Dominion Energy, Inc. Q4 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Financial Performance

  • Q4 2020 operating EPS was $0.81, above the midpoint of guidance. Weather negatively impacted results by $0.01.
  • Full-year 2020 operating EPS was $3.54, also above the midpoint. Weather‑normalized EPS was $3.63, at the top end of guidance.
  • 2020 marked the 20th consecutive quarter (5 years) of meeting or exceeding quarterly weather-normal midpoint guidance.
  • 2021 operating EPS guidance initiated at $3.70 to $4.00 per share, midpoint of $3.85, implying ~10% year‑over‑year growth from the 2020 base.
  • Dominion reaffirmed long‑term 6.5% annual EPS growth through 2025, consistent with prior guidance.
  • Dividend for 2021 expected to be $2.52 per share, with 6% annual dividend growth through 2025.

Capital Investment and Regulatory Outlook

  • Five‑year capital growth plan increased 43% from 2019 levels (adjusted for asset sales) to $32 billion for 2021–2025.
  • About 80% of planned CapEx reduces or enables emissions reductions.
  • Five‑year rate base CAGR expected at ~9%.
  • Approximately 75% of CapEx is eligible for “rider” recovery mechanisms, allowing timely cost recovery and minimizing regulatory lag.
  • Dominion's Virginia “base rate” share of total rate base will shrink from 37% to 27% by 2025 due to strong rider‑eligible growth.

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Operator: Welcome to the Dominion Energy Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, each of your line is in a listen-only mode. At the conclusion of today’s presentation, we will open the floor for questions. [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 today's 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'll 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 can calculate are contained in the earnings release kit. I encourage you to visit our Investor Relations website to review webcast slides as well as the earnings release kit. Joining today's call are Tom Farrell, Executive Chairman; Bob Blue, President and Chief Executive Officer; Jim Chapman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and other members of the executive management team. I will now turn the call over to Tom. Thomas Farrell: Thank you, Steve, an

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