Colbún S.A. (COLBUN.SN) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Colbún S.A. is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 13 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 5.

About Colbún S.A.

Colbún S.A. is an Utilities company (Regulated Electric) based in Chile, listed on SGO as COLBUN.SN.

What our checks show for COLBUN.SN

Red flags

• The net margin fell by 28.2 points over 5 years, to 9.6%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The gross margin fell by 8.3 points, to 37.4%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Revenue fell 4.6% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock has fallen as much as 74% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 4.9%.

Warning signs

• Net debt is 3.7x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 0.71). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• Operating profit covers interest only 3.8 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
• Analysts expect only about 3.2% a year of growth in revenue.
• Earnings per share fell 17.9% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 17.7% a year over the last 3 years.
• The net margin is only 9.6%: little room if costs rise.
• The stock is still below its previous peak.

Strengths

• Operating cash flow is 2.85x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 30.5% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 6.4 points from today's 9.6%.
• Free cash flow is 13.3% of revenue: cash for dividends, buybacks or growth.
• Beta 0.05: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Actively traded: about 7.1 million shares a day.

Next earnings report: 2027-01-26

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Questions

What grade does Colbún S.A. (COLBUN.SN) have?

In our weekly check, Colbún S.A. is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 13 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 5. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of COLBUN.SN stock?

This week's biggest flags for Colbún S.A.: Margins falling, Gross margin falling, Weak revenue growth. In total 12 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Colbún S.A. do?

Colbún S.A. is an Utilities company (Regulated Electric) based in Chile, listed on SGO as COLBUN.SN.

When does Colbún S.A. report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2027-01-26. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-11-07

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