Entergy Corporation Q4 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Overall Results and Outlook

  • 2024 adjusted EPS was $3.65, landing in the upper half of Entergy’s guidance range. This compares to 2023’s adjusted EPS of roughly $3.55 (post-split), representing modest year-over-year growth.
  • Long-term EPS growth outlook increased: management now projects adjusted EPS CAGR through 2028 to be “well above 8%,” removing the prior 8%–9% range top end.
  • Weather-adjusted retail sales grew ~4% in 2024, driven by industrial sales up 8% for the year and 15% in Q4.
  • Industrial sales CAGR forecast for 2024–2028 increased to 12%–13%, above prior expectations.
  • Capital plan raised to $37 billion for 2025–2028 (up $2.7 billion from the EEI plan). Growth is driven primarily by generation (renewables + dispatchable gas), transmission, and resilience investments.

Customer Growth and Data Center Activity

  • Two hyperscale data centers were added to Entergy’s outlook in 2024.
  • Entergy announced a new electric service agreement with a large Mississippi customer (details undisclosed). Expectations of an expanded ESA with Meta in Louisiana were confirmed.
  • Pipeline of 5–10 GW of additional data center load opportunity remains. Management emphasized significant competitive advantages due to vertically integrated operations and local stakeholder relationships.

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Operator: Good morning. My name is Aaron, and I will be your conference operator for today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to Entergy's Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise and after the speakers' remarks there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please also note that we ask that you limit yourself to an initial question followed with a follow-up question when you were given the opportunity to speak. Thank you. And with that, I'd like to now turn the call over to Liz Hunter, Vice President of Investor Relations for Entergy Corporation. Liz Hunter: Good morning and thank you for joining us. We will begin today with comments from Entergy's Chair 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

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