Entergy Corporation Q2 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Quarterly Financial Performance

  • Adjusted EPS was $1.92, an increase compared to Q2 2023 (context: EPS growth driven by retail sales, regulatory actions, and favorable weather).
  • Reported EPS included two adjustments:
    • $1.17 pension settlement charge from a pension plan lift-out, bringing pension funding to 96% (up significantly from prior periods).
    • $0.52 expense related to regulatory settlements, including $184 million of customer credits in Louisiana.
  • Retail sales grew 2.9% on a weather-adjusted basis, with industrial customers contributing most to volume increases.
  • Operating cash flow exceeded Q2 2023 due to higher customer receipts and payment timing.
  • Net liquidity is strong at $5.9 billion, including $800 million of unsettled equity forwards.
  • Hurricane Beryl restoration cost estimate: $75 to $85 million, expected to be recovered through normal regulatory mechanisms.

Guidance and Outlook

  • Management reaffirmed 2024 adjusted EPS guidance and long-term EPS outlook (shared at Analyst Day 2024).
  • Sales growth for 2024 expected to be heavily weighted toward Q4 as new industrial customers come online.
  • Up to 90% of remaining planned O&M savings expected in Q4.
  • 60% of equity needs for 2025–2026 already completed.

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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 Entergy’s Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. I’d now like to turn the call over to Bill Abler, Vice President of Investor Relations for Entergy Corporation. Bill, the floor is yours. William Abler: Good morning, and thank you for joining us. 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, Bill, and good morning, everyone, and thank you all for joining us on this Disney earnings call day. In June, we hosted our Analyst Day in New Orleans. I want to thank all

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