Constellation Energy Corporation Q3 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • GAAP earnings: $3.82 per share.
  • Adjusted operating earnings: $2.74 per share (up $0.61 versus Q3 2023).
  • Full‑year 2024 adjusted operating earnings guidance raised to $8.00–$8.40 per share (midpoint $8.20), up $0.60 from the original midpoint of $7.60.
  • Strong performance driven by nuclear PTC support, commercial margin outperformance, and contribution from the South Texas Project acquisition.
  • No share repurchases in the quarter due to blackout period tied to the Crane project announcement; $1 billion in buyback authorization remains available.

Operational Performance

  • Nuclear fleet produced over 41 million MWh at a 95% capacity factor.
  • Two refueling outages completed in under 18 days on average (versus historical ~22 days and industry average of ~40 days).
  • Year‑to‑date outage duration averaging under 20 days.
  • Renewables capture rate: 96%.
  • Natural gas fleet dispatch match: 98.2%.

Business Drivers and Strategic Update

  • Company reiterates at least 13% compound annual base EPS growth through 2030, supported by the nuclear PTC.
  • Strong demand from hyperscalers for 24/7 carbon‑free energy, including interest in nuclear uprates and relicensing partnerships.

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Operator: Thank you for standing by and welcome to Constellation Energy Corporation's Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session; instructions will follow at that time. As a reminder, this call may be recorded. I would now like to hand the call over to Emily Duncan, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Strategic Growth. Please, you may begin. Emily Duncan: Thank you, Latif [ph]. Good morning, everyone and thank you for joining Constellation Energy Corporation's third quarter earnings conference Call. Leading the call today are Joe Dominguez, Constellation's President and Chief Executive Officer; and Dan Eggers, Constellation's Chief Financial Officer. They are joined by other members of Constellation's senior management team who will be available to answer your questions following our prepared remarks. We issued our earnings release this morning, along with the presentation, all of which can be found in the Investor Relations section of Constellation's website. The earnings release and other matters which we discuss during today's call contain forward-looking statements and estimates regarding Constellation and its subsidiaries that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ from our forward-looking statements based on factors and assumptions discussed in today's material and comments made during this

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