PNY  Piedmont Natural Gas Company I...

Exchange

NYSE

Sector

Public Utilities

Industry

Oil/Gas Transmission

Market Cap.

2.625B

Competitive Industry over the past 10 years

PNY is likely operating in an industry with medium to low barriers to entry. This may mean that PNY doesn't have a characteristic that's hard to replicate, such as exclusive distribution, branding or the ability to keep costs low. If Gross Margins are at least satisfactory, it's likely that PNY invests heavily in R&D and Sales, General & Administrative expenses.

Only $6.65 of every $100 of Revenue have been profit, on average over the past 10 years.
Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in October
2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Net Income 62.22M 74.36M 95.19M 101.27M 97.19M 104.39M 110.01M 122.82M 141.95M 113.57M
divided by
Revenue 832.03M 1.22B 1.53B 1.76B 1.92B 1.71B 2.09B 1.64B 1.55B 1.43B
Net Profit Margin 7.48% 6.09% 6.22% 5.75% 5.05% 6.10% 5.27% 7.50% 9.14% 7.92%

Satisfactory Pricing Power over the past 10 years

Consistency is vital. PNY has been able to maintain gross margins fairly consistently, which is a strong indication of their ability to raise prices with inflation. This potentially leaves flexibility in inflationary environments to raise prices on consumers and maintain profitability.

$32.62 of every $100 worth of sales have been Gross Profit, on average over the past 10 years.
Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in October
2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Gross Profit 335.79M 382.88M 488.37M 499.14M 523.48M 524.17M 552.97M 561.57M 552.59M 573.64M
divided by
Revenue 832.03M 1.22B 1.53B 1.76B 1.92B 1.71B 2.09B 1.64B 1.55B 1.43B
Gross Margin 40.36% 31.36% 31.92% 28.34% 27.20% 30.63% 26.47% 34.28% 35.60% 40.01%

High Capital Intensity over the past 10 years

PNY spends large amounts of capital buying new equipment or investing in new facilities to stay competitive. Over the long term, those costs may have to be fuelled by debt. Look at the growth of Shareholders' Equity to see if this strategy is having a positive or negative impact.

214.08% of Profits are being spent on Capital Expenditures, like Property, Plant, & Equipment, required to run the business.
Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in October
2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Capital Expenditure 80.11M 528.10M 141.76M 191.41M 204.12M 135.23M 181.00M 129.01M 199.06M 243.64M
divided by
Net Income 62.22M 74.36M 95.19M 101.27M 97.19M 104.39M 110.01M 122.82M 141.95M 113.57M
Capital Expenditure Ratio 128.76% 710.18% 148.93% 189.01% 210.02% 129.55% 164.54% 105.03% 140.23% 214.53%