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Westar Energy Inc. (WR)On Nov 25: 20.73  Up 0.21 (1.02%)  
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WRAEEGXPXELIndustry
Market Cap:2.26B6.16B2.45B9.36B2.72B
Employ­ees:2,4159,5243,25911,2233.70K
Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy):-8.10%-12.20%-1.00%-18.80%6.00%
Revenue (ttm):1.82B7.15B1.93B9.73B3.58B
Gross Margin (ttm):42.52%35.89%37.77%28.15%32.21%
EBITDA (ttm):601.77M2.21B584.30M2.40B873.76M
Oper Margins (ttm):18.89%20.01%15.03%15.08%18.21%
Net Income (ttm):153.24M590.00M142.20M673.99MN/A
EPS (ttm):1.6962.7551.1151.4751.89
P/E (ttm):12.229.4416.2313.9013.42
PEG (5 yr expected):5.663.177.61.861.98
P/S (ttm):1.230.851.260.960.86
AEE = Ameren Corporation
GXP = Great Plains Energy Inc.
XEL = Xcel Energy Inc.
Industry = Diversified Utilities

ENERGY COMPANIES RANKED BY SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
BP plcBP59.220.85%184.96B20.93
Exxon Mobil Corp.XOM76.470.66%363.02B17.81
RDS.AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Total SATOT64.430.77%143.80BN/A
Chevron Corp.CVX79.640.77%159.78B12.96
ConocoPhillipsCOP52.900.42%78.49BN/A
Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.Private - View Profile
Petróleos MexicanosPrivate - View Profile
Eni SpAE51.711.63%37.46BN/A
Repsol YPF SAREP28.361.36%34.28BN/A
View Diversified Utilities Industry Center

UTILITY COMPANIES RANKED BY SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
EONGY.PK41.322.38%N/AN/A
RWEOY.PK95.270.87%N/AN/A
Tokyo Electric Power CompanyPrivate - View Profile
GDFZY.PK44.402.30%N/AN/A
Electricité de FrancePrivate - View Profile
ENLAY.PK6.221.14%N/AN/A
Veolia Environnement SAVE34.930.78%16.69BN/A
The Kansai Electric Power Company, IncorporatedPrivate - View Profile
CPYYY.PK17.540.46%N/AN/A
Chubu Electric Power Company, IncorporatedPrivate - View Profile
View Diversified Utilities Industry Center

US UTILITY COMPANIES SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
Exelon Corp.EXC48.291.81%31.84B11.26
American Electric Power Co., Inc.AEP32.16-0.06%15.36B11.16
FirstEnergy Corp.FE43.161.79%13.16B12.02
Edison InternationalEIX34.340.73%11.19B13.26
Dominion Resources, Inc.D36.780.68%21.97B13.19
Southern CompanySO32.030.16%25.63B15.98
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.PEG31.601.12%15.99B10.85
PG & E Corp.PCG42.940.80%15.93B11.18
Consolidated Edison Inc.ED42.910.85%11.82B14.29
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.CNP13.191.23%5.15B13.23
View Diversified Utilities Industry Center

NEWS ON DIRECT COMPETITORS 
AEEFive Stocks That Pass The Dreman Value Gauntlet
Wed 4:40pm - at Investopedia
XELXcel Minn. Prairie Island 1 reactor up to 64 pct
Wed 7:32am - at Reuters
AEEThree Stocks Going Ex-Divdend Second Week of December
Wed 6:44am - at Seeking Alpha
GXPKCP&L to Receive Stimulus Grant for Kansas City SmartGrid Demonstration
Tue, Nov 24 - Business Wire
GXPKCP&L will get $24M in stimulus money
Tue, Nov 24 - at bizjournals.com
GXPKansas Wolf Creek reactor up to 95 pct
Tue, Nov 24 - at Reuters
XELBristol-Myers, Origin Lead High-Flying Stocks
Tue, Nov 24 - at TheStreet.com
AEEAmerenUE gives $75,000 worth of trucks to cities
Mon, Nov 23 - at bizjournals.com
XELXcel Minn. Prairie 1 reactor starts to exit refuel
Mon, Nov 23 - at Reuters
XELXcel Energy to Host New York Investor Meeting December 2
Mon, Nov 23 - Business Wire
AEELayoff Tracker
Sat, Nov 21 - at Forbes.com
XELColorado companies targeted in ICE's nationwide immigration audit
Fri, Nov 20 - at bizjournals.com
AEECILCORP Inc. Receives Required Consents in Connection With Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation
Wed, Nov 18 - PR Newswire
AEEAMEREN CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
Tue, Nov 17 - EDGAR Online
GXPMissouri energy-rebate program eases load on consumers
Tue, Nov 17 - at bizjournals.com
GXPGREAT PLAINS ENERGY INC Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure
Tue, Nov 17 - EDGAR Online
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