-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UBmaXvDX4RDq/W4zhk6Z1gAwGojBpfwOM08g9fazS26jpb692gehz5D1L+HEfHsI IsCrM/QJjPjm7A+MIHKMUQ== 0001002910-08-000061.txt : 20080214 0001002910-08-000061.hdr.sgml : 20080214 20080214085434 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001002910-08-000061 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080208 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMEREN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001002910 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931] IRS NUMBER: 431723446 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MO FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14756 FILM NUMBER: 08608589 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1901 CHOUTEAU AVE STREET 2: MC 1370 CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63166-6149 BUSINESS PHONE: 314-621-3222 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1901 CHOUTEAU AVE STREET 2: MC 1370 CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63103 8-K 1 ameren8k02142008.htm AMEREN CORP. 8-K, DATED 02/14/2008 ameren8k02142008.htm
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
 
February 8, 2008
 
Ameren Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Missouri
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
1-14756
(Commission
File Number)
43-1723446
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
1901 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63103
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (314) 621-3222
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[   ] 
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[   ] 
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[   ] 
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[   ] 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 


 
Item 2.02 
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On February 14, 2008, Ameren Corporation (“Ameren”) issued a press release announcing its earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.  The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.  The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Ameren under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act.
 
 
Item 8.01 
Other Events.
 
In its press release dated February 14, 2008, Ameren disclosed the following unaudited consolidated financial statements:  Statement of Income for the three-months and twelve-months ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, Statement of Cash Flows for the twelve-months ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 and Balance Sheet at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.  The foregoing consolidated financial statements are attached as Exhibit 99.2 and Ameren hereby incorporates such consolidated financial statements into this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
 
Item 9.01 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)  
Exhibits
 

Exhibit Number:
 
Title:
99.1*
Press release regarding earnings for the year and quarter ended
December 31, 2007, issued on February 14, 2008 by Ameren
Corporation.
 
99.2
Ameren Corporation’s Unaudited Statement of Income for the
three-months and twelve-months ended December 31, 2007 and
December 31, 2006, Statement of Cash Flows for the twelve-months
ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 and Balance Sheet
at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Ameren has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
AMEREN CORPORATION
(Registrant)

 
/s/ Martin J. Lyons                                                           
Martin J. Lyons
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
Date:  February 14, 2008
 
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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number:
 
Title:
99.1*
Press release regarding earnings for the year and quarter
ended December 31, 2007, issued on February 14, 2008
by Ameren Corporation.
 
99.2
Ameren Corporation’s Unaudited Statement of Income
for the three-months and twelve-months ended
December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, Statement
of Cash Flows for the twelve-months ended
December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 and Balance
Sheet at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
 
 

______________________


EX-99.1 2 ex99_1.htm PRESS RELEASE RE EARNINGS FOR YEAR AND QUARTER ENDED 12/31/07 ex99_1.htm
Exhibit 99.1
One Ameren Plaza
1901 Chouteau Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63103
       NEWS RELEASE
 
Contacts:
 
Media                        
Analysts
 
Investors
Tim Fox
Bruce Steinke
Theresa Nistendirk
Investor Services
(314) 554-3120
(314) 554-2574
(314) 206-0693
(800) 255-2237
tfox@ameren.com
bsteinke@ameren.com
tnistendirk@ameren.com
invest@ameren.com

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
AMEREN ANNOUNCES 2007 EARNINGS
REAFFIRMS 2008 EARNINGS GUIDANCE
 
ST. LOUIS, MO., Feb. 14, 2008—Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced 2007 net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $618 million, or $2.98 per share, compared to 2006 GAAP net income of $547 million, or $2.66 per share.  Excluding unusual items in each year, Ameren recorded 2007 non-GAAP net income of $690 million, or $3.34 per share, compared to 2006 non-GAAP net income of $599 million, or $2.92 per share.
 
