XEL Relative Valuation
XEL's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, XEL is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 20.23 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 19.53. The fair price of Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) is between 72.81 to 89.45 according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
72.81-89.45
Current Price：80.47
Fair
20.23
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
11.63
EV/EBITDA
Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) has a current EV/EBITDA of 11.63. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 11.94. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 9.78, Undervalued between 9.78 and 10.86, Fairly Valued between 13.02 and 10.86, Overvalued between 13.02 and 14.10, and Strongly Overvalued above 14.10. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 11.63 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
23.42
EV/EBIT
Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) has a current EV/EBIT of 23.42. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 22.67. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 18.70, Undervalued between 18.70 and 20.69, Fairly Valued between 24.66 and 20.69, Overvalued between 24.66 and 26.65, and Strongly Overvalued above 26.65. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 23.42 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
80.90
PS
Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) has a current PS of 80.90. The 5-year average PS is 3.11. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -10.27, Undervalued between -10.27 and -3.58, Fairly Valued between 9.80 and -3.58, Overvalued between 9.80 and 16.49, and Strongly Overvalued above 16.49. The current Forward PS of 80.90 falls within the Strongly Overvalued range.
7.70
P/OCF
Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) has a current P/OCF of 7.70. The 5-year average P/OCF is 8.17. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 4.74, Undervalued between 4.74 and 6.45, Fairly Valued between 9.88 and 6.45, Overvalued between 9.88 and 11.60, and Strongly Overvalued above 11.60. The current Forward P/OCF of 7.70 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
-15.98
P/FCF
Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) has a current P/FCF of -15.98. The 5-year average P/FCF is -37.66. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -172.29, Undervalued between -172.29 and -104.98, Fairly Valued between 29.65 and -104.98, Overvalued between 29.65 and 96.97, and Strongly Overvalued above 96.97. The current Forward P/FCF of -15.98 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 2.26. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 1.99 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 13.53% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 2.17, the current P/B ratio is about 4.30% higher. Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately -0.11%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of -4.08%, the current FCF yield is approximately -97.37% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of -4.54% , the current FCF yield is about -97.64% lower.
2.26
P/B
Median3y
1.99
Median5y
2.17
-0.11
FCF Yield
Median3y
-4.08
Median5y
-4.54
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for XEL's competitors is 75.96, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Xcel Energy Inc Corp (XEL) exhibits a P/S ratio of 80.90, which is 6.50% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 7.44%, this premium appears unsustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of XEL increased by 11.25% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in P/E Change from 18.71 to 24.76.
The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed 7.44%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of XEL in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.
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