debt_leverage_profile
Debt-to-equity ~1.8x; regulated utility capital structure with ~50% long-term debt; 20bp rate rise adds ~$3-5M annual interest expense
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interest_rate_sensitivity
Variable-rate debt exposure modest; ~$1.5B long-term debt at mostly fixed rates; 20bp shift impacts refinancing cost on ~$200M floating exposure
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geopolitical_supply_exposure
High intensity; European gas dependency on Russia exposed structural energy security vulnerabilities.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
supply_chain_dependency
Permian Basin natural gas transmission chokepoints (El Paso pipeline) and Southwest transmission corridor congestion during peak demand
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international_expansion_readiness
Minimal international revenue; operates in US-Mexico border region with limited peso-denominated exposure; sovereign devaluation risk near-null
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geographic_footprint
Predominantly Texas and New Mexico regulated service territory; minimal currency risk; US dollar-denominated operations over 98% of revenue
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commodity_exposure_profile
High intensity; commodities: Natural Gas, Coal, Uranium, Crude Oil, Copper (grid), Lithium (storage); geopolitical: European gas dependency on Russia exposed structural energy security vulnerabilities.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
vendor_lock_dependency_score
High dependency on ERCOT and SPP grid operators; fuel supply concentrated among few Permian Basin gas suppliers; substitutability limited short-term
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business_model_type_primary
Regulated electric utility; no material cloud infrastructure dependency; operations rely on SCADA/OT systems, not AWS/GCP/Azure for core service delivery
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business_model_type_secondary
Grid management and billing systems use enterprise IT; cloud termination would disrupt back-office but not physical power delivery operations
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switching_cost_profile
Minimal API coupling risk; operational technology is proprietary grid infrastructure; enterprise software vendors (SAP, Oracle) have moderate switching costs
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howey_test_risk_index
Fails Howey Test; revenue from regulated electricity sales to captive customers, not investment contracts; securities classification risk is null
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regulatory_burden_tier
Very High
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
Low GDPR exposure (minimal EU operations); moderate CCPA exposure for Texas/NM residential customer data; utility customer data governance required by PUCT/NMPRC
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antitrust_exposure_flag
Low antitrust risk; operates as regulated monopoly franchise with PUCT and NMPRC oversight; rate-setting by regulators limits pricing abuse claims
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regulatory_exposure_profile
Very High burden; regimes: FERC, NERC, EPA, NRC, State PUCs, DOE; Rate-case lag and clean-energy mandates compress returns on regulated asset base.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
~95% recurring via regulated tariff rates under multi-year rate cases; transactional spot market sales minimal; highly predictable revenue base
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monetization_vector
Regulated cost-of-service tariffs plus approved rate of return (~9.5% ROE); volumetric kWh billing to residential, commercial, and industrial customers
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pricing_architecture
Rate cases set by regulators every 3-5 years; fuel cost pass-through mechanisms reduce commodity margin risk; pricing stress-tested by regulatory prudency reviews
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pricing_power_rating
Limited autonomous pricing power; entirely regulator-determined; fuel and purchased power adjustments partially automatic via FPPCAC clauses
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target_gross_margin_bracket
Regulated utility gross margin ~35-45%; EBITDA margin ~25-30%; constrained by allowed ROE and cost recovery framework
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churn_vulnerability_index
Near-zero churn; captive regulated monopoly customer base; no free-rider risk in traditional sense; industrial load defection via self-generation is emerging risk
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headcount_cost_structure
Revenue growth is largely capital-intensive and sublinear to headcount; doubling capacity requires infrastructure spend, not proportional workforce growth
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marginal_cost_of_growth
Marginal growth cost dominated by capital (transmission/distribution buildout ~$300-400M/yr capex); incremental O&M per customer declines at scale
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franchise_compliance_risk
Not a franchise network in commercial sense; regulated utility franchise territories governed by state commissions; compliance drift risk minimal but rate case risk material
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customer_acquisition_metric
Customer growth driven by population expansion in El Paso/Las Cruces; CAC near-zero (captive territory); at 10x scale, regulatory lag on rate recovery is key constraint
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network_effect_present
No traditional network effects; grid reliability improves marginally with scale but value per customer is not user-driven; utility infrastructure is natural monopoly
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asset_efficiency_ratio
AI displacement risk low for physical grid operations; moderate for billing/customer service functions; asset-heavy model (PP&E >$4B) limits AI-driven efficiency gains near-term
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recession_resistance_tier
Tier 1 recession resistant; electricity is essential service; volumetric demand drops <5% in recessions; regulated ROE provides floor on earnings
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customer_segment_primary
Residential customers (~40% of revenue); ~440,000 customers in Texas and New Mexico service territory
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customer_segment_secondary
Commercial and industrial customers (~45% of revenue); Fort Bliss military installation is single largest customer representing material concentration risk
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characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.34 (HIL — ~34% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v1
capital_expenditure_profile
~$350-400M annual capex; shifting toward renewable generation (solar, storage) and grid modernization; legacy coal retirement (Four Corners, Tolk) driving stranded asset risk
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sec_cik
0000031617
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ticker
EPE (acquired by IIF/JPMorgan 2020; delisted); previously NYSE: EE; now private; no public market discount applicable post-acquisition
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