Ameren recorded GAAP net income of $108 million, or 52 cents per share, for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to $61 million, or 30 cents per share, for the fourth quarter of 2006. Excluding unusual items in the fourth quarter of each year, Ameren recorded 2007 non-GAAP net income of $123 million, or 61 cents per share, compared to 2006 non-GAAP net income of $89 million, or 43 cents per share. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP earnings per share is as follows:
 
 
  Fourth Quarter 
   
   Year    
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
GAAP earnings per share             $
0.52
  $
0.30
  $
2.98
  $
2.66
 Illinois electric rate relief settlement, net                                                                      
 
0.08
   
            –
   
0.21
   
            –
 Severe storms
 
   –
   
0.13
   
0.09
   
0.26
 Retroactive federal regulatory order
 
0.01
   
            –
   
0.06
   
            –
Non-GAAP earnings per share                                                                   $ 
0.61 
  $
0.43
  $
 3.34 
 
 2.92 
 
Non-GAAP earnings in 2007 principally benefited from higher-priced power sales contracts in Ameren’s non-rate-regulated generation business segment, the June 2007 implementation of a Missouri electric rate order and greater demand for electricity and natural gas caused by warmer summer and cooler winter weather than in 2006. Reducing the benefit of these positive items were, among other things, higher fuel costs and bad debt expenses, lower emission credit sales, increased expenditures to improve reliability in Ameren’s regulated business segments and higher
 
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depreciation and financing costs due to greater energy infrastructure investment.  In addition, there were fewer sales of non-core assets in 2007.
 
“In 2007, we accomplished some key objectives we believe will bring significant long-term benefits to our customers and shareholders,” said Gary L. Rainwater, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren Corporation. “In Illinois, we reached a settlement that will help our customers’ transition to new electric rates and bring stability to the power procurement process. In Missouri, we were able to settle all state and federal issues associated with the Taum Sauk Plant reservoir breach, and we have begun rebuilding the upper reservoir of that pumped-storage hydroelectric plant.  And in both states, we have significantly increased our investments in our energy infrastructure to deliver the reliable energy and cleaner air our customers and communities expect. These investments will also significantly contribute to the future earnings growth in our regulated businesses.”
 
“However, our returns in 2007 and expected returns in 2008 in Missouri and Illinois are below levels allowed by the respective state utility commissions in our last rate cases since our current rates are significantly below the cost and investment levels we are facing in our business today,” added Rainwater.
 
“As a result, in late 2007 we sought an aggregate $247 million electric and gas rate increase in Illinois and expect to file an electric rate increase request in Missouri in the second quarter of 2008 to mitigate these higher cost levels.  In a rising cost environment, earnings will be negatively impacted due to regulatory lag until appropriate levels of rate relief are granted.”
 
Ameren reaffirmed today it expects 2008 GAAP earnings to be in the range of $2.68 to $3.08 and non-GAAP earnings to be in the range of $2.80 to $3.20 per share. An estimated 12 cents per share negative impact in 2008 of the 2007 settlement agreement among parties in Illinois to provide comprehensive electric rate relief and customer assistance is excluded from 2008 non-GAAP earnings guidance. Ameren also reaffirmed that its business segments are expected to contribute to 2008 non-GAAP earnings per share as follows:
 

Missouri Regulated
$1.20
$1.30
Illinois Regulated
0.35
0.45
Non-rate-regulated Generation
  1.25
1.45
      2008 Earnings Guidance Range
$2.80
$3.20

Ameren’s guidance for 2008 assumes normal weather and is subject to, among other things, regulatory and legislative decisions, plant operations, energy market and economic conditions, severe storms, unusual or otherwise unexpected gains or losses, and other risks and uncertainties outlined, or referred to, in the Forward-looking Statements section of this press release.
 
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Missouri Regulated Operations
 
GAAP earnings in 2007 were $281 million, or $14 million higher than in 2006.  The factors behind increased 2007 earnings in the Missouri regulated segment include the earnings impact of the June 2007 implementation of the Missouri electric rate order and greater demand for electricity and natural gas caused by warmer summer and cooler winter weather than in 2006. In addition, there were less costs associated with the 2005 Taum Sauk Plant upper reservoir breach and for storm recovery in 2007, compared to 2006.  Partially offsetting these favorable items were higher fuel costs, increased expenditures towards improving distribution system reliability and reduced emission allowance sales. Also negatively affecting earnings were a Callaway nuclear plant refueling and maintenance outage and rising financing costs.
 
