Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

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AboutTalen Energy Corporation, an independent power producer and infrastructure company, produces and sells electricity, capacity, and ancillary services into wholesale power markets in the United States. The company operates nuclear, fossil, solar, and coal power plants. It is also developing battery storage projects. The company owns and operates approximately 10.7 GW of power infrastructure. Talen Energy Corporation is headquartered in Houston, Texas.Show more

Revenue $2.07B -15.0%
EBITDA $647M +9.5%
Net Income $998M +62.8%
Free Cash Flow $1.29B +149.8%
EBITDA Margin 31.21% +28.8%
Net Margin 48.14% +91.6%
ROE 50.91% -14.8%
Interest Coverage 0.95 +278.7%
Debt/Equity 2.17 +94.6%
Net Debt/EBITDA 4.13 +1.0%
CapEx / Revenue 50.46% +253.6%
CapEx Coverage 0.23 -90.6%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Share count reduced 4.3% through buybacks

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.2x
✗Weak interest coverage of 0.9x
✗Expensive at 17.1x book value

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y5.31%

TTM23.12%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-79.42%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-75.37%

ROCE

10Y Avg-0.51%

5Y Avg-0.51%

3Y Avg2.97%

Latest3.68%

Peer Comparison

Regional Integrated Operators

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
TLNTalen Energy Corporation	19.15B	419.07	23.72	-15.01%	9.65%	15.38%	6.73%	2.17
TACTransAlta Corporation	3.66B	12.35	20.58	-15.2%	-4.59%	-6.92%	7.53%	2.47

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Revenue+	3.61B	1.77B	2.41B	2.44B	2.07B
Revenue Growth %	-	-0.51%	0.36%	0.01%	-0.15%
Cost of Revenue	3.41B	1.53B	1.64B	1.38B	1.41B
Gross Profit+	203M	244M	770M	1.05B	664M
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit Growth %	-	0.2%	2.16%	0.37%	-0.37%
Operating Expenses+	65M	1.34B	529M	971M	438M
Other Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA+	717M	-449M	884M	591M	647M
EBITDA Margin %	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Growth %	-	-1.63%	2.97%	-0.33%	0.09%
Depreciation & Amortization+	579M	651M	643M	507M	421M
D&A / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income (EBIT)+	138M	-1.1B	241M	84M	226M
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income Growth %	-	-8.97%	1.22%	-0.65%	1.69%
Interest Expense+	211M	325M	359M	335M	238M
Interest Coverage	0.65x	-3.38x	0.67x	0.25x	0.95x
Interest / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Operating Income	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	1000K	1000K
Pretax Income+	-368M	-1.28B	-1.33B	871M	1.11B
Pretax Margin %	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax+	-27M	-300M	-35M	263M	98M
Effective Tax Rate %	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income+	-341M	-977M	-1.29B	613M	998M
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income Growth %	-	-1.87%	-0.32%	1.48%	0.63%
EPS (Diluted)+	-3.10	-7.53	-2866.06	10.38	17.67
EPS Growth %	-	-1.43%	-379.62%	1%	0.7%
EPS (Basic)	-3.10	-7.60	-2866.06	10.38	18.39
Diluted Shares Outstanding	109.9M	129.7M	449.75K	59.03M	56.49M

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Assets+	12.83B	10.05B	10.72B	7.12B	6.11B
Asset Growth %	-	-0.22%	0.07%	-0.34%	-0.14%
PP&E (Net)+	8.59B	4.66B	4.63B	3.84B	3.15B
PP&E / Total Assets %	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Assets+	2.76B	2.8B	4.26B	1.55B	1.04B
Cash & Equivalents	247M	276M	988M	400M	329M
Receivables	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Inventory	508M	403M	457M	375M	302M
Other Current Assets	966M	2B	2.41B	642M	286M
Long-Term Investments	25M	0	1.65B	1.57B	1.72B
Goodwill	0	0	0	0	0
Intangible Assets	310M	80M	73M	0	5M
Other Assets	1.14B	2.52B	101M	153M	188M
Total Liabilities	8.52B	9.32B	11.2B	4.59B	4.72B
Total Debt+	4.81B	4.74B	4.35B	2.82B	3B
Net Debt	4.67B	4.47B	3.36B	2.42B	2.67B
Long-Term Debt	3.8B	3.73B	2.49B	2.81B	2.99B
Short-Term Borrowings	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	0
Total Current Liabilities+	2.09B	3.51B	4.86B	486M	455M
Accounts Payable	291M	280M	454M	344M	266M
Accrued Expenses	43M	67M	0	32M	18M
Deferred Revenue	44M	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	731M	2.15B	2.55B	101M	154M
Deferred Taxes	0	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Liabilities	2.63B	1.86B	3.77B	883M	915M
Total Equity+	4.3B	733M	-482M	2.53B	1.39B
Equity Growth %	-	-0.83%	-1.66%	6.26%	-0.45%
Shareholders Equity	4.3B	733M	-573M	2.46B	1.39B
Minority Interest	0	0	91M	77M	0
Common Stock	0	0	-573M	0	0
Additional Paid-in Capital	4.7B	0	0	2.35B	1.73B
Retained Earnings	-373M	0	0	134M	-326M
Accumulated OCI	-26M	0	0	-23M	-12M
Return on Assets (ROA)	-0.03%	-0.09%	-0.12%	0.07%	0.15%
Return on Equity (ROE)	-0.08%	-0.39%	-10.27%	0.6%	0.51%
Debt / Equity	1.12x	6.47x	-	1.11x	2.17x
Debt / Assets	0.38%	0.47%	0.41%	0.4%	0.49%
Net Debt / EBITDA	6.51x	-	3.81x	4.09x	4.13x
Book Value per Share	39.15	5.65	-1.07K	42.93	24.55

