What does home solar — gain on sale of investments mean?

The profit or loss recognized from selling solar-related investment assets.

How do you interpret home solar — gain on sale of investments?

An increase indicates successful asset monetization or favorable market conditions for solar divestments, while a decrease suggests lower asset valuations or poor exit timing.

How does home solar — gain on sale of investments compare across companies?

Common in renewable energy and infrastructure companies that manage portfolios of solar assets.

NRG Energy NRG Home Solar — Gain On Sale Of Investments

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '15

Similar metrics at other companies

SUIHome Sales and Home Rentals Segment — Gain on disposition of properties, net

$0—

SUIHome Sales and Home Rentals Segment — Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt

$0—

SUISun Retreats Millbrook — Gain / (loss) on dispositions of properties

-$3.8M—

DContracted Assets — Net Loss On The Sale Of Non Wholly Owned Nonregulated Solar Facilities

$52.75M—

DContracted Assets — Net Loss On The Sale Of Non Wholly Owned Nonregulated Solar Facilities After Tax

$40.25M—

GLW

GLWSolar — Segment net sales

$370M+79.6%

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$27.88B+59.6%

Enterprise value$54.52B+87.0%

P/E116.6×+104×

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:GainOnSaleOfInvestments.

The official record: NRG Energy’s 10-K, filed February 29, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does home solar — gain on sale of investments mean?: The profit or loss recognized from selling solar-related investment assets.
How do you interpret home solar — gain on sale of investments?: An increase indicates successful asset monetization or favorable market conditions for solar divestments, while a decrease suggests lower asset valuations or poor exit timing.
How does home solar — gain on sale of investments compare across companies?: Common in renewable energy and infrastructure companies that manage portfolios of solar assets.