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Updated Aug 30, 2026

Centrus Energy Corp. (LEU)

Materials • NYSE

$175.78

Centrus Energy Corp. is an American supplier of nuclear fuel and services headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The company sells enriched uranium (low-enriched uranium) to nuclear power plants for fuel, and is developing domestic uranium enrichment capability using American Centrifuge technology, including the first domestically produced high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for advanced reactors.

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

23.0/100

POOR BUSINESS

Centrus Energy Corp. (LEU) scores 23/100 — concerning metrics indicating significant structural or financial risks.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full LEU quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

MARGIN OF SAFETY

Is this stock cheap or expensive relative to what the business has historically generated for owners?

Margin of Safety unavailable — insufficient data for the owner-earnings DCF.

BRINA GAP ↗

Is the market underestimating or overestimating what this business is capable of going forward?

-34.7%

Market Overestimates

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full LEU valuation analysis · → View full LEU Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):POOR (7.1%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):POOR (1.40x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):POOR (4.0%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):POOR (6.5%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

Centrus Energy Corp. (LEU) stock report — Zyberno Score 23/100 (POOR BUSINESS). Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

According to Zyberno's DCF model, Centrus Energy Corp. (LEU) shows a Brina Gap of -34.7%, which weakens the case: based on the company's ROIC (6.5%) and reinvestment rate (66.0%), the business can fundamentally grow at 4.3% — but the current enterprise value implies the market expects 39.0%.

Over the trailing twelve months, LEU generated -$30.90M in Owner Earnings. Capital was deployed as follows: $40.80M invested in capital expenditures. Reinvestment rate: 66.0%.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:175.78

Market Cap:$3.49B

Valuation Multiples (4)

P/E Ratio:

91.08x

📊 Click to view full LEU P/E analysis →

P/B Ratio:4.13x

P/S Ratio:7.37x

Peg Ratio:-999.00x

Enterprise Metrics (2)

Enterprise Value:$2.88B

Ev Ebitda Ratio:47.80x

Price Action & Momentum (3)

12-1 Momentum:

-23.9% (29th pctile)

📈 Click to view full LEU Momentum analysis →

Momentum Percentile:29 / 100

% of 52-Week High:37.9%

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (7)

ROE:

7.1%

📊 Click to view full LEU ROE analysis →

ROA:2.0%

Roic:

6.5%

📊 Click to view full LEU ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:66.0%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):4.3%

Market-Implied Growth Rate:39.0%

Brina Gap:

-34.7%

☷ Click to view full LEU Brina Gap analysis →

Margin Analysis (3)

Operating Margin Ttm:4.0%

Net Margin Ttm:10.2%

Ebitda Margin:12.7%

TTM Performance (3)

Gross Margin Ttm:23.7%

Operating Margin Ttm:4.0%

Net Margin Ttm:10.2%

Yield Metrics (2)

Earnings Yield:$1.10

Dividend Yield:0.0%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Earnings Surprise (SUE) (3)

Earnings Surprise (SUE):

-0.19

📊 Click to view full LEU Earnings Surprise analysis →

EPS Surprise vs Expected:-32.7%

Latest Earnings Filed:2026-08-06

Revenue Growth (Linear) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):21.6%

Earnings Growth (Linear) (1)

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):-2.1%

Cash Flow Growth (Linear) (2)

Free Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-11.0%

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-2.5%

Operating Growth (Linear) (1)

Operating Income Growth Rate (Linear):-7.7%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:5.39x

Quick Ratio:4.52x

Cash Ratio:4.35x

Leverage Analysis (3)

Debt To Equity Ttm:1.40x

Debt-to-Equity Ratio:1.40x

Debt To Ebitda:20.79x

Coverage Ratios (2)

Interest Coverage Ratio:3.54x

Times Interest Earned:3.54

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:1,887,600,000.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:1,868,500,000.00

Long Term Debt:$1.18B

Net Debt:-$617.00M

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

Revenue TTM: $473.90M

Linear Growth: 21.6%

📊 Click to view full LEU Revenue analysis & methodology →

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$361.80M

Profitability Breakdown (2)

Gross profit TTM: $112.10M

Linear Growth: 44.9%

📊 Click to view full LEU Gross Profit analysis & methodology →

Operating income TTM: $19.10M

Linear Growth: -7.7%

📊 Click to view full LEU Operating Income analysis & methodology →

Bottom Line Performance (3)

Net income TTM: $48.50M

Linear Growth: -2.1%

📊 Click to view full LEU Net Income analysis & methodology →

Income Before Tax:$47.40M

Ebitda Ttm:60,200,000.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:0.00

R And D Expense:40,300,000.00

Sga Expense:54,900,000.00

Income Tax Expense:-$1.10M

Interest Expense:14,200,000.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:22.9%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:31.2%

Ebitda Margin:12.7%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$2.53B

Current Assets:$2.32B

Ppe Net:142,500,000.00

Goodwill:0.00

Intangible Assets:$16.90M

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:1,685,600,000.00

Current Liabilities:429,500,000.00

Long Term Debt:$1.18B

Short Term Debt:$74.00M

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:$845.40M

Retained Earnings:$28.30M

Common Stock:100,000,000.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:25,600,000.00

Inventory:377,100,000.00

Accounts Payable:74,000,000.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:85,000,000.00

Stock Based Compensation:100,000.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

Operating cash flow TTM: -$20.60M

Linear Growth: -2.5%

Free cash flow TTM: -$61.40M

Linear Growth: -11.0%

📊 Click to view full LEU Free Cash Flow analysis & methodology →

Investment Activities (2)

Investing Cash Flow:-$23.20M

Capital Expenditures Ttm:40,800,000.00

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:-$300.00K

Dividends Paid Ttm:0.00

Stock Repurchase:0.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:0.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$0.00

Long Term Debt Repayments:$0.00

Non-Cash Items (1)

Depreciation Amortization Ttm:41,100,000.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):2.46

Eps diluted TTM: $1.93

Linear Growth: -15.1%

📊 Click to view full LEU EPS analysis & methodology →

Earnings Per Share Ttm:$2.44

Revenue & Cash Per Share (2)

Sales Per Share Ttm:23.84

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:$2.57

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:$42.53

Cash Per Share:93.99

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:0.00x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:0.20x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:0.25x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:18.51x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:19.72

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:0.96x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:380.44

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:74.65

Cash Conversion Cycle:325.50

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:40.00

Quality Score:70.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Owner Earnings Analysis (1)

-$30.90M

Damodaran Growth Analysis (4)

Reinvestment Rate:66.0%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):4.3%

Market-Implied Growth Rate:39.0%

Brina Gap:

-34.7%

☷ Click to view full LEU Brina Gap analysis →

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (3)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):21.6%

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):-2.1%

Operating Income Growth Rate (Linear):-7.7%

Cash Flow Growth Rates (2)

Free Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-11.0%

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-2.5%

Other Growth Rates (2)

Gross Profit Growth Rate (Linear):44.9%

Book Value Growth Rate (Linear):100.0%

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:LEU

Company Name:Centrus Energy Corp.

Sector:Materials

Industry:Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)

Exchange:NYSE

Country:United States

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:high

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:19.88M

Shares Outstanding Basic:19.88M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:21.89M

Data Processing Info (3)

Processing Version:v3.0

Last Updated:2026-08-30 20:06:37 UTC

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