Vistra Corp. Q3 FY2021 Earnings Call

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Quarterly Performance and Key Financials

  • Vistra delivered adjusted EBITDA from ongoing operations of about $1.177 billion, which is roughly in line with Q3 2020. Excluding Winter Storm Uri impacts realized in Q3, adjusted EBITDA was $1.167 billion.
  • Retail segment EBITDA rose by $205 million versus Q3 2020, driven by cost reductions and self-help initiatives.
  • Generation segment EBITDA declined by $211 million versus Q3 2020 due to weaker realized energy margins in Texas, East, and Sunset regions.
  • Vistra has achieved 85% of its $500 million self-help target as of September 30, with full completion expected in Q4 2021.
  • 2021 adjusted EBITDA guidance range narrowed and increased due to self-help execution and expected ~$500 million of ERCOT securitization proceeds. Cash impact of securitization will occur in the first half of 2022.

2022 Guidance

  • Adjusted EBITDA guidance for ongoing operations: $2.81 billion to $3.31 billion.
  • Adjusted free cash flow before growth: $2.07 billion to $2.57 billion.
  • Free cash flow conversion expected at ~76%, boosted by securitization proceeds.
  • Illustrative guidance excluding Winter Storm Uri bill credits, long‑dated contract impacts, and securitization suggests normalized earnings power of $3.05 billion to $3.55 billion in EBITDA.

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Operator: Good morning, and welcome to the Vistra Third Quarter 2021 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. [Operator Instructions] Please note, today’s event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Molly Sorg, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, ma’am. Molly Sorg: Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to Vistra’s third quarter 2021 results conference call, which is being broadcast live from the Investor Relations section of our website at www.vistracorp.com. Also available on our website are a copy of today’s investor presentation, our Form 10-Q and the related press release. Joining me for today’s call are Curt Morgan, Chief Executive Officer; and Jim Burke, President and Chief Financial Officer. We have a few additional senior executives present to address questions during the second part of today’s call as necessary. Before we begin our presentation, I encourage all listeners to review the safe harbor statements included on slides 2 and 3 in the investor presentation on our website that explain the risks of forward-looking statements, the limitations of certain industry and market data included in the presentation and the use of non-GAAP financial measures. Today’s discussion will contain forward-looking statements, which are based on assumptions we believe to be reasonable only as of today’s date.

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