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Exelon's (EXC) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Beat
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Exelon Corporation (EXC - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2021 operating loss of 6 cents per share against the Zacks Consensus Estimate of earnings of 34 cents. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported earnings of 87 cents per share.
The year-over-year decline in earnings was primarily due to lower earnings from Exelon Generation owing to the impact of extreme cold weather conditions in February 2021.
On a GAAP basis, quarterly loss was 30 cents per share against net earnings of 60 cents in the year-ago quarter.
Total Revenues
Exelon's total revenues of $9,890 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8,103 million by 22.1%. The top line also improved 13.1% from the year-ago figure of $8,747 million.
Exelon Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Texas storms and subsequent generation outages resulted in an impact of 90 cents per share to operating earnings. The company expects to narrow some of that loss over the course of the year.
Exelon's total operating expenses increased nearly 33.9% year over year to $10,082 million.
Interest expenses were $386 million, down 5.8% from the year-ago quarter.
Exelon-operated nuclear plants at ownership achieved a 95.3% capacity factor for the quarter compared with 93.9% in first-quarter 2020.
Planned Separation
On Feb 25, 2021, Exelon announced that its board of directors approved a plan to separate the utilities business, comprising the company’s six regulated electric and gas utilities, and Exelon Generation, its competitive power generation and customer-facing energy businesses. This will create two publicly-traded companies with the necessary resources to best serve customers, and help it sustain long-term investment as well as operating excellence.
Subject to necessary approval, the company is expecting the completion of this separation in first-quarter 2022.
Hedges
Exelon's hedging program involves safeguarding of commodity risks for expected generation. As of Mar 31, 2021, the proportion of expected generation hedged is 94-97% for 2021.
Financial Highlights
Cash and cash equivalents were $1,908 million as of Mar 31, 2021 compared with $663 million on Dec 31, 2020.
Long-term debt was $36,248 million as of Mar 31, 2021 compared with $35,093 million on Dec 31, 2020.
Cash (used in)/from operating activities for first-quarter 2021 was ($1,261) million against $1,080 million in the first quarter of 2020.
Guidance
Exelon reaffirmed its 2021 earnings guidance in the range of $2.60-$3.00 per share. The midpoint of the above guided range is $2.80, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.79 per share for the period.
The Southern Company (SO - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2021 earnings per share of 98 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 85 cents by 15.3%.
WEC Energy Group (WEC - Free Report) came up with first-quarter 2021 earnings per share of $1.61, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.47 by 9.5%.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of 67 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents by 11.7%.
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Exelon's (EXC) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Beat
Exelon Corporation (EXC - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2021 operating loss of 6 cents per share against the Zacks Consensus Estimate of earnings of 34 cents. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported earnings of 87 cents per share.
The year-over-year decline in earnings was primarily due to lower earnings from Exelon Generation owing to the impact of extreme cold weather conditions in February 2021.
On a GAAP basis, quarterly loss was 30 cents per share against net earnings of 60 cents in the year-ago quarter.
Total Revenues
Exelon's total revenues of $9,890 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8,103 million by 22.1%. The top line also improved 13.1% from the year-ago figure of $8,747 million.
Exelon Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Highlights of the Release
Texas storms and subsequent generation outages resulted in an impact of 90 cents per share to operating earnings. The company expects to narrow some of that loss over the course of the year.
Exelon's total operating expenses increased nearly 33.9% year over year to $10,082 million.
Interest expenses were $386 million, down 5.8% from the year-ago quarter.
Exelon-operated nuclear plants at ownership achieved a 95.3% capacity factor for the quarter compared with 93.9% in first-quarter 2020.
Planned Separation
On Feb 25, 2021, Exelon announced that its board of directors approved a plan to separate the utilities business, comprising the company’s six regulated electric and gas utilities, and Exelon Generation, its competitive power generation and customer-facing energy businesses. This will create two publicly-traded companies with the necessary resources to best serve customers, and help it sustain long-term investment as well as operating excellence.
Subject to necessary approval, the company is expecting the completion of this separation in first-quarter 2022.
Hedges
Exelon's hedging program involves safeguarding of commodity risks for expected generation. As of Mar 31, 2021, the proportion of expected generation hedged is 94-97% for 2021.
Financial Highlights
Cash and cash equivalents were $1,908 million as of Mar 31, 2021 compared with $663 million on Dec 31, 2020.
Long-term debt was $36,248 million as of Mar 31, 2021 compared with $35,093 million on Dec 31, 2020.
Cash (used in)/from operating activities for first-quarter 2021 was ($1,261) million against $1,080 million in the first quarter of 2020.
Guidance
Exelon reaffirmed its 2021 earnings guidance in the range of $2.60-$3.00 per share. The midpoint of the above guided range is $2.80, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.79 per share for the period.
Zacks Rank
Exelon currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Other Releases
The Southern Company (SO - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2021 earnings per share of 98 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 85 cents by 15.3%.
WEC Energy Group (WEC - Free Report) came up with first-quarter 2021 earnings per share of $1.61, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.47 by 9.5%.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of 67 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents by 11.7%.
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