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Calpine (Calpine) EBIT : $308 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2017)


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What is Calpine EBIT?

Calpine's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was $-128 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 was $308 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Calpine's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was -2.67%. Calpine's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was -3.88%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield.


Calpine EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Calpine's EBIT can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Calpine EBIT Chart

Calpine Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 716.00 1,628.00 801.00 790.00 308.00

Calpine Quarterly Data
Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17
EBIT Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 218.00 46.00 5.00 385.00 -128.00

Competitive Comparison of Calpine's EBIT

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Calpine's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Calpine's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Calpine's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Calpine's EV-to-EBIT falls into.



Calpine EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $308 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Calpine  (NYSE:CPN) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Calpine's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Dec. 2017 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2017 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2017 ))/ count )
=-400 * ( 1 - -2.86% )/( (15481 + 15288)/ 2 )
=-411.44/15384.5
=-2.67 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2017) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Calpine's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2017 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2017  Q: Dec. 2017
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-512/( ( (12833 + max(537, 0)) + (12627 + max(373, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-512/( ( 13370 + 13000 )/ 2 )
=-512/13185
=-3.88 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2017 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(935 + 409 + 618) - (885 + 0 + 540)
=537

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2017 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(970 + 498 + 554) - (881 + 0 + 768)
=373

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2017) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Calpine's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2017 )
=308/0.000
= %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Calpine (Calpine) Business Description

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Calpine is the largest natural gas power producer in the United States, with 3.0 GW of simple-cycle combustion turbines, 6.3 GW of combined-cycle cogeneration, and 15.8 GW of combined-cycle combustion turbines. It also owns 725 MW of geothermal generation in California geothermal generation and 4 MW of solar generation.
Executives
David C Merritt director CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC, 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST LOUIS MO 63131
W. Thaddeus Miller officer: EVP, CLO and Secretary 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jack A Fusco director C/O FOSTER WHEELER LTD., PERRYVILLE CORPORATE PARK, CLINTON NJ 08809
Frank Cassidy director
Thad Hill director, officer: President & CEO 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Mosbacher Robert A Jr director 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
W Benjamin Moreland director C/O CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC., 4830 NORTH LOOP 1604W, SUITE 111, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Laurie Brlas director C/O ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Denise M Oleary director MEDTRONIC INC, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MS LC310, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432-5604
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John H Scully 10 percent owner 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
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