AXIA Energia (AXIAY) vs Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (BEP)

AXIA Energia and Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. are both Utilities Renewable companies. AXIA Energia is the larger, with a market value of $23.4B against $8.5B — 2.8× the size. Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; AXIA Energia trades at 11.9×. Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 16.8% against 10.3%. AXIA Energia has the higher net margin (26.1% vs −1.74%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.18% vs 2.14%). Both pay a dividend; Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. yields more (5.93% vs 3.21%). Across the 21 metrics below, AXIA Energia leads on 11 and Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. on 10.

Valuation

Metric AXIAY BEP Utilities Renewable median
P/E 11.87 n/m 18.99
P/S 3.54 1.06 2.58
P/B 1.23 0.24 1.38
Price to free cash flow 14.30 n/m 5.71
EV/EBITDA 18.72 9.02 16.32
EV/Sales 4.59 5.28 5.43
Earnings yield 8.42% (1.62%) (12.46%)
Free cash flow yield 6.99% (21.08%) (21.58%)

Profitability

Metric AXIAY BEP Utilities Renewable median
Gross margin 100.15% 61.84% 41.45%
Operating margin 13.70% 29.65% 0.00%
Net margin 26.10% (1.74%) (0.87%)
Free cash flow margin 24.74% (22.33%) (9.23%)
Return on equity 9.76% (0.42%) 0.00%
Return on assets 4.26% (0.14%) (2.61%)
Return on invested capital 2.18% 2.14% 0.00%

Growth

Metric AXIAY BEP Utilities Renewable median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.25% 16.77% 10.25%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (30.04%) 71.91% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.56% 15.22% 6.29%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (0.91%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AXIAY BEP Utilities Renewable median
Debt to equity 0.59 1.03 0.59
Current ratio 2.05 0.80 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 7.17 6.62 2.66

Dividend

Metric AXIAY BEP Utilities Renewable median
Dividend yield 3.21% 5.93% 5.61%
Payout ratio 0.23 — 0.00

Size

Metric AXIAY BEP Utilities Renewable median
Market cap 23.35b 8.48b 239.67m

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