Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D) With Expected Sales Growth of 0.06042 is a 0.05030 Target Weight Reasonable?

Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D) of the Electricity sector might have recently popped up on investor’s radars as the 48309878 market cap company based out of United States of America recently closed at 73.590000.  The stock has seen year over year sales growth of 0.06042 giving it a traded value of $280907.

Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D)  closed the recent session at 73.590000 with a market value of $48309878.

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Turning to some key growth data as decimals. One year cash flow growth ratio is calculated on a trailing 12 months basis and is a one year percentage growth of a firm’s cash flow from operations. This number stands at 0.03966 for Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D). The one year Growth EBIT ratio stands at 0.00957 and is a calculation of one year growth in earnings before interest and taxes. The one year EBITDA growth number holds at 0.02019 which is calculated similarly to EBIT Growth with just the addition of amortization.

Taking even a further look we note that the 1 year Free Cash Flow (FCF) Growth is at -0.11440. The one year growth in Net Profit after Tax is 0.45429 and lastly sales growth was 0.06042.

Investors may be looking ahead to the next round of company earnings reports. Following the numbers may assist investors when attempting to do stock research. Many investors will closely follow the results to see how far off they are from the most recent analyst estimates. Analysts may be busy updating estimates before and after company earnings reports. Investors have the option of following analyst projections in order to help gauge how the sell-side is viewing company prospects. Many investors will also choose to follow analyst buy, sell, and price target recommendations.

Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D) has a current suggested portfolio ownership target rate of 0.05030 (as a decimal) ownership.  Target weight is the volatility adjusted recommended position size for a stock in your portfolio.  The maximum target weight is 7% for any given stock.  The indicator is based off of the 100 day volatility reading and calculates a target weight accordingly.  The more recent volatility of a stock, the lower the target weight will be.  The 3-month volatility stands at 18.066100 (decimal), the 6-month at 16.386900 and the 12-month at 16.294200.  This is the normal returns and standard deviation of the stock price over three months annualized.

Taking look at some key returns and margins data we can note the following: Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D) has Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) of 0.059848, with a 5-year average of 0.068866 and an ROIC quality score of 10.451882. Why is ROIC important? It’s one of the most fundamental metrics in determining the value of a given stock. It helps potential investors determine if the firm is using it’s invested capital to return profits.

Changing lanes and looking at some Debt ratios, Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D) has a debt to equity ratio of 2.07179 and a Free Cash Flow to Debt ratio of -0.001960.  This ratio provides insight as to how high the firm’s total debt is compared to its free cash flow generated.  In terms of Net Debt to EBIT, that ratio stands at 9.45559.  This ratio reveals how easily a company is able to pay interest and capital on its net outstanding debt.  The lower the ratio the better as that indicates that the company is able to meet its interest and capital payments. Lastly we’ll take note of the Net Debt to Market Value ratio.  Dominion Energy, Inc.’s ND to MV current stands at 0.784477. This ratio is calculated as follows: Net debt (Total debt minus Cash ) / Market value of the company.

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