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Aug 07, 2019

CenterPoint Energy Reports Second Quarter 2019 Earnings of $0.33 Per Diluted Share; $0.35 Earnings Per Diluted Share on a Guidance Basis, Excluding Certain Impacts Associated With the Vectren Merger

• Reiterate 2019 EPS guidance and 5-year guidance basis EPS growth target

• Utility Operations led company to a strong second quarter performance

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2019-- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today reported income available to common shareholders of $165 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2019, compared with a loss of $75 million, or $0.17 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2018. On a guidance basis, second quarter 2019 earnings were $0.35 per diluted share, excluding certain impacts associated with the Vectren merger (the merger). Second quarter 2018 earnings, on a guidance basis and excluding certain impacts associated with the merger, were $0.30 per diluted share. “We remain confident in our anticipated 2019 full-year results driven by strong performance from our utility operations and a continued focus on cost management,” said Scott M. Prochazka, president and chief executive officer of CenterPoint Energy. “Integration efforts continue to progress well, and we’re pleased with the strong cash flows from our non-utility businesses. These businesses continue to be a source of cash for utility investment, which promotes growth for and strengthens our utility infrastructure allowing us to serve our customers.”

Business Segments

Houston Electric - Transmission & Distribution

The Houston electric - transmission & distribution segment reported operating income of $169 million for the second quarter of 2019, consisting of $160 million from the regulated electric transmission and distribution utility operations (TDU) and $9 million related to securitization bonds. Operating income for the second quarter of 2018 was $181 million, consisting of $167 million from the TDU and $14 million related to securitization bonds. Operating income for the TDU benefited primarily from rate relief, customer growth and lower operation and maintenance expenses. These benefits were more than offset by lower usage primarily due to a return to more normal weather, lower equity return, primarily related to the annual true-up of transition charges, increased depreciation and amortization expense and lower revenues related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).

Indiana Electric – Integrated

The Indiana electric – integrated segment reported operating income of $25 million for the second quarter of 2019. These results are not comparable to the second quarter of 2018 as this segment was acquired in the merger.

Natural Gas Distribution

The natural gas distribution segment reported operating income of $47 million for the second quarter of 2019, compared with $7 million for the second quarter of 2018. Operating income increased $19 million due to the gas utilities acquired in the merger. The remaining increase is primarily due to the timing of a decoupling mechanism in Minnesota, rate relief, lower operation and maintenance expenses and customer growth. These increases were partially offset by increased depreciation and amortization expense and lower revenues related to the TCJA.

Energy Services

The energy services segment reported operating income of $29 million for the second quarter of 2019, which included a mark-to-market gain of $30 million, compared with operating income of $15 million for the second quarter of 2018, which included a mark-to-market gain of $8 million. Excluding mark-to-market adjustments, the operating loss was $1 million for the second quarter of 2019 compared with operating income of $7 million for the second quarter of 2018. Operating income, excluding mark-to-market adjustments, decreased primarily due to a reduction in margins resulting from the impact of less price volatility on natural gas storage activity and increased operation and maintenance expenses.

Infrastructure Services

The infrastructure services segment reported operating income of $24 million for the second quarter of 2019. Operating income includes $7 million of merger-related expenses. These results are not comparable to the second quarter of 2018 as this segment was acquired in the merger.

Midstream Investments

The midstream investments segment reported $74 million of equity income for the second quarter of 2019, compared with $58 million in the second quarter of 2018.

Corporate and Other

The corporate and other segment reported an operating loss of $7 million for the second quarter of 2019, compared with an operating loss of $16 million for the second quarter of 2018. The operating loss for the second quarter of 2019 included $32 million of merger-related expenses. The operating loss for the second quarter of 2018 included $27 million of merger-related expenses.

