What does U.S. — long-lived assets mean?

The total value of the segment's long-term physical assets like power plants, transmission lines, and distribution networks.

How do you interpret U.S. — long-lived assets?

An increase typically signals significant capital investment in infrastructure, which often supports future rate base growth.

How does U.S. — long-lived assets compare across companies?

Standard utility metric representing the 'rate base' or capital investment intensity of the segment.

PPL PPL U.S. — Long-Lived Assets

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '20

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.8B+10.8%

Operating income$745.0M+9.9%

Net income$452.0M+9.2%

EPS (diluted)$0.36+50.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.3B+268%

Total debt$19.2B+15.1%

Total equity$15.0B+5.1%

Total assets$46.3B+10.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$557.0M+8.6%

CapEx$1.1B+33.4%

Free cash flow-$501.0M-78.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$26.62B+7.7%

Enterprise value$44.61B+8.5%

P/E21.8×-3.0×

P/S2.9×0.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin23.6%+2.0pp

Net margin13.1%+1.6pp

FCF margin-17.4%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.3%+1.3pp

Debt / equity1.3×+0.1×

Current ratio1×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by PPL in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NoncurrentAssets.

The official record: PPL’s 10-K, filed February 18, 2021, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does U.S. — long-lived assets mean?: The total value of the segment's long-term physical assets like power plants, transmission lines, and distribution networks.
How do you interpret U.S. — long-lived assets?: An increase typically signals significant capital investment in infrastructure, which often supports future rate base growth.
How does U.S. — long-lived assets compare across companies?: Standard utility metric representing the 'rate base' or capital investment intensity of the segment.