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AES AES Brazil Generation — Regulatory Assets

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

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FEDistribution Segment — Deferral of regulatory assets, net
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CNPCorporate and Other, Net — Regulatory assets
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SOOther Regulatory Assets Deferred
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FEIntegrated — Deferral of regulatory assets, net
$0+100%
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FEDistribution Segment — Amortization (Deferral) Of Regulatory Assets, Net
-$254M-1,237%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.2B+8.7%
Gross profit$640.0M+45.1%
Net income$487.0M+959%
EPS (diluted)$0.68+871%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.3B-9.6%
Total debt$1.2B+17.8%
Total equity$4.4B+27.5%
Total assets$52.8B+8.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.2B+120%
CapEx$1.8B+40.8%
Free cash flow-$565.0M+20.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.43B+13.6%
P/E7.7×+0.6×
P/S0.8×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin19.3%+1.7pp
Net margin10.8%+0.2pp
FCF margin-11.8%-4.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity34.3%-6.4pp
Debt / equity0.3×0.0×
Current ratio0.7×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by AES in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RegulatoryAssets.

The official record: AES’s 10-K, filed February 27, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does brazil generation — regulatory assets mean?
Costs incurred by the Brazil generation business that are authorized to be recovered from customers in future periods.
How do you interpret brazil generation — regulatory assets?
An increase suggests higher deferred costs awaiting recovery, while a decrease indicates successful recovery or amortization of these regulatory balances.
How does brazil generation — regulatory assets compare across companies?
Common in regulated utility segments; peers often report these as 'Regulatory Assets' or 'Deferred Regulatory Costs'.