What does generation — D&A mean?

The non-cash expense representing the wear and tear or aging of generation assets.

How do you interpret generation — D&A?

High levels reflect significant capital investment, while trends help estimate the age and maintenance cycle of the fleet.

How does generation — D&A compare across companies?

Standard accounting metric for capital-intensive industries like power generation.

NRG Energy NRG Generation — D&A

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '19

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GEVPower — D&A

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GNRCDomestic — D&A

$8.9M-6.3%

FEIntegrated — Provision for depreciation

$139M+0.7%

SOElectric Utilities — Depreciation and amortization(b)

$1.22B+11.0%

DTEElectric — D&A

$409M+7.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$10.3B+19.5%

Gross profit$1.4B-30.9%

Operating income$328.0M-71.1%

Net income$125.0M-83.3%

EPS (diluted)$0.52-85.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$178.0M-74.3%

Total debt$26.8B+122%

Total equity$4.9B+75.5%

Total assets$40.1B+60.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$169.0M-120%

CapEx$317.0M+46.1%

Free cash flow-$486.0M-176%

Valuation

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Market cap$28.5B+59.6%

Enterprise value$55.13B+87.0%

P/E119.2×+106×

P/S0.9×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin16.4%-5.0pp

Operating margin3.2%-6.0pp

Net margin0.7%-3.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6.2%-38.7pp

Debt / equity5.5×+1.1×

Current ratio0.8×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by NRG Energy in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization.

The official record: NRG Energy’s 10-K, filed February 27, 2020, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does generation — D&A mean?: The non-cash expense representing the wear and tear or aging of generation assets.
How do you interpret generation — D&A?: High levels reflect significant capital investment, while trends help estimate the age and maintenance cycle of the fleet.
How does generation — D&A compare across companies?: Standard accounting metric for capital-intensive industries like power generation.