Centrus Energy Corp.

Description

Centrus Energy Corp. supplies nuclear fuel components and services for the nuclear power industry in the United States, Belgium, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) and Technical Solutions. The LEU segment sells separative work units (SWU) components of LEU; natural uranium hexafluoride, uranium concentrates, and uranium conversion; and enriched uranium products to utilities that operate nuclear power plants. The Technical Solutions segment offers technical, manufacturing, engineering, and operations services to public and private sector customers. The company was formerly known as USEC Inc. and changed its name to Centrus Energy Corp. in September 2014. Centrus Energy Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

About

CEO
Mr. Amir V. Vexler
Employees
292
Instrument type
Common Stock
Sector
Energy
Industry
Uranium
MIC code
XASE
Address
6901 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817, United States
Phone
301 564 3200
Website
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Earnings

Date Estimate EPS Actual EPS Difference % Surprise
Oct 27, 2025
Aug 5, 2025
May 5, 2025
Feb 6, 2025 1.33

Earnings estimate

Next Quarter
(Mar 2025)
Next Year
(Dec 2025)
Number of analysts 2 3
Average estimate 0.18 2.79
Low estimate 0.00 2.73
High estimate 0.36 2.89
Last year EPS -0.38 2.49
[stock_revenue_estimate]

Growth estimates

Current qtr
-54.190%
Next qtr. (Mar 2025)
147.370%
Current year
-54.320%
Next year (Dec 2025)
12.410%
Next 5 years (per annum)
Past 5 years (per annum)

Analyst Ratings

Date Firm Action Rating Price Target
Oct 30, 2024
B. Riley Securities
Alex Rygiel
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $88 → $126
Oct 30, 2024
Roth MKM
Joe Reagor
Maintains Neutral ▼ Lowers $62 → $58
Oct 10, 2024
Roth MKM
Joe Reagor
Downgrade Neutral ▲ Raises $55 → $62
Aug 8, 2024
Roth MKM
Joe Reagor
Maintains Buy ▼ Lowers $62 → $55
May 9, 2024
Roth MKM
Joe Reagor
Maintains Buy ▼ Lowers $65 → $62
Feb 13, 2024
B. Riley Securities
Alex Rygiel
Reiterates Buy Maintains $72
Nov 9, 2023
Roth MKM
Joe Reagor
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $49 → $57
Aug 8, 2022
Roth Capital
Joe Reagor
Upgrade Buy Announces $48
Mar 14, 2022
Lake Street
Downgrade Hold
Dec 21, 2021
Roth Capital
Joe Reagor
Upgrade Buy ▲ Raises $57 → $58
Nov 15, 2021
Roth Capital
Joe Reagor
Downgrade Neutral ▲ Raises $27 → $57
Aug 13, 2021
Roth Capital
Maintains Buy ▼ Lowers $28 → $27
May 18, 2021
Roth Capital
Maintains Buy ▼ Lowers $32 → $28
Nov 19, 2020
Roth Capital
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $20 → $22
Nov 16, 2020
Roth Capital
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $18 → $20
Sep 15, 2020
Lake Street
Initiates Buy
Jan 31, 2020
Benchmark
Initiates Buy

Income statement

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Fiscal date 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2020-12-31 2019-12-31
Total reported revenue 320.20M 293.80M 298.30M 247.20M 209.70M
Cost of revenue 208.10M 175.90M 183.80M 149.60M 177.20M
Gross profit 112.10M 117.90M 114.50M 97.60M 32.50M
Operating expense
Research & development
Selling general and admin 35.60M 33.90M 36.00M 36.00M 33.70M
Other operating expenses 14.20M 14.80M 2.10M 3.80M 12.00M
Operating income 56.00M 60.20M 68.30M 51.00M -19.70M
Non operating interest income
Income
Expense 1.30M 500,000 100,000 100,000 3.00M
Other income expense 29.80M 8.10M 67.70M 2.10M 6.50M
Pretax income 84.50M 67.80M 135.90M 53.00M -16.20M
Tax provision 100,000 15.60M -39.10M -1.40M 300,000
Net income 84.40M 52.20M 175.00M 54.40M -16.50M
Basic EPS 5.55 3.47 10.03 0.59 -2.54
Diluted EPS 5.44 3.38 9.75 0.57 -2.54
Basic average shares 15.21M 14.60M 13.49M 9.83M 9.57M
Diluted average shares 15.21M 14.60M 13.49M 9.83M 9.57M
EBITDA 87.80M 76.40M 144.50M 59.90M -8.40M
Net income from continuing op. 84.40M 52.20M 175.00M 54.40M -16.50M
Minority interests
Preferred stock dividends 1.50M 37.60M 41.90M