On a non-GAAP basis, Ameren’s Missouri regulated business segment contributed $304 million to net income in 2007 – $7 million more than the year-ago period. Costs related to severe storms reduced Ameren’s Missouri regulated business segment’s GAAP net income by $16 million in 2007 and $30 million in 2006. In addition, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) order retroactively adjusting prior years’ regional transmission organization costs reduced GAAP net income by $7 million in 2007.
 
Illinois Regulated Operations
 
GAAP earnings in 2007 were $47 million, or $68 million lower than in 2006.  The factors behind lower 2007 earnings in the Illinois regulated segment include increased expenditures towards improving distribution system reliability, higher financing costs resulting from reduced credit ratings and increased borrowings, higher bad debt, depreciation and amortization expenses and the costs associated with the Illinois comprehensive electric rate relief and customer assistance settlement agreement. These decreases to earnings were offset, in part, by greater demand for electricity and natural gas caused by warmer summer and cooler winter weather than in 2006. In addition, costs for storm recovery were lower in 2007, compared to 2006.
 
On a non-GAAP basis, Ameren’s Illinois regulated business segment contributed $77 million to net income in 2007 – $61 million less than the year-ago period. Costs related to severe storms reduced GAAP net income by $2 million in 2007 and $23 million in 2006. In addition, the FERC order retroactively adjusting prior years’ regional transmission organization costs reduced GAAP net income by $15 million in 2007. The net costs associated with the Illinois comprehensive electric rate relief and customer assistance settlement agreement reduced the Illinois regulated business segment’s GAAP net income by $13 million in 2007.
 
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Non-Rate-Regulated Generation Operations
 
GAAP earnings in 2007 were $281 million, or $143 million higher, than in 2006. GAAP earnings in the non-rate-regulated generation business segment were primarily higher in 2007 due to higher-priced power sales contracts. Lower sales of emission allowances and higher fuel costs and plant maintenance expenses partially offset the benefit of the higher power sales prices.
 
On a non-GAAP basis, Ameren’s non-rate-regulated generation business segment contributed $300 million to net income in 2007 – $163 million higher than the year-ago period. The costs associated with the Illinois comprehensive electric rate relief and customer assistance settlement agreement reduced the non-rate-regulated generation business segment’s net income by $29 million in 2007. The FERC order retroactively adjusting prior years’ regional transmission organization costs increased net income by $10 million in 2007.
 
Other
 
GAAP earnings from Ameren’s other corporate activities in 2007 were $9 million, or $18 million lower than in 2006. Reduced sales of certain non-core properties, including leveraged leases, reduced other net income in 2007.
 
Ameren will conduct a conference call for financial analysts at 9:00 a.m. (Central Time) on Thursday, Feb. 14, to discuss 2007 earnings and other matters. Investors, the news media and the public may listen to a live Internet broadcast of the call at www.ameren.com by clicking on "2007 Ameren Corporation Earnings Conference Call," then the appropriate audio link. A slide presentation will also be available on Ameren’s website reconciling earnings per share for 2007 to 2006, and reconciling 2008 non-GAAP earnings per share guidance to 2007 earnings per share on a comparable share basis. This presentation will be posted in the “Investors” section of the website under “Presentations.” The analyst call will also be available for replay on the Internet for one year. Telephone playback of the conference call will also be available beginning at 11:00 a.m. (Central Time), from Feb. 14 through Feb. 21, by dialing, U.S. (800) 405-2236; international (303) 590-3000 and entering the number: 11108033#.
 
With assets of approximately $21 billion, Ameren serves approximately 2.4 million electric customers and almost one million natural gas customers in a 64,000 square mile area of Missouri and Illinois. Ameren owns a diverse mix of electric generating plants strategically located in its Midwest market with a generating capacity of more than 16,400 megawatts.
 

