What does emea generation — investment income interest mean?

Interest revenue generated from the company's financial investments and cash holdings within the EMEA region.

How do you interpret emea generation — investment income interest?

An increase reflects higher returns on cash or increased lending to affiliates, while a decrease may indicate lower cash balances or reduced interest rate environments.

How does emea generation — investment income interest compare across companies?

Similar to interest income reported by other capital-intensive utilities managing regional liquidity.

AES AES Emea Generation — Investment Income Interest

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '15

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METEMEA — Net Investment Income

$67M+15.5%

EQIXEMEA — Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortization Or Accretion

$424M+16.2%

AEEOther Segment — Interest Income

$1M-20.0%

METEMEA — Net investment income from equity method investments

1%—

METEMEA — Policyholder Account Balance, Interest Expense

$21M+23.5%

ESOperating Segments — Investment Income Interest

$6.25M+36.6%

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:InvestmentIncomeInterest.

The official record: AES’s 10-K, filed February 24, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does emea generation — investment income interest mean?: Interest revenue generated from the company's financial investments and cash holdings within the EMEA region.
How do you interpret emea generation — investment income interest?: An increase reflects higher returns on cash or increased lending to affiliates, while a decrease may indicate lower cash balances or reduced interest rate environments.
How does emea generation — investment income interest compare across companies?: Similar to interest income reported by other capital-intensive utilities managing regional liquidity.