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NRG Energy (BSP:N1RG34) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 27.68 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is NRG Energy Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-06-04), NRG Energy's current share price is R$404.13. NRG Energy's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$14.60. NRG Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 27.68.

The historical rank and industry rank for NRG Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:N1RG34' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.18   Med: 50.92   Max: 315.5
Current: 26.87

During the past years, NRG Energy's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 315.50. The lowest was 10.18. And the median was 50.92.

BSP:N1RG34's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
70.49% of 122 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 15.235 vs BSP:N1RG34: 26.87

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

NRG Energy's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$4.445. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is R$14.60 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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NRG Energy Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for NRG Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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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NRG Energy Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

NRG Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 76.53 49.11 28.46 11.25 18.22

NRG Energy Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 13.79 13.13 13.75 18.22 23.22

Competitive Comparison of NRG Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, NRG Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.


NRG Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, NRG Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NRG Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



NRG Energy Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

NRG Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=404.13/14.6
=27.68

* 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.

NRG Energy's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, NRG Energy's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=4.445/131.7762*131.7762
=4.445

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

NRG Energy Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 -1.931 100.560 -2.530
201409 3.926 100.428 5.151
201412 1.128 99.070 1.500
201503 0.075 99.621 0.099
201506 -1.243 100.684 -1.627
201509 6.913 100.392 9.074
201512 -1.767 99.792 -2.333
201603 3.088 100.470 4.050
201606 0.859 101.688 1.113
201609 7.266 101.861 9.400
201612 3.291 101.863 4.257
201703 -3.088 102.862 -3.956
201706 -1.940 103.349 -2.474
201709 9.874 104.136 12.495
201712 8.721 104.011 11.049
201803 1.986 105.290 2.486
201806 0.432 106.317 0.535
201809 6.775 106.507 8.382
201812 3.512 105.998 4.366
201903 -1.920 107.251 -2.359
201906 6.599 108.070 8.047
201909 6.388 108.329 7.771
201912 7.672 108.420 9.325
202003 2.630 108.902 3.182
202006 9.238 108.767 11.192
202009 14.260 109.815 17.112
202012 8.003 109.897 9.596
202103 -22.655 111.754 -26.714
202106 25.019 114.631 28.761
202109 30.209 115.734 34.396
202112 -32.591 117.630 -36.511
202203 32.861 121.301 35.699
202206 30.286 125.017 31.924
202209 -33.827 125.227 -35.596
202212 -34.597 125.222 -36.408
202303 -39.812 127.348 -41.196
202306 7.971 128.729 8.160
202309 8.451 129.860 8.576
202312 3.024 129.419 3.079
202403 4.445 131.776 4.445

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


NRG Energy  (BSP:N1RG34) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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NRG Energy (BSP:N1RG34) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the U.S., with 5.5 million customers. Its 2023 acquisition of Vivint Smart Home adds 1.9 million home services customers. NRG also is one of the largest U.S. independent power producers, with 13 gigawatts of coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity primarily in Texas. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.

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