On the stock market since 1980, it operates in electricity, water and gas. It has 3,830 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
Average growth of 8% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $19.8B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
The stock trades 31% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 17% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 40 buys and 38 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $3.50 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
On our five-subject report card, UEPEN sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: UEPEN is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.