Duke Energy Corporation Q4 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • 2023 adjusted EPS: $5.56, within guidance and up about 6% from 2022.
  • 2024 EPS guidance: $5.85 to $6.10 (midpoint $5.98), representing more than 7% growth over 2023 and 6% growth from original 2023 guidance midpoint.
  • Duke extended its 5%–7% long-term EPS CAGR outlook through 2028.
  • After divesting commercial renewables, Duke is now a fully regulated utility for the first time in decades.

Strategic & Operational Highlights

  • Five constructive rate cases executed in 2023, approving $45B in historic and future rate base investments.
  • First implementation of North Carolina multiyear rate plans under HB 951, delivering predictability and performance-based regulation.
  • Strong system performance despite extreme weather; Duke Energy Florida achieved its best reliability in more than 10 years.
  • Nuclear fleet in the Carolinas achieved a 96% capacity factor—its 25th consecutive year above 90%.
  • Record safety performance with a total incident case rate of 0.31.
  • Piedmont Natural Gas ranked #1 in customer satisfaction in the Southeast for the second year in a row.

2024–2028 Growth & Investment Outlook

  • New five-year CapEx plan totals $73B (up $8B from prior plan).
  • About 50% of CapEx allocated to grid modernization and resiliency.

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Operator: Hello all, and welcome to the Duke Energy Fourth Quarter and End Year 2023 Earnings Call. My name is Lydia, and I'll be your operator today. [Operator Instructions] I'll now hand you over to Abby Motsinger, Vice President of Investor Relations to begin. Abby Motsinger: Thank you, Lydia, and good morning everyone. Welcome to Duke Energy's Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings Review and Business Update. Leading our call today is, Lynn Good, Chair, President and CEO; along with Brian Savoy, Executive Vice President and 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. Today, we announced 2023 adjusted earnings per share of $5.56, finishing the year within our guidance range and demonstrating once again our ability to exercise agility in managing our business and meeting our commitments. We also announced 2024 guidance of $5.85 to $6.10 with the midpoint of $5.98. This represents 6% growth from our original 2023 guidance and we extended our 5% to 7% EPS growth rate through 2028 off the midpoint of our 2024 range. We entered the year with significant momen

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