Discounted Cash Flow

Centerpoint Energy Inc.

CNP · Based on 10 years of SEC filings

DCF estimate unavailable — No positive free cash flow in recent history — company has not generated positive FCF

Average annual growth rates

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income
Dividends

Average annual growth is the mean year-over-year change across each period.

Endpoint CAGR (better for long term trend)

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income

Endpoint CAGR is the compound annual rate from the first to last year in each period.

Projections use average year-over-year growth. Change this in Settings.

Projected growth rate

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Net income growth
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Sales growth (not added to calculations)
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Historical inputs (10 fiscal years)

YEAR Sales Net Income Free Cash Flow Net Margin EPS (diluted)
2016 $7.5b $432.0m $514.0m 5.7% $1.00
2017 $9.6b (27.7%) $1.8b (314.8%) $-5.0m (-101.0%) 18.6% (224.8%) $4.16 (316.0%)
2018 $6.7b (-29.8%) $368.0m (-79.5%) $485.0m (9800.0%) 5.5% (-70.7%) $0.74 (-82.2%)
2019 $7.5b (11.4%) $791.0m (114.9%) $-868.0m (-279.0%) 10.5% (93.0%) $1.34 (81.1%)
2020 $7.3b (-2.1%) $-773.0m (-197.7%) $-601.0m (30.8%) -10.5% (-199.9%) $-1.79 (-233.6%)
2021 $8.3b (12.3%) $1.5b (292.2%) $-3.1b (-422.8%) 18.0% (271.1%) $2.35 (231.3%)
2022 $9.3b (13.0%) $1.1b (-28.9%) $-2.6b (17.0%) 11.3% (-37.0%) $1.60 (-31.9%)
2023 $8.6b (-7.7%) $917.0m (-13.2%) $-524.0m (79.9%) 10.6% (-6.0%) $1.37 (-14.4%)
2024 $8.6b (-0.7%) $1.0b (11.1%) $-2.4b (-353.1%) 11.9% (11.9%) $1.58 (15.3%)
2025 $9.3b (9.2%) $1.1b (3.2%) $-2.4b (-0.4%) 11.3% (-5.4%) $1.61 (1.9%)

Base FCF: (latest fiscal year)

Discount rate: %

Terminal growth:

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Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands.

Projected cash flows

Year Projected cash flow Discount Factor Present Value

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Terminal FCF:

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PV of terminal value:

Enterprise value (DCF):

DCF price per share:

Current price:

Alternative DCF Models

Model Fair Value Upside PV(FCFs) PV(Terminal) Total Years
Standard (10yr→TV) 10 + TV
Alt A (Gradual Decline)
Alt B (30yr Hard Stop) N/A

This is a simplified DCF model for illustration. It uses reported free cash flow, a single growth assumption, fixed WACC, and a Gordon Growth terminal value. It is not investment advice.

+ 10YR Financials Balance Sheet (10YR) Cash Flow (10YR) DCF Model

No positive free cash flow in recent history — company has not generated positive FCF

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