Entergy Corporation Q4 FY2021 Earnings Call

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Key Financial Highlights

  • Adjusted EPS for 2021 was $6.02, up $0.36 from 2020, and in the top half of guidance. This marks the sixth consecutive year that results exceeded the midpoint of guidance.
  • Weather-adjusted billed retail sales rose 2% year-over-year, driven by a 6% increase in industrial sales and continued demand recovery from COVID-19 impacts.
  • Operating cash flow was $2.3 billion, slightly below 2020 due to higher storm costs and fuel/purchase power payments, partially offset by stronger utility revenue.
  • Remaining equity needs through 2024 reduced to $700 million, approximately one-fourth of the expectation shared at the 2020 Analyst Day.
  • Moody’s upgraded Entergy Texas' long-term issuer and bond ratings in January 2022, citing constructive regulation and storm cost recovery mechanisms.

Strategic and Operational Progress

  • Entergy is affirming long-term growth outlooks and initiating 2022 guidance of $6.15–$6.45 EPS, midpoint $6.30, supporting a 5%–7% annual EPS growth target.
  • The company’s capital plan totals $12 billion over three years, focused on reliability, resilience, customer experience, and decarbonization.
  • Entergy now plans to reach 11 GW of renewable capacity by 2030, more than double prior long-term targets.

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Disclaimer*: This transcript is designed to be used alongside the freely available audio recording on this page. Timestamps within the transcript are designed to help you navigate the audio should the corresponding text be unclear. The machine-assisted output provided is partly edited and is designed as a guide.: Operator: 0:06 Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Entergy Fourth Quarter 2021 Earnings Release Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]. 0:37 I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Mr. Bill Abler, Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr. Abler, the floor is yours. William Abler: 0:47 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. An effort to accommodate everyone who ask questions, we request that each person has 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 sta

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