Utilities • NYSE
According to Zyberno, USA Compression Partners, LP (USAC) shows a Value Trap signal — AVERAGE BUSINESS (59/100) with an apparent Margin of Safety of +58.5%, but a Brina Gap of -14.6% reveals the current price still assumes faster growth than the business can deliver.
According to Zyberno's DCF model, USA Compression Partners, LP (USAC) trades at $26.93 against an estimated intrinsic value per share of $64.96 — a +58.5% Margin of Safety based on Owner Earnings of $302.57M TTM, projected at 73.4% growth for 10 years with a 2.5% terminal growth rate. The Brina Gap of -14.6% weakens the case: based on the company's ROIC (11.2%) and reinvestment rate (-54.3%), the business can fundamentally grow at -6.1% — but the current enterprise value implies the market expects 8.5%. This places USAC in the Value Trap quadrant of the Brina Matrix — a value-trap signal where the apparent discount is undermined by overpriced growth expectations. Zyberno's model translates this into a 5-year expected return of 43.1% annually.
Over the trailing twelve months, USAC generated $302.57M in Owner Earnings. Capital was deployed as follows: $123.15M invested in capital expenditures. Reinvestment rate: -54.3%. Owner Earnings have grown at 73.4% annually over the trailing five years using log-linear regression.