How do you interpret segment discontinued operations — total assets?

A decrease indicates successful divestiture and capital recovery, while an increase may signal new restructuring efforts or delays in planned asset sales.

How does segment discontinued operations — total assets compare across companies?

Peers often report this under 'Assets Held for Sale' or 'Discontinued Operations' in accordance with GAAP/IFRS, making it highly comparable across the utility and energy sector.

AES AES Segment Discontinued Operations — Total Assets

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '16

Similar metrics at other companies

TEXSegment Discontinued Operations — Total Assets

$9.8M-98.1%

ATISegment Discontinued Operations — Total Assets

$0—

PPLSegment Discontinued Operations — Total Assets

$0-100%

RVTYSegment Discontinued Operations — Total Assets

$0—

PPLDiscontinued Operations Segment — Total Assets

$0-100%

BGCorporate Segment and Other Operating Segment — Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets

$2M-33.3%

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:Assets.

The official record: AES’s 10-Q, filed November 4, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does segment discontinued operations — total assets mean?: The total value of assets belonging to business segments that the company is in the process of selling or closing.
How do you interpret segment discontinued operations — total assets?: A decrease indicates successful divestiture and capital recovery, while an increase may signal new restructuring efforts or delays in planned asset sales.
How does segment discontinued operations — total assets compare across companies?: Peers often report this under 'Assets Held for Sale' or 'Discontinued Operations' in accordance with GAAP/IFRS, making it highly comparable across the utility and energy sector.