| Company Name: | Ameren Corporation | | Ticker Symbol: | AEE | | | WWW Address: | www.ameren.com | | CEO: | Thomas R. Voss | | No. of Employees: | 9,524 | | Common Issue Type: | CS | | Business Description: | The Company through its subsidiaries operates rate-regulated electric generation, transmission and distribution businesses, rate-regulated natural gas transmission and distribution businesses and non-rate-regulated electric generation businesses.
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| | | Industry Information: | UTILITIES - Diversified Utilities [more like this] |
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| Price | Day Change | Bid | Ask | Open | High | Low | Volume | | 25.28 |  -0.07 | 24.77 | 25.77 | 25.27 | 25.36 | 25.10 | 2114902 |
| Market Cap (mil) | Shares Outstanding (mil) | Beta | EPS | DPS | P/E | Yield | 52-Wks-Range |
| 5,988.8 | 236.9 | 0.72 | 2.88 | 2.54 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 35.58 - 19.51 |
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| KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM) | | Yesterday's Close | 25.28 | $ | | PE Ratio - LTM | 9.2 | |
| Market Capitalisation | 5,989.4 | mil |
| Latest Shares Outstanding | 236.9 | mil |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 2.88 | $ |
| Dividend pS (DPS) | 2.54 | ¢ |
| Dividend Yield | 6.1 | % |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 88 | % |
| Revenue per Employee | 823,079 | $ |
| Effective Tax Rate | 33.7 | % |
| Float | 213.9 | mil |
| Float as % of Shares Outstanding | 99.8 | % |
| Foreign Sales | 0 | mil |
| Domestic Sales | 0 | mil |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Gross Profit Margin | 35.4 | % |
| EBITDA Margin | 29.9 | % |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 12.4 | % |
| Assets Turnover | 0.3 | % |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 2.5 | % |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 7.6 | % |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 3.9 | % |
| Current Ratio | 1.4 | |
| Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 3.0 | |
| Interest Cover | 2.8 | |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 1.01 | |
| LT Debt/Total Capital | 48.0 | % |
| Working Capital pS | 3.60 | $ |
| Cash pS | 2.38 | $ |
| Book-Value pS | 33.09 | $ |
| Tangible Book-Value pS | 29.00 | $ |
| Cash Flow pS | 5.84 | $ |
| Free Cash Flow pS | 3.52 | $ |
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| KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info |
| Price/Book Ratio | 0.76 | |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio | 0.87 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 4.3 | |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 7.2 | |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 48.0 | % |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 56.0 | % |
| | | Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions |
| | | | | | DIVIDEND INFO | | Dividend Declared Date | 10/11/2009 |
| Dividend Ex-Date | 12/06/2009 |
| Dividend Record Date | 12/08/2009 |
| Dividend Pay Date | 12/30/2009 |
| Dividend Amount | 385 |
| Type of Payment | Cash Payment |
| Dividend Rate | 1.54 |
| Current Dividend Yield | 6.1 |
| 5-Y Average Dividend Yield | 5.5 |
| Payout Ratio | 88.0 |
| 5-Y Average Payout Ratio | 88.0 |
|  | | Share price performance previous 3 years |
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| PRICE/VOLUME | High | Low | Close | % Price Chg | % Price Chg vs. Mkt. | Avg. Daily Vol | Total Vol |
| 1 Week | - | - | - | -1.7 | 98 | 15,919 | 82,406 |
| 4 Weeks | 26.02 | 23.78 | 25.20 | 0.3 | 99 | 17,947 | 358,937 |
| 13 Weeks | 27.66 | 23.78 | 27.05 | -6.5 | 88 | 21,031 | 1,345,958 |
| 26 Weeks | 27.66 | 22.61 | 22.79 | 10.9 | 90 | 17,569 | 2,231,265 |
| 52 Weeks | 35.58 | 19.51 | 32.66 | -22.6 | 57 | 18,051 | 4,530,676 |
| YTD | 35.35 | 19.51 | - | -24.0 | 63 | 18,689 | 4,205,059 |
| Moving Average | 5-Days | 10-Days | 10-Weeks | 30-Weeks | 200-Days | Beta (60-Mnth) | Beta (36-Mnth) |
| 25.64 | 25.59 | 25.34 | 24.99 | 24.63 | 0.72 | 0.72 |
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| GROWTH RATES | 5-Year
Growh | R² of 5-Year Growth | 3-Year
Growth |
| Revenue | 7.78 | 72.8 | 2.64 |
| Income | -0.30 | 0.9 | 1.65 |
| Dividend | -3.80 | 34.8 | -7.68 |
| Capital Spending | 11.09 | NA | 28.07 |
| R&D | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
| Normalized Inc. | 0.77 | NA | 3.90 |
| | | CHANGES | YTD vs.
