NRG Energy has reconfigured its business, its management team, and its board of directors in the last few years. Once one of the largest power generators based mostly in Texas, NRG now is a nationwide retail energy and home services company.
NRG's transformation in 2017-20 cut the business in half, improved its credit metrics, and generated substantial cash to use for the dividend, stock buybacks, and acquisitions like Direct Energy and Vivint.
Federal and state environmental regulations and renewable energy goals could erode profitability at NRG's fossil-fuel power plants.
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Metric
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NRG
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AES
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VST
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 17.28 | 9.46 | 20.22 |
Price/Book Value | 6.49 | 6.78 | 8.50 |
Price/Sales | 0.56 | 0.94 | 1.74 |
Price/Cash Flow | — | 4.37 | 6.65 |
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Metric
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NRG
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AES
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VST
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.53 |
Current Ratio | 1.02 | 0.68 | 1.18 |
Interest Coverage | 0.68 | 0.66 | 4.10 |
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Metric
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NRG
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AES
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VST
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | −5.10% | 4.00% | 4.01% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | −51.43% | 99.07% | 40.47% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | −5.60% | 7.33% | 8.96% |
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