CenterPoint Energy Inc. (CNP) Dividend Summary

CenterPoint Energy is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electricity transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution and sales, interstate pipeline and gathering operations. They serve customers in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Last update 08/04/2010

Dividend Yield Summary

	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2006
Dividends	$0.76	$0.73	$0.68	$0.6	$0.3	$0
Price	$12.06	$11.66	$17.13	$16.58	$12.85	$0
Yield	6.3 %	6.26 %	3.97 %	3.62 %	2.33 %	0 %

Earnings Information

Next Report Date	11/04/2009
Estimated EPS (year)	$1.09
Estimated EPS (quarter)	$0.32
Estimated EPS Growth	7.00%
Payout Ratio	0.71%
Payout change vs. 5 year average	0.10%

Dividend/Split History

Date	Amount Per Share/Split Ratio	Type
2010-09-10	$0.19000	Dividend
2010-03-10	$0.19000	Dividend
2009-12-10	$0.19000	Dividend
2009-09-10	$0.19000	Dividend
2008-09-10	$0.18300	Dividend
2008-02-13	$0.18300	Dividend
2007-11-14	$0.17000	Dividend
2007-08-14	$0.17000	Dividend
2007-05-14	$0.17000	Dividend
2007-02-14	$0.17000	Dividend
2006-11-14	$0.15000	Dividend
2006-08-14	$0.15000	Dividend
2006-05-12	$0.15000	Dividend
2006-02-14	$0.15000	Dividend
2005-11-14	$0.06000	Dividend
2005-09-08	$0.07000	Dividend
2005-06-13	$0.07000	Dividend
2005-02-14	$0.10000	Dividend

Company Profile

CENTERPOINT EGY
1111 Louisiana
Houston, TX 77002, USA
Phone: 713-207-1111
Fax: 713-207-3169
Web: www.centerpointenergy.com
Email: investors.centerpointenergy.com

Key Information

Sector:	Utilities
Industry:	UTIL-ELEC PWR
Analysts	8
Fiscal Year End:	December
Next Reported Fiscal Year:	2008
Last Reported Quarter:	6/30/2009

Management

Chrmn.	Milton Carroll
Presi.; C.E.O.; Dir.	David M. McClanahan
Sr. V.P.; Chief Acctg. Off.	Walter L. Fitzgerald
Sr. V.P.; Group Presi.	Byron R. Kelley
Sr. V.P.; Regulated Opera.	Thomas R. Standish

Competitors

SIC Code: 4911

Ticker	Company Name
EONGY	E.ON AG-ADR
RWEOY	RWE AG -SP ADR
KEP	KOREA ELEC PWR
NGG	NATL GRID -ADR
EDPFY	EDP SA-SPON ADR
CEG	CONSTELLATN EGY
EXC	EXELON CORP

CenterPoint Energy Inc. CNP (NYSE) Financial Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate	11.09
Trailing 12 Months	11.28
PEG Ratio	1.58

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-20.00%
vs. Previous Quarter	26.32%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-38.58%
vs. Previous Quarter	-40.71%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	2.08
Price/Cash Flow	3.51
Price/Sales	0.45

ROE
06/30/2009	18.37
03/30/2009	19.24
12/30/2008	22.52

ROA
06/30/2009	1.95
03/30/2009	2.07
12/30/2008	2.41

Current Ratio
06/30/2009	1.07
03/30/2009	0.94
12/30/2008	1.07

Quick Ratio
06/30/2009	0.87
03/30/2009	0.88
12/30/2008	0.87

Operating Margin
06/30/2009	3.88
03/30/2009	3.65
12/30/2008	3.95

Net Margin
06/30/2009	3.88
03/30/2009	3.65
12/30/2008	3.95

Pre-Tax Margin
06/30/2009	6.62
03/30/2009	6.00
12/30/2008	6.40

Book Value
06/30/2009	5.79
03/30/2009	5.95
12/30/2008	5.92

Inventory Turnover
06/30/2009	18.21
03/30/2009	18.89
12/30/2008	19.13

Debt-to-Equity
06/30/2009	5.04
03/30/2009	4.77
12/30/2008	5.00

Debt-to-Capital
06/30/2009	83.43
03/30/2009	82.68
12/30/2008	83.33

Quick Quote

Updated as of 4:03pm

Last Trade:	15.27
Trade Time:	4:03pm
Change:	0.00
Open:	N/A
High:	N/A
Low:	N/A
Volume:	0

Security Details

Exchange	NYSE
CUSIP
Split Date	-
Split Factor	2
Shares outstanding	365.40
Beta	0.74

Detailed Quote as of 09/09/2009

Price	$12.07
52 Week High	$16.03
52 Week Low	$8.88
Price Change (4 weeks)	$-2.19
Price Change (12 weeks)	$13.23
Price Change (YTD)	$-4.36
Price Change (4 weeks) vs. S&P	$-2.76
Price Change (12 weeks) vs. S&P	$5.41
Price Change (YTD) vs. S&P	$-15.01
Average Daily Volume (20 Days)	2,986,570
Market Capitalization	$4,410.38

Price History

Earning Announcement

Last Confirmation Date	2010-07-09
Next Earnings Announcement Date	2010-08-04
Earnings Quarter	Q2
Announcement Status	Confirmed

Investor Conference Call

Date	2010-08-04
Time	11:30:00
URL	Conference Call Information

Last Dividend Payout

Announcement Date	2010-07-22
Record Date	2010-08-16
Pay Date	2010-09-10
Amount Per Share	$0.19