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NRG Energy, Inc. — Intrinsic Value & Fair Price

NRG
NYSEUtilitiesIndependent Power ProducersCIK 0001013871nrg.comAbout NRG
Valuation grade ?S
Quant grade ?B
Last close · Oct 30, 202696.06−1.48 (−1.52%)
Model value · DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y
210.82
NRG Energy closed at $96.06 — undervalued by 54% vs model.
159.27the model's range296.80

DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for a cyclical company — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. From a five-year discounted cash flow.

Other models
8.33 – 470.76
Wall St. target
161.50 41% below
Below model, 1y
30 of 30 days

How it is valued

Valued asCyclical
Low/slowing growth (~3% recent)Decelerated from ~28% 5y CAGRThin margins (2.8% net margin)Pays dividendsHighly cyclical earningsHigh leverage (D/E 10.0x)
What growth the price implies: the reverse DCF

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