Duke Energy Corporation Q3 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Quarterly Performance Overview

  • Adjusted EPS of $1.62, down from $1.94 in Q3 2023. The comparison reflects:
    • 2023 tailwinds from strong mitigation efforts following weak early-year weather.
    • 2024 headwinds from Hurricanes Debby and Helene, including restoration costs and significant lost revenues due to outages.
  • Reported EPS: $1.60 versus $1.59 in Q3 2023.
  • 2024 guidance reaffirmed but trending toward the lower half due to storm impacts.

Storm Season Impact

  • Three major hurricanes (Debby, Helene, Milton) impacted all service territories from Florida to Indiana.
  • Restored 5.5 million outages using a workforce of 20,000+ responders.
  • Preliminary total 2024 storm cost estimate: $2.4–$2.9 billion; $750 million recognized in Q3.
  • Storm-related O&M and lost revenues significantly pressured quarterly earnings.
  • Hurricane Helene and Milton costs to be primarily recognized in Q4.
  • Most costs will be deferred or capitalized; recovery efforts underway via:
    • Securitization in the Carolinas (targeting proceeds by end of 2025).
    • Storm rider recovery in Florida beginning early 2025.

Operational & Regulatory Developments

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Operator: Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Duke Energy Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. My name is Felicia and I'll be your operator today. Following today's presentation, there will be a Q&A session. [Operator Instructions] I will now hand you over to your host today, Abby Motsinger, Vice President of Investor Relations at Duke Energy. Abby, please go ahead. Abby Motsinger: Thank you, Felicia, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to Duke Energy's third quarter 2024 earnings review and business update. Leading our call today is Lynn Good, Chair and CEO along with Harry Sideris, President, and Brian Savoy, CFO. Today's discussion will include the use of non-GAAP financial measures and forward-looking information. Actual results may differ from forward-looking statements due to factors disclosed in today's materials and in Duke Energy's SEC filings. The appendix of today's presentation includes supplemental information along with a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures. With that, let me turn the call over to Lynn. Lynn Good: Abby, thank you, and good morning, everyone. Before I get into the third quarter results, I wanted to take a moment and recognize the extraordinary hurricane season that we've responded to this year. We've had three consecutive hurricanes: Debby, Helene, and Milton, each of which devastated parts of our communities. And my heart goes out to all of those who are directly impacted by these catastrophic storms, especially those who lost loved ones,

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