Regulation G Statement

Ameren has presented certain information in this release on a diluted cents per share basis. These diluted per share amounts reflect certain factors that directly impact Ameren’s total earnings per share. The non-GAAP earnings per share and non-GAAP earnings per share guidance excludes one or more of the following: costs
 
 

 
related to severe January 2007 storms, abnormal weather, the earnings impact of the settlement agreement among parties in Illinois for comprehensive electric rate relief and customer assistance, the reversal of accruals made in 2006 for low-income energy assistance and energy efficiency program funding commitments in Illinois and a March 2007 FERC order, which retroactively adjusted prior years’ regional transmission organization costs. Ameren believes this information is useful because it enables readers to better understand the impact of these factors on Ameren’s results of operations and earnings per share.

In providing non-GAAP earnings guidance, there could be differences between non-GAAP earnings and earnings prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for unusual items, such as the 2007 Illinois electric settlement and the impact of abnormal weather.  Except for the Illinois settlement, Ameren is not able to estimate the impact, if any, on future GAAP earnings of these items.

Forward-looking Statements

Statements in this release not based on historical facts are considered “forward-looking” and, accordingly, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. Although such forward-looking statements have been made in good faith and are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that the expected results will be achieved. These statements include (without limitation) statements as to future expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, events, conditions, and financial performance. In connection with the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we are providing this cautionary statement to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The following factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this release and in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause actual results to differ materially from management expectations as suggested by such forward-looking statements:

·  
regulatory or legislative actions, including changes in regulatory policies and ratemaking determinations, such as the outcome of pending Central Illinois Public Service Company, Central Illinois Light Company and Illinois Power Company rate proceedings or future legislative actions that seek to limit or reverse rate increases;
·  
uncertainty as to the effect of implementation of the Illinois comprehensive electric settlement agreement on Ameren, the Ameren Illinois utilities, Ameren Energy Generating Company and AmerenEnergy Resources Generating Company, including implementation of the new power procurement process in Illinois beginning in 2008;
·  
changes in laws and other governmental actions, including monetary and fiscal policies;
·  
changes in laws or regulations that adversely impact the ability of electric distribution companies and other buyers of wholesale electricity to pay their suppliers,
·  
enactment of legislation taxing electric generators in Illinois or elsewhere;
·  
the effects of increased competition in the future due to, among other things, deregulation of certain aspects of our business at both the state and federal levels, and the implementation of deregulation, such as occurred when the electric rate freeze and power supply contracts expired in Illinois at the end of 2006;
·  
the effects of participation in the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.;
·  
the availability of fuel such as coal, natural gas, and enriched uranium used to produce electricity; the availability of purchased power and natural gas for distribution; and the level and volatility of future market prices for such commodities, including the ability to recover the costs for such commodities;
·  
the effectiveness of our risk management strategies and the use of financial and derivative instruments;
·  
prices for power in the Midwest, including forward prices;
·  
business and economic conditions, including their impact on interest rates;
·  
disruptions of the capital markets or other events that make access to necessary capital more difficult or costly;
·  
the impact of the adoption of new accounting standards and the application of appropriate technical accounting rules and guidance;
·  
actions of credit rating agencies and the effects of such actions;
·  
weather conditions and other natural phenomena;
·  
the impact of system outages caused by severe weather conditions or other events;
·  
generation plant construction, installation and performance, including costs associated with Union Electric Company’s Taum Sauk pumped-storage hydroelectric plant incident and the plant’s future operation;
 
 

 
·  
recoverability through insurance of costs associated with Union Electric Company’s Taum Sauk pumped-storage hydroelectric plant incident;
·  
operation of Union Electric Company’s nuclear power facility, including planned and unplanned outages, and decommissioning costs;
·  
the effects of strategic initiatives, including acquisitions and divestitures;
·  
the impact of current environmental regulations on utilities and power generating companies and the expectation that more stringent requirements, including those related to greenhouse gases, will be introduced over time, which could have a negative financial effect;
·  
labor disputes, future wage and employee benefits costs, including changes in discount rates and returns on benefit plan assets;
·  
the inability of our counterparties and affiliates to meet their obligations with respect to contracts and financial instruments;
·  
the cost and availability of transmission capacity for the energy generated by the Ameren companies’ facilities or required to satisfy energy sales made by the Ameren companies;
·  
legal and administrative proceedings; and
·  
acts of sabotage, war, terrorism or intentionally disruptive acts.

