American Electric Power Company, Inc. Q2 FY2022 Earnings Call

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Key Financial Highlights

  • Q2 2022 operating earnings were $1.20 per share ($618M), up from $1.18 per share ($590M) in Q2 2021. GAAP earnings were $1.02 per share, down from $1.16 in Q2 2021.
  • Year‑to‑date operating earnings were $2.42 per share vs. $2.33 in 2021, showing continued improvement.
  • AEP reaffirmed full‑year operating earnings guidance of $4.87 to $5.07 per share (midpoint $4.97) and long‑term EPS growth of 6–7%.
  • GAAP-to-operating adjustments included:
    • Costs tied to the Kentucky Power sale, reflecting anticipated sale-price adjustments.
    • Write-off of the Flat Ridge II wind project due to performance issues (now removed from the renewables sale portfolio).
    • Gains from monetization of mineral rights.

Operational Performance

  • Vertically integrated utilities earnings rose to $0.59 per share (up $0.14 YoY), driven by rate changes, favorable weather, load growth, and transmission revenue.
  • Load growth remained strong across all customer classes:
    • Residential: +1.2% in Q2 vs. 2021; strongest growth in Texas.
    • Commercial: +4.1% in Q2 and YTD, with strength across 9 of 10 sectors; data centers +32% YoY.
    • Industrial: +5% in Q2; +5.3% YTD. Strong double-digit growth in chemicals, manufacturing, and energy-related sectors.

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Operator: Welcome to the American Electric Power Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all lines are in a listen-only mode. Later there will be an opportunity for questions-and-answers session. And as a reminder, your conference call is being recorded. I'll now turn the conference call over to your host, Vice President of Investor Relations, Darcy Reese. Go ahead. Darcy Reese: Thank you Alan. Good morning, everyone and welcome to the second quarter 2022 earnings call for American Electric Power. We appreciate you taking the time to join us today. Our earnings release presentation slides and related financial information are available on our website at aep.com. Today we will be making forward-looking statements during the call. There are many factors that may cause future results to differ materially from these statements. Please refer to our SEC filings for a discussion of these factors. Joining me this morning for opening remarks are Nick Akins, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Julie Sloat, our Chief Financial Officer. We will take your questions following their remarks. I will now turn the call over to Nick. Nick Akins: Okay. Thanks Darcy. Welcome everyone to American Electric Power's second quarter 2022 earnings call. AEP continues to make progress on the strategic initiatives we announced earlier this year with strong execution against our plan resulting in another solid quarter. Later in the call Julie will walk you through

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