Brookfield Renewable Corporation (BEPC) vs Clearway Energy, Inc. (CWEN)

Brookfield Renewable Corporation and Clearway Energy, Inc. are both Utilities Renewable companies. Clearway Energy, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.0B against $5.3B — 1.1× the size. Brookfield Renewable Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Clearway Energy, Inc. trades at 744×. Clearway Energy, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.62% against −4.48%. Clearway Energy, Inc. has the higher net margin (0.61% vs −95.1%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.81% vs 3.28%). Both pay a dividend; Clearway Energy, Inc. yields more (6.72% vs 5.61%). Across the 19 metrics below, Clearway Energy, Inc. leads on 13 and Brookfield Renewable Corporation on 6.

Valuation

Metric BEPC CWEN Utilities Renewable median
P/E n/m 744.25 18.99
P/S n/m 2.43 2.58
P/B n/m 0.65 1.38
Price to free cash flow n/m 5.49 5.71
EV/EBITDA 6.24 11.04 16.32
EV/Sales 3.52 8.11 5.43
Earnings yield (3.13%) 0.13% (12.46%)
Free cash flow yield 0.00% 18.21% (21.58%)

Profitability

Metric BEPC CWEN Utilities Renewable median
Gross margin 60.13% 63.50% 41.45%
Operating margin 27.08% 12.12% 0.00%
Net margin (95.07%) 0.61% (0.87%)
Free cash flow margin 2.96% 44.18% (9.23%)
Return on equity (44.74%) 0.16% 0.00%
Return on assets (8.27%) 0.06% (2.61%)
Return on invested capital 3.28% 0.81% 0.00%

Growth

Metric BEPC CWEN Utilities Renewable median
Revenue growth (TTM) (4.48%) 5.62% 10.25%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (178.13%) 90.67% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.24% 3.57% 6.29%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 46.55% 0.00%

Health

Metric BEPC CWEN Utilities Renewable median
Debt to equity 2.29 1.66 0.59
Current ratio 0.40 1.11 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 6.22 7.46 2.66

Dividend

Metric BEPC CWEN Utilities Renewable median
Dividend yield 5.61% 6.72% 5.61%
Payout ratio 0.33 2.15 0.00

Size

Metric BEPC CWEN Utilities Renewable median
Market cap 5.27b 5.99b 239.67m

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