Given these uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events, or otherwise.

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AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)
CONSOLIDATED OPERATING STATISTICS
                       
 
Three Months Ended
   
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                       
Electric Sales - kilowatt-hour (in millions):
                     
Missouri Regulated
                     
Residential
  3,135       2,996       14,258       13,081  
Commercial
  3,486       3,367       14,766       14,075  
Industrial
  2,431       2,369       9,675       9,582  
Other
  182       178       759       739  
Native
  9,234       8,910       39,458       37,477  
Non-affiliate interchange sales
  3,798       1,150       10,984       3,132  
Affiliate interchange sales
  -       2,565       -       10,072  
Subtotal
  13,032       12,625       50,442       50,681  
                               
Illinois Regulated
                             
Residential
                             
Generation and delivery service
  2,720       2,569       11,857       11,476  
Commercial
                             
Generation and delivery service
  1,580       2,764       7,232       11,406  
Delivery service only
  1,254       68       5,178       269  
Industrial
                             
Generation and delivery service
  223       2,888       1,606       10,950  
Delivery service only
  2,447       311       11,199       2,349  
Other
  145       144       576       598  
Subtotal
  8,369       8,744       37,648       37,048  
                               
Non-rate-regulated Generation
                             
Non-affiliate energy sales
  6,759       6,680       25,179       24,921  
Affiliate energy sales
  1,631       4,483       7,313       18,425  
Subtotal
  8,390       11,163       32,492       43,346  
                               
Eliminate affiliate sales
  (1,633 )     (6,665 )     (7,296 )     (28,036 )
Eliminate Illinois Regulated/Non-rate-regulated Generation common customers
  (1,312 )     (287 )     (5,800 )     (2,024 )
                               
Ameren Total
  26,846       25,580       107,486       101,015  
                               
Electric Revenues (in millions):
                             
Missouri Regulated
                             
Residential
$ 179     $ 171     $ 980     $ 899  
Commercial
  165       157       839       796  
Industrial
  82       78       390       392  
Other
  30       27       111       104  
Native
  456       433       2,320       2,191  
Non-affiliate interchange sales
  163       88       466       263  
Affiliate interchange sales
  -       40       -       196  
Subtotal
  619       561       2,786       2,650  
                               
Illinois Regulated
                             
Residential
                             
Generation and delivery service
  247       173       1,055       852  
Commercial
                             
Generation and delivery service
  134       174       666       784  
Delivery service only
  17       1       54       3  
Industrial
                             
Generation and delivery service
  17       124       105       489  
Delivery service only
  7       -       24       2  
Other
  73       27       358       112  
Subtotal
  495       499       2,262       2,242  
                               
Non-rate-regulated Generation
                             
Non-affiliate energy sales
  326       251       1,266       1,032  
Affiliate native energy sales
  113       160       495       662  
Affiliate other sales
  -       6       37       19  
Subtotal
  439       417       1,798       1,713  
                               
Eliminate affiliate sales
  (130 )     (248 )     (579 )     (1,020 )
Ameren Total
$ 1,423     $ 1,229     $ 6,267     $ 5,585  
 

 
AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)
CONSOLIDATED OPERATING STATISTICS
                               
 
Three Months Ended
   
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                               
Electric Generation - megawatt-hour (in millions):
                             
Missouri Regulated
  12.9       12.8       50.3       50.8  
Non-rate-regulated Generation
                             
Genco
  4.6       4.6       17.6       15.6  
AERG
  1.4       1.7       5.3       6.7  
EEI
  2.2       2.1       8.1       8.3  
Subtotal
  8.2       8.4       31.0       30.6  
Ameren Total
  21.1       21.2       81.3       81.4  
                               
