Exelon Corporation Q1 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Financial Performance

  • GAAP EPS: $0.66 per share; Non-GAAP EPS: $0.68 per share.
  • Compared to Q1 2023 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.70, results declined by $0.02 per share.
  • Primary drivers of year-over-year decline:
    • $0.04 higher interest expense due to increased rates and higher debt levels.
    • $0.03 higher storm restoration costs from severe weather.
    • $0.02 lower returns at ComEd due to December rate order impacts.
  • Partially offset by $0.07 of higher distribution rates at other utilities.
  • Q1 represented 28% of full-year EPS midpoint — slightly below internal expectations due to unfavorable weather and storms.
  • Full-year operating EPS guidance reaffirmed at $2.40–$2.50 with expectation to meet or exceed midpoint.
  • Long-term EPS growth target of 5%–7% annually through 2027 reaffirmed.

Operational Performance

  • Top decile outage performance at ComEd and Pepco Holdings; top quartile at BGE and PECO.
  • Gas odor response rates were perfect at BGE and PECO.
  • Customer satisfaction strong at ComEd (top decile) and PECO; BGE undergoing targeted improvements after weaker early-year trends.
  • Transitioned safety reporting to Serious Injury Incident Rate (SIIR), reflecting focus on high-risk safety events.

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Operator: Hello, and welcome to Exelon's First Quarter Earnings Call. My name is Gigi, and I'll be your event specialist today. [Operator Instructions] Please note that today's webcast is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]. It is now my pleasure to turn today's program over to Andrew Plenge, Vice President of Investor Relations. The floor is yours. Andrew Plenge: Thank you, Gigi, and good morning, everyone. We're pleased to have you with us for our 2024 first quarter earnings call. Leading the call today are Calvin Butler, Exelon's President and Chief Executive Officer; and Jeanne Jones, Exelon's Chief Financial Officer. Other members of Exelon senior management team are also with us today and they will be available to answer your questions following our prepared remarks. Today's presentation, along with our earnings release and other financial information can be found in the Investor Relations section of Exelon's website. We'd also like to remind you that today's presentation and the associated earnings release materials contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. You can find the cautionary statements on these risks on Slide 2 of today's presentation or in our SEC filings. In addition, today's presentation includes references to adjusted operating earnings and other non-GAAP measures. Reconciliations between these measures and the nearest equivalent GAAP measures can be found in the appendix of our presentation and in our earni

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