Earnings Outlook

  • 2019 guidance basis EPS range of $1.60 - $1.70, excluding certain impacts associated with the merger:
    • Integration and transaction-related fees and expenses, including severance and other costs to achieve the anticipated cost savings as a result of the merger
    • Merger financing impacts in January, prior to the completion of the merger, due to the issuance of debt and equity securities to fund the merger that resulted in higher net interest expense, preferred stock dividend requirements and higher common stock share count
  • 2020 guidance range to be provided on fourth quarter 2019 earnings call following normal annual financial planning process
  • Fundamentals remain strong and company continues to target 5 - 7% compound annual guidance basis EPS growth for 2018-2023, using $1.60 as the starting EPS

The 2019 guidance range considers operations performance to date and assumptions for certain significant variables that may impact earnings, such as customer growth (approximately 2% for electric operations and 1% for natural gas distribution) and usage including normal weather, throughput, commodity prices, recovery of capital invested through rate cases and other rate filings, effective tax rates, financing activities and related interest rates, and regulatory and judicial proceedings as well as the volume of work contracted in our infrastructure services business. The range also considers anticipated cost savings as a result of the merger. The range assumes the lower end of Enable Midstream Partners, LP’s (Enable) 2019 guidance range for net income attributable to common units, provided on Enable’s 2nd quarter earnings call on August 6, 2019.

In providing this guidance, CenterPoint Energy uses a non-GAAP measure of adjusted diluted earnings per share that does not consider other potential impacts, such as changes in accounting standards or unusual items, including those from Enable, earnings or losses from the change in the value of ZENS and related securities, or the timing effects of mark-to-market accounting in the company’s Energy Services business, which, along with the certain excluded impacts associated with the merger, could have a material impact on GAAP reported results for the applicable guidance period. CenterPoint Energy is unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of forward looking adjusted diluted earnings per share because changes in the value of ZENS and related securities and mark-to-market gains or losses resulting from the company’s Energy Services business are not estimable as they are highly variable and difficult to predict due to various factors outside of management’s control.

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

June 30, 2018

 

 

Dollars
in millions

 

Diluted EPS

 

Dollars
in millions

 

Diluted EPS

Consolidated income (loss) available to common shareholders and diluted EPS

 

$

165

 

 

$

0.33

 

 

$

(75

)

 

$

(0.17

)

Timing effects impacting CES (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark-to-market (gains) losses (net of taxes of $7 and $2) (2)

 

(23

)

 

(0.05

)

 

(6

)

 

(0.01

)

ZENS-related mark-to-market (gains) losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable securities (net of taxes of $14 and $4) (2)(3)

 

(50

)

 

(0.10

)

 

(18

)

 

(0.04

)

Indexed debt securities (net of taxes of $15 and $54) (2)(4)

 

53

 

 

0.11

 

 

200

 

 

0.46

 

Consolidated on a guidance basis

 

$

145

 

 

$

0.29

 

 

$

101

 

 

$

0.24

 

Impacts associated with the Vectren merger:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impacts associated with the Vectren merger (net of taxes of $10 and $8) (2)

 

32

 

 

0.06

 

 

26

 

 

0.06

 

Consolidated on a guidance basis, excluding impacts associated with the Vectren merger

 

$

177

 

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

127

 

 

$

0.30

 

(1)  

Energy Services segment

(2)   

Taxes are computed based on the impact removing such item would have on tax expense.

(3)  

As of and after June 14, 2018, comprised of common stock of AT&T Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc. Prior to June 14, 2018, comprised of common stock of Time Warner, Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc.

(4)  

2018 results include amount associated with the acquisition of Time Warner Inc. by AT&T Inc.

Filing of Form 10-Q for CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

Today, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. A copy of that report is available on the company’s website, under the Investors section. Other filings the company makes with the SEC and certain documents relating to its corporate governance can also be found under the Investors section.

Webcast of Earnings Conference Call

CenterPoint Energy’s management will host an earnings conference call on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Central time/11:00 a.m. Eastern time. Interested parties may listen to a live audio broadcast of the conference call on the company’s website under the Investors section. A replay of the call can be accessed approximately two hours after the completion of the call and will be archived on the website for at least one year.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is an energy delivery company with regulated utility businesses in eight states and a competitive energy businesses footprint in nearly 40 states. Through its electric transmission & distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution businesses, the company serves more than 7 million metered customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas. CenterPoint Energy’s competitive energy businesses include natural gas marketing and energy-related services; energy efficiency, sustainability and infrastructure modernization solutions; and construction and repair services for pipeline systems, primarily natural gas. The company also owns 53.8 percent of the common units representing limited partner interests in Enable Midstream Partners, LP, a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns, operates and develops strategically located natural gas and crude oil infrastructure assets. With approximately 14,000 employees and approximately $34 billion in assets, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. For more information, visit CenterPointEnergy.com.