Fuel Cost per KWH (cents)
                             
Missouri Regulated
  1.252       0.972       1.247       1.028  
Non-rate-regulated Generation
  1.649       1.632       1.691       1.594  
                               
Gas Sales - Dth (in thousands)
                             
Missouri Regulated
  3,759       3,720       11,745       10,709  
Illinois Regulated
  29,299       30,000       93,952       90,890  
Other
  372       2,397       2,174       7,083  
Ameren Total
  33,430       36,117       107,871       108,682  
                               
Net Income(Loss) by Segment (in millions):
                             
Missouri Regulated
$ 17     $ 12     $ 281     $ 267  
Illinois Regulated
  2       (10 )     47       115  
Non-rate-regulated Generation
  84       36       281       138  
Other
  5       23       9       27  
Ameren Total
$ 108     $ 61     $ 618     $ 547  
                               
         
December 31,
           
December 31,
 
         
2007
           
2006
 
Common Stock:
                             
Shares outstanding (in millions)
          208.3               206.6  
Book value per share
          $32.41               $31.86  
                               
Capitalization Ratios:
                             
Common equity
          48.2%               50.6%  
Preferred stock
          1.4%               1.5%  
Debt, net of cash
          50.4%               47.9%  
                               
                               



 


AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)
                       
                       
                       
 
Three Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
 
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                       
Operating Revenues:
                     
Electric
$ 1,423     $ 1,229     $ 6,267     $ 5,585  
Gas
  384       391       1,279       1,295  
Total operating revenues
  1,807       1,620       7,546       6,880  
                               
Operating Expenses:
                             
Fuel
  303       242       1,167       1,018  
Purchased power
  281       254       1,387       1,150  
Gas purchased for resale
  278       290       900       931  
Other operations and maintenance
  439       415       1,688       1,556  
Depreciation and amortization
  167       176       681       661  
Taxes other than income taxes
  86       89       381       391  
Total operating expenses
  1,554       1,466       6,204       5,707  
Operating Income
  253       154       1,342       1,173  
                               
Other Income and Expenses:
                             
Miscellaneous income
  23       21       77       50  
Miscellaneous expense
  -       -       (10 )     (4 )
Total other income
  23       21       67       46  
                               
Interest Charges
  107       96       423       350  
                               
Income Before Income Taxes, Minority Interest and Preferred
                             
   Dividends of Subsidiaries
  169       79       986       869  
                               
Income Taxes
  51       11       330       284  
                               
Income Before Minority Interest and Preferred Dividends of Subsidiaries
  118       68       656       585  
                               
Minority Interest and Preferred Dividends of Subsidiaries
  10       7       38       38  
                               
Net Income
$ 108     $ 61     $ 618     $ 547  
                               
Earnings per Common Share - Basic and Diluted
$ 0.52     $ 0.30     $ 2.98     $ 2.66  
                               
                               
Average Common Shares Outstanding
  208.1       206.3       207.4       205.6  
                               

 
 

 
 


AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in millions)
 
Year Ended
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2007
   
2006
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
         
Net income
$ 618     $ 547  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
             
Gain on sales of emission allowances
  (8 )     (60 )
Gain on sale of non-core properties
  (3 )     (37 )
Depreciation and amortization
  735       656  
Amortization of nuclear fuel
  37       36  
Amortization of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts
  19       15  
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net
  (28 )     91  
Minority interest
  27       27  
Other
  12       13  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
             
Receivables
  (320 )     91  
Materials and supplies
  (88 )     (75 )
Accounts and wages payable
  20       (85 )
Taxes accrued
  21       (72 )
Assets, other
  25       (103 )
Liabilities, other
  8       138  
Pension and other postretirement obligations, net
  27       97  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  1,102       1,279  
               
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
             
Capital expenditures
  (1,381 )     (992 )
CT acquisitions
  -       (292 )
Proceeds from sales of non-core properties, net
  13       56  
Nuclear fuel expenditures
  (68 )     (39 )
Purchases of securities - nuclear decommissioning trust fund
  (142 )     (110 )
Sales of securities - nuclear decommissioning trust fund
  128       98  
Purchases of emission allowances
  (24 )     (42 )
Sales of emission allowances
  5       71  
Other
  1       (16 )
Net cash used in investing activities
  (1,468 )     (1,266 )
               
