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Clearway Energy (Clearway Energy) Cash Flow from Operations : $708 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Clearway Energy Cash Flow from Operations?

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

For the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Clearway Energy's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $-46 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $200 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $-71 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $-10 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $4 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $0 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $4 Mil. In all, Clearway Energy's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $81 Mil.


Clearway Energy Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clearway Energy's Cash Flow from Operations can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Clearway Energy Cash Flow from Operations Chart

Clearway Energy Annual Data
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Cash Flow from Operations
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Clearway Energy Quarterly Data
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Clearway Energy Cash Flow from Operations Calculation

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

Clearway Energy's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Clearway Energy's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $708 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Clearway Energy  (NYSE:CWEN) Cash Flow from Operations Explanation

For companies reported in indirect method, cash flow from operations contains six items:

1. Net Income From Continuing Operations:
Net Income From Continuing Operations indicates the net income that a firm brings in from ongoing business activities. These activities are expected to continue into the next reporting period. It excludes extraordinary items, income from the cumulative effects of accounting changes, non-recurring items, income from tax loss carry forward, and preferred dividends.

Clearway Energy's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-46 Mil.

2. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Depreciation is a present expense that accounts for the past cost of an asset that is now providing benefits.
Depletion and amortization are synonyms for depreciation.
Generally:
The term depreciation is used when discussing man made tangible assets
The term depletion is used when discussing natural tangible assets
The term amortization is used when discussing intangible assets

Clearway Energy's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $200 Mil.

3. Change In Working Capital:
Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow.

Clearway Energy's change in working capital for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-71 Mil. It means Clearway Energy's working capital declined by $71 Mil from Dec. 2023 to Mar. 2024 .

4. Deferred Tax:
It is the cash flow generated from deferred tax.

Clearway Energy's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-10 Mil.

5. Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities:
Net cash from all of the entity's discontinued operating activities.

Clearway Energy's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0 Mil.

6. Asset Impairment Charge:
It is the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

Clearway Energy's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $4 Mil.

7. Stock Based Compensation:
It is a way corporations use stock options to reward employees. It provides executives and employees the opportunity to share in the growth of the company and, if structured properly, can align their interests with the interests of the company's shareholders and investors, without burning the company's cash on hand.

Clearway Energy's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0 Mil.

8. Cash Flow from Others:
These are cash differences caused by the change of inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable etc. For instance, if a company pays its suppliers slower, its cash position will build up faster. If a company receives payments from its customers slower, its account receivables will rise, and its cash position will grow more slowly (or even shrink).

Clearway Energy's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $4 Mil.


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Clearway Energy (Clearway Energy) Business Description

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Address
300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, NJ, USA, 08540
Clearway Energy Inc is a publicly-traded energy infrastructure investor with a focus on investments in clean energy and owner of modern, sustainable and long-term contracted assets across North America. The company segments its operations into conventional power generation, renewables and thermal divisions.
Executives
Christopher S Sotos director CLEARWAY ENERGY, INC., 300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Global Infrastructure Investors Iii, Llc 10 percent owner C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Se Totalenergies director, 10 percent owner 2 PLACE JEAN MILLIER, ARCHE NORD COUPOLE/REGNAULT, PARIS LA DEFENSE CEDEX I0 92078
Emmanuel Barrois director 300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Guillaume Hediard director 300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Vincent Stoquart director C/O SUNPOWER CORPORATION, 51 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Totalenergies Gestion Usa Sarl 10 percent owner LA DEFENSE 6 2 PLACE JEAN MILLIER, COURBEVOIE, HAUTS-DE-SEINE I0 92400
Totalenergies Holdings Usa, Inc. 10 percent owner 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Totalenergies Renewables Usa, Llc 10 percent owner 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Totalenergies Delaware, Inc. 10 percent owner 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Zephyr Holdings Gp, Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Gip Iii Zephyr Midco Holdings, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Michael Taft Murphy officer: CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER 300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Jennifer Elaine Lowry director 2 HOLLINS AVE, BALTIMORE MD 21210
E Stanley Oneal director MERRILL LYNCH CORPORATE SECRETARY, 222 BROADWAY, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038