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entergy reports second quarter earnings

07/29/2014

improved ewc fleet performance and industrial sales growth at utility highlight quarter

new orleans – 沙特vs墨西哥让球 (nyse: etr) today reported second quarter 2014 as-reported earnings of $189.4 million, or $1.05 per share, compared with $163.7 million, or 92 cents per share, for second quarter 2013. operational earnings per share were 10 percent higher than the same quarter a year ago. on an operational basis, entergy's second quarter 2014 earnings were $200.3 million, or $1.11 per share, compared with $179.7 million, or $1.01 per share, in second quarter 2013.

"our focus on operational excellence allowed us to continue to deliver on our commitments in the second quarter. at the utility, we saw strong quarter-over-quarter industrial sales growth of 5.3 percent, and at entergy wholesale commodities, solid performance was driven largely by improved fleet operations and no refueling outages, which allowed us to provide extended periods of uninterrupted power to the market," said entergy chairman and chief executive officer leo denault. "these results are further evidence of the progress we've made on many fronts over the past 18 months. the state of entergy's business is strong."

consolidated earnings – reconciliation of gaap to non-gaap measures

second quarter and year-to-date 2014 vs. 2013

(per share in u.s. $)

           
 

second quarter

year-to-date

 

2014

2013

change

2014

2013

change

as-reported earnings

1.05

0.92

0.13

3.29

1.82

1.47

less special items

(0.06)

(0.09)

0.03

(0.11)

(0.13)

0.02

operational earnings

1.11

1.01

0.10

3.40

1.95

1.45

*gaap refers to united states generally accepted accounting principles.

operational earnings per share highlights for second quarter 2014

  • entergy wholesale commodities earnings increased, driven by higher net revenue, and partially offset by higher income tax and depreciation expenses.
  • utility results were essentially flat. higher net revenue and lower non-fuel operation and maintenance expense were offset by higher depreciation expense and a higher effective income tax rate.
  • parent & other results matched the prior period.

other business highlights

  • river bend was rated in the "excellence" category as compared to peers.
  • since june, the utility has signed 2022年世界杯比分 projects totaling approximately 100 megawatts.
  • j.d. power's 2014 satisfaction study of electric utility residential customers results show that all entergy utility operating companies improved their performance by several points over last year.
  • corporate responsibility magazine named entergy one of america's 100 best corporate citizens.

a teleconference will be held at 10 a.m. cdt on tuesday, july 29, 2014, to discuss entergy's second quarter 2014 earnings announcement and the company's financial performance. the teleconference may be accessed by visiting entergy's website at www.entergy.com or by dialing (719) 325-2115, confirmation code 6761108, no more than 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. the presentation slides are also on entergy's website concurrent with this release, which was issued before market open on the day of the call. a replay of the teleconference will be available on entergy's website at www.entergy.com and by telephone. the telephone replay will be available through noon cdt on tuesday, aug. 5, 2014, by dialing (719) 457-0820, confirmation code 6761108. this release and presentation slides are also available on the entergy investor relations mobile web app at enter.gy/ir.

utility

in second quarter 2014, utility earnings were $207.8 million, or $1.15 per share, on an as-reported basis and $211.3 million, or $1.17 per share, on an operational basis, compared to $196.2 million, or $1.10 per share, on an as-reported basis and $211.1 million, or $1.18 per share, on an operational basis for second quarter 2013. higher net revenue and lower non-fuel o&m expense were offset by higher depreciation expense and a higher effective income tax rate.

the increase in utility net revenue was driven largely by pricing adjustments from recent rate actions. the contribution attributable to volume was slightly negative. higher weather-adjusted billed sales volume, particularly sales to industrial customers, was offset by the effects of weather, including milder weather in late june 2014 reflected in the unbilled period.

billed retail sales increased 2.6 percent on a weather-adjusted basis. the increase was attributable largely to 5.3 percent growth in the industrial customer class. the industrial increase was led by the refining, chemicals and small industrial segments and was aided by expansions. growth in entergy texas, inc. and entergy gulf states louisiana, l.l.c. service areas accounted for approximately 85 percent of the total industrial quarter-over-quarter increase.

residential sales in second quarter 2014, on a weather-adjusted basis, increased 0.2 percent compared to second quarter 2013. commercial and governmental sales, on a weather-adjusted basis, increased 1.5 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively, quarter over quarter. industrial sales in the second quarter increased 5.3 percent compared to the same quarter of 2013.

