Centuri vs MDU Resources
CTRI and MDU side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CTRI and MDU compare
MDU Resources is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Centuri ($4.1B against $2.2B).
On earnings, MDU Resources is cheaper: it trades at 21.1× trailing earnings, against 39.0× for Centuri.
Centuri grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (31.5% versus −0.72% for MDU Resources).
MDU Resources keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.3% compared with 1.4% at Centuri.
MDU Resources pays a dividend yielding 2.9%; Centuri does not pay one.
MDU Resources scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 3 for Centuri), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CTRI | MDU |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.2B | $4.1B |
| Share price | $21.82 | $19.59 |
| Change, 1 year | −1.4% | −7.5% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −31.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.97 | 0.64 |
| Employees | 9,687 | 2,096 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 39.0× | 21.1× (better) |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 2.2× |
| P/B | 2.5× | 1.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.2× | 12.5× (better) |
| FCF yield | −2.1% (better) | −7.8% |
| Fair value | $9.04 | $18.48 |
| Margin of safety | −141% | −6.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 31.5% (better) | −0.72% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | −19.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2033% (better) | 13.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 1767% (better) | 12.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −13.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 8.0% | – |
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 17.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 10.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | −1.3% (better) | −17.2% |
| Return on equity | 7.2% (better) | 6.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.2% (better) | 5.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.90 | 0.87 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.49 | 4.80 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.84 (better) | 0.88 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.46 (better) | 1.07 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.9% |
| Payout ratio | – | 59.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −8.3% |
| Buyback yield | – | −4.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% (better) | −1.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 106% | 92.3% |
| Held by insiders | 25.8% | 0.81% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$30.2M | $104K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.4% | 9.0% |
Go deeper
- CTRI stock overview
- CTRI income statement
- CTRI valuation and score
- MDU stock overview
- MDU income statement
- MDU valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.