Entergy Corporation Q2 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Quarterly Performance Highlights

  • Adjusted EPS was $1.05, flat versus Q2 2024. Strong results keep Entergy on track for full‑year 2025 guidance.
  • Weather-adjusted retail sales growth was up 4.5% year-over-year, driven by nearly 12% industrial growth due to new and expanding customers.
  • Residential sales were slightly weaker in Q2, but year‑to‑date trends remain roughly flat after strong Q1 performance.
  • Other income improved; O&M and MISO capacity costs weighed on earnings as expected.
  • Balance sheet strength remains solid with strong liquidity including $2.3B in unsettled equity forwards.

Updated Outlook and Capital Plan

  • Entergy increased its 4‑year capital plan to $40B (up from $37B), reflecting higher demand and renewable expansion.
  • Planned additions include:
    • 3 GW of solar
    • 1.4 GW of battery storage
    • 8 GW of high-efficiency gas generation (some beyond the 4‑year window)
  • Entergy has secured equipment for 15 combined-cycle turbines and 2 simple-cycle turbines (15 GW total capacity), enabling future expansion through 2031.
  • Equity financing needs remain unchanged despite higher capex, aided by improved operating cash flow including nuclear production tax credits (PTCs).
  • Nuclear PTCs recorded this quarter totaled ~$570M; cash monetization expected later in 2025.

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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 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. I will now turn the call over to Liz Hunter, Vice President of Investor Relations for Entergy Corporation. Liz? Liz Hunter: Good morning. 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 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 S. Marsh: Thank you, Liz, good morning, everyone. Today, we are reporting second quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.05. Our progress through the first half of the year keeps us firmly on track to achieve 2025 results in line with our guidance, and we are raising our outlook driven by our

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