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Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima

EDN
49
Regulated Electric · Utilities
Price
$24.30
-0.59 (-2.37%)
Market Cap
$1.06B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte, known as Edenor, is Argentina's largest electricity distribution company. It delivers electricity to homes, businesses, and industries across the northern and northwestern parts of Greater Buenos Aires, serving roughly 3 million customers. It does not generate power itself — it buys electricity wholesale and delivers it through its network of power lines and substations.

Edenor earns money by charging customers for the electricity they use, with rates set by Argentina's federal government under a regulated concession agreement. Because the government controls pricing, the company's profits depend heavily on whether regulators allow rate increases to keep up with Argentina's notoriously high inflation. The company operates entirely within Argentina, making it deeply exposed to the country's economic instability and currency risk. The key challenge going forward is securing timely and adequate tariff adjustments, since delays in rate approvals can quickly squeeze margins and limit the company's ability to invest in its aging grid infrastructure.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+32.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+225.2% 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

80.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$820.7B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Strong grower

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima is growing revenue at 33% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

+0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 43.8M (2021) → 43.8M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
27.9%
Modest — 27.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
15.9%
Healthy — 15.9% operating margin
ROCE
3.6%
Weak — 3.6% 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
+22.5%
Fast-growing sales (+22.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
+38.9%
Earnings growing fast (+38.9% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
19%
Weak — only 19% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-3.5%
Burning cash (-3.5%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.45
Conservative — low debt load (0.45)
Interest Cover
1.29x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.3x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.0x
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.0

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
-0.1
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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