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OGE Energy (OGE) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, View Raised
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OGE Energy Corp.’s (OGE - Free Report) third-quarter 2018 earnings of $1.02 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 96 cents by 6.25%. Moreover, the reported figure improved 10.9% from 92 cents registered in the year-ago quarter. Higher gross margin buoyed by warmer-than-normal weather drove the company’s bottom-line performance.
Revenues
OGE Energy’s operating revenues of $698.8 million declined 2.5% from the prior-year quarter’s $716.8 million. The downside can be attributed to year-over-year lower residential, industrial, oilfield and transmission revenues.
Operational Highlights
Total sales in the reported quarter amounted to 8.5 million megawatt-hours (MWh), up from 8.1 million MWh in the prior-year quarter. The upside was driven by higher system sales, which increased 6.7% year over year. Meanwhile, the company’s customer count inched up 0.75% to 846,817.
Cost of sales summed $244.4 million compared with $255.7 million in the prior-year quarter.
Total operating expenses rose 7.1% year over year to $227.1 million on account of higher operation and maintenance expenses along with higher depreciation and amortization expenses. Operating income decreased 8.7% to $227.3 million from the year-ago quarter’s $249.1 million.
Interest expenses totaled $38.7 million in the third quarter, up from $35.9 million a year ago.
OGE Energy Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
OGE Energy reported net income of $205.1 million in the third quarter, up from the prior-year quarter’s approximate figure of $183.4 million.
OG&E: The segment’s net income rose 13.6% year over year to $184 million in the reported quarter. The primary drivers of the increase in net income were new rates implemented in Oklahoma on Jul 1, favorable weather during the quarter compared to that in 2017, higher demand fees for non-residential customers and overall customer growth.
Natural Gas Midstream Operations: The segment posted net income of $29 million compared with $21 million in the year-ago quarter. The upside was driven by higher record volumes in the gathering and processing segments.
2018 Guidance
The company's 2018 OG&E earnings guidance is projected to be between $1.59 and $1.61 per average diluted share. This is an increase from the previously issued guidance of $1.43-$1.53 per share.
American Electric Power (AEP - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2018 operating earnings per share (EPS) of $1.25, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23 by 1.6%.
NextEra Energy (NEE - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings of $2.18 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.17 by 0.46%.
DTE Energy Company (DTE - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2018 operating earnings per share of $2.13, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.74 by 22.4%.
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OGE Energy (OGE) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, View Raised
OGE Energy Corp.’s (OGE - Free Report) third-quarter 2018 earnings of $1.02 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 96 cents by 6.25%. Moreover, the reported figure improved 10.9% from 92 cents registered in the year-ago quarter. Higher gross margin buoyed by warmer-than-normal weather drove the company’s bottom-line performance.
Revenues
OGE Energy’s operating revenues of $698.8 million declined 2.5% from the prior-year quarter’s $716.8 million. The downside can be attributed to year-over-year lower residential, industrial, oilfield and transmission revenues.
Operational Highlights
Total sales in the reported quarter amounted to 8.5 million megawatt-hours (MWh), up from 8.1 million MWh in the prior-year quarter. The upside was driven by higher system sales, which increased 6.7% year over year. Meanwhile, the company’s customer count inched up 0.75% to 846,817.
Cost of sales summed $244.4 million compared with $255.7 million in the prior-year quarter.
Total operating expenses rose 7.1% year over year to $227.1 million on account of higher operation and maintenance expenses along with higher depreciation and amortization expenses. Operating income decreased 8.7% to $227.3 million from the year-ago quarter’s $249.1 million.
Interest expenses totaled $38.7 million in the third quarter, up from $35.9 million a year ago.
OGE Energy Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Other Highlights of the Release
OGE Energy reported net income of $205.1 million in the third quarter, up from the prior-year quarter’s approximate figure of $183.4 million.
OG&E: The segment’s net income rose 13.6% year over year to $184 million in the reported quarter. The primary drivers of the increase in net income were new rates implemented in Oklahoma on Jul 1, favorable weather during the quarter compared to that in 2017, higher demand fees for non-residential customers and overall customer growth.
Natural Gas Midstream Operations: The segment posted net income of $29 million compared with $21 million in the year-ago quarter. The upside was driven by higher record volumes in the gathering and processing segments.
2018 Guidance
The company's 2018 OG&E earnings guidance is projected to be between $1.59 and $1.61 per average diluted share. This is an increase from the previously issued guidance of $1.43-$1.53 per share.
Zacks Rank
OGE Energy carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Recent Utility Releases
American Electric Power (AEP - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2018 operating earnings per share (EPS) of $1.25, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23 by 1.6%.
NextEra Energy (NEE - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings of $2.18 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.17 by 0.46%.
DTE Energy Company (DTE - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2018 operating earnings per share of $2.13, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.74 by 22.4%.
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Last year, it generated $8 billion in global revenues. By 2020, it's predicted to blast through the roof to $47 billion. Famed investor Mark Cuban says it will produce "the world's first trillionaires," but that should still leave plenty of money for regular investors who make the right trades early.
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