This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions of management which are believed to be reasonable at the time made and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Any statements in this news release regarding future earnings, and future financial performance and results of operations, including, but not limited to earnings guidance, targeted dividend growth rate and any other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement contained in this news release speaks only as of the date of this release.

Risks Related to CenterPoint Energy

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the provided forward-looking information include risks and uncertainties relating to: (1) the performance of Enable Midstream Partners, LP (Enable), the amount of cash distributions CenterPoint Energy receives from Enable, Enable’s ability to redeem the Enable Series A Preferred Units in certain circumstances and the value of CenterPoint Energy’s interest in Enable, and factors that may have a material impact on such performance, cash distributions and value, including factors such as: (A) competitive conditions in the midstream industry, and actions taken by Enable’s customers and competitors, including the extent and timing of the entry of additional competition in the markets served by Enable; (B) the timing and extent of changes in the supply of natural gas and associated commodity prices, particularly prices of natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), the competitive effects of the available pipeline capacity in the regions served by Enable, and the effects of geographic and seasonal commodity price differentials, including the effects of these circumstances on re-contracting available capacity on Enable’s interstate pipelines; (C) the demand for crude oil, natural gas, NGLs and transportation and storage services; (D) environmental and other governmental regulations, including the availability of drilling permits and the regulation of hydraulic fracturing; (E) recording of goodwill, long-lived asset or other than temporary impairment charges by or related to Enable; (F) changes in tax status; and (G) access to debt and equity capital; (2) CenterPoint Energy’s expected benefits of the merger with Vectren Corporation (Vectren) and integration, including the outcome of shareholder litigation filed against Vectren that could reduce anticipated benefits of the merger, as well as the ability to successfully integrate the Vectren businesses and to realize anticipated benefits and commercial opportunities; (3) industrial, commercial and residential growth in CenterPoint Energy’s service territories and changes in market demand, including the demand for CenterPoint Energy’s non-utility products and services and effects of energy efficiency measures and demographic patterns; (4) the outcome of the pending Houston Electric rate case; (5) timely and appropriate rate actions that allow recovery of costs and a reasonable return on investment; (6) future economic conditions in regional and national markets and their effect on sales, prices and costs; (7) weather variations and other natural phenomena, including the impact of severe weather events on operations and capital; (8) state and federal legislative and regulatory actions or developments affecting various aspects of CenterPoint Energy’s and Enable’s businesses, including, among others, energy deregulation or re-regulation, pipeline integrity and safety and changes in regulation and legislation pertaining to trade, health care, finance and actions regarding the rates charged by our regulated businesses; (9) tax legislation, including the effects of the comprehensive tax reform legislation informally referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (which includes any potential changes to interest deductibility) and uncertainties involving state commissions’ and local municipalities’ regulatory requirements and determinations regarding the treatment of excess deferred income taxes and CenterPoint Energy’s rates; (10) CenterPoint Energy’s ability to mitigate weather impacts through normalization or rate mechanisms, and the effectiveness of such mechanisms; (11) the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices, particularly natural gas and coal, and the effects of geographic and seasonal commodity price differentials; (12) the ability of CenterPoint Energy’s and CERC’s non-utility business operating in the Energy Services reportable segment to effectively optimize opportunities related to natural gas price volatility and storage activities, including weather-related impacts; (13) actions by credit rating agencies, including any potential downgrades to credit ratings; (14) changes in interest rates and their impact on CenterPoint Energy’s costs of borrowing and the valuation of its pension benefit obligation; (15) problems with regulatory approval, legislative actions, construction, implementation of necessary technology or other issues with respect to major capital projects that result in delays or in cost overruns that cannot be recouped in rates; (16) the availability and