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Southwest Gas (SWX) Q2 Earnings Miss, Revenues Beat Estimates

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Southwest Gas Holding Inc. (SWX - Free Report) recorded second-quarter 2022 operating earnings per share (EPS) of 23 cents, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 53 cents by 56.7%. The bottom line also decreased by 46.5% from the year-ago quarter’s tally of 43 cents per share.

Total Revenues

Operating revenues of $1,146.1 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,011 million by 13.4%. The top line improved by 39.5% from $821.4 million in the prior-year quarter.

Southwest Gas Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

Southwest Gas Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Highlights of the Release

Total operating expenses in the second quarter amounted to $1,100.5 million, up 44.4% from the year-ago figure of $762.2 million, due to an increase in the net cost of gas sold, utility infrastructure services expenses and higher operations and maintenance expenses.

The operating income was $45.7 million, down 22.9% year over year.

Financial Highlights

Cash and cash equivalents as of Jun 30, 2022 were $215.9 million compared with $222.7 million as of Dec 31, 2021.

The long-term debt, less current maturities, amounted to $4,588.5 million as of Jun 30, 2022 compared with $4,115.7 million as of Dec 31, 2021.

Southwest Gas’ net cash provided by operating activities for the first six months of 2022 was $263.6 million compared to cash used in operating activities of $1.4 million in the year-ago period.

Guidance

SWX updated capital expenditure plans in the range of $600-$650 million compared with the previously announced $650-$700 million range in the Natural Gas Distribution segment. The segment expects a utility rate base CAGR of 5% to 7% for the 2022-2026 period.

Natural Gas Distribution segment reiterated the five-year capital expenditure expectation in the range of $2.5-$3.5 billion.

The Utility Infrastructure Services segment reiterated its 2022 revenue expectation in the range of $2.65 billion-$2.8 billion.

Zacks Rank

Southwest Gas carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) currently.

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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