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Exhibit 99.4

 

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Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
Earnings Variance Explanations
For the Three-Month and Twelve-Month Periods Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

 

The following discussion includes the earnings variance explanations for Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (“Pinnacle West”) for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. We suggest that this discussion be read in connection with the Pinnacle West/APS Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. Additional operating and financial statistics and a glossary of terms are available on our website (www.pinnaclewest.com).

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Pinnacle West’s reportable business segment is our regulated electricity segment, which consists of traditional regulated retail and wholesale electricity businesses (primarily electricity service to Native Load customers) and related activities and includes electricity generation, transmission and distribution.

 

APSES’s and SunCor’s operations have been classified as discontinued operations.  Pinnacle West sold its investment in APSES in August 2011.

 

Operating Results — Three-month period ended December 31, 2011 compared with three-month period ended December 31, 2010

 

Our consolidated net income attributable to common shareholders for the three months ended December 31, 2011 was $13 million, compared with net income of $7 million for the comparable prior-year period.  The results reflect an increase of approximately $7 million for the regulated electricity segment primarily due to increased revenues related to higher retail transmission charges and decreased operations and maintenance expenses, partially offset by higher income taxes, including income tax benefits recognized in the prior-year period.

 

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The following table presents net income attributable to common shareholders by business segment compared with the prior-year period:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net Change

 

 

 

(dollars in millions)

 

Regulated Electricity Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues less fuel and purchased power expenses (a)

 

$

451

 

$

428

 

$

23

 

Operations and maintenance (a)

 

(229

)

(231

)

2

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

(108

)

(107

)

(1

)

Taxes other than income taxes

 

(35

)

(34

)

(1

)

Other income (expenses), net

 

(2

)

2

 

(4

)

Interest charges, net of allowances for funds used during construction

 

(50

)

(52

)

2

 

Income taxes

 

(7

)

5

 

(12

)

Less income related to noncontrolling interests (Note 20)

 

(7

)

(5

)

(2

)

Regulated electricity segment net income

 

13

 

6

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All other

 

 

(1

)

1

 

Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to Common Shareholders

 

13

 

5

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Discontinued Operations Attributable to Common Shareholders (b)

 

 

2

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders

 

$

13

 

$

7

 

$

6

 

 


(a)

Operating revenues less fuel and purchased power expenses includes amounts related to demand-side management, renewable energy and similar regulatory surcharges, which were substantially offset in operations and maintenance.

 

 

(b)

Includes activities related to APSES and SunCor.

 

Regulated electricity segment

 

This section includes a discussion of major variances in income and expense amounts for the regulated electricity segment.

 

Operating revenues less fuel and purchased power expenses  Regulated electricity segment operating revenues less fuel and purchased power expenses were $23 million higher for the three months ended December 31, 2011 compared with the prior-year period.  The following table describes the major components of this change:

 

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Increase (Decrease)

 

 

 

Operating

revenues

 

Fuel and

purchased

power

expenses

 

Net change

 

 

 

(dollars in millions)

 

Higher demand-side management, renewable energy and similar regulatory surcharges

 

$

14

 

$

 

$

14

 

Higher retail transmission charges

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

Higher line extension revenues

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

Refund of PSA deferrals

 

(7

)

(9

)

2

 

Higher fuel and purchased power costs, net of off-system sales

 

(8

)

(5

)

(3

)

Miscellaneous items, net

 

5

 

4

 

1

 

Total

 

$

13

 

$

(10

)

$

23

 

 

Operations and maintenance  Operations and maintenance expenses decreased $2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011 compared with the prior-year period primarily because of:

 

·

A decrease of $6 million in generation costs, primarily due to lower power plant maintenance costs as a result of more work being completed earlier in the year than in 2010;

 

 

·

A decrease of $4 million related to employee benefit costs;

 

 

·

An increase of $10 million related to costs for demand-side management, renewable energy, and similar regulatory programs, which were primarily offset in operating revenues; and

 

 

·

A decrease of $2 million due to other miscellaneous factors.

 

Income taxes  Income taxes were $12 million higher for the three months ended December 31, 2011 compared with the prior-year period primarily due to higher pretax income in the current-year period.  In addition, the three months ended December 31, 2010 included $4 million of income tax benefits related to prior years resolved in 2010 and $2 million of income tax benefits related to the extension of the Federal R&D credit.

 

Operating Results — 2011 Compared with 2010

 

Our consolidated net income attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $339 million, compared with net income of $350 million for the prior year.  The $11 million net decrease consisted of a $14 million decrease in income from discontinued operations and a $3 million increase in income from continuing operations primarily related to the regulated electricity segment.  Regulated electricity segment results reflect increased revenues related to weather and higher retail transmission charges and decreased operations and maintenance expenses.  These positive factors were offset by higher depreciation and amortization due to increased plant in service, higher property

 

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taxes due to increased property tax rates and higher income taxes, including income tax benefits recognized in the prior year.

 

In addition, income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 included a gain of approximately $10 million after income taxes related to the sale of our investment in APSES.  Income from discontinued operations in the prior year was due to a $25 million gain after income taxes related to the sale of APSES’s district cooling business.

