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Should You Be Holding RWE Aktiengesellschaft (FRA:RWE)?

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RWE Aktiengesellschaft (FRA:RWE) is a stock with outstanding fundamental characteristics. When we build an investment case, we need to look at the stock with a holistic perspective. In the case of RWE, it is a company with impressive financial health as well as an optimistic growth outlook. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, take a look at the report on RWE here.

Flawless balance sheet with reasonable growth potential

RWE is financially robust, with ample cash on hand and short-term investments to meet upcoming liabilities. This indicates that RWE has sufficient cash flows and proper cash management in place, which is an important determinant of the company’s health. RWE's has produced operating cash levels of 2.41x total debt over the past year, which implies that RWE's management has put its borrowings into good use by generating enough cash to cover a sufficient portion of borrowings.

DB:RWE Past and Future Earnings, April 4th 2019
DB:RWE Past and Future Earnings, April 4th 2019

Next Steps:

For RWE, there are three key aspects you should further research:

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  1. Historical Performance: What has RWE's returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.

  2. Valuation: What is RWE worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether RWE is currently mispriced by the market.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of RWE? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

We aim to bring you long-term focused research analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material.

If you spot an error that warrants correction, please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. Simply Wall St has no position in the stocks mentioned. Thank you for reading.