Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR
Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR is a Brazilian electric utility ADR that represents an interest in Companhia Paranaense de Energia, known as Copel. The company provides electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and sale services, serving residential, commercial, industrial, rural, and other customers in Brazil. Its operations are organized across power generation and transmission, power distribution, services, power sales, and holding company activities, reflecting a vertically integrated utility model. Copel’s generation portfolio includes hydroelectric, wind, and thermal assets, while its transmission and distribution networks support the delivery of electricity across its regional concession area. As a utility-linked ADR, Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR offers international investors access to a major Brazilian power provider active in the regulated electric sector.
$13.80
-$0.20 (-1.43%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
17.44% operating margin is respectable but not wide. ROIC at 8.65%. Suggests the business covers its cost of capital, but doesn't point to a wide moat.
Revenue grew 24.2%, still solid. Margins contracted 2.7pp, which offsets some of the top-line progress.
Net debt of BRL 16.78B represents 5.9x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.
16.2x earnings, 28.4x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
BRL 27.99B
▲ +24.2% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
BRL 3.19B
▼ -4.0% YoY
Op. Margin
18.07%
▼ -2.7pp YoY
ROIC
8.65%
▲ +0.5pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
BRL 1.82B
▲ +435.1% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
BRL 3.06B
▼ -4.6% YoY
Net Debt
BRL 16.78B
Cash & Equiv.
BRL 3.53B
3Y CAGR: -7.0%
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Is Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR (ELPC) overvalued?
At a P/E of 16.2 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 28.4, Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR (ELPC) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about BRL 19.99 per share, so at BRL 13.80 the stock looks undervalued (44.8% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR scores 40/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 0.3%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from company filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about BRL 19.99 per share for ELPC, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around BRL 14.99. At today's BRL 13.80, that puts the stock about 44.8% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR a high-quality business?+
Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR scores 40 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 18.1% operating margin and a 8.6% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from company filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR (ELPC) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR pays a regular dividend of about BRL 0.19 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 0.3% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 4.4% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For ELPC's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. ELPC currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 40/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 0.3%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from company filings, not investment advice.
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