Last YTD | Curr Qtr vs.
Qtr 1-Yr ago | Annual vs.
Last Annual |
| Revenue % | -8.7 | -11.9 | 3.9 |
| Earnings % | -2.7 | 11.3 | -2.1 |
| EPS % | -5.0 | 7.2 | -3.4 |
| EPS $ | -0.13 | 0.07 | -0.10 |
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| SOLVENCY RATIOS | | SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY) |
| Net Working Capital Ratio | -2.42 |
| Current Ratio | 0.8 |
| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) | 0.3 |
| Liquidity Ratio (Cash) | 0.03 |
| Receivables Turnover | 8.4 |
| Average Collection Period | 43 |
| Working Capital/Equity | -7.7 |
| Working Capital pS | -2.58 |
| Cash-Flow pS | 6.34 |
| Free Cash-Flow pS | -5.04 |
| FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS |
| Altman's Z-Score Ratio | 0.78 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 3.2 |
| Debt Ratio | 68.4 |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 1.13 |
| LT Debt/Equity | 0.92 |
| LT Debt/Capital Invested | 90.7 |
| LT Debt/Total Liabilities | 42.3 |
| Interest Cover | 3.1 |
| Interest/Capital Invested | 2.25 |
| | | | VALUATION RATIOS | | MULTIPLES |
| PQ Ratio | 7.99 |
| Tobin's Q Ratio | 0.26 |
| Current P/E Ratio - LTM | 9.20 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA | 10.17 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow | -5.51 |
| Dividend Yield | 6.1 |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM | 0.87 |
| Price/Book Ratio - LTM | 0.76 |
| Price/Cash Flow Ratio | 4.3 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM | 7.2 |
| Price/Sales Ratio | 0.82 |
| P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM | 9.4 |
| P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM | 7.9 |
| P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM | 10.4 |
| 5-Y High P/E Ratio | 20.8 |
| 5-Y Low P/E Ratio | 8.9 |
| 5-Y Average P/E Ratio | 16.8 |
| Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E | 55 |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 48.0 |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 56.0 |
| Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM | 8.4 |
| PER SHARE FIGURES |
| LT Debt pS | 30.87 |
| Current Liabilities pS | 14.43 |
| Tangible Book Value pS - LTM | 29.00 |
| Book Value pS - LTM | 33.09 |
| Capital Invested pS | 57.88 |
| Cash pS - LTM | 2.38 |
| Cash Flow pS - LTM | 5.84 |
| Free Cash Flow pS - LTM | 3.52 |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 2.88 |
| | | | OPERATING RATIOS | | PROFITABILITY RATIOS |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 0.00 |
| Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG | 0.00 |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.7 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 8.6 |
| Equity Productivity | 0.00 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 8.5 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 9.0 |
| Capital Invested Productivity | 0.00 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 4.4 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 4.8 |
| Assets Productivity | 0.40 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 2.7 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 3.0 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 35.4 |
| Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 33.6 |
| EBITDA Margin - LTM | 29.9 |
| EBIT Margin - LTM | 19.3 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 12.4 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 13.5 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 33.7 |
| Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG. | 34.1 |
| EFFICIENCY RATIOS |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 96 |
| Revenue per Employee | 823,079 |
| Net Income per Employee | 63,524 |
| Average Collection Period | 43 |
| Receivables Turnover | 8.4 |
| Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio | 53 |
| Inventory Turnover | 6.8 |
| Inventory/Sales | 10.7 |
| Accounts Payble/Sales | 0.00 |
| Assets/Revenue | 2.50 |
| Net Working Capital Turnover | 0.00 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 0.00 |
| Total Assets Turnover | 0.4 |
| Revenue per $ Cash | 85.21 |
| Revenue per $ Plant | 0.47 |
| Revenue per $ Common Equity | 1.10 |
| Revenue per $ Capital Invested | 0.57 |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 0.0 |
| SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.0 |
| R&D Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
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