prices of raw materials and services and changes in labor for current and future construction projects; (17) local, state and federal legislative and regulatory actions or developments relating to the environment, including those related to global climate change, air emissions, carbon, waste water discharges and the handling and disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) that could impact the continued operation, and/or cost recovery of generation plant costs and related assets; (18) the impact of unplanned facility outages or other closures; (19) any direct or indirect effects on CenterPoint Energy’s or Enable’s facilities, operations and financial condition resulting from terrorism, cyber-attacks, data security breaches or other attempts to disrupt CenterPoint Energy’s businesses or the businesses of third parties, or other catastrophic events such as fires, ice, earthquakes, explosions, leaks, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, pandemic health events or other occurrences; (20) CenterPoint Energy’s ability to invest planned capital and the timely recovery of CenterPoint Energy’s investments, including those related to the generation transition plan; (21) CenterPoint Energy’s ability to successfully construct and operate electric generating facilities, including complying with applicable environmental standards and the implementation of a well-balanced energy and resource mix, as appropriate; (22) CenterPoint Energy’s ability to control operation and maintenance costs; (23) the sufficiency of CenterPoint Energy’s insurance coverage, including availability, cost, coverage and terms and ability to recover claims; (24) the investment performance of CenterPoint Energy’s pension and postretirement benefit plans; (25) commercial bank and financial market conditions, CenterPoint Energy’s access to capital, the cost of such capital, and the results of CenterPoint Energy’s financing and refinancing efforts, including availability of funds in the debt capital markets; (26) changes in rates of inflation; (27) inability of various counterparties to meet their obligations to CenterPoint Energy; (28) non-payment for CenterPoint Energy’s services due to financial distress of its customers; (29) the extent and effectiveness of CenterPoint Energy’s and Enable’s risk management and hedging activities, including but not limited to, financial and weather hedges and commodity risk management activities; (30) timely and appropriate regulatory actions, which include actions allowing securitization, for any future hurricanes or natural disasters or other recovery of costs, including costs associated with Hurricane Harvey; (31) CenterPoint Energy’s or Enable’s potential business strategies and strategic initiatives, including restructurings, joint ventures and acquisitions or dispositions of assets or businesses, which CenterPoint Energy and Enable cannot assure will be completed or will have the anticipated benefits to CenterPoint Energy or Enable; (32) the performance of projects undertaken by CenterPoint Energy’s non-utility businesses and the success of efforts to realize value from, invest in and develop new opportunities and other factors affecting those non-utility businesses, including, but not limited to, the level of success in bidding contracts, fluctuations in volume and mix of contracted work, mix of projects received under blanket contracts, failure to properly estimate cost to construct projects or unanticipated cost increases in completion of the contracted work, changes in energy prices that affect demand for construction services and projects and cancellation and/or reductions in the scope of projects by customers and obligations related to warranties and guarantees; (33) acquisition and merger activities involving CenterPoint Energy or its competitors, including the ability to successfully complete merger, acquisition and divestiture plans; (34) CenterPoint Energy’s or Enable’s ability to recruit, effectively transition and retain management and key employees and maintain good labor relations; (35) the outcome of litigation; (36) the ability of retail electric providers (REPs), including REP affiliates of NRG Energy, Inc. and Vistra Energy Corp., formerly known as TCEH Corp., to satisfy their obligations to CenterPoint Energy and its subsidiaries; (37) changes in technology, particularly with respect to efficient battery storage or the emergence or growth of new, developing or alternative sources of generation; (38) the timing and outcome of any audits, disputes and other proceedings related to taxes; (39) the effective tax rates; (40) the transition to a replacement for the LIBOR benchmark interest rate; (41) the effect of changes in and application of accounting standards and pronouncements; and (42) other factors discussed in CenterPoint Energy’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, CenterPoint Energy’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019 and other reports CenterPoint Energy or its subsidiaries may file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures by CenterPoint Energy in Providing Guidance