Balance sheet

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Fiscal date 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2020-12-31 2019-12-31
Total assets 796.20M 705.50M 572.40M 486.30M 455.90M
Current assets
Cash
Cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents 201.20M 179.90M 193.80M 152.00M 130.70M
Other short term investments
Accounts receivable 40.20M 29.00M 23.10M 29.60M 21.10M
Other receivables 9.20M 9.10M 6.00M
Inventory 306.40M 209.20M 91.10M 64.80M 64.50M
Prepaid assets 200,000
Restricted cash
Assets held for sale
Hedging assets
Other current assets 10.80M 24.20M 8.60M 7.80M 9.20M
Non current assets
Properties 1.30M 1.10M 1.10M 1.10M 1.10M
Land and improvements 1.20M 1.20M 1.20M 1.20M 1.20M
Machinery furniture equipment 3.80M 2.00M 1.40M 1.40M 1.10M
Construction in progress
Leases 2.50M
Accumulated depreciation -4.30M -3.60M -3.00M -2.70M -2.20M
Goodwill 39.40M 45.70M 54.70M 62.80M 69.50M
Investment properties
Financial assets
Intangible assets 39.40M 45.70M 54.70M 62.80M 69.50M
Investments and advances
Other non current assets 32.00M 34.90M 43.70M 6.80M 7.40M
Total liabilities 763.90M 779.60M 714.30M 806.90M 792.80M
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 6.10M 5.90M 4.90M 4.90M 7.00M
Accrued expenses 3.20M 23.40M 1.90M 9.50M 12.50M
Short term debt 21.80M 19.30M 7.00M 8.50M 8.60M
Deferred revenue 282.60M 273.20M 303.10M 283.20M 266.30M
Tax payable
Pensions 31.20M 23.00M 30.10M 33.80M 27.30M
Other current liabilities 84.30M 60.80M 8.40M 4.90M 5.60M
Non current liabilities
Long term debt 152.70M 144.40M 124.20M 108.00M 114.10M
Provision for risks and charges
Deferred liabilities
Derivative product liabilities
Other non current liabilities 8.80M 11.70M 13.70M 32.40M 32.10M
Shareholders equity
Common stock 1.60M 1.50M 1.50M 1.20M 900,000
Retained earnings -149.50M -233.90M -284.60M -407.70M -405.00M
Other shareholders equity -300,000 200,000 500,000 800,000 1.10M
Total shareholders equity 32.30M -74.10M -141.90M -320.60M -336.90M
Additional paid in capital 180.50M 158.10M 140.70M 85.00M 61.50M
Treasury stock
Minority interest