utility non-fuel o&m was lower than the same quarter a year ago. the decrease reflected lower compensation and benefits costs from fewer employees and lower post-retirement benefit costs.

entergy wholesale commodities

ewc reported as-reported earnings of $25.9 million, or 14 cents per share, and operational earnings of $33.4 million, or 18 cents per share, for second quarter 2014, compared to second quarter 2013 earnings of $11.5 million, or 6 cents per share, on an as-reported basis and $12.7 million, or 7 cents per share, on an operational basis. the increase in operational earnings was driven by higher operational adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and interest and investment income excluding decommissioning expense and other than temporary impairment losses on decommissioning trust fund assets. the increase was partially offset by higher depreciation and income tax expenses.

ewc operational adjusted ebitda was $145 million in second quarter 2014, compared to $61 million in the same period a year ago. the quarter-over-quarter increase was attributable to net revenue. ewc's nuclear fleet capacity factor improved on no refueling outages in second quarter 2014 as well as 37 fewer unplanned outage days. higher realized price, driven by improved northeast capacity prices, also contributed to the net revenue increase. the realized price for ewc's nuclear fleet was approximately $50 per mwh in the second quarter of this year, compared to $46.40 in the comparable quarter a year ago.

contribution to second quarter 2014 operational adjusted ebitda from the vermont yankee nuclear power station, scheduled to be closed later this year at the end of its current operating cycle, was approximately $12 million.

parent & other

parent & other reported a loss of $44.3 million, or 24 cents per share, on an as-reported and operational basis for second quarter 2014, compared to a loss of $44.0 million, or 24 cents per share, on an as-reported and operational basis for second quarter 2013. no line items were individually significant.

earnings guidance

entergy affirmed its previously issued 2014 operational earnings guidance to be in the range of $5.55 to $6.75 per share.

three-year financial outlook

entergy's current three-year financial outlook for 2014 through 2016 is summarized below.

utility operational net income outlook of $1 billion to $1.050 billion by 2016, or 5 to 7 percent compound annual growth rate off 2013 base, through a combination of rate base growth and return on equity improvement. three major aspects of the utility growth strategy which support the outlook, include:

  • productive investment to meet existing and potential demand growth as well as reliability improvements,
  • unique 2022年世界杯比分 opportunity driving 3.5 to 3.75 percent retail sales growth (cagr off 2013 weather-adjusted results) to support rate stability and help fund productive investment and
  • ongoing engagement and collaboration with regulators on initiatives to benefit customers.

ewc operational adjusted ebitda estimates will experience volatility based on commodity market activities at specific points in time. the ewc strategy is to preserve optionality and manage risks in that business. cornerstones of that strategy include:

  • operational excellence and disciplined cost management,
  • robust hedging strategy to position the business to take advantage of price volatility,
  • continued pursuit of fair and competitive wholesale markets that provide proper compensation for needed plants and
  • ongoing efforts to educate parties on indian point's critical role in the community and to continue along multiple paths to advocate for continued operations at that plant.

parent and other operational earnings per share outlook of $(1.10) to $(1.20) in 2016. key drivers include level of borrowings as well cost of debt, level of affiliate preferred investments and effective income tax rate.

entergy continues to reasonably believe that the company can achieve consolidated operational earnings per share growth of 2 to 4 percent cagr by 2016 (2013 base year), based on factors described above and assuming realization of entergy's point of view on market power prices.

沙特vs墨西哥让球 is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including more than 10,000 megawatts of nuclear power, making it one of the nation's leading nuclear generators. entergy delivers electricity to 2.8 million utility customers in arkansas, louisiana, mississippi and texas. entergy has annual revenues of more than $11 billion and approximately 14,000 employees.

additional information regarding entergy's quarterly and annual results of operations, regulatory proceedings and other matters is available in entergy's investor news release dated july 29, 2014, a copy of which has been filed today with the sec on form 8-k, and entergy's quarterly presentation slides. these are available on entergy's investor relations website at www.entergy.com/investor_relations and on entergy's investor relations mobile web app at enter.gy/ir.