In addition to presenting its financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), including presentation of income available to common shareholders and diluted earnings per share, CenterPoint Energy also provides guidance based on adjusted income and adjusted diluted earnings per share, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s historical or future financial performance that excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. CenterPoint Energy’s adjusted income and adjusted diluted earnings per share calculation excludes from income available to common shareholders and diluted earnings per share, respectively, the impact of ZENS and related securities and mark-to-market gains or losses resulting from the company’s Energy Services business. CenterPoint Energy’s guidance for 2019 also does not reflect certain impacts associated with the Vectren merger, which are integration and transaction-related fees and expenses, including severance and other costs to achieve anticipated cost savings as a result of the merger and merger financing impacts in January, prior to the completion of the merger due to the issuance of debt and equity securities to fund the merger that resulted in higher net interest expense, preferred stock dividend requirements and higher common stock share count. CenterPoint Energy is unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of forward-looking adjusted income and adjusted diluted earnings per share because changes in the value of ZENS and related securities and mark-to-market gains or losses resulting from the company’s Energy Services business are not estimable as they are highly variable and difficult to predict due to various factors outside of management’s control. These excluded items, along with the excluded impacts associated with the merger, could have a material impact on GAAP reported results for the applicable guidance period.

Management evaluates the company’s financial performance in part based on adjusted income and adjusted diluted earnings per share. Management believes that presenting these non-GAAP financial measures enhances an investor’s understanding of CenterPoint Energy’s overall financial performance by providing them with an additional meaningful and relevant comparison of current and anticipated future results across periods. The adjustments made in these non-GAAP financial measures exclude items that Management believes does not most accurately reflect the company’s fundamental business performance. These excluded items are reflected in the reconciliation tables of this news release, where applicable. CenterPoint Energy’s adjusted income and adjusted diluted earnings per share non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, income available to common shareholders and diluted earnings per share, which respectively are the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures also may be different than non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Statements of Consolidated Income
(Millions of Dollars)
(Unaudited)

   

Quarter Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility revenues

 

$

1,555

 

 

$

1,341

 

 

$

3,716

 

 

$

3,235

 

Non-utility revenues

 

1,243

 

 

845

 

 

2,613

 

 

2,106

 

Total

 

2,798

 

 

2,186

 

 

6,329

 

 

5,341

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power

 

264

 

 

188

 

 

999

 

 

825

 

Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas

 

910

 

 

790

 

 

2,161

 

 

2,063

 

Operation and maintenance

 

884

 

 

578

 

 

1,745

 

 

1,147

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

340

 

 

342

 

 

653

 

 

656

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

113

 

 

101

 

 

239

 

 

212

 

Total

 

2,511

 

 

1,999

 

 

5,797

 

 

4,903

 

Operating Income

 

287

 

 

187

 

 

532

 

 

438

 

Other Income (Expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on marketable securities

 

64

 

 

22

 

 

147

 

 

23

 

Loss on indexed debt securities

 

(68

)

 

(254

)

 

(154

)

 

(272

)

Interest and other finance charges

 

(134

)

 

(91

)

 

(255

)

 

(169

)

Interest on Securitization Bonds

 

(10

)

 

(14

)

 

(22

)

 

(30

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net

 

74

 

 

58

 

 

136

 

 

127

 

Other income, net

 

11

 

 

4

 

 

31

 

 

7

 

Total

 

(63

)

 

(275

)

 

(117

)

 

(314

)

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

 

224

 

 

(88

)

 

415

 

 

124

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

29

 

 

(13

)

 

51

 

 

34

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

195

 

 

(75

)

 

364

 

 

90

 

Preferred stock dividend requirement

 

30

 

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders

 

$

165

 

 

$

(75

)

 

$

305

 

 

$

90

 

Reference is made to the Combined Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Selected Data From Statements of Consolidated Income
(Million of Dollars, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)

   

Quarter Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

$

0.33

 

 

$

(0.17

)

 

$

0.61

 

 

$

0.21

 

Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

$

0.33

 

 

$

(0.17

)

 

$

0.61

 

 

$

0.21

 

Dividends Declared per Common Share

 

$

0.2875

 

 

$

0.2775

 

 

$

0.2875

 

 

$

0.2775

 

Dividends Paid per Common Share

 

$

0.2875

 

 

$

0.2775

 

 

$

0.5750

 

 

$

0.5550

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (000):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Basic

 

502,200

 

 

431,523

 

 

501,862

 

 

431,378

 

- Diluted

 

504,831

 

 

431,523

 

 

504,493

 

 

434,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss) by Reportable Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Houston Electric T&D:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TDU

 

$

160

 

 

$

167

 

 

$

234

 

 

$

266

 

Bond Companies

 

9

 

 

14

 

 

19

 

 

30

 

Total Houston Electric T&D

 

169

 

 

181

 

 

253

 

 

296

 

Indiana Electric Integrated

 

25

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

Natural Gas Distribution

 

47

 

 

7

 

 

214

 

 

163

 

Energy Services

 

29

 

 

