Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (EDN)Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Buenos Aires, Argentina | NYSE
20.41 USD
-0.31
(-1.496%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 20.41 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:34 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is deeply bearish due to a catastrophic collapse in profitability. Earnings have plummeted by nearly 75% year-over-year, while free cash flow has turned sharply negative, signaling severe operational distress rather than a temporary blip. This deterioration is compounded by a massive debt load that exceeds total equity, creating a precarious balance sheet that leaves little room for error in a regulated utility environment. While the stock trades at a fraction of book value and offers a seemingly attractive yield, these metrics are likely masking the reality of a failing business where capital is being drained faster than it is generated. The technical picture reinforces this weakness, with the price trading significantly below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating persistent selling pressure. The statistical forecast models also lean negative, though their low confidence suggests the market is already pricing in much of this bad news. For a short-term trader, the confluence of collapsing earnings, negative cash flow, and heavy debt makes this a dangerous setup for long exposure. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.141510 |
| AutoETS | 0.143205 |
| MSTL | 0.144375 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.152937 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 2.42 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.248 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.21 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 61.913 |
| Revenue per Share | 70341.02 |
| Market Cap | 970,989,120 |
| Trailing P/E | 4.85 |
| Forward P/E | 14.99 |
| Beta | -0.10 |
| Profit Margins | 7.20% |
| Website | https://www.edenor.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.11577809 |
| Address1 | Av. Del Libertador 6363 |
| All Time High | 63.29 |
| All Time Low | 1.65 |
| Ask | 20.71 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 247,690 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 103,937 |
| Average Volume | 103,937 |
| Average Volume10Days | 247,690 |
| Beta | -0.1 |
| Bid | 20.2 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Book Value | 41.584316 |
| City | Buenos Aires |
| Country | Argentina |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 20.41 |
| Current Ratio | 1.456 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 20.95 |
| Day Low | 20.3 |
| Debt To Equity | 61.913 |
| Display Name | Empresa Distribuidora |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,995,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,995,200 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.748 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.748 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,392,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 501,843,001,344 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.16307 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 0.833 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.136 |
| Enterprise Value | 417,936,211,968 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.1705 |
| Eps Forward | 1.3615 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.21 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 22.7062 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.2961998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.10112656 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 11.577808 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 36.7 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -16.29 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.44386923 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 16.62 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.789999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.22803843 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 16.62 - 36.7 |
| Financial Currency | ARS |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,177,594,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 8,433,259 |
| Forward Eps | 1.3615 |
| Forward P E | 14.990819 |
| Free Cashflow | -114,017,001,472 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 4,576 |
| Fullday Change | -0.30999947 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.4961364 |
| Fullday Price | 20.41 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.2524 |
| Gross Profits | 776,753,971,200 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00596 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.09007 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 47,574,186 |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| Industry Disp | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| Industry Key | utilities-regulated-electric |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima engages in the distribution and sale of electricity in Argentina. The company operates an electrical power distribution system that consists of 85 transformation substations and interconnections with high voltage customers with 20,295 MVA of installed power and 1,594 km of high voltage networks; and MV/LV and MV/MV distribution system comprises 19,845 transformers with 10,137 MVA of installed power, 12,732 km of medium voltage networks, and 28,590 km of low voltage networks. It serves approximately 3.39 million customers. The company was formerly known as Empresa Distribuidora Norte Sociedad Anónima and changed its name to Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima in January 1997. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima operates as a subsidiary of Empresa de Energía del Cono Sur S.A. |
| Long Name | Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 970,989,120 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_27893 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 221,414,998,016 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,084,294,423 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 20.68 |
| Operating Cashflow | 204,864,995,328 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05136 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 6.92 |
| Phone | 54 11 4346 5511 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 20.41 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,824 |
| Previous Close | 20.72 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 119.70675 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.49081004 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.0003155205 |
| Profit Margins | 0.07195 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.265 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.309999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.49614 |
| Regular Market Day High | 20.95 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 20.3 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 20.3 - 20.95 |
| Regular Market Open | 20.68 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 20.72 |
| Regular Market Price | 20.41 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 130,152 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03092 |
| Return On Equity | 0.09585 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.104 |
| Revenue Per Share | 70,341.02 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Shares Outstanding | 20,589,678 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.015700001 |
| Shares Short | 689,099 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 762,732 |
| Short Name | Empresa Distribuidora Y Comerci |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.081599995 |
| Short Ratio | 10.62 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EDN |
| Target High Price | 40.0 |
| Target Low Price | 37.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 38.5 |
| Target Median Price | 38.5 |
| Total Cash | 1,288,377,991,168 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 29,425.693 |
| Total Debt | 1,705,407,021,056 |
| Total Revenue | 3,077,420,089,344 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.21 |
| Trailing P E | 4.847981 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 25.9226 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.5126 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.21265614 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 130,152 |
| Website | https://www.edenor.com |
| Zip | C1428ARG |