Entergy Corporation Q1 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Financial Highlights

  • Adjusted EPS: $1.14 for Q1 2023. This was negatively impacted by an estimated $0.22 due to mild weather.
  • Despite weather headwinds, management reaffirmed full‑year 2023 guidance and the long‑term 6% to 8% EPS growth outlook.
  • Industrial sales grew 2% year-over-year, driven primarily by new and expanded customers in metals and petrochemicals.
  • Operating cash flow: $960 million, up $422 million from Q1 2022, driven by higher utility receipts and lower storm spend.
  • Liquidity remains strong at $5.7 billion; storm escrows total $406 million.
  • Remaining equity need is $130 million through 2024, expected to be met via the ATM program.

Operational & Strategic Highlights

  • Installed or replaced 400+ transmission structures and 5,000+ distribution poles with more resilient designs.
  • Completed transmission interconnections for two new Entergy-owned renewable resources.
  • Groundbreaking held for the Orange County Advanced Power Station in Texas, which will support future hydrogen capability.
  • Strong progress in clean energy expansion, including 2,300 MW under negotiation from recent renewable RFPs.
  • Expecting significant industrial growth driven by LNG, ammonia, refining, and onshoring trends.

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Operator: Good morning. My name is Regina, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to Entergy's First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. I would now like to turn the call over to Bill Abler, Vice President of Investor Relations for Entergy Corporation. William Abler: Good morning, and thank you for joining us. We'll begin today with comments from Entergy's Chairman and CEO, Drew Marsh; and then Kimberly Fontan, our CFO, will review results. In an effort to accommodate everyone who has questions, we request that each person ask no more than 2 questions. In today's call, management will make certain forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, which are set forth in our earnings release, our slide presentation and our SEC filings. Entergy does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Management will also discuss non-GAAP financial information. Reconciliations to the applicable GAAP measures are included in today's press release and slide presentation, both of which can be found on the Investor Relations section of our website. And now I will turn the call over to Drew. Andrew Marsh: Thank you, Bill, and good morning, everyone. We had a very productive start to the year with meaningful progress on activities that support our near- and long-term objectives. Today, we are reporting fi

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