Entergy Corporation Q1 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Quarterly Performance Highlights

  • Adjusted EPS was $0.82 for Q1 2025, compared to Q1 2024 results (company notes performance is on track for full-year 2025 guidance).
  • Weather‑adjusted retail sales increased 5.2% year-over-year, driven primarily by:
    • Industrial sales up 9.3%, due to new customer additions and continued ramp of existing expansions.
    • Residential sales expected to grow about 1% for the full year, though Q1 saw some quarter-to-quarter volatility.
  • Positive EPS drivers included higher retail volume, favorable regulatory actions, and lower O&M compared to last year; partially offset by higher interest expense and depreciation.
  • Credit metrics remain strong and above rating agency thresholds.

Major Customer & Growth Developments

  • Three major industrial projects reached final investment decisions since the last earnings call:
    • Hyundai Motor Group: $5.8 billion Hyundai Steel facility in Ascension Parish, Louisiana (announced March).
    • CF Industries: $4 billion low‑carbon blue ammonia facility near Hyundai Steel (final investment decision in April).
    • Woodside: $17.5 billion LNG facility in coastal Louisiana (announced yesterday).

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Operator: Good morning. My name is Greg, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Entergy Corporation First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I will now turn the call over to Liz Hunter, Vice President of Investor Relations for Entergy Corporation. Liz, you have the floor. Liz Hunter: Thank you, Greg, and thanks to everyone for joining this morning. We will begin today with comments from Entergy's Chair 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 two 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, Liz. Good morning, everyone. We had a very productive start to the year with progress on activities that support our near- and long-term objectives. I

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