15

 

 

62

 

 

(11

)

Infrastructure Services

 

24

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

Corporate and Other

 

(7

)

 

(16

)

 

(21

)

 

(10

)

Total

 

$

287

 

 

$

187

 

 

$

532

 

 

$

438

 

Reference is made to the Combined Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Results of Operations by Segment
(Millions of Dollars, Except Throughput and Customer Data)
(Unaudited)

   

Houston Electric T&D

 

 

Quarter Ended June 30,

 

% Diff

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

% Diff

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Fav/Unfav

 

2019

 

2018

 

Fav/Unfav

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TDU

 

$

672

 

 

$

676

 

 

(1

)%

 

$

1,267

 

 

$

1,274

 

 

(1

)%

Bond Companies

 

93

 

 

178

 

 

(48

)%

 

187

 

 

331

 

 

(44

)%

Total

 

765

 

 

854

 

 

(10

)%

 

1,454

 

 

1,605

 

 

(9

)%

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance, excluding Bond Companies

 

357

 

 

349

 

 

(2

)%

 

723

 

 

689

 

 

(5

)%

Depreciation and amortization, excluding Bond Companies

 

94

 

 

100

 

 

6

%

 

187

 

 

198

 

 

6

%

Taxes other than income taxes

 

61

 

 

60

 

 

(2

)%

 

123

 

 

121

 

 

(2

)%

Bond Companies

 

84

 

 

164

 

 

49

%

 

168

 

 

301

 

 

44

%

Total

 

596

 

 

673

 

 

11

%

 

1,201

 

 

1,309

 

 

8

%

Operating Income

 

$

169

 

 

$

181

 

 

(7

)%

 

$

253

 

 

$

296

 

 

(15

)%

Operating Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TDU

 

$

160

 

 

$

167

 

 

(4

)%

 

$

234

 

 

$

266

 

 

(12

)%

Bond Companies

 

9

 

 

14

 

 

(36

)%

 

19

 

 

30

 

 

(37

)%

Total Segment Operating Income

 

$

169

 

 

$

181

 

 

(7

)%

 

$

253

 

 

$

296

 

 

(15

)%

Actual MWH Delivered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

7,985,246

 

8,326,799

 

(4

)%

 

13,167,885

 

13,931,661

 

(5

)%

Total

 

24,018,365

 

23,687,921

 

1

%

 

43,037,350

 

43,331,676

 

(1

)%

Weather (percentage of 10-year average for service area):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooling degree days

 

103

%

 

101

%

 

2

%

 

101

%

 

109

%

 

(8

)%

Heating degree days

 

171

%

 

169

%

 

2

%

 

93

%

 

95

%

 

(2

)%

Number of metered customers - end of period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

2,217,326

 

2,179,048

 

2

%

 

2,217,326

 

2,179,048

 

2

%

Total

 

2,506,124

 

2,463,500

 

2

%

 

2,506,124

 

2,463,500

 

2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Electric Integrated (1)

 

 

Quarter Ended
June 30, 2019

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019 (1)

Revenues

 

$

140

 

 

$

223

 

Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power

 

40

 

 

66

 

Revenues less Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power

 

100

 

 

157

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance

 

46

 

 

94

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

25

 

 

41

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

4

 

 

6

 

Total expenses

 

75

 

 

141

 

Operating Income

 

$

25

 

 

$

16

 

Actual MWH Delivered

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

1,157

 

1,861

Wholesale

 

94

 

152

Total

 

1,251

 

2,013

Number of metered customers - end of period:

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

128,167

 

128,167

Total

 

147,076

 

147,076

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents February 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019 results only due to the Merger.

