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Chesapeake Utilities (Chesapeake Utilities) ROE %

: 9.59% (As of Dec. 2023)
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ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Chesapeake Utilities's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $101.3 Mil. Chesapeake Utilities's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,056.4 Mil. Therefore, Chesapeake Utilities's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.59%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chesapeake Utilities's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

CPK' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.39   Med: 11.36   Max: 12.5
Current: 9.34

During the past 13 years, Chesapeake Utilities's highest ROE % was 12.50%. The lowest was 8.39%. And the median was 11.36%.

CPK's ROE % is ranked better than
54% of 513 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 8.93 vs CPK: 9.34

Chesapeake Utilities ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chesapeake Utilities's ROE % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Chesapeake Utilities Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROE %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.07 11.36 11.35 11.18 8.39

Chesapeake Utilities Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROE % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.70 17.19 7.49 4.35 9.59

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Chesapeake Utilities's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Chesapeake Utilities ROE % Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Chesapeake Utilities's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chesapeake Utilities's ROE % falls into.



Chesapeake Utilities ROE % Calculation

Chesapeake Utilities's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=87.212/( (832.801+1246.104)/ 2 )
=87.212/1039.4525
=8.39 %

Chesapeake Utilities's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Sep. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=101.312/( (866.677+1246.104)/ 2 )
=101.312/1056.3905
=9.59 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Chesapeake Utilities  (NYSE:CPK) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=101.312/1056.3905
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(101.312 / 741.34)*(741.34 / 2772.725)*(2772.725 / 1056.3905)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=13.67 %*0.2674*2.6247
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=3.66 %*2.6247
=9.59 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=101.312/1056.3905
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (101.312 / 128.152) * (128.152 / 215.084) * (215.084 / 741.34) * (741.34 / 2772.725) * (2772.725 / 1056.3905)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.7906 * 0.5958 * 29.01 % * 0.2674 * 2.6247
=9.59 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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Chesapeake Utilities (Chesapeake Utilities) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Energy Lane, Dover, DE, USA, 19901
Chesapeake Utilities Corp is a diversified energy delivery company that is engaged in natural gas transmission and distribution, electricity generation and distribution, propane gas distribution, mobile compressed natural gas utility services and solutions and other businesses. The company operates in two reportable segments, Regulated Energy and Unregulated Energy. The company's natural gas and electric distribution operations in Delaware, Maryland and Florida are subject to regulation by their respective PSC. Eastern Shore, its natural gas transmission subsidiary, is subject to regulation by the FERC and Peninsula Pipeline and Aspire Energy Express, its intrastate pipeline subsidiaries, are subject to regulation by the Florida PSC and Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, respectively.
Executives
Jeffery S Sylvester officer: Senior VP & COO 500 ENERGY LANE, DOVER DE 19901
Thomas J Bresnan director 1350 S. MILWAUKEE STREET, DENVER CO 80210
Maddock Paul L Jr director 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD, DOVER DE 19904
Hill Thomas P Jr director 909 SILVER LAKE BOULEVARD, DOVER DE 19904
Lila A Jaber director 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD, DOVER DE 19904
John R Schimkaitis director, other: Chair of the Board 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD., DOVER DE 19904
Kevin J Webber officer: Senior VP & Chief Dev. Officer 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD, DOVER DE 19904
Stephanie N Gary director 500 ENERGY LANE, DOVER DE 19901
Lisa Bisaccia director ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Michael D Galtman officer: Senior VP & CAO 500 ENERGY LANE, DOVER DE 19901
Sheree M. Petrone director 601 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jeffry M Householder director, other: President & CEO 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD, DOVER DE 19904
Forsythe Ronald G Jr director 909 SILVER LAKE BOULEVARD, DOVER DE 19904
Dianna Morgan director 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD, DOVER DE 19904
Beth W Cooper officer: Executive VP & CFO CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION, 909 SILVER LAKE BOULEVARD, DOVER DE 19904