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	768M	-294M	187M	864M	243M
Operating CF Growth %	-	-1.38%	1.64%	3.62%	-0.72%
Operating CF / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income	-341M	-977M	-1.29B	613M	998M
Depreciation & Amortization	579M	555M	616M	507M	421M
Deferred Taxes	-61M	-324M	-48M	250M	-46M
Other Non-Cash Items	1.76B	472M	560M	-694M	-1.12B
Working Capital Changes	-47M	-20M	348M	188M	-9M
Capital Expenditures+	-915M	-224M	-312M	-348M	1.05B
CapEx / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx / D&A	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)	-	-	-	-	-
Cash from Investing+	-915M	-280M	-368M	-347M	1.05B
Acquisitions	-487M	-65M	0	35M	1.27B
Purchase of Investments	-196M	-1.83B	-2.43B	-2.26B	-2.31B
Sale of Investments	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Investing	109M	-56M	134M	14M	2M
Cash from Financing+	-64M	956M	426M	-604M	-1.82B
Dividends Paid	-217M	0	0	0	0
Dividend Payout Ratio %	-	-	-	-	-
Debt Issuance (Net)	1000K	1000K	1000K	-1000K	1000K
Stock Issued	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	0	0	0	-40M	-1.96B
Other Financing	50M	139M	-109M	1.38B	-55M
Net Change in Cash+	-832M	382M	741M	-87M	-536M
Exchange Rate Effect	0	0	1000K	0	0
Cash at Beginning	1.08B	361M	247M	988M	901M
Cash at End	247M	743M	988M	901M	365M
Free Cash Flow+	-147M	-518M	-125M	516M	1.29B
FCF Growth %	-	-2.52%	0.76%	5.13%	1.5%
FCF Margin %	-	-	-	-	-
FCF / Net Income %	-	-	-	-	-

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-7.92%	-38.8%	-1027.09%	59.75%	50.91%
EBITDA Margin	19.84%	-25.3%	36.65%	24.23%	31.21%
Net Debt / EBITDA	6.51x	-	3.81x	4.09x	4.13x
Interest Coverage	0.65x	-3.38x	0.67x	0.25x	0.95x
CapEx / Revenue	25.32%	8%	12.94%	14.27%	50.46%
Debt / Equity	1.12x	6.47x	-	1.11x	2.17x
EPS Growth	-	-142.9%	-37961.89%	100.36%	70.23%

Revenue by Segment

	2024
Electricity Sales And Ancillary Services	1.14B
Electricity Sales And Ancillary Services Growth	-
Commodity Contracts, Unrealized Gain (Loss)	541M
Commodity Contracts, Unrealized Gain (Loss) Growth	-
Operating Revenue, Capacity	192M
Operating Revenue, Capacity Growth	-
Physical Electricity Sales, Bilateral Contracts, Other	147M
Physical Electricity Sales, Bilateral Contracts, Other Growth	-
Product and Service, Other	91M
Product and Service, Other Growth	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.7x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) reported $2.34B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 35% decrease from $3.61B in 2015.

Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) saw revenue decline by 15.0% over the past year.

Yes, Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) is profitable, generating $226.0M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (48.1% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) has a return on equity (ROE) of 50.9%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) generated $307.0M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

Industry Metrics

Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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