Entergy Corporation Q3 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Financial Performance

  • Adjusted EPS was $3.27, up significantly from prior-year quarter levels (not numerically provided, but described as "very strong").
  • Record heat added approximately $0.64 per share in favorable weather impacts for Q3 and $0.48 positive weather impact year‑to‑date.
  • Full-year guidance range raised by increasing the bottom end by $0.10; long-term 6%–8% EPS CAGR through 2026 reaffirmed.
  • Quarterly dividend increased 6% to $1.13 per share ($4.52 annually).
  • Operating cash flow was $1.4 billion, $412 million higher than Q3 last year due to timing of fuel payments, lower O&M, and absence of severance/retention payments that occurred last year.
  • Liquidity remained strong at $4.9 billion.
  • Entergy expects to meet year-end credit metrics at or above targets with improved FFO/Debt as 2022 negative items roll off.

Operational & System Highlights

  • 13 days set new peak demand records due to extreme heat, but Entergy met customer expectations with strong generation fleet performance.
  • Nuclear fleet achieved a 99% capability factor; Waterford 3 undergoing extended refueling outage with major longevity investments.
  • Significant grid investments year-to-date:
    • 21,000 distribution poles replaced
    • 1,500 transmission structures added

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Operator: Good morning. My name is Joel, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Entergy Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers’ remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Thank you. I will now turn the call over to Bill Abler, Vice President of Investor Relations for Entergy Corporation. Bill Abler: Good morning and thank you for joining us. We will begin today with comments from Entergy’s Chairman and CEO, Drew Marsh; and then Kimberly Fontan, our CFO will review the 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. Drew Marsh: Thank you, Bill, and good morning, everyone. Today we are r

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