NextEra Energy, Inc. Q4 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Overall Company Performance

  • NextEra Energy delivered full-year adjusted EPS of $3.17, up more than 9% versus 2022, exceeding the high end of guidance.
  • EPS compound annual growth since 2021 reached approximately 11.5% despite supply chain challenges, inflation, and increased interest rates.
  • Management acknowledged continued stock underperformance but expressed optimism for 2024 as inflation and interest rates ease.

Strategic & Market Context

  • Solar panel and battery prices declined about 25% from their peak over the prior 24 months.
  • Commerce Dept. final ruling on solar circumvention provides improved supply chain clarity.
  • NextEra procured enough critical grid equipment (transformers, breakers) for its renewable build through 2027.
  • Strong demand for EVs and AI-related data center expansion expected to further accelerate renewables and storage demand.

Florida Power & Light (FPL)

  • Adjusted EPS from FPL increased $0.22 year-over-year (2023 vs. 2022).
  • Regulatory capital employed grew 12.5% in 2023; expected 9% average annual growth through 2025.
  • FPL's reported ROE for regulatory purposes was about 11.8% for 2023.
  • Capital investments totaled $9.4 billion in 2023; includes 1,200 MW of new solar.

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Operator: Good morning, and welcome to the NextEra Energy Inc and NextEra Energy Partners LP Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator instructions] After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to, Kristin Rose, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Kristin Rose : Thank you, Andrea. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining our fourth quarter and full year 2023 combined earnings conference call for NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy Partners. With me this morning are John Ketchum, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of NextEra Energy; Kirk Crews, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NextEra Energy; Rebecca Kujawa, President and Chief Executive Officer of NextEra Energy Resources; and Mark Hickson, Executive Vice President of NextEra Energy, all of whom are also officers of NextEra Energy Partners, as well as Armando Pimentel, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Florida Power & Light Company. John will provide some opening remarks and will then turn the call over to Kirk for a review of our fourth quarter and full year results. Our executive team will then be available to answer your questions. We will be making forward-looking statements during this call based on current expectations and assumptions, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. A

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