Sempra Q4 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • Sempra Energy reported record full-year 2020 adjusted EPS of $8.03, up from $6.78 in 2019, exceeding previously raised guidance.
  • Q4 2020 adjusted EPS was $1.90, compared to $1.55 in Q4 2019.
  • The company reaffirmed its 2021 EPS guidance range (excluding impacts of the IEnova exchange offer and sale of a non-controlling interest in Sempra Infrastructure Partners).
  • Annual dividend raised for the 11th consecutive year to $4.40 per share (from $4.18), targeting a 50%–60% payout ratio.

Operational & Strategic Highlights

  • Record capital investment of approximately $7 billion across 2020; nearly $6 billion deployed at U.S. utilities.
  • Completed sale of South American assets in 2020, concluding a multi-year strategic portfolio rotation totaling $27 billion in transactions since 2017.
  • Announced integrated transactions to form Sempra Infrastructure Partners (SIP), combining Sempra LNG and IEnova into one platform.
  • SIP expected to simplify structure, create synergies, self-fund growth, and support an investment-grade balance sheet.
  • ECA LNG Phase 1 reached FID, with TechnipFMC receiving full notice to proceed; Total acquired 16.6% stake.
  • Oncor delivered record growth: 77,000 new premise connections in 2020 (20% increase over 2019), with strong transmission project completions.

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Operator: Good day, and welcome to the Sempra Energy Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Nelly Molina, Vice President of Investor Relations. Nelly Molina: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our fourth quarter 2020 earnings call for Sempra Energy. A live webcast of this teleconference and the slide presentation is available on our website under the Investor section. With us today on the line, we have several members of our management team, including Jeff Martin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Trevor Mihalik, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Justin Bird, Chief Executive Officer of Sempra LNG; Kevin Sagara, Group President; Don Clevenger, Chief Financial Officer of Oncor; and Peter Wall, Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Before starting, I'd like to remind everyone that we'll be discussing forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement we make today. The factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially are discussed in the company's most recent 10-K filed with the SEC. All of the earnings per share amounts in our presentation are shown on a diluted basis, and we'll be discussing certain non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to the presentation slides that acc

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