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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: Robert McGee | ||||||||||||||||||||||
February 18, 2021 | 212-460-4111 |
CON EDISON REPORTS 2020 EARNINGS | page 2 |
For the Three Months Ended | For the Years Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings per Share | Net Income for Common Stock (Millions of Dollars) | Earnings per Share | Net Income for Common Stock (Millions of Dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reported earnings per share (basic) and net income for common stock (GAAP basis) | $0.13 | $0.89 | $43 | $295 | $3.29 | $4.09 | $1,101 | $1,343 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment loss related to investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (pre-tax) | 0.95 | — | 320 | — | 0.95 | — | 320 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Income taxes (a) | (0.29) | — | (97) | — | (0.29) | — | (97) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment loss related to investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (net of tax) | 0.66 | — | 223 | — | 0.66 | — | 223 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
HLBV effects of the Clean Energy Businesses (pre-tax) | 0.01 | 0.06 | 6 | 19 | 0.14 | 0.31 | 44 | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Income taxes (b) | — | (0.02) | (2) | (5) | (0.04) | (0.09) | (12) | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||||
HLBV effects of the Clean Energy Businesses (net of tax) | 0.01 | 0.04 | 4 | 14 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 32 | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net mark-to-market effects of the Clean Energy Businesses (pre-tax) | (0.07) | (0.08) | (23) | (28) | 0.18 | 0.10 | 57 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Income taxes (c) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 6 | 7 | (0.05) | (0.03) | (14) | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net mark-to-market effects of the Clean Energy Businesses (net of tax) | (0.05) | (0.06) | (17) | (21) | 0.13 | 0.07 | 43 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted earnings per share and adjusted earnings (Non-GAAP basis) | $0.75 | $0.87 | $253 | $288 | $4.18 | $4.38 | $1,399 | $1,438 |
Attachment B |
For the Three Months Ended | For the Years Ended | |||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||
OPERATING REVENUES | ||||||||||||||
Electric | $2,070 | $2,029 | $8,730 | $8,694 | ||||||||||
Gas | 596 | 600 | 2,269 | 2,391 | ||||||||||
Steam | 123 | 158 | 508 | 627 | ||||||||||
Non-utility | 171 | 164 | 739 | 862 | ||||||||||
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES | 2,960 | 2,951 | 12,246 | 12,574 | ||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||||||||
Purchased power | 408 | 343 | 1,600 | 1,546 | ||||||||||
Fuel | 32 | 43 | 156 | 207 | ||||||||||
Gas purchased for resale | 163 | 209 | 527 | 880 | ||||||||||
Other operations and maintenance | 698 | 753 | 2,814 | 3,175 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 492 | 432 | 1,920 | 1,684 | ||||||||||
Taxes, other than income taxes | 660 | 606 | 2,575 | 2,406 | ||||||||||
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 2,453 | 2,386 | 9,592 | 9,898 | ||||||||||
Gain on acquisition of Sempra Solar Holdings, LLC | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
OPERATING INCOME | 507 | 565 | 2,654 | 2,676 | ||||||||||
OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS) | ||||||||||||||
Investment income (loss) | (292) | 25 | (214) | 96 | ||||||||||
Other income | 8 | 20 | 23 | 45 | ||||||||||
Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | ||||||||||
Other deductions | (50) | (28) | (227) | (104) | ||||||||||
TOTAL OTHER INCOME | (329) | 20 | (401) | 51 | ||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 178 | 585 | 2,253 | 2,727 | ||||||||||
INTEREST EXPENSE | ||||||||||||||
Interest on long-term debt | 230 | 229 | 915 | 888 | ||||||||||
Other interest | (4) | (6) | 118 | 116 | ||||||||||
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction | (4) | (3) | (14) | (13) | ||||||||||
NET INTEREST EXPENSE | 222 | 220 | 1,019 | 991 | ||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE | (44) | 365 | 1,234 | 1,736 | ||||||||||
INCOME TAX EXPENSE | (93) | 52 | 90 | 296 | ||||||||||
NET INCOME | $49 | $313 | $1,144 | $1,440 | ||||||||||
Income attributable to non-controlling interest | $6 | $18 | $43 | $97 | ||||||||||
NET INCOME FOR COMMON STOCK | $43 | $295 | $1,101 | $1,343 | ||||||||||
Net income per common share — basic | $0.79 | $0.89 | $3.29 | $4.09 | ||||||||||
Net income per common share — diluted | $0.79 | $0.88 | $3.28 | $4.08 | ||||||||||
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING — BASIC (IN MILLIONS) | 336.7 | 332.5 | 334.8 | 328.5 | ||||||||||
