Black Hills vs Idacorp
BKH and IDA side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BKH and IDA compare
Idacorp is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as Black Hills ($8.6B against $6.6B).
On earnings, Black Hills is cheaper: it trades at 20.9× trailing earnings, against 22.6× for Idacorp.
Idacorp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.6% versus 2.8% for Black Hills).
Idacorp keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.5% compared with 13.5% at Black Hills.
Both pay dividends: Black Hills yields 3.2% and Idacorp 1.8%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BKH | IDA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.6B | $8.6B |
| Share price | $86.96 | $146.85 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.3% | 14.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 33.3% | 35.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.51 | 0.30 |
| Employees | 257 | 2,174 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 10 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.9× (better) | 22.6× |
| P/S | 2.8× (better) | 4.7× |
| P/B | 1.7× (better) | 2.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.8× (better) | 17.1× |
| PEG | 249.17 | 4.60 (better) |
| FCF yield | −4.7% (better) | −11.7% |
| Fair value | $80.86 | $114.47 |
| Margin of safety | −7.5% (better) | −28.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.8% | 3.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.4% (better) | 6.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 10.7% | 17.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 5.1% | 11.9% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.7% | 4.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 24.3% (better) | 24.3% |
| Net margin | 13.5% | 20.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | −13.5% (better) | −55.6% |
| Return on equity | 8.2% | 9.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.0% (better) | 5.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.13 | 0.95 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.13 | 5.08 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.8× (better) | 2.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.47 | 1.18 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.03 | 1.32 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.2% (better) | 1.8% |
| Payout ratio | 67.0% | 52.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 10 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.5% | 4.9% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −1.0% (better) | −4.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% (better) | −3.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 103% | 104% |
| Held by insiders | 0.57% | 0.41% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$305K (better) | −$963K |
| Short interest, % of float | 16.9% | 7.7% |
Go deeper
- BKH stock overview
- BKH income statement
- BKH valuation and score
- IDA stock overview
- IDA income statement
- IDA valuation and score
Other comparisons
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.