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in this news release, and from time to time, 沙特vs墨西哥让球 makes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995. except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, entergy undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. there are factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including (a) those factors discussed in this news release and in entergy's most recent annual report on form 10-k, any subsequent quarterly reports on form 10-q and entergy's other reports and filings made under the securities exchange act of 1934; (b) uncertainties associated with rate proceedings, formula rate plans and other cost recovery mechanisms; (c) uncertainties associated with efforts to remediate the effects of major storms and recover related restoration costs; (d) nuclear plant relicensing, operating and regulatory risks, including any changes resulting from the nuclear crisis in japan following its catastrophic earthquake and tsunami; (e) legislative and regulatory actions and risks and uncertainties associated with claims or litigation by or against entergy and its subsidiaries; and (f) economic conditions and conditions in commodity and capital markets during the periods covered by the forward-looking statements, in addition to other factors described elsewhere in this release and subsequent securities filings.

appendix a provides a reconciliation of gaap consolidated as-reported earnings to non-gaap consolidated operational earnings.

table 1: consolidated earnings – reconciliation of gaap to non-gaap measures

second quarter and year-to-date 2014 vs. 2013

(per share in u.s. $)

 

second quarter

year-to-date

 

2014

2013

change

2014

2013

change

as-reported

           

utility

1.15

1.10

0.05

2.28

1.79

0.49

entergy wholesale commodities

0.14

0.06

0.08

1.49

0.52

0.97

parent & other

(0.24)

(0.24)

-

(0.48)

(0.49)

0.01

  consolidated as-reported earnings

1.05

0.92

0.13

3.29

1.82

1.47

             

less special items

           

utility

(0.02)

(0.08)

0.06

(0.03)

(0.12)

0.09

entergy wholesale commodities

(0.04)

(0.01)

(0.03)

(0.08)

(0.01)

(0.07)

parent & other

-

-

-

-

-

-

  consolidated special items

(0.06)

(0.09)

0.03

(0.11)

(0.13)

0.02

             

operational

           

utility

1.17

1.18

(0.01)

2.31

1.91

0.40

entergy wholesale commodities

0.18

0.07

0.11

1.57

0.53

1.04

parent & other

(0.24)

(0.24)

-

(0.48)

(0.49)

0.01

  consolidated operational earnings

1.11

1.01

0.10

3.40

1.95

1.45

             
             

appendix b provides a reconciliation of entergy wholesale commodities gaap net income to non-gaap operational adjusted ebitda.

appendix b:  entergy wholesale commodities operational adjusted ebitda – reconciliation of gaap to non-gaap measures

second quarter and year-to-date 2014 vs. 2013

($ in millions)

 

second quarter

year-to-date

 

2014

2013

change

2014

2013

change

net income

26

12

14

269

94

175

add back: interest expense

3

4

(1)

8

7

1

add back: income tax expense

20

(15)

35

138

42

96

add back: depreciation and amortization

71

50

21

141

100

41

subtract: interest and investment income

22

22

-

48

51

(3)

add back: decommissioning expense

35

30

5

69

61

8

adjusted ebitda

133

59

74

577

253

324

add back: special item for hcm implementation expenses (pre-tax)

1

2

(1)

2

2

-

add back: special item resulting from the decision to close vy (pre-tax)

11

-

11

21

-

21

operational adjusted ebitda

145

61

84

600

255

345

             

totals may not foot due to rounding

 

沙特vs墨西哥让球

consolidated income statement

three months ended june 30

(in thousands)

         
         
 

2014

 

2013

 
 

(unaudited)

 

operating revenues:

       

     electric

$2,373,842

 

$2,177,210

 

     natural gas

35,469

 

33,881

 

     competitive businesses

587,339

 

527,117

 

                      total

2,996,650

 

2,738,208

 

operating expenses:

       

    operation and maintenance:

       

         fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale

604,081

 

489,608

 

         purchased power

517,898

 

485,744

 

         nuclear refueling outage expenses

66,497

 

66,464

 

         other operation and maintenance

816,609

 

844,195

 

     decommissioning

67,250

 

59,389

 

     taxes other than income taxes

152,736

 

144,888

 

     depreciation and amortization

331,742

 

297,516

 

     other regulatory charges (credits) – net

(14,640)

 

3,892

 

                      total

2,542,173

 

2,391,696

 

operating income

454,477

 

346,512

 

other income (deductions):

       

     allowance for equity funds used during construction

14,788

 

16,249

 

     interest and investment income

24,245

 

40,541

 

     miscellaneous – net

(14,675)

 

(13,157)

 

                      total

24,358

 

43,633

 

interest expense:

       

     interest expense

164,327

 

155,768

 

     allowance for borrowed funds used during construction

(8,516)

 

(6,791)

 

                      total

155,811

 

148,977

 

income before income taxes

323,024

 

