Financial Analysis: Enel Generación Chile (OTCMKTS:EOCCY) versus Caribbean Utilities (OTCMKTS:CUPUF)

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Caribbean Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Enel Generación Chile pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.6%. Caribbean Utilities pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Caribbean Utilities pays out 94.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares Enel Generación Chile and Caribbean Utilities’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enel Generación Chile	-13.90%	-37.57%	-20.67%
Caribbean Utilities	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Enel Generación Chile and Caribbean Utilities”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enel Generación Chile	$2.04 billion	1.26	$274.88 million	N/A	N/A
Caribbean Utilities	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.70	21.16

Enel Generación Chile has higher revenue and earnings than Caribbean Utilities.

Summary

Caribbean Utilities beats Enel Generación Chile on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Enel Generación Chile

Enel Generación Chile S.A., an electric utility company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Chile. The company generates electricity through hydro, thermal, and wind power sources. As of December 31, 2019, it had 6,114 megawatts of installed capacity with 28 generation facilities and a total of 110 generation units. The company also supplies its electricity to regulated electricity distribution companies; unregulated industrial firms primarily in the mining, pulp, and steel sectors; and the pool market. Further it provides engineering consulting services. The company was formerly known as Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. and changed its name to Enel Generación Chile S.A. in November 2016. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile. Enel Generación Chile S.A. is a subsidiary of Enel Chile S.A.

About Caribbean Utilities

Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Grand Cayman. The company generates electricity using diesel with 166 megawatts total installed capacity. It also operates nine transformer substations with approximately 436 miles of land-based high voltage transmission and distribution lines and 15 miles of high-voltage submarine cables. The company also provides telecommunication services. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands. Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Fortis Energy (Bermuda) Ltd.