What does the company do?
CMS Energy Corporation (CMS Energy) is an energy company operating throught its subsidiaries in United States, primarily in Michigan. The Company’s principal subsidiaries are Consumers Energy Company (Consumers) and CMS Enterprises Company (Enterprises). Consumers is a combination electric and gas utility company that provides electricity and/or natural gas to almost 6.5 million of Michigan’s 10 million residents, and serves customers in all 68 counties of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Enterprises, through its subsidiaries and equity investments, is engaged primarily in domestic independent power production. CMS Energy manages its businesses by the nature of services each provides and operates principally in three business segments: electric utility, gas utility, and enterprises.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- CMS Energy one-year sales: 6.45 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Diversified Utilities group: -38.41% - CMS Energy one-year income: 248.00 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Diversified Utilities group: -79.02%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 6.45 Bil | 10.48 Bil | | Income | 248.00 Mil | 1.18 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- CMS Energy one-year sales growth: -3.60%.
Difference from the average for the Diversified Utilities group: 5.50 pct. pts. - CMS Energy one-year income growth: -33.00%.
| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -3.60% | -9.10% | | Income Growth | -33.00% | 7.70% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- CMS Energy one-year net profit margin: 4.2%
Difference from the average for the Diversified Utilities group: -5.8 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 4.2% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -1.6% | | Industry | 9.9% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- CMS Energy debt/equity ratio: 2.34.
Difference from the average for the Diversified Utilities group: 88.71%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 2.34 | 1.24 |
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