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING — DILUTED (IN MILLIONS) | 337.5 | 333.6 | 335.7 | 329.5 |
Attachment C | |||||||||||
Variation for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 vs. 2019 | |||||||||||
Earnings per Share | Net Income for Common Stock (Millions of Dollars) | ||||||||||
CECONY (a) | |||||||||||
Weather impact on steam revenues | $(0.03) | $(11) | Reflects the impact of warmer winter weather in the 2020 period. | ||||||||
Operations and maintenance expenses | 0.13 | 43 | Reflects lower costs for pension and other postretirement benefits of $0.12 a share, which are reconciled under the rate plans, lower regulatory assessments and fees of $0.07 a share, which are collected in revenues from customers, offset in part by higher reserve for uncollectibles associated with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic of $(0.03) a share. | ||||||||
Depreciation, property taxes and other tax matters | (0.22) | (76) | Reflects higher depreciation and amortization expense of $(0.13) a share and higher property taxes of $(0.09) a share, both of which are recoverable under the rate plans. | ||||||||
Other | (0.04) | (5) | Primarily reflects foregone revenues from the suspension of customers' late payment charges and certain other fees associated with the COVID-19 pandemic of $(0.04) a share and the dilutive effect of Con Edison's stock issuances of $(0.01) a share. | ||||||||
Total CECONY | (0.16) | (49) | |||||||||
O&R (a) | |||||||||||
Changes in rate plans | 0.01 | 2 | Reflects an electric and gas base rate increase under the company's rate plans. | ||||||||
Operations and maintenance expenses | 0.01 | 4 | Reflects lower costs for pension and other postretirement benefits, which are reconciled under the rate plans, lower gas program spending and shared service expenses, offset by food and medicine spoilage claims related to electric outages caused by Tropical Storm Isaias. | ||||||||
Depreciation, property taxes and other tax matters | (0.01) | (3) | Reflects higher depreciation and amortization expense and higher property taxes. | ||||||||
Total O&R | 0.01 | 3 | |||||||||
Clean Energy Businesses | |||||||||||
Operating revenues less energy costs | 0.05 | 12 | Reflects higher revenues from renewable electric production projects of $0.05 a share, net mark-to-market values of $0.01 a share, offset in part by lower wholesale revenues of $(0.01) a share. | ||||||||
Operations and maintenance expenses | (0.02) | (5) | Primarily reflects an increase in general operating expenses. | ||||||||
Net interest expense | — | 1 | Primarily reflects lower unrealized losses on interest rate swaps in the 2020 period. | ||||||||
HLBV effects | 0.03 | 10 | Primarily reflects lower losses from tax equity projects in the 2020 period. | ||||||||
Other | (0.01) | (3) | Primarily reflects higher income taxes due to reduced non-controlling interest. | ||||||||
Total Clean Energy Businesses | 0.05 | 15 | |||||||||
Con Edison Transmission | (0.69) | $(231) | Reflects impairment loss related to the investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC. | ||||||||
Other, including parent company expenses | 0.03 | 10 | Primarily reflects lower income tax expense due to impairment loss related to the investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC. | ||||||||
Total Reported (GAAP basis) | $(0.76) | $(252) | |||||||||
Impairment loss related to investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC | 0.66 | 223 | |||||||||
HLBV effects of the Clean Energy Businesses | (0.03) | (10) | |||||||||
Net mark-to-market effects of the Clean Energy Businesses | 0.01 | 4 | Reflects unrealized losses on interest rate swaps. | ||||||||
Total Adjusted (Non-GAAP basis) | $(0.12) | $(35) | |||||||||
a.Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms in the Utilities’ New York electric and gas rate plans and the weather-normalization clause applicable to their gas businesses, revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. In general, the Utilities recover on a current basis the fuel, gas purchased for resale and purchased power costs they incur in supplying energy to their full-service customers. Accordingly, such costs do not generally affect Con Edison’s results of operations. |
Attachment D | |||||||||||
Variation for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 vs. 2019 | |||||||||||
Earnings per Share | Net Income for Common Stock (Millions of Dollars) | ||||||||||
CECONY (a) | |||||||||||
Changes in rate plans | $0.12 | $41 | Primarily reflects higher gas net base revenues due to the base rate increase in January 2020 under the company's gas rate plan of $0.20 a share, offset in part by lower steam net revenues of $(0.04) a share due to the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. | ||||||||