 

 

 

 

Reference is made to the Combined Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Results of Operations by Segment
(Millions of Dollars, Except Throughput and Customer Data)
(Unaudited)

   

Natural Gas Distribution (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended June 30,

 

% Diff

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

% Diff

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Fav/Unfav

 

2019 (1)

 

2018

 

Fav/Unfav

Revenues

 

$

660

 

 

$

495

 

 

33

%

 

$

2,059

 

 

$

1,648

 

 

25

%

Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power

 

222

 

 

185

 

 

(20

)%

 

993

 

 

852

 

 

(17

)%

Revenues less Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power

 

438

 

 

310

 

 

41

%

 

1,066

 

 

796

 

 

34

%

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance

 

239

 

 

196

 

 

(22

)%

 

546

 

 

409

 

 

(33

)%

Depreciation and amortization

 

105

 

 

69

 

 

(52

)%

 

200

 

 

137

 

 

(46

)%

Taxes other than income taxes

 

47

 

 

38

 

 

(24

)%

 

106

 

 

87

 

 

(22

)%

Total

 

391

 

 

303

 

 

(29

)%

 

852

 

 

633

 

 

(35

)%

Operating Income

 

$

47

 

 

$

7

 

 

571

%

 

$

214

 

 

$

163

 

 

31

%

Throughput data in BCF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

30

 

 

23

 

30

%

 

144

 

 

110

 

 

31

%

Commercial and Industrial

 

102

 

 

61

 

67

%

 

238

 

 

155

 

 

54

%

Total Throughput

 

132

 

 

84

 

57

%

 

382

 

 

265

 

 

44

%

Weather (average for service area)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of 10-year average:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heating degree days

 

93

%

 

130

%

 

(37

)%

 

101

%

 

103

%

 

(2

)%

Number of customers - end of period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

4,195,222

 

3,204,897

 

31

%

 

4,195,222

 

3,204,897

 

31

%

Commercial and Industrial

 

347,092

 

255,115

 

36

%

 

347,092

 

255,115

 

36

%

Total

 

4,542,314

 

3,460,012

 

31

%

 

4,542,314

 

3,460,012

 

31

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes acquired natural gas operations February 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019 results only due to the Merger.

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Services

 

 

Quarter Ended June 30,

 

% Diff

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

% Diff

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Fav/Unfav

 

2019

 

2018

 

Fav/Unfav

Revenues

 

$

855

 

 

$

860

 

 

(1

)%

 

$

2,101

 

 

$

2,145

 

 

(2

)%

Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas

 

798

 

 

820

 

 

3

%

 

1,980

 

 

2,101

 

 

6

%

Revenues less Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas

 

57

 

 

40

 

 

43

%

 

121

 

 

44

 

 

175

%

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance

 

25

 

 

21

 

 

(19

)%

 

50

 

 

46

 

 

(9

)%

Depreciation and amortization

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

8

 

 

8

 

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

Total

 

28

 

 

25

 

 

(12

)%

 

59

 

 

55

 

 

(7

)%

Operating Income (Loss)

 

$

29

 

 

$

15

 

 

93

%

 

$

62

 

 

$

(11

)

 

664

%

Timing impacts of mark-to-market gain (loss)

 

$

30

 

 

$

8

 

 

275

%

 

$

49

 

 

$

(72

)

 

168

%

Throughput data in BCF

 

297

 

 

311

 

 

(5

)%

 

677

 

 

686

 

 

(1

)%

Number of customers - end of period

 

31,000

 

 

30,000

 

 

3

%

 

31,000

 

 

30,000

 

 

3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference is made to the Combined Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Results of Operations by Segment
(Millions of Dollars, Except Throughput and Customer Data)
(Unaudited)

   

Infrastructure Services (1)

 

 

Quarter Ended
June 30, 2019

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019 (1)

Revenues

 

$

326

 

 

$

472

 

Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas

 

89

 

 

132

 

Revenues less Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas

 

237

 

 

340

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance

 

197

 

 

307

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

15

 

 

24

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

1

 

 

1

 

Total expenses

 

213

 

 

332

 

Operating Income

 

$

24

 

 

$

8

 

Backlog at period end:

 

 

 

 

Blanket contracts

 

$

616

 

 

$

616

 

Bid contracts

 

317

 

 

317

 

Total

 

$

933

 

 

$

933

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents February 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019 results only due to the Merger.

