Vistra Corp. Q4 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Financial Performance Highlights

  • Full-year 2024 adjusted EBITDA: $5.656 billion.
    • Exceeded the top end of original guidance before including the $545 million nuclear production tax credit (PTC).
    • With the PTC, EBITDA surpassed the top end by over $600 million.
  • Adjusted free cash flow before growth: $2.888 billion.
    • Represents ~57% conversion of adjusted EBITDA.
    • Inline with long-term target of 55–60% conversion.
  • Energy Harbor acquisition contribution (10 months): exceeded expectations by ~$200 million (including nuclear PTC).
  • Net debt ended below 3× EBITDA, ahead of earlier expectations.

Forward Outlook (2025–2026)

  • 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance reaffirmed: $5.5–$6.1 billion.
  • 2025 free cash flow before growth: $3–$3.6 billion.
  • 2026 EBITDA midpoint opportunity reaffirmed at >$6 billion.
    • Upside possible, but contingent on PJM auction parameters, final approvals, and completing hedge activities (currently 80% hedged for 2026 vs. 64% last quarter).

Operational & Growth Updates

  • Major acquisition added three nuclear sites, one million retail customers, and ~2,000 employees.

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Operator: Good morning, and welcome to Vistra Corp.'s Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. Should you need assistance, please signal a conference specialist by pressing star then zero on your telephone keypad. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. To ask a question, you may press star then one on your telephone keypad. To withdraw your question, please press star then two. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Eric Micek, Vice President, Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Eric Micek: Good morning, and thank you for joining Vistra Corp.'s investor webcast discussing our fourth quarter 2024 results. Our discussion today is being broadcast live from the Investor Relations section of our website at www.vistracorp.com. There you can also find copies of today's investor presentation and earnings release. Leading the call today are Jim Burke, Vistra Corp.'s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kris Moldovan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. They are joined by other Vistra Corp. senior executives to address questions during the second part of today's call if necessary. The earnings release, presentation, and other matters discussed on the call today include references to certain non-GAAP financial measures. All references to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted free cash flow before growth throughout this presentation refer to ongoi

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