Earnings Per Share - CMS Energy

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Earnings Per Share—CMS Energy

Presented in the following table are CMS Energy’s basic and diluted EPS computations based on income from continuing operations:


In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts

Three Months Ended March 31	2023	2022
Income available to common stockholders
Income from continuing operations			$	194	$	341
Less loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			(10)		(8)
Less preferred stock dividends			2		2
Income from continuing operations available to common stockholders – basic and diluted			$	202	$	347
Average common shares outstanding
Weighted-average shares – basic			290.7		289.3
Add dilutive nonvested stock awards			0.5		0.5
Add dilutive forward equity sale contracts			—		0.1
Weighted-average shares – diluted			291.2		289.9
Income from continuing operations per average common share available to common stockholders
Basic			$	0.69	$	1.20
Diluted			0.69		1.20

Nonvested Stock Awards

CMS Energy’s nonvested stock awards are composed of participating and non‑participating securities. The participating securities accrue cash dividends when common stockholders receive dividends. Since the recipient is not required to return the dividends to CMS Energy if the recipient forfeits the award, the nonvested stock awards are considered participating securities. As such, the participating nonvested stock awards were included in the computation of basic EPS. The non‑participating securities accrue stock dividends that vest concurrently with the stock award. If the recipient forfeits the award, the stock dividends accrued on the non‑participating securities are also forfeited. Accordingly, the non‑participating awards and stock dividends were included in the computation of diluted EPS, but not in the computation of basic EPS.

Forward Equity Sale Contracts

CMS Energy has entered into forward equity sale contracts. These forward equity sale contracts are non‑participating securities. While the forward sale price in the forward equity sale contract is decreased on certain dates by certain predetermined amounts to reflect expected dividend payments, these price adjustments were set upon inception of the agreement and the forward contract does not give the owner the right to participate in undistributed earnings. Accordingly, the forward equity sale contracts were included in the computation of diluted EPS, but not in the computation of basic EPS. For further details on the forward equity sale contracts, see Note 3, Financings and Capitalization.