Duke Energy Corporation Q2 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Quarterly Financial Highlights

  • Adjusted EPS of $1.08, down slightly from $1.12 in Q2 2019. Results exceeded internal projections despite COVID-19 impacts.
  • Reported EPS of -$1.13, reflecting the write-off from the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).
  • Electric Utilities & Infrastructure earnings declined by $0.08 year-over-year due to less favorable weather (flat vs. $0.08 benefit in Q2 2019), higher depreciation, and lower electric volumes.
  • Gas Utilities & Infrastructure up $0.01 from higher retail rates in North Carolina and cost mitigation actions.
  • Commercial Renewables up $0.01 from new projects.
  • “Other” segment up $0.03 due to lower tax expenses and higher investment returns.

Load & Economic Trends

  • Q2 retail electric volumes fell 6% year-over-year but were better than the initially expected 9% COVID-related decline.
  • Residential demand stronger than expected; July residential load up ~6.5% vs. July 2019.
  • Commercial and industrial volumes recovering; ~75% of large C&I customers have resumed operations.
  • Full-year 2020 retail volume decline still expected at 3% to 5% with a $0.25 to $0.35 earnings headwind.
  • Customer growth continues: electric customers up 1.7% YTD; gas customers up 1.5% YTD.

2020 Outlook

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Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, good day and welcome to the Duke Energy's Second Quarter Earnings Call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Bryan Buckler, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. Bryan Buckler - Duke Energy Corp.: Thank you, Abby. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Duke Energy's second quarter 2020 earnings review and business update. Leading our call today is Lynn Good, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer; along with Steve Young, Executive Vice President and CFO. Today's discussion will include the use of non-GAAP financial measures and forward-looking information within the meaning of the securities laws. Actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking statements and those factors are outlined herein and disclosed in Duke Energy's SEC filings. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures can be found in today's materials and on duke-energy.com. Please note the appendix for today's presentation includes supplemental information and additional disclosures. As summarized on slide 4, during today's call, Lynn will provide an update on our 2020 financial results and rate cases as well as the insights on the company's long-term strategy and investment outlook. Steve will then share an overview of our second quarter financial results. We will also offer insights into our economic and load growth outlook and long-term earnings projections before closing with ke

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