$CWEN
Clearway Energy, Inc. Stock $cwen

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2022 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156768323000011 Filed on February 23, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2022 Q4	2022	2021
Revenue	$268.0M	$1.190B	$1.286B
YoY Change	-15.72%	-7.47%	7.26%
Cost Of Revenue	$97.00M	$435.0M	$451.0M
YoY Change	-17.09%	-3.55%	23.22%
Gross Profit	$171.0M	$755.0M	$835.0M
YoY Change	-14.93%	-9.58%	0.24%
Gross Profit Margin	63.81%	63.45%	64.93%
Selling, General & Admin	$9.000M	$40.00M	$40.00M
YoY Change	-10.0%	0.0%	17.65%
% of Gross Profit	5.26%	5.3%	4.79%
Research & Development	$0.00	$2.000M	$6.000M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-66.67%	20.0%
% of Gross Profit	0.0%	0.26%	0.72%
Depreciation & Amortization	$182.0M	$512.0M	$509.0M
YoY Change	13.04%	0.59%	18.93%
% of Gross Profit	106.43%	67.81%	60.96%
Operating Expenses	$142.0M	$554.0M	$555.0M
YoY Change	6.77%	-0.18%	18.84%
Operating Profit	$29.00M	$1.470B	$267.0M
YoY Change	-57.35%	450.56%	-19.82%
Interest Expense	-$88.00M	$232.0M	$312.0M
YoY Change	10.0%	-25.64%	-24.82%
% of Operating Profit	-303.45%	15.78%	116.85%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$7.000M	-$188.0M	-$330.0M
YoY Change		-43.03%	-14.73%
Pretax Income	-$69.00M	$1.282B	-$63.00M
YoY Change	115.63%	-2134.92%	16.67%
Income Tax	-$15.00M	$222.0M	$12.00M
% Of Pretax Income		17.32%
Net Earnings	$12.00M	$582.0M	$51.00M
YoY Change	-250.0%	1041.18%	104.0%
Net Earnings / Revenue	4.48%	48.91%	3.97%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$4.99	$0.44
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.10	$4.99	$435.9K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding		35.00M shares	35.00M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2022 Q4	2022	2021
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$657.0M	$657.0M	$179.0M
YoY Change	267.04%	267.04%	-33.21%
Cash & Equivalents	$657.0M	$657.0M	$179.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$419.0M	$419.0M	$1.171B
YoY Change	-64.22%	-64.22%	359.22%
Inventory	$47.00M	$47.00M	$37.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$153.0M	$153.0M	$144.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.276B	$1.276B	$1.531B
YoY Change	-16.66%	-16.66%	116.24%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$7.421B	$7.948B	$8.200B
YoY Change	-2.99%	-3.07%	8.55%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$364.0M	$364.0M	$381.0M
YoY Change	-4.46%	-4.46%	-48.58%
Other Assets	$96.00M	$159.0M	$202.0M
YoY Change	-4.95%	-21.29%	-7.76%
Total Long-Term Assets	$11.04B	$11.04B	$11.28B
YoY Change	-2.18%	-2.18%	14.14%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.276B	$1.276B	$1.531B
Total Long-Term Assets	$11.04B	$11.04B	$11.28B
Total Assets	$12.31B	$12.31B	$12.81B
YoY Change	-3.91%	-3.91%	20.97%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$55.00M	$77.00M	$181.0M
YoY Change	-25.68%	-57.46%	103.37%
Accrued Expenses	$168.0M	$168.0M	$138.0M
YoY Change	21.74%	21.74%	12.2%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$322.0M	$322.0M	$772.0M
YoY Change	-58.29%	-58.29%	101.04%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$617.0M	$617.0M	$1.631B
YoY Change	-62.17%	-62.17%	157.26%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.491B	$6.491B	$6.939B
YoY Change	-6.46%	-6.46%	5.38%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$201.0M	$1.052B	$930.0M
YoY Change	16.18%	13.12%	41.34%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.662B	$7.543B	$7.869B
YoY Change	-2.79%	-4.14%	8.64%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$617.0M	$617.0M	$1.631B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.662B	$7.543B	$7.869B
Total Liabilities	$8.279B	$10.08B	$10.98B
YoY Change	-12.97%	-8.21%	25.23%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$463.0M
YoY Change	-1503.03%
Common Stock	$1.000M
YoY Change	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.234B	$2.234B	$1.834B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$12.31B	$12.31B	$12.81B
YoY Change	-3.91%	-3.91%	20.97%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2022 Q4	2022	2021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$12.00M	$582.0M	$51.00M
YoY Change	-250.0%	1041.18%	104.0%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$182.0M	$512.0M	$509.0M
YoY Change	13.04%	0.59%	18.93%
Cash From Operating Activities	$180.0M	$787.0M	$701.0M
YoY Change	13.92%	12.27%	28.62%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$17.00M	$112.0M	$151.0M
YoY Change	-162.96%	-25.83%	21.77%
Acquisitions		$0.00	$533.0M
YoY Change		-100.0%
Other Investing Activities	-$18.00M	-$1.000M	-$22.00M
YoY Change	-95.59%	-95.45%	144.44%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$35.00M	$1.065B	-$865.0M
YoY Change	-91.95%	-223.12%	1295.16%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$1.198B	$2.292B
YoY Change		-47.73%	50.1%
Cash From Financing Activities	-305.0M	-$1.510B	$367.0M
YoY Change	-181.12%	-511.44%	-184.37%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	180.0M	$787.0M	$701.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-35.00M	$1.065B	-$865.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-305.0M	-$1.510B	$367.0M
Net Change In Cash	-160.0M	$342.0M	$189.0M
YoY Change	-261.62%	80.95%	293.75%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$180.0M	$787.0M	$701.0M
Capital Expenditures	$17.00M	$112.0M	$151.0M
Free Cash Flow	$163.0M	$675.0M	$550.0M
YoY Change	-11.89%	22.73%	30.64%

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CY2022	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Reclassification</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:22.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for comparative purposes.</span></div>
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