 

The following table presents net income attributable to common shareholders by business segment compared with the prior year:

 

 

 

Year Ended

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net Change

 

 

 

(dollars in millions)

 

Regulated Electricity Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues less fuel and purchased power expenses (a) (b)

 

$

2,228

 

$

2,134

 

$

94

 

Operations and maintenance (a) (b)

 

(904

)

(870

)

(34

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(427

)

(415

)

(12

)

Taxes other than income taxes

 

(148

)

(135

)

(13

)

Other expenses, net

 

(8

)

(4

)

(4

)

Interest charges, net of allowances for funds used during construction

 

(200

)

(204

)

4

 

Income taxes

 

(184

)

(161

)

(23

)

Less income related to noncontrolling interests (Note 20)

 

(28

)

(20

)

(8

)

Regulated electricity segment net income

 

329

 

325

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All other

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to Common Shareholders

 

328

 

325

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Discontinued Operations Attributable to Common Shareholders (c)

 

11

 

25

 

(14

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders

 

$

339

 

$

350

 

$

(11

)

 


(a)

Includes effects of 2011 settlement of certain prior-period transmission rights-of-way related to Four Corners, which did not affect net income, but increased both electric operating revenues and operations and maintenance expenses by $28 million. Costs related to the settlement were offset by related revenues from SCE, which leases the related transmission line from APS.

 

 

(b)

Operating revenues less fuel and purchased power expenses includes amounts related to demand-side management, renewable energy and similar regulatory surcharges, which were substantially offset in operations and maintenance.

 

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(c)

Includes activities related to APSES and SunCor.

 

Regulated electricity segment

 

This section includes a discussion of major variances in income and expense amounts for the regulated electricity segment.

 

Operating revenues less fuel and purchased power expenses  Regulated electricity segment operating revenues less fuel and purchased power expenses were $94 million higher for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared with the prior year.  The following table describes the major components of this change:

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease)

 

 

 

Operating

revenues

 

Fuel and

purchased

power

expenses

 

Net change

 

 

 

(dollars in millions)

 

Higher demand-side management, renewable energy and similar regulatory surcharges

 

$

29

 

$

1

 

$

28

 

Settlement of certain prior-period transmission rights-of-way

 

28

 

 

28

 

Effects of weather on usage per customer

 

33

 

13

 

20

 

Higher retail transmission charges

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

Higher line extension revenues (Note 3)

 

7

 

 

 

7

 

Higher usage per customer

 

8

 

6

 

2

 

Refund of PSA deferrals

 

(33

)

(40

)

7

 

Higher fuel and purchased power costs, net of off-system sales

 

(27

)

(24

)

(3

)

Miscellaneous items, net

 

2

 

7

 

(5

)

Total

 

$

57

 

$

(37

)

$

94

 

 

Operations and maintenance  Operations and maintenance expenses increased $34 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared with the prior year primarily because of:

 

·

An increase of $28 million for settlement of certain transmission rights-of-way, which was offset in operating revenues;

 

 

·

An increase of $27 million related to costs for demand-side management, renewable energy, and similar regulatory programs, which were offset in operating revenues;

 

 

·

A decrease of $16 million related to employee benefit costs; and

 

 

·

A decrease of $5 million due to other miscellaneous factors.

 

Depreciation and amortization  Depreciation and amortization expenses were $12 million higher for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared with the prior year primarily because of increased plant in service.

 

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Taxes other than income taxes  Taxes other than income taxes increased $13 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared with the prior year primarily because of higher property tax rates in the current period.

 

Income taxes  Income taxes were $23 million higher for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared with the prior year.  This increase was primarily due to the effects of higher pretax income in the current year and income tax benefits recognized in the prior year related to a reduction in the Company’s 2010 effective income tax rate.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Income from discontinued operations for year ended December 31, 2011 included a gain of $10 million related to the sale of our investment in APSES.  Income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 included an after tax gain of $25 million related to the sale of APSES’s district cooling business.

 

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PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER 31,

 

Increase (Decrease)

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Amount

 

Percent

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regulated electricity

 

$

666,502

 

$

653,626

 

$

12,876

 

2.0

%

B

 

Other revenues

 

1,390

 

3,806

 

(2,416

)

63.5

%

W

 

Total

 

667,892

 

657,432

 

10,460

 

1.6

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regulated electricity fuel and purchased power

 

215,512

 

225,571

 

(10,059

)

4.5

%

B

 

Operations and maintenance

 

228,632

 

230,605

 

(1,973

)

0.9

%

B

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

107,504

 

106,673

 

831

 

0.8

%

W

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

35,406

 

34,395

 

1,011

 

2.9

%

W

 

Other expenses

 

2,123

 

3,937

 

(1,814

)

46.1

%

B

 

Total

 

589,177

 

601,181

 

(12,004

)

2.0

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

78,715

 

56,251

 

22,464

 

39.9

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

 

5,010

 

5,649

 

