Yahoo Finance Interested In ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE)? Here's What Its Recent Performance Looks Like
For long-term investors, assessing earnings trend over time and against industry benchmarks is more beneficial than examining a single earnings announcement at a point in time. Investors may find my commentary, albeit very high-level and brief, on ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) useful as an attempt to give more color around how ALLETE is currently performing.
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How ALE fared against its long-term earnings performance and its industry
ALE's trailing twelve-month earnings (from 30 June 2019) of US$197m has jumped 17% compared to the previous year.
Furthermore, this one-year growth rate has exceeded its 5-year annual growth average of 8.8%, indicating the rate at which ALE is growing has accelerated. What's enabled this growth? Let's see whether it is solely a result of industry tailwinds, or if ALLETE has seen some company-specific growth.
In terms of returns from investment, ALLETE has fallen short of achieving a 20% return on equity (ROE), recording 8.9% instead. However, its return on assets (ROA) of 5.1% exceeds the US Electric Utilities industry of 4.5%, indicating ALLETE has used its assets more efficiently. Though, its return on capital (ROC), which also accounts for ALLETE’s debt level, has declined over the past 3 years from 5.7% to 4.3%.
What does this mean?
ALLETE's track record can be a valuable insight into its earnings performance, but it certainly doesn't tell the whole story. Positive growth and profitability are what investors like to see in a company’s track record, but how do we properly assess sustainability? I suggest you continue to research ALLETE to get a more holistic view of the stock by looking at:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for ALE’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for ALE’s outlook.
Financial Health: Are ALE’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.
Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the trailing twelve months from 30 June 2019. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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