Weather impact on steam revenues | (0.10) | (32) | Reflects the impact of warmer winter weather in the 2020 period. | ||||||||
Operations and maintenance expenses | 0.82 | 270 | Reflects lower costs for pension and other postretirement benefits of $0.53 a share, which are reconciled under the rate plans, lower regulatory assessments and fees that are collected in revenues from customers of $0.30 a share and lower stock-based compensation of $0.06 a share, offset in part by incremental costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic of $(0.03) a share and food and medicine spoilage claims related to electric outages caused by Tropical Storm Isaias of $(0.02) a share. | ||||||||
Depreciation, property taxes and other tax matters | (0.88) | (284) | Reflects higher depreciation and amortization expense of $(0.51) a share and higher property taxes of $(0.37) a share, both of which are recoverable under the rate plans, and the absence in 2020 of a reduction in the sales and use tax reserve upon conclusion of the audit assessment of $(0.02) a share, offset in part by, the employee retention tax credit under the CARES Act of $0.02 a share. | ||||||||
Other | (0.22) | (60) | Primarily reflects foregone revenues from the suspension of customers' late payment charges and certain other fees associated with the COVID-19 pandemic of $(0.14) a share and the dilutive effect of Con Edison's stock issuances of $(0.07) a share. | ||||||||
Total CECONY | (0.26) | (65) | |||||||||
O&R (a) | |||||||||||
Changes in rate plans | 0.05 | 14 | Reflects electric and gas base rate increases of $0.04 a share and $0.01 a share, respectively, under the company's rate plans. | ||||||||
Operations and maintenance expenses | — | (1) | Primarily reflects food and medicine spoilage claims related to electric outages caused by Tropical Storm Isaias. | ||||||||
Depreciation, property taxes and other tax matters | (0.03) | (8) | Reflects higher depreciation and amortization expense and higher property taxes, offset in part, by the employee retention tax credit under the CARES Act. | ||||||||
Other | (0.02) | (4) | Primarily reflects higher costs associated with components of pension and other postretirement benefits other than service cost. | ||||||||
Total O&R | — | 1 | |||||||||
Clean Energy Businesses | |||||||||||
Operating revenues less energy costs | 0.06 | 16 | Reflects higher revenues from renewable electric production projects of $0.08 a share, offset in part by lower energy services revenues due to timing of executed contracts of $(0.04) a share. | ||||||||
Operations and maintenance expenses | (0.01) | (3) | Primarily reflects an increase in general operating expenses. | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (0.01) | (3) | Reflects an increase in renewable electric production projects in operation during 2020. | ||||||||
Net interest expense | (0.02) | (8) | Primarily reflects higher unrealized losses on interest rate swaps in the 2020 period. | ||||||||
HLBV effects | 0.12 | 42 | Primarily reflects lower losses from tax equity projects in the 2020 period. | ||||||||
Other | (0.01) | (2) | Primarily reflects the absence of a prior period adjustment related to research and development credits recorded in 2019. | ||||||||
Total Clean Energy Businesses | 0.13 | 42 | |||||||||
Con Edison Transmission | (0.68) | (227) | Primarily reflects impairment loss related to the investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC. | ||||||||
Other, including parent company expenses | 0.01 | 7 | Primarily reflects lower income tax expense due to impairment loss related to the investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC. | ||||||||
Total Reported (GAAP basis) | $(0.80) | $(242) | |||||||||
Impairment loss related to investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC | 0.66 | 223 | |||||||||
HLBV effects of the Clean Energy Businesses | (0.12) | (42) | |||||||||
Net mark-to-market effects of the Clean Energy Businesses | 0.06 | 22 | Primarily reflects unrealized losses on interest rate swaps. | ||||||||
Total Adjusted (Non-GAAP basis) | $(0.20) | $(39) | |||||||||
a.Under the revenue decoupling mechanisms in the Utilities’ New York electric and gas rate plans and the weather-normalization clause applicable to their gas businesses, revenues are generally not affected by changes in delivery volumes from levels assumed when rates were approved. In general, the Utilities recover on a current basis the fuel, gas purchased for resale and purchased power costs they incur in supplying energy to their full-service customers. Accordingly, such costs do not generally affect Con Edison’s results of operations. |