARS 87,244,273,000 | EDN |
| FY2017 | −ARS 46,070,089,000 | EDN |
| FY2016 | −ARS 18,782,720,000 | EDN |
| FY2015 | −ARS 1,147,982,000 | EDN |
EDN has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CEPU's net margin has been more volatile than EDN's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 19.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.1.
3 of 9 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CEPU and EDN over these 3 fiscal years — CEPU led in 2 and EDN in 1.
3 of 9 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CEPU's return on equity has been more volatile than EDN's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 33.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 12.8.
9 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CEPU and EDN over these 9 fiscal years — CEPU led in 8 and EDN in 1.
9 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.