Entergy Corporation Q3 FY2020 Earnings Call

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  • Adjusted earnings were $2.44 per share, reflecting strong performance despite significant external challenges.
  • Management reaffirmed long-term outlook and narrowed 2020 EPS guidance to $5.60–$5.70, up from the prior wider range due to improved visibility.
  • Entergy expects to exceed its $100 million O&M cost‑savings target, now aiming for approximately $120 million for 2020.
  • Storm response remains a core strength: Hurricane Delta caused 493,000 peak outages, with nearly all customers restored within five days.
  • Liquidity remains strong at $4.3 billion as of September 30, although FFO-to-debt temporarily dipped to 11.8% due to COVID-19, storms, and deferred fuel recovery.
  • Management reiterated its commitment to restoring FFO-to-debt to 15% and expects to reach this level once storm securitization is completed, likely around mid‑2022.
  • Entergy continues executing a large multiyear capital plan focused on grid modernization, renewables expansion, and resilience improvements.
  • 2020 saw major progress in renewables, including solar PPA additions and new projects across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.
  • Company continues transitioning to a cleaner fleet; utility CO₂ emissions are down ~30% over 20 years.
  • Management reaffirmed its longer-term growth outlook of 5%–7% annual EPS increases and plans to resume dividend growth in late 2021.

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Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Entergy Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Release and Teleconference Call. [Operator Instructions]. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I'd now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Mr. David Borde, Vice President of Investor Relations. Thank you. Please go ahead. David Borde: Good morning, and thank you for joining us. We will begin today with comments from Entergy's Chairman and CEO, Leo Denault; and then Drew Marsh, our CFO, will review results. [Operator Instructions]. 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 Leo. Leo Denault: Thank you, David, and good morning, everyone. Today, we are once again reporting strong quarterly results, which keep us firmly on track to meet our financial commitments. Third quarter adjusted earnings were $2.44 per share, and we're on pace to exce

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