Cash flow statement

20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Operating Activities
Net Income84.40M52.20M175.00M54.40M-16.50M-104.10M12.20M-67.00M-187.40M297.80M-158.90M-1.20B-491.10M7.50M58.50M48.70M96.60M106.20M22.30M23.50M10.70M16.20M78.40M8.90M152.40M68.40M
Depreciation7.10M9.60M8.60M7.30M7.00M7.40M12.00M13.10M13.80M8.70M27.60M37.50M50.10M43.30M31.90M34.20M39.50M36.70M35.00M31.80M29.30M23.90M22.60M20.40M16.40M16.10M
Deferred Taxes-1.60M14.70M-39.50M-1.90M252.00M44.30M-1.60M3.10M-40.60M-13.40M-43.20M1.60M-1.70M-9.40M-31.40M-49.50M
Stock-Based Compensation2.30M1.90M12.10M7.10M
Other Non-Cash Items-14.20M27.50M-2.40M-10.60M21.70M1.70M2.90M12.70M-24.20M-438.80M35.00M1.05B146.00M-35.90M2.60M6.80M2.50M
Accounts Receivable-11.30M-9.00M500,000-8.60M29.30M9.70M-17.60M6.50M29.30M110.00M-28.20M1.40M146.60M-117.20M-37.30M98.80M-37.00M40.80M-18.20M16.00M1.50M-9.30M247.30M-49.30M-137.40M-4.60M
Accounts Payable8.50M2.60M-4.60M-5.20M-12.30M3.70M-25.20M10.40M-1.80M-85.40M-82.50M27.20M-10.60M23.50M44.60M
Other Assets & Liabilities-45.50M-110.50M-132.80M-28.50M5.20M-3.80M34.20M104.30M98.40M205.20M179.50M215.00M-49.70M10.20M297.90M-320.20M75.80M193.60M118.30M-44.80M130.40M292.80M-257.30M140.50M119.10M-87.00M
Operating Cash Flow29.70M-11.00M16.90M14.00M34.40M-85.40M18.50M80.00M-71.90M97.50M-27.50M128.10M43.30M-24.30M394.00M-135.40M134.30M366.50M121.00M30.60M170.20M314.20M59.60M120.50M101.00M-7.10M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-137.20M-44.80M-26.30M-20.20M-24.90M-42.40M-53.10M-75.90M-51.10M-36.50M
Net Intangibles
Net Acquisitions10.50M43.20M-6.00M
Purchase of Investments-22.50M-35.30M
Sale of Investments
Investing Cash Flow700,000500,0004.70M1.80M7.00M26.00M68.90M129.10M-10.40M17.60M-22.50M-35.30M-170.40M-79.60M-26.30M-34.30M-24.90M-63.80M-53.10M-75.90M-51.10M-36.50M
Financing Activities
Long-Term Debt Issuance123.60M80.90M123.70M196.60M48.30M
Long-Term Debt Payments-27.50M-5.00M-27.60M-9.80M-83.20M-125.40M-80.90M-38.70M-292.30M-102.60M
Other Financing Charges-200,000-300,000-2.40M-100,000-1.40M-9.00M-700,000-2.20M-10.10M-5.00M-16.40M-700,000-1.30M-13.40M100,000-3.50M-9.00M
Financing Cash Flow23.00M3.30M-4.70M-38.60M-28.90M-5.00M-36.60M-9.80M-800,000-168.80M-14.20M-11.50M226.80M-97.50M-55.50M200.90M2.60M-42.00M-32.00M-42.00M-41.90M-55.00M-200.50M-1.82B-120.00M
Other Cash Details
End Cash Position233.80M212.40M196.80M157.90M136.60M159.70M244.80M260.70M234.00M218.80M314.20M292.90M37.60M151.00M131.30M248.50M886.10M171.40M259.10M174.80M249.10M279.20M122.50M73.00M86.60M1.18B
Income Tax Paid300,000400,0003.20M4.50M50.00M
Interest Paid1.50M7.10M4.20M6.50M12.20M15.90M20.70M27.50M4.50M700,00015.90M
Free Cash Flow7.50M19.90M48.80M65.70M11.20M-74.50M-16.60M34.70M8.20M-110.10M81.20M138.60M-96.50M-139.70M2.10M-546.80M-28.00M233.30M162.60M32.40M120.00M220.00M154.50M186.90M179.30M36.80M

Top Institutional Holders

Holder Date Reported Shares Value % Held
Global X Fds-Global X Uranium ETF Nov 30, 2024 919,518 77.61M 5.87%
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Sep 30, 2024 421,078 35.54M 2.69%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Nov 30, 2024 390,750 32.98M 2.49%
SPDR (R) Ser Tr-SPDR (R) S&P (R) Metals & Mining ETF Nov 30, 2024 344,680 29.09M 2.20%
VanEck ETF Trust-VanEck Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF Nov 30, 2024 241,090 20.35M 1.54%
Price (T.Rowe) Integrated U.S. Small-Cap Growth Equity Fd Sep 30, 2024 222,404 18.77M 1.42%
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Sep 30, 2024 208,056 17.56M 1.33%
Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund Oct 31, 2024 143,487 12.11M 0.92%
Vanguard Energy Index Fund Nov 30, 2024 137,627 11.62M 0.88%
Heartland Value Fund Sep 30, 2024 125,000 10.55M 0.80%
Centrus Energy Corp. (LEU) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Article
Centrus Energy Corp. (LEU) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE:LEU ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 7, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Neal Nagarajan - Head, IR Amir Vexler - President and CEO Kevin Harrill - CFO Conference Call Participants Rob Brown - Lake Street Capital Joseph Reagor - ROTH Capital Partners Ryan Pfingst - B. Riley Securities Operator Greetings and welcome to Centrus Energy Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 (sic) [2024] Conference Call.
Seeking Alpha Neutral
Feb 7, 2025
Centrus Energy (LEU) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates Article
Centrus Energy (LEU) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Centrus Energy (LEU) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Zacks Investment Research Neutral
Feb 7, 2025
Centrus Energy Corp. (LEU) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates Article
Centrus Energy Corp. (LEU) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Centrus Energy Corp. (LEU) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.06 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.58 per share a year ago.
Zacks Investment Research Positive
Feb 7, 2025
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