Avista Corporation (AVA)

25.45 -0.04  -0.16%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Avista Corporation Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns 9.79%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are Avista Corporation's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • AVA Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • CNP Total Returns
  • ALE Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
AVA -2.67% 1.13% 8.96% 87.21%
^SPXTR -5.66% 5.70% 1.62% 54.07%
CNP 1.67% 2.56% 10.22% 139.3%
ALE -4.97% -5.46% 3.05% 68.79%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price 9.79%
Earnings Per Share TTM 53.27%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield 6.44%
Dividend Yield 4.60%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 1.595B
Net Income TTM 96.69M

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin 8.49%
Asset Utilization 0.3941

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC 0.0369
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 0.6138
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AVA News

Avista Ex-Dividend Reminder
May 18, 10:16AM
Five Conservative Utilities From The Wild And Wooly West by Team of F.A.S.T. Graphs http://stks.co/3swo $HE, $PCG, $PNW, $SRE, $AVA
about 10 days ago by myplaniq
Utilities Sector Wrap
May 16, 5:23PM Fox Business
Stocks trading ex-dividend one week from today: http://stks.co/3pPd $AGN $AMAT $AVA $GSH $IP $WYN ...
about 12 days ago by DynamicDividend
Listen to $AVA Avista Annual Shareholders Meeting - live at 11:15 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3leh
about 17 days ago by earningscast
PCG Improves Bottom Line
May 02, 3:00PM
Listen to $AVA Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 10:30 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3cpm
about 25 days ago by earningscast
Avista Corp. (AVA) Misses Q1 EPS by 4c
May 02, 9:24AM Street Insider
$AVA http://stks.co/39QW long setup
about 58 days ago by stt2318
$AVA http://stks.co/2q6o long setup
about 75 days ago by stt2318
AVISTA CORP Financials
Mar 03, 1:04PM
Listen to $AVA Q4 2011 earnings call (EPS 0.42 vs est 0.45) - live at 10:30 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2Q2y
about 102 days ago by earningscast
$AVA Reports Q4 EPS $0.42 vs $0.45 Est; Revenues $438.9M vs $426.00M Est
about 102 days ago by Benzinga
Avista Reaches a Decade of Dividend Growth: http://stks.co/2FPK $AVA
about 113 days ago by DynamicDividend
$AVA http://stks.co/1iXv long setup
about 150 days ago by stt2318
Listen to Q3 $AVA earnings call - http://stks.co/vTG
about 207 days ago by earningscast
$AVA http://stks.co/tQy Failed B/O but noting the Inv Hammer today. Look for conf on 11/1. Price Zone abv is the objective
about 209 days ago by 1nvestor
$AVA on B/O watch over 25.5
about 216 days ago by 1nvestor
$AVA Q3 2011 vs Q3 2010: Degree Days +233; Heat Rate -233; Cash Per Share -0.23; ansergy.com
about 222 days ago by ansergy
$AVA year on year deltas: degree days: +233; heatrate: -233; cash per share: -0.23. Source: Ansergy Fundamentals
about 223 days ago by ansergy
$AVA -utility play poised to break out - yields 4.3%
about 333 days ago by Kenshreve
Ex-Dividend Stocks for Tuesday, May 24: http://goo.gl/EeRis / $ATI $AVA $EPAX $GRIF $MHP $PVX $SBSI $SWM $WYN ...
about 377 days ago by DynamicDividend
$AVA http://chart.ly/qvsxbrf breakout!
about 525 days ago by chartSays
http://chart.ly/gvcyfv $AVA - another quick re-test of the 200ma, watching for break of it for short entry
about 739 days ago by akoptiontrader
Today's stocks that are at support: $COCO, $DBD, $ABAX and today's stocks that are at resistance: $AVA, $CFX, $DBO
about 908 days ago by bettertrades
Uptrend Breather: Top of 20day Range, Bottom of 3day Consolidation. $OSK $AVA & others http://bit.ly/cXsOS
about 1053 days ago by TradeIdeas
Thur. Radar: $CNSL $AVA $EXC
about 1068 days ago by 1Gunnski
$AVA b/o
about 1074 days ago by Skutch
Watching Utilities for definitive spikes. $AVA,$DUK,$CIG,$ELP,$ENI
about 1084 days ago by soolebop

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