Entergy Corporation Q4 FY2022 Earnings Call

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Key Financial Highlights

  • 2022 adjusted EPS was $6.42, up $0.40 from 2021 and in the top half of guidance. This marks the seventh consecutive year Entergy beat its guidance midpoint.
  • Strong retail sales growth of over 3% year-over-year (weather-adjusted). Industrial sales rose nearly 5% versus 2021.
  • Operating cash flow reached approximately $2.6 billion, up $285 million from 2021.
  • Dividend increased 6% in 2022.
  • Equity issuance needs largely complete through 2024; $130 million of remaining expected needs.

2023 Outlook

  • Adjusted EPS guidance: $6.55–$6.85 (midpoint $6.70), reflecting 6–8% annual growth expectations.
  • Expected 1% growth in weather-adjusted retail sales for 2023, driven by strong industrial demand.
  • O&M expected to normalize after elevated 2022 spending; inflationary pressures noted but manageable.
  • Capital plan supports continued earnings growth through regulated investment, primarily generation, grid hardening, and resilience.

Operational and Strategic Updates

  • Recorded Entergy’s lowest injury rate ever in 2022, reaching first-quartile EEI utility safety levels.
  • Strong system performance during winter storms Elliott and Mara; Arkansas and Texas saw record winter peaks.

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Operator: Thank you for standing by, and welcome to Entergy Corporation's Fourth Quarter 2022 Earnings Release and Teleconference. 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] As a reminder, today's program is being recorded. And now, I'd like to introduce your host for today's program, Mr. Bill Abler, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. 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 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 rep

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