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
             
Dividends on common stock
  (527 )     (522 )
Capital issuance costs
  (4 )     (4 )
Short-term debt, net
  860       419  
Dividends paid to minority interest
  (21 )     (28 )
Redemptions, repurchases and maturities:
             
Long-term debt
  (488 )     (164 )
Preferred stock
  (1 )     (1 )
Issuances:
             
Common stock
  91       96  
Long-term debt
  674       232  
Net cash provided by financing activities
  584       28  
               
Net Change In Cash and Cash Equivalents
  218       41  
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
  137       96  
               
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year
$ 355     $ 137  
               





AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
 
(Unaudited, in millions)
 
           
 
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
2007
   
2006
 
           
ASSETS
         
Current Assets:
         
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 355     $ 137  
Accounts receivable - trade
  570       418  
Unbilled revenue
  359       309  
Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable
  280       160  
Materials and supplies
  735       647  
Other current assets
  181       203  
Total current assets
  2,480       1,874  
Property and Plant, Net
  15,069       14,286  
Investments and Other Assets:
             
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund
  307       285  
Goodwill
  831       831  
Intangible assets
  198       217  
Other assets
  685       654  
Regulatory assets
  1,158       1,488  
Total investments and other assets
  3,179       3,475  
               
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 20,728     $ 19,635  
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
Current Liabilities:
             
Current maturities of long-term debt
$ 221     $ 456  
Short-term debt
  1,472       612  
Accounts and wages payable
  687       671  
Taxes accrued
  84       58  
Other current liabilities
  438       406  
Total current liabilities
  2,902       2,203  
Long-term Debt, Net
  5,691       5,285  
Preferred Stock of Subsidiary Subject to Mandatory Redemption
  16       17  
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
             
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net
  2,046       2,144  
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
  109       118  
Regulatory liabilities
  1,240       1,177  
Asset retirement obligations
  562       549  
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits
  839       1,065  
Other deferred credits and liabilities
  354       283  
Total deferred credits and other liabilities
  5,150       5,336  
Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption
  195       195  
Minority Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries
  22       16  
Stockholders' Equity:
             
Common stock
  2       2  
Other paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock
  4,604       4,495  
Retained earnings
  2,110       2,024  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  36       62  
Total stockholders' equity
  6,752       6,583  
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
$ 20,728     $ 19,635  
               



 


EX-99.2 3 ex99_2.htm AMEREN CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME, CASH FLOW AND BALANCE SHEET ex99_2.htm
Exhibit 99.2
 


AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)
                       
                       
                       
 
Three Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
 
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                       
Operating Revenues:
                     
Electric
$ 1,423     $ 1,229     $ 6,267     $ 5,585  
Gas
  384       391       1,279       1,295  
Total operating revenues
  1,807       1,620       7,546       6,880  
                               
Operating Expenses:
                             
Fuel
  303       242       1,167       1,018  
Purchased power
  281       254       1,387       1,150  
Gas purchased for resale
  278       290       900       931  
Other operations and maintenance
  439       415       1,688       1,556  
Depreciation and amortization
  167       176       681       661  
Taxes other than income taxes
  86       89       381       391  
Total operating expenses
  1,554       1,466       6,204       5,707  
Operating Income
  253       154       1,342       1,173  
                               
Other Income and Expenses:
                             
Miscellaneous income
  23       21       77       50  
Miscellaneous expense
  -       -       (10 )     (4 )
Total other income
  23       21       67       46  
                               
Interest Charges
  107       96       423       350  
                               
Income Before Income Taxes, Minority Interest and Preferred
                             
   Dividends of Subsidiaries
  169       79       986       869  
                               
Income Taxes
  51       11       330       284  
                               
Income Before Minority Interest and Preferred Dividends of Subsidiaries
  118       68       656       585  
                               
