CenterPoint Energy, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 10.51% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s free cash flow has decreased 0.42% from $-2.37G last year to $-2.38G, signaling decreasing performance

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 2.14, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 1.97 last year to 2.14 today, signaling weakened financials

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 6.42x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio of 2.21 indicates that earnings with margin can cover interest payments on company debt

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (-1.52%) in the last year from 11.79% to 11.61%, signaling decreasing performance

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s short-term liabilities of $6.26G exceed its short-term assets of $5.70G, signaling financial risk

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s return on assets of 2.32% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s return on equity of 9.85%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 3.24% since last year from $1.02G to $1.05G, signaling increasing performance

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 8.26% since last year from $8.64G to $9.36G, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 4.14% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 0.13% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. had revenue growth in 3.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has an earnings yield of 4.16%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 3.29 based on EBITDA multiple model

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 13.73x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 46.96 based on Earnings Fair Value model

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 2.29x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 2.79x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue