American Electric Power Company, Inc. Q4 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Quarter and Full-Year Financial Performance

  • Q4 2024 operating earnings were $1.24 per share, up 1 cent from Q4 2023.
  • GAAP earnings for Q4 2024 were $1.25 per share, compared to $0.64 in Q4 2023.
  • Full-year 2024 operating earnings were $5.62 per share, up from $5.25 in 2023 (approximately 7% growth).
  • Full-year GAAP earnings were $5.60 per share, compared to $4.26 in 2023.
  • AEP reaffirmed 2025 operating earnings guidance of $5.75 to $5.95 per share and long-term EPS growth of 6% to 8%.
  • Quarterly dividend was increased in October 2024 from $0.88 to $0.93 per share.

Business Highlights and Strategic Initiatives

  • AEP is executing a $54 billion capital plan (2025–2029) focused on transmission, distribution, and generation investments.
  • The company is evaluating up to $10 billion in additional incremental capital investment tied to emerging load growth, especially from data centers.
  • Significant restructuring efforts ongoing: reducing management layers, improving procurement processes, and streamlining the service corporation.
  • Minority interest sale: AEP announced the sale of partial interests in its Ohio and INM transmission business to KKR and PSP for $2.82 billion (2.3× rate base, 30.3× earnings). Equates to issuing AEP stock at ~$170/share.

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Rodger: My name is Rodger, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the American Electric Power Company's conference. Today's conference is being recorded. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Darcy Reese, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Darcy Reese: Good morning, and welcome to American Electric Power Company's fourth quarter 2024 earnings call. A live webcast of this teleconference and slide presentation are available on our website under the Events and Presentations section. We have a few members of our management team with us today, including William Fehrman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Trevor Michalek, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Kate Sturgis, Senior Vice President Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. We will be making forward-looking statements during the call. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement we make today. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially are discussed in the company's most recent SEC filings. Please refer to the presentation slides that accompany this call for a reconciliation to GAAP measures. We will take your questions following

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