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ITEM 2.02. | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION |
ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
99.1 | ||||||||
101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |||||||
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Schema Document | |||||||
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document | |||||||
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Labels Linkbase Document | |||||||
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document | |||||||
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document | |||||||
104 | Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL, and contained in Exhibit 101.) |
NiSource Inc. | ||||||||||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||||||||||
Date: May 8, 2024 | By: | /s/ Gunnar J. Gode | ||||||||||||
Gunnar J. Gode | ||||||||||||||
Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
Media | Investors | |||||||
Christopher Beard | Christopher Turnure | Michael Weisenburger | ||||||
Corporate Media Relations | Investor Relations | Investor Relations | ||||||
(224) 399-5705 | (614) 404-9426 | (614) 202-2595 | ||||||
cbeard@nisource.com | cturnure@nisource.com | mweisenburger@nisource.com | ||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
GAAP Net Income Available to Common Shareholders | $ | 344.3 | $ | 319.2 | |||||||
Adjustments to Operating Income : | |||||||||||
Operating Revenues: | |||||||||||
Weather - compared to normal | 32.9 | 32.3 | |||||||||
Total adjustments to operating income | 32.9 | 32.3 | |||||||||
Income Taxes: | |||||||||||
Tax effect of above items(1) | (8.4) | (8.5) | |||||||||
Preferred Dividends: | |||||||||||
Preferred dividends redemption premium(2) | 14.0 | — | |||||||||
Total adjustments to net income | 38.5 | 23.8 | |||||||||
Adjusted Net Income Available to Common Shareholders | $ | 382.8 | $ | 343.0 | |||||||
Diluted Average Common Shares | 449.4 | 447.1 | |||||||||
GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share(3) | $ | 0.77 | $ | 0.71 | |||||||
Adjustments to diluted earnings per share | 0.08 | 0.06 | |||||||||
Adjusted Earnings Per Share | $ | 0.85 | $ | 0.77 |
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May 08, 2024 |
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Document Information [Line Items] | |
Document Type | 8-K |
Document Period End Date | May 08, 2024 |
Entity Registrant Name | NiSource Inc. |
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
Entity File Number | 001-16189 |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 35-2108964 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 801 East 86th Avenue |
Entity Address, City or Town | Merrillville, |
Entity Address, State or Province | IN |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 46410 |
City Area Code | 877 |
Local Phone Number | 647-5990 |
Written Communications | false |
Soliciting Material | false |
Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
Entity Central Index Key | 0001111711 |
Amendment Flag | false |
Common Stock | |
Document Information [Line Items] | |
Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
Trading Symbol | NI |
Security Exchange Name | NYSE |
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