(639

)

11.3

%

W

 

Other income

 

565

 

2,536

 

(1,971

)

77.7

%

W

 

Other expense

 

(2,614

)

(1,153

)

(1,461

)

126.7

%

W

 

Total

 

2,961

 

7,032

 

(4,071

)

57.9

%

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest charges

 

58,744

 

62,237

 

(3,493

)

5.6

%

B

 

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction

 

(3,987

)

(4,225

)

238

 

5.6

%

W

 

Total

 

54,757

 

58,012

 

(3,255

)

5.6

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

26,919

 

5,271

 

21,648

 

410.7

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Taxes

 

7,375

 

(5,013

)

12,388

 

247.1

%

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income From Continuing Operations

 

19,544

 

10,284

 

9,260

 

90.0

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income From Discontinued Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net of Income Taxes

 

446

 

2,217

 

(1,771

)

79.9

%

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

19,990

 

12,501

 

7,489

 

59.9

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

7,426

 

5,151

 

2,275

 

44.2

%

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable To Common Shareholders

 

$

12,564

 

$

7,350

 

$

5,214

 

70.9

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

 

109,202

 

108,730

 

472

 

0.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

 

110,077

 

109,224

 

853

 

0.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Weighted-Average Common Share Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders - basic

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.06

 

120.0

%

B

 

Net income attributable to common shareholders - basic

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.05

 

71.4

%

B

 

Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders - diluted

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.06

 

120.0

%

B

 

Net income attributable to common shareholders - diluted

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.04

 

57.1

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Attributable To Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

 

$

12,109

 

$

5,155

 

$

6,954

 

134.9

%

B

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax

 

455

 

2,195

 

(1,740

)

79.3

%

W

 

Net income attributable to common shareholders

 

$

12,564

 

$

7,350

 

$

5,214

 

70.9

%

B

 

 

B — Better

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W — Worse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

TWELVE MONTHS ENDED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER 31,

 

Increase (Decrease)

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Amount

 

Percent

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regulated electricity

 

$

3,237,194

 

$

3,180,678

 

$

56,516

 

1.8

%

B

 

Other revenues

 

4,185

 

8,521

 

(4,336

)

50.9

%

W

 

Total

 

3,241,379

 

3,189,199

 

52,180

 

1.6

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regulated electricity fuel and purchased power

 

1,009,464

 

1,046,815

 

(37,351

)

3.6

%

B

 

Operations and maintenance

 

904,286

 

870,185

 

34,101

 

3.9

%

W

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

427,054

 

414,479

 

12,575

 

3.0

%

W

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

147,408

 

135,328

 

12,080

 

8.9

%

W

 

Other expenses

 

6,659

 

7,509

 

(850

)

11.3

%

B

 

Total

 

2,494,871

 

2,474,316

 

20,555

 

0.8

%

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

746,508

 

714,883

 

31,625

 

4.4

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

 

23,707

 

22,066

 

1,641

 

7.4

%

B

 

Other income

 

3,111

 

6,387

 

(3,276

)

51.3

%

W

 

Other expense

 

(10,451

)

(9,921

)

(530

)

5.3

%

W

 

Total

 

16,367

 

18,532

 

(2,165

)

11.7

%

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest charges

 

241,995

 

244,174

 

(2,179

)

0.9

%

B

 

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction

 

(18,358

)

(16,479

)

(1,879

)

11.4

%

B

 

Total

 

223,637

 

227,695

 

(4,058

)

1.8

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

539,238

 

505,720

 

33,518

 

6.6

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Taxes

 

183,604

 

160,869

 

22,735

 

14.1

%

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income From Continuing Operations

 

355,634

 

344,851

 

10,783

 

3.1

%

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income From Discontinued Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net of Income Taxes

 

11,306

 

25,358

 

(14,052

)

55.4

%

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

366,940

 

370,209

 

(3,269

)

0.9

%

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

27,467

 

20,156

 

7,311

 

36.3

%

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable To Common Shareholders

 

$

339,473

 

$

350,053

 

$

(10,580

)

3.0

%

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

 

109,053

 

106,573

 

2,480

 

2.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

 

109,864

 

107,138

 

2,726

 

2.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Weighted-Average Common Share Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders - basic

 

$

3.01

 

$

3.05

 

$

(0.04

)

1.3

%

W

 

Net income attributable to common shareholders - basic

 

$

3.11

 

$

3.28

 

$

(0.17

)

5.2

%

W

 

Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders - diluted

 

$

2.99

 

$

3.03

 

$

(0.04

)

1.3

%

W

 

Net income attributable to common shareholders - diluted

 

$

3.09

 

$

3.27

 

$

(0.18

)

5.5

%

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Attributable To Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

 

$

328,110

 

$

324,688

 

$

3,422

 

1.1

%

B

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax

 

11,363

 

25,365

 

(14,002

)

55.2

%

W

 

Net income attributable to common shareholders

 

$

339,473

 

$

350,053

 

$

(10,580

)

3.0

%

W

 

 

B — Better

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W — Worse