Generates and transmits electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Distributes natural gas to homes and businesses. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $4.5B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 18.6× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 61% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 19% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 11% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 21 buys and 17 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $2.79 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 12/100.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 37/100.
On our five-subject report card, BKH sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: BKH is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.