Nrg Energy, Inc.

NRG

Electric Services

Mkt Cap

$10.76B

PE

-5.92

Debt

$12.78B

Cash

$401M

EV

$23.14B

FCF

-$2.47B

Market Cap

$10.76B

P/E Ratio

-5.92

Debt

$12.78B

Cash

$401M

EV

$23.14B

FCF

-$2.47B

NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated power company in the United States. It operates through Texas, East, and West segments. The company is involved in producing and selling electricity and related products and services to approximately residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers. It generates electricity using natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, and battery storage. The company also provides system power, distributed generation, renewable products, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, demand response, and energy efficiency and advisory services, as well as carbon management and specialty services. In addition, it trades in electric power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Further, the company procures fuels; and sells energy, services, and products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, Stream, and XOOM Energy. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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Chart P/E ratio

In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.

Earnings Growth 73%

Earnings Stability 7.5%

Competitiveness and MOAT

High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.

The Net Margin is too low to guarantee profitability in case of higher costs or higher interest rates. Furthermore lower margins cause higher earnings’ volatility.

Over time the ROA has been increasing indicating a higher marginal ROA with respect to the calculated one, giving a good sign for continued growth.

Years	12-2014	12-2015	12-2016	12-2017	12-2018	12-2019	12-2020	12-2021	12-2022	TTM
Net Margin	0.49%	-44%	-7.2%	-22%	2.8%	45%	5.6%	8.1%	3.9%	-6.1%
ROA	3.1%	-12%	1.7%	-2.5%	9.2%	10%	7.4%	14%	6.9%	-6.3%
ROE	0.67%	-120%	-20%	-120%	-22%	270%	30%	61%	32%	-52%

What is the average Net Margin?

The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +7.27%.

What is the trend of Net Margin?

The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is +3.02%.

What is the average Return on Assets (ROA)?

The average ROA over the past 5 years is +7.63%.

What is the trend of Return on Assets (ROA)?

The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +1.71%.

What is the average Return on Equity (ROE)?

The average ROE over the past 5 years is +41.7%.

What is the trend of Return on Equity (ROE)?

The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +21.81%.

Safety & Stabiliy

Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.

Under the assumption that FCF does not diminish and debt does not increase, the current years to repay the debt are acceptable.

The Graham’s stability indicate a relevant drawdown, consider checking when it has occured and why.

Years	12-2014	12-2015	12-2016	12-2017	12-2018	12-2019	12-2020	12-2021	12-2022	TTM
Debt FCF	34.68	773.12	21.42	55.16	6.84	5.17	5.51	36.18	-1166.14	-5.18
Debt Equity	1.78	3.70	4.64	8.80	-5.48	3.70	5.27	2.25	2.13	3.63
MIN
Graham Stability	-	-	-	-	-	-	65%	100%	51%	51%

What is the Debt/FCF?

The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is -5.18.

What is the trend of Debt/FCF?

The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -171.95.

What is the Graham’s Stability?

Graham’s Stability measure stands at 0.51.

Growth

Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.

Earnings growth has not been increasing in the past years.

Years	12-2015	12-2017	12-2019	12-2021	Trend
Revenue	12%	24%	48%	17%	9.2%
Net Income	-	-	-35%	-44%	-440%
Stockholders Equity	-4.9%	14%	32%	6.3%	9.8%
FCF	-	-	-	-	-250%

What is the 5 year Revenue CAGR?

The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +24.3%.

What is the trend of Revenue growth?

The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +9.22%.

What is the 5 year Earnings CAGR?

The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is -.

What is the trend of Earnings growth?

The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is -438.31%.

What is the 5 year Equity CAGR?

The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +14.23%.

What is the trend of Equity growth?

The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +9.82%.

What is the 5 year FCF CAGR?

The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is -.

What is the trend of FCF growth?

The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is -250.73%.