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Entergy Corporation(ETR)

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Financial data as of Dec 31, 2024Improving · Utilities

FCF Margin-12.5%Free Cash Flow / Revenue
Cash Conversion—Operating CF / Net Income
Free Cash Flow-$1.5B
Revenue$11.9B
Net Cash-$28.1BNet debt position
Debt / FCFN/AElevated debt burden
Current Ratio0.72Tight short-term liquidity
YoY FCF Growth+500.0%2 of 5 quarters positive

How This Grade Was Calculated

Base grade from FCF margin, adjusted by financial health factors

BaseF
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-1Current ratio below 1.0 (0.72)
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-1Negative FCF in 3 of last 4 quarters
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+1Strong YoY FCF growth (500.0% YoY)
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-1Only 2 positive quarters recently
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-0.5Highly volatile FCF (consistency: 1.10)
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FinalF

Analysis Summary

Strengths

  • Strong YoY FCF growth (+500.0%)
  • FCF trend is improving

Concerns

  • Negative FCF margin (-12.5%)
  • Net debt position ($28.1B)
  • Current ratio below 1.0 — tight short-term liquidity
  • Only 2 positive FCF quarters recently
  • Highly volatile quarterly FCF
Heavy CapEx — Operating cash flow is strong (38% margin) but most is reinvestedCash conversion ratio unavailable or not meaningful

Financial Breakdown

Key financials compared side by side

Margin Composition

FCF Margin-12.5%
Net Margin8.9%
Operating CF Margin37.8%
CapEx Ratio50.3%

Balance Sheet Health

Debt, liquidity, and leverage snapshot

Net Cash-$28.1BNet debt position
Debt / FCFN/AElevated debt burden
Current Ratio0.72Tight liquidity
Debt / Equity1.92Moderate leverage

Quarterly FCF Trend

+500.0% YoYImproving (+500.0%)

Free cash flow per quarter

Sector Comparison — Utilities

FCF Margin ranked against sector peers

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Detailed Metrics

Company NameEntergy Corporation
SectorUtilities
Free Cash Flow-$1.5B
Revenue$11.9B
Net Income$1.1B
Operating Cash Flow$4.5B
Capital Expenditure$6.0B
FCF Margin-12.5%
Cash Conversion Rate—
Net Margin8.9%
Total Debt$28.9B
Total Cash$859.7M
Net Cash-$28.1B
Current Ratio0.72
Debt / Equity1.92
Debt / FCFN/A
YoY FCF Growth+500.0%
Positive Quarters2 of 5
Trend DirectionImproving
Report DateDec 31, 2024
GradeF
Data SourceYahoo Finance