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Eversource (ES) Q2 Earnings Top Estimates, Revenues Miss
Eversource Energy (ES - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2019 operating earnings of 74 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
GAAP earnings in the second quarter were 10 cents compared with 76 cents in the year-ago period.
Total Revenues
Second-quarter revenues of $1,884.5 million lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,923 million by 2% but improved 1.6% from the year-ago figure of $1,853.9 million.
Eversource Energy Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Eversource Energy price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Eversource Energy Quote
Highlights of the Release
Operating expenses increased 18.5% year over year to $1,733.5 million, primarily owing to higher operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.
Operating income was down 61.5% from the prior-year quarter to $150.9 million. Interest expenses increased 5% year over year to $132.7 million in the quarter.
Net income in the quarter under review was $33.3 million, down from $244.6 million recorded in the year-ago period.
Segmental Performance
Electric Distribution: Earnings from this segment were up 4% from the prior-year quarter to $105.4 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 3.8% year over year to $117 million. The improvement was due to the new decoupled rate structure at Yankee Gas and increased earnings from capital tracking mechanisms on higher level of investment.
Natural Gas Distribution: This segment’s loss was $1.8 million against earnings of $5 million in the year-ago quarter. The segment’s weak results were due to higher O&M expenses and changes in the timing of distribution revenues.
Water Distribution: Earnings from this segment were $8 million compared with $7.2 million in the year-ago quarter. The year-over-year improvement was primarily due to continued investment in Aquarion systems and the outcome of last year's rate review in Massachusetts.
Eversource Parent & Other Companies: The segment’s income was $7.3 million compared with $16.6 million in the year-ago quarter. The weak results were due to higher interest expenses.
Guidance
Eversource 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 higher than the current Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.44 for the period.
Zacks Rank
Eversource 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
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2019 adjusted earnings of $2.35 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.28 by 3.1%.
FirstEnergy Corporation (FE - Free Report) came up with second-quarter 2019 operating earnings of 61 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents by 1.7%.
Dominion Energy Inc. (D - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2019 operating earnings of 77 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 75 cents by 2.6%.
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