241,168

 

income taxes

128,743

 

73,113

 

consolidated net income

194,281

 

168,055

 

preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries

4,898

 

4,332

 

net income attributable to 沙特vs墨西哥让球

$189,383

 

$163,723

 
         
         

earnings per average common share

       

     basic

$1.06

 

$0.92

 

     diluted

$1.05

 

$0.92

 
         

average number of common shares outstanding – basic

179,354,103

 

178,196,525

 

average number of common shares outstanding – diluted

180,045,432

 

178,614,383

 
 

沙特vs墨西哥让球

consolidated income statement

six months ended june 30

(in thousands)

         
         
 

2014

 

2013

 
 

(unaudited)

 

operating revenues:

       

     electric

$4,600,306

 

$4,126,490

 

     natural gas

113,689

 

87,202

 

     competitive businesses

1,491,498

 

1,133,390

 

                      total

6,205,493

 

5,347,082

 

operating expenses:

       

    operation and maintenance:

       

         fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale

1,147,910

 

999,940

 

         purchased power

1,092,525

 

858,873

 

         nuclear refueling outage expenses

126,041

 

127,183

 

         other operation and maintenance

1,554,590

 

1,598,453

 

     decommissioning

133,049

 

118,494

 

     taxes other than income taxes

307,204

 

295,983

 

     depreciation and amortization

660,465

 

598,392

 

     other regulatory charges (credits) – net

(10,645)

 

9,207

 

                      total

5,011,139

 

4,606,525

 

operating income

1,194,354

 

740,557

 

other income (deductions):

       

     allowance for equity funds used during construction

29,917

 

29,000

 

     interest and investment income

59,493

 

78,847

 

     miscellaneous – net

(26,379)

 

(26,779)

 

                      total

63,031

 

81,068

 

interest expense:

       

     interest expense

326,877

 

308,918

 

     allowance for borrowed funds used during construction

(15,535)

 

(11,979)

 

                      total

311,342

 

296,939

 

income before income taxes

946,043

 

524,686

 

income taxes

345,709

 

189,648

 

consolidated net income

600,334

 

335,038

 

preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries

9,777

 

9,915

 

net income attributable to 沙特vs墨西哥让球

$590,557

 

$325,123

 
         
         

earnings per average common share

       

     basic

$3.30

 

$1.83

 

     diluted

$3.29

 

$1.82

 
         

average number of common shares outstanding – basic

179,077,503

 

178,112,709

 

average number of common shares outstanding – diluted

179,547,020

 

178,534,201

 
 

沙特vs墨西哥让球

utility electric energy sales & customers

             

three months ended june 30

                 
   

2014

 

2013

 

%

 change

 

%

weather-adjusted

   

(millions of kwh)

       

electric energy sales:

               

residential

 

7,266

 

7,377

 

(1.5)

 

0.2

commercial

 

6,762

 

6,684

 

1.2

 

1.5

governmental

 

587

 

583

 

0.6

 

0.4

industrial

 

10,902

 

10,357

 

5.3

 

5.3

    total to ultimate customers

 

25,517

 

25,001

 

2.1

 

2.6

wholesale

 

2,048

 

590

 

247.1

   

    total sales

 

27,565

 

25,591

 

7.7

   
                 
                 

six months ended june 30

                 
   

2014

 

2013

 

%

 change

 

%

weather-adjusted

   

(millions of kwh)

       

electric energy sales:

               

residential

 

17,293

 

15,721

 

10.0

 

1.1

commercial

 

13,563

 

13,105

 

3.5

 

1.8

governmental

 

1,170

 

1,167

 

0.3

 

0.2

industrial

 

21,015

 

20,225

 

3.9

 

3.9

    total to ultimate customers

 

53,041

 

50,218

 

5.6

 

2.4

wholesale

 

4,282

 

1,219

 

251.3

   

    total sales

 

57,323

 

51,437

 

11.4

   
                 
                 

june 30

               
   

2014

 

2013

 

%

change

 

electric customers (end of period):

           

residential

 

2,405,182

 

2,395,491

 

0.4

 

commercial

 

344,894

 

342,014

 

0.8

 

governmental

 

17,281

 

16,695

 

3.5

 

industrial

 

45,071

 

44,041

 

2.3

 

    total ultimate customers

 

2,812,428

 

2,798,241

 

0.5

 

wholesale

 

11

 

29

 

(62.1)

 

    total customers

 

2,812,439

 

2,798,270

 

0.5