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Centuri Holdings

CTRI
42
Regulated Gas · Utilities
Price
$27.70
+0.42 (+1.54%)
Market Cap
$2.80B
Winston Score
42
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+2.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 88.5M (2021) → 90.3M (2025)

Centuri Holdings is a utility infrastructure services company. It builds, repairs, and maintains the underground pipes and power lines that deliver natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses. Its main customers are large regulated utilities across the United States and Canada, and it works under long-term contracts to keep that critical infrastructure running safely.

Centuri makes money by charging utilities for labor and construction services, earning revenue on a project or contract basis rather than through subscriptions or product sales. The company operates primarily in North America and generates roughly $2.5 billion in annual revenue, making it one of the larger specialty contractors serving the utility sector. Its competitive position comes from deep, long-standing relationships with major utility clients and the specialized workforce needed to do this work safely. The key risk is that thin margins — gross margins below 10% — leave little room for cost overruns, labor shortages, or project delays, any of which can quickly pressure profitability.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+27.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+55.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

67.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 months

$60M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Centuri Holdings grew revenue 27% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
5.1%
Thin — 5.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
0.4%
Thin — 0.4% operating margin
ROCE
0.3%
Weak — 0.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+14.1%
Fast-growing sales (14.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
+1742.8%
Earnings growing fast (1742.8% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
86%
Modest — 86% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-1.8%
Burning cash (-1.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.37
Conservative — low debt load (0.37)
Interest Cover
1.49x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.5x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
80.4x
Expensive — P/E 80.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+56.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (80.4 → 23.4)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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