Chesapeake Utilities vs Ormat Technologies
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I put Chesapeake Utilities and Ormat Technologies side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Ormat Technologies is the larger business, with $990M of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $930M for Chesapeake Utilities.
- Chesapeake Utilities grew revenue faster (18.1%, against 12.5%).
- Chesapeake Utilities kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (27.5% operating margin, against 17.1%).
- Chesapeake Utilities turned more of its sales into free cash flow (−23.1% FCF margin, against −28.8%).
- Chesapeake Utilities earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (6.1%, against 3.3%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
9/10
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Ormat Technologies
ORA
1/10
Share count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CPK FY25 | ORA FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $5.4B |
| Revenue | $930M | $990M |
| Free cash flow | −$215M | −$285M |
| Net income | $140M | $124M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 18.1% | 12.5% |
| 5-year growth | 13.8% | 7.0% |
| Share count change | 4.3% | 0.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 27.6% |
| Operating margin | 27.5% | 17.1% |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 12.5% |
| FCF margin | −23.1% | −28.8% |
| Return on capital | 6.1% | 3.3% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% | 5.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.7B | $2.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.8x | 5.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $60.7M | $29.1M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 42.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 4 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.