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Dynegy Continues to Lower Debt Burden, Sells $119M Assets
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Dynegy Inc. (DYN - Free Report) recently announced the closure of $119 million sale transaction of its Dighton & Milford energy facilities to Starwood Energy Group Global.
Per the deal, proceeds generated will be used toward debt reduction purposes.
Dynegy’s Effortsto Reduce Debt
Dynegy has been working on reducing its debt burden for quite some time now. The sale of its Dighton & Milford energy assets will aid the company to lower debt level and is in line with the steps taken by the company to strengthen balance sheet and lower the cost of servicing its debt capital.
The company exited the second quarter with total long-term debt of $9.2 billion as of June 30, 2017 compared with nearly $8.8 million at the end of 2016. Even with significant debt reduction steps undertaken by it early on during the year, the company’s debt-to-capital ratio is currently pegged at 79.16%, much higher than the S&P 500 level of 41.80%.
During the month of July, Dynegy had made the announcement of its intention to divest approximately $780 worth of assets and use the sale proceeds for reducing debt burden. (Read more: Dynegy (DYN - Free Report) to Sell Assets Worth $780M to Lower Debt Burden)
Going Forward
The company has a reputation of being the lowest cost operator in the country. With its current aim of lowering debt burden, the company has directed focus to make the most of its current fleet and utilize outside resources to help bolster current efforts to deliver cost efficient power to customers.
Toward this, the company has been taking steps to exceed expectations with its PRIDE (Producing Results through Innovation by Dynegy Employees) program and looking for opportunities to launch the next phase. The PRIDE program was launched to drive recurring cash flow benefits and improve balance sheet efficiency of the company by optimizing cost structure along with implementing process and operating improvements.
It currently serves approximately 550 communities across Illinois, Massachusetts & Ohio, and is further anticipating to expand generation portfolio and footprint across more states.
Price Movement
Dynegy has lost 25.8% in the last 12 months, significantly lower than the 6.4% gain of its industry.
Such underperformance can be attributed to Dynegy’s existing debt burden. Along with this, the company’s lower energy margins during the beginning of 2017 hurt the company’s performance.
Algonquin Power delivered an average surprise of 55.89% in the trailing four quarters. Its 2017 estimates have risen by 14% to 49 cents per share in the last 60 days.
NextEra delivered an average surprise of 4.28% in the trailing four quarters. Its 2017 estimates have risen by 0.3% to $6.67 per share in the last 60 days.
NorthWestern delivered an average surprise of 1.71% in the trailing four quarters. Its 2017 estimates have risen by 0.3% to $3.41 per share in the last 60 days.
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Dynegy Continues to Lower Debt Burden, Sells $119M Assets
Dynegy Inc. (DYN - Free Report) recently announced the closure of $119 million sale transaction of its Dighton & Milford energy facilities to Starwood Energy Group Global.
Per the deal, proceeds generated will be used toward debt reduction purposes.
Dynegy’s Effortsto Reduce Debt
Dynegy has been working on reducing its debt burden for quite some time now. The sale of its Dighton & Milford energy assets will aid the company to lower debt level and is in line with the steps taken by the company to strengthen balance sheet and lower the cost of servicing its debt capital.
The company exited the second quarter with total long-term debt of $9.2 billion as of June 30, 2017 compared with nearly $8.8 million at the end of 2016. Even with significant debt reduction steps undertaken by it early on during the year, the company’s debt-to-capital ratio is currently pegged at 79.16%, much higher than the S&P 500 level of 41.80%.
During the month of July, Dynegy had made the announcement of its intention to divest approximately $780 worth of assets and use the sale proceeds for reducing debt burden. (Read more: Dynegy (DYN - Free Report) to Sell Assets Worth $780M to Lower Debt Burden)
Going Forward
The company has a reputation of being the lowest cost operator in the country. With its current aim of lowering debt burden, the company has directed focus to make the most of its current fleet and utilize outside resources to help bolster current efforts to deliver cost efficient power to customers.
Toward this, the company has been taking steps to exceed expectations with its PRIDE (Producing Results through Innovation by Dynegy Employees) program and looking for opportunities to launch the next phase. The PRIDE program was launched to drive recurring cash flow benefits and improve balance sheet efficiency of the company by optimizing cost structure along with implementing process and operating improvements.
It currently serves approximately 550 communities across Illinois, Massachusetts & Ohio, and is further anticipating to expand generation portfolio and footprint across more states.
Price Movement
Dynegy has lost 25.8% in the last 12 months, significantly lower than the 6.4% gain of its industry.
Such underperformance can be attributed to Dynegy’s existing debt burden. Along with this, the company’s lower energy margins during the beginning of 2017 hurt the company’s performance.
Stocks to Consider
Dynegy currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Better-ranked players from the same space include the likes of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN - Free Report) , NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE - Free Report) and NorthWestern Corporation (NWE - Free Report) . All these three stocks carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Algonquin Power delivered an average surprise of 55.89% in the trailing four quarters. Its 2017 estimates have risen by 14% to 49 cents per share in the last 60 days.
NextEra delivered an average surprise of 4.28% in the trailing four quarters. Its 2017 estimates have risen by 0.3% to $6.67 per share in the last 60 days.
NorthWestern delivered an average surprise of 1.71% in the trailing four quarters. Its 2017 estimates have risen by 0.3% to $3.41 per share in the last 60 days.
Can Hackers Put Money INTO Your Portfolio?
Earlier this month, credit bureau Equifax announced a massive data breach affecting 2 out of every 3 Americans. The cybersecurity industry is expanding quickly in response to this and similar events. But some stocks are better investments than others.
Zacks has just released Cybersecurity! An Investor’s Guide to help Zacks.com readers make the most of the $170 billion per year investment opportunity created by hackers and other threats. It reveals 4 stocks worth looking into right away.
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