Dominion Energy, Inc. Q2 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Financial Performance

  • Q2 2020 operating earnings were $0.82 per share. Weather-normalized operating earnings were $0.85 per share, at the top of guidance. This marks the 18th consecutive quarter at or above the guidance midpoint.
  • Weather negatively impacted earnings by $0.03 in Q2. Early Q3 shows recovery, with July approximately $0.04 favorable to normal expectations.
  • GAAP earnings were negative $1.41 per share, driven by impairment charges tied to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and Supply Header Project cancellation.
  • Q3 2020 operating earnings guidance initiated at $0.85 to $1.05 per share, reflecting the recast excluding discontinued operations.
  • Full-year 2020 operating earnings guidance affirmed. Long-term earnings and dividend growth guidance also reaffirmed.
  • COVID‑19 impact: Lower-than-budgeted electric sales reduced operating income by about $0.04 per share through June but were mostly offset by corporate initiatives. Customer arrears have increased modestly. A $20 million reserve for expected future uncollectible accounts was recorded.

Load Trends and COVID‑19 Effects

  • PJM Dom Zone: Residential and data center loads continued to outperform historic averages, offsetting commercial/industrial weakness. Expectation is for this trend to persist.

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Operator: Good morning, and welcome to the Dominion Energy Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Steven Ridge, Vice President, Investor Relations. Steven Ridge: Good morning, and thank you for joining our call. Earnings materials, including today’s prepared remarks may contain forward-looking statements and estimates that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Please refer to our SEC filings, including our most recent annual reports on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for a discussion of factors that may cause results to differ from management’s estimates and expectations. This morning, we will discuss some measures of our company’s performance that differ from those recognized by GAAP. Reconciliation of our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, which we are – which we can calculate are contained in the earnings release kit. I encourage you to visit our Investor Relations website to review webcast slide as well as the earnings release kit. Joining today’s call are Tom Farrell, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Jim Chapman, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; as well as other members of the executive management team. I will now turn the call over to Jim. Jim Chapman: Thank you, Steven and good morning. Our second quarter 2020 operating earnings were $0.82 per share, which included a $0.03 hurt from worse

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