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Eversource Energy (ES) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates
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Eversource Energy (ES - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2019 operating earnings of 97 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 91 cents by 6.6%. The reported figure also improved 14.1% from the year-ago figure of 85 cents.
Total Revenues
First-quarter revenues of $2,415.8 million topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,339 million by 3.3% and increased from the year-ago figure of $2,287.9 million by 5.6%.
Highlights of the Release
Operating expenses increased 4.1% year over year to $1,921.1 million, primarily owing to higher expenses from purchased power, fuel and transmission, plus operation and maintenance costs.
Operating income was up 11.8% from the prior-year quarter to $494.7 million. Interest expenses increased 8.8% year over year to $131.7 million in the quarter.
Net income in the quarter under review was $308.7 million, up 14.5% from the year-ago level.
Eversource Energy Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Electric Distribution: Earnings from this segment were up 15.3% from the prior-year quarter to $120.1 million. The upside was primarily attributable to higher distribution revenues, partially offset by the absence of New Hampshire generation earnings.
Electric Transmission: Earnings of the segment improved 10.1% year over year to $118.2 million. The improvement was due to Eversource Energy’s additional investment in the electric transmission system.
Natural Gas Distribution: This segment’s earnings were $76.5 million, up 32.4% from $57.8 million in the year-ago quarter. The segment’s impressive first-quarter results were primarily due to the timing of distribution revenues under the recently approved decoupling mechanism for Eversource’s Connecticut natural gas business.
Water Distribution: Earnings from this segment were $0.9 million compared with $1.5 million in the year-ago quarter. The decline was primarily due to higher pension costs.
Eversource Parent & Other Companies: The segment’s net loss was $7 million compared with the year-ago loss of $1.4 million.
Guidance
Eversource Energy reiterated its 2019 earnings guidance in the range of $3.40-$3.50 per share. The midpoint of management’s 2019 EPS guidance is $3.45, which is in line with the current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the period.
Zacks Rank
Eversource Energy currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2019 adjusted earnings of $2.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.01 by 9.4%.
FirstEnergy Corporation (FE - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2019 operating earnings of 67 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 66 cents by 1.52%.
American Electric Power Co., Inc. (AEP - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2019 adjusted earnings per share of $1.19, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.10 by 8.2%.
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Eversource Energy (ES) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates
Eversource Energy (ES - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2019 operating earnings of 97 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 91 cents by 6.6%. The reported figure also improved 14.1% from the year-ago figure of 85 cents.
Total Revenues
First-quarter revenues of $2,415.8 million topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,339 million by 3.3% and increased from the year-ago figure of $2,287.9 million by 5.6%.
Highlights of the Release
Operating expenses increased 4.1% year over year to $1,921.1 million, primarily owing to higher expenses from purchased power, fuel and transmission, plus operation and maintenance costs.
Operating income was up 11.8% from the prior-year quarter to $494.7 million. Interest expenses increased 8.8% year over year to $131.7 million in the quarter.
Net income in the quarter under review was $308.7 million, up 14.5% from the year-ago level.
Eversource Energy Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Segmental Performance
Electric Distribution: Earnings from this segment were up 15.3% from the prior-year quarter to $120.1 million. The upside was primarily attributable to higher distribution revenues, partially offset by the absence of New Hampshire generation earnings.
Electric Transmission: Earnings of the segment improved 10.1% year over year to $118.2 million. The improvement was due to Eversource Energy’s additional investment in the electric transmission system.
Natural Gas Distribution: This segment’s earnings were $76.5 million, up 32.4% from $57.8 million in the year-ago quarter. The segment’s impressive first-quarter results were primarily due to the timing of distribution revenues under the recently approved decoupling mechanism for Eversource’s Connecticut natural gas business.
Water Distribution: Earnings from this segment were $0.9 million compared with $1.5 million in the year-ago quarter. The decline was primarily due to higher pension costs.
Eversource Parent & Other Companies: The segment’s net loss was $7 million compared with the year-ago loss of $1.4 million.
Guidance
Eversource Energy reiterated its 2019 earnings guidance in the range of $3.40-$3.50 per share. The midpoint of management’s 2019 EPS guidance is $3.45, which is in line with the current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the period.
Zacks Rank
Eversource Energy currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Other Releases
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2019 adjusted earnings of $2.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.01 by 9.4%.
FirstEnergy Corporation (FE - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2019 operating earnings of 67 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 66 cents by 1.52%.
American Electric Power Co., Inc. (AEP - Free Report) reported first-quarter 2019 adjusted earnings per share of $1.19, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.10 by 8.2%.
Zacks' Top 10 Stocks for 2019
In addition to the stocks discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 finest buy-and-holds for the year?
Who wouldn't? Our annual Top 10s have beaten the market with amazing regularity. In 2018, while the market dropped -5.2%, the portfolio scored well into double-digits overall with individual stocks rising as high as +61.5%. And from 2012-2017, while the market boomed +126.3, Zacks' Top 10s reached an even more sensational +181.9%.
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