Duke Energy Corporation Q2 FY2021 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • Adjusted EPS: $1.15, up from $1.08 in Q2 2020, driven by economic recovery, favorable volumes, weather, and rate increases.
  • Reported EPS: $0.96 versus a loss of $1.13 in Q2 2020, with the difference versus adjusted EPS reflecting one-time office space consolidation costs.
  • 2021 Adjusted EPS guidance reaffirmed at $5.00 to $5.30 (midpoint $5.15).
  • Long-term EPS growth expectation reaffirmed at 5% to 7% through 2025.
  • Dividend increased for the 15th consecutive year; Duke has paid quarterly dividends for 95 straight years.

Key Financial Drivers and Variances (Compared to Q2 2020)

  • Electric Utilities & Infrastructure: +$0.24 EPS due to rate increases, favorable volumes, riders, and weather.
  • Gas Utilities & Infrastructure: -$0.03 EPS due to prior-year ACP cancellation benefits rolling off.
  • Commercial Renewables: -$0.06 EPS due to lower new project investments (consistent with guidance).
  • Other: -$0.04 primarily from market returns on benefit plans and higher income tax expense.
  • Share dilution impact: -$0.04 from late-2020 equity issuance.

Operational and Strategic Highlights

  • Duke surpassed 10,000 MW of wind and solar capacity, commissioning new projects in Texas.

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Operator: Good day, and welcome to the Duke Energy Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Mr. Jack Sullivan, Vice President, Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. Jack Sullivan : Thank you, Cody. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Duke Energy's second quarter 2021 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 dukeenergy.com. Please note the appendix for today's presentation includes supplemental information and additional disclosures. So with that, let's turn the call over to Lynn. Lynn Good: Jack, thank you, and good morning, everyone. It's great to be with you for our second quarter 2021 earnings call. Today, we announced strong results for the quarter, with adjusted earnings per share of $1.15. These results, driven in part by economic recovery, also demonstrate the continued strength of our clean energy strategy. We are leading the transition to cleaner e

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