The Southern Company Q4 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Financial Performance

  • Adjusted EPS for 2024 was $4.05, the top of the company’s guidance range. This represents 11% growth compared to 2023 adjusted EPS.
  • Weather‑normalized retail electricity sales increased approximately 1% year-over-year (excluding temporary Hurricane Helene impacts).
  • Data center and commercial electric usage rose 17% year-over-year.
  • Customer growth was the strongest on record: 57,000 new residential electric customers and 26,000 natural gas customers added in 2024.

2025 Guidance and Outlook

  • Adjusted EPS guidance for 2025 is $4.20 to $4.30; midpoint of $4.25 implies 6% growth from the midpoint of 2024 guidance.
  • Long-term adjusted EPS growth target remains 5% to 7% annually.
  • Management expects potential upside toward the top end of this range due to strong load growth and capital investment opportunities.
  • Company may rebase the 5% to 7% trajectory from a higher 2027 starting point if current trends continue.

Operational and Strategic Highlights

  • Economic development remained robust, with over 150 companies announcing expansions or relocations into Southern’s service territory, supporting 20,000 expected new jobs.

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Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Robert, and I'll be your conference operator today. At this time, I'd like to welcome everyone to the Southern Company Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on-mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Greg MacLeod, Director, Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. Greg MacLeod: Thanks, Robert. Good afternoon, and welcome to Southern Company's fourth quarter 2024 earnings call. Joining me today are Chris Womack, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company and Dan Tucker, Chief Financial Officer. Let me remind you that we will make forward looking statements today in addition to providing historical information. Various important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, including those discussed in our Form 10-k and subsequent securities filings. In addition, we will present non-GAAP financial information on this call. Reconciliations to the applicable GAAP measure are included in the financial information we released this morning as well as the slides for this conference call, which are both available on our Investor Relations website at investor.subandcompany.com. At this time, I'll turn the call over to Chris. Chris Womack: Thank y

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