 

 

Corporate and Other

 

 

Quarter Ended June 30,

 

% Diff

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

% Diff

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Fav/Unfav

 

2019 (1)

 

2018

 

Fav/Unfav

Revenues

 

$

80

 

 

$

4

 

 

1,900

%

 

$

122

 

 

$

8

 

 

1,425

%

Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

 

Revenues less Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas

 

27

 

 

4

 

 

575

%

 

32

 

 

8

 

 

300

%

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance

 

19

 

 

11

 

 

(73

)%

 

23

 

 

(1

)

 

(2,400

)%

Depreciation and amortization

 

15

 

 

7

 

 

(114

)%

 

28

 

 

15

 

 

(87

)%

Taxes other than income taxes

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

4

 

 

50

%

Total expenses

 

34

 

 

20

 

 

(70

)%

 

53

 

 

18

 

 

(194

)%

Operating Loss

 

$

(7

)

 

$

(16

)

 

56

%

 

$

(21

)

 

$

(10

)

 

(110

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes acquired corporate and other operations February 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019 results only due to the Merger.

 

 

Reference is made to the Combined Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Results of Operations by Segment
(Millions of Dollars, Except Throughput and Customer Data)
(Unaudited)

Capital Expenditures by Segment

 

 

Quarter Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019 (1)

 

2018

 

 

(in millions)

 

(in millions)

Houston Electric T & D

 

$

248

 

 

$

210

 

 

$

483

 

 

$

417

 

Indiana Electric Integrated

 

52

 

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

Natural Gas Distribution

 

283

 

 

146

 

 

449

 

 

239

 

Energy Services

 

6

 

 

3

 

 

9

 

 

8

 

Infrastructure Services

 

19

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

Corporate and Other

 

26

 

 

10

 

 

94

 

 

28

 

Total

 

$

634

 

 

$

369

 

 

$

1,162

 

 

$

692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes capital expenditures of acquired businesses from February 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019 only due to the Merger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense Detail

 

 

Quarter Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

(in millions)

 

(in millions)

Amortization of Deferred Financing Cost

 

$

7

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

18

 

Capitalization of Interest Cost

 

(10

)

 

(2

)

 

(19

)

 

(4

)

Securitization Bonds Interest Expense

 

10

 

 

14

 

 

22

 

 

30

 

Other Interest Expense

 

137

 

 

80

 

 

260

 

 

155

 

Total Interest Expense

 

$

144

 

 

$

105

 

 

$

277

 

 

$

199

 

Reference is made to the Combined Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Millions of Dollars)
(Unaudited)

 

 

June 30,
2019

 

December 31,
2018

ASSETS

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

271

 

 

$

4,231

 

Other current assets

 

3,055

 

 

2,794

 

Total current assets

 

3,326

 

 

7,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

 

19,932

 

 

14,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets:

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

5,179

 

 

867

 

Regulatory assets

 

2,228

 

 

1,967

 

Investment in unconsolidated affiliates

 

2,470

 

 

2,482

 

Preferred units – unconsolidated affiliate

 

363

 

 

363

 

Other non-current assets

 

691

 

 

261

 

Total other assets

 

10,931

 

 

5,940

 

Total Assets

 

$

34,189

 

 

$

27,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Current portion of securitization bonds long-term debt

 

349

 

 

458

 

Indexed debt

 

22

 

 

24

 

Current portion of other long-term debt

 

117

 

 

 

Other current liabilities

 

2,508

 

 

2,820

 

Total current liabilities

 

2,996

 

 

3,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accumulated deferred income taxes, net

 

3,805

 

 

3,239

 

Regulatory liabilities

 

3,467

 

 

2,525

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

1,543

 

 

1,203

 

Total other liabilities

 

8,815

 

 

6,967

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term Debt:

 

 

 

 

Securitization bonds

 

845

 

 

977

 

Other

 

13,276

 

 

7,705

 

Total long-term debt

 

14,121

 

 

8,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' Equity

 

8,257

 

 

8,058

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

$

34,189

 

 

$

27,009

 

Reference is made to the Combined Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows
(Millions of Dollars)
(Unaudited)

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2019

 

2018

Net income

$

364

 

 

$

90

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

679

 

 

674

 

Deferred income taxes

(21

)

 

(12

)

Write-down of natural gas inventory

3

 

 

1

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions

12

 

 

(9

)

Changes in net regulatory assets

(77

)

 

57

 

Changes in other assets and liabilities

(395

)

 

284

 

Other, net

9

 

 

8

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

574

 

 

1,093

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

(7,149

)

 

(267

)

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

2,629

 

 

(756

)

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

(3,946

)

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Period

4,278

 

 

296

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period

$

332

 

 

$

366

 

Reference is made to the Combined Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

Source: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

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