Minority Interest and Preferred Dividends of Subsidiaries
  10       7       38       38  
                               
Net Income
$ 108     $ 61     $ 618     $ 547  
                               
Earnings per Common Share - Basic and Diluted
$ 0.52     $ 0.30     $ 2.98     $ 2.66  
                               
                               
Average Common Shares Outstanding
  208.1       206.3       207.4       205.6  
                               

 
 

 

AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in millions)
 
Year Ended
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2007
   
2006
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
         
Net income
$ 618     $ 547  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
             
Gain on sales of emission allowances
  (8 )     (60 )
Gain on sale of non-core properties
  (3 )     (37 )
Depreciation and amortization
  735       656  
Amortization of nuclear fuel
  37       36  
Amortization of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts
  19       15  
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net
  (28 )     91  
Minority interest
  27       27  
Other
  12       13  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
             
Receivables
  (320 )     91  
Materials and supplies
  (88 )     (75 )
Accounts and wages payable
  20       (85 )
Taxes accrued
  21       (72 )
Assets, other
  25       (103 )
Liabilities, other
  8       138  
Pension and other postretirement obligations, net
  27       97  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  1,102       1,279  
               
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
             
Capital expenditures
  (1,381 )     (992 )
CT acquisitions
  -       (292 )
Proceeds from sales of non-core properties, net
  13       56  
Nuclear fuel expenditures
  (68 )     (39 )
Purchases of securities - nuclear decommissioning trust fund
  (142 )     (110 )
Sales of securities - nuclear decommissioning trust fund
  128       98  
Purchases of emission allowances
  (24 )     (42 )
Sales of emission allowances
  5       71  
Other
  1       (16 )
Net cash used in investing activities
  (1,468 )     (1,266 )
               
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
             
Dividends on common stock
  (527 )     (522 )
Capital issuance costs
  (4 )     (4 )
Short-term debt, net
  860       419  
Dividends paid to minority interest
  (21 )     (28 )
Redemptions, repurchases and maturities:
             
Long-term debt
  (488 )     (164 )
Preferred stock
  (1 )     (1 )
Issuances:
             
Common stock
  91       96  
Long-term debt
  674       232  
Net cash provided by financing activities
  584       28  
               
Net Change In Cash and Cash Equivalents
  218       41  
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
  137       96  
               
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year
$ 355     $ 137  
               



 
AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
 
(Unaudited, in millions)
 
           
 
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
2007
   
2006
 
           
ASSETS
         
Current Assets:
         
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 355     $ 137  
Accounts receivable - trade
  570       418  
Unbilled revenue
  359       309  
Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable
  280       160  
Materials and supplies
  735       647  
Other current assets
  181       203  
Total current assets
  2,480       1,874  
Property and Plant, Net
  15,069       14,286  
Investments and Other Assets:
             
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund
  307       285  
Goodwill
  831       831  
Intangible assets
  198       217  
Other assets
  685       654  
Regulatory assets
  1,158       1,488  
Total investments and other assets
  3,179       3,475  
               
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 20,728     $ 19,635  
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
Current Liabilities:
             
Current maturities of long-term debt
$ 221     $ 456  
Short-term debt
  1,472       612  
Accounts and wages payable
  687       671  
Taxes accrued
  84       58  
Other current liabilities
  438       406  
Total current liabilities
  2,902       2,203  
Long-term Debt, Net
  5,691       5,285  
Preferred Stock of Subsidiary Subject to Mandatory Redemption
  16       17  
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
             
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net
  2,046       2,144  
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits
  109       118  
Regulatory liabilities
  1,240       1,177  
Asset retirement obligations
  562       549  
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits
  839       1,065  
Other deferred credits and liabilities
  354       283  
Total deferred credits and other liabilities
  5,150       5,336  
Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption
  195       195  
Minority Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries
  22       16  
Stockholders' Equity:
             
Common stock
  2       2  
Other paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock
  4,604       4,495  
Retained earnings
  2,110       2,024  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  36       62  
Total stockholders' equity
  6,752       6,583  
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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