EIX Edison International

Edison International (NYSE: EIX) today reported third quarter 2016 net income of $419 million, or $1.29 per share, compared to $421 million, or $1.29 per share, in the third quarter of 2015. There were no non-core items in the third quarter 2016 results. As adjusted, third quarter 2015 core earnings were $377 million or $1.16 per share.

SCE's third quarter 2016 net income increased by $46 million, or $0.15 per share, from the third quarter 2015 primarily due to the timing of the implementation of the 2015 General Rate Case (GRC) proposed decision and incremental return on pole loading rate base, partially offset by higher income tax expense.

SCE's 2015 earnings were impacted by the timing of the 2015 GRC decision. During 2015, SCE recorded revenue refunds to customers which totaled $451 million to reflect the final decision in the 2015 GRC. In the third quarter of 2015, SCE recorded a refund of $233 million as a result of receiving the proposed GRC decision, of which a total of $70 million ($41 million after-tax), or $0.13 per share, was attributable to the first six months of 2015. In addition, third quarter 2016 earnings included an increase in revenue of approximately $46 million ($27 million after-tax), or $0.08 per share, from the revenue escalation mechanism in the 2015 GRC decision.

Edison International Parent and Other’s third quarter 2016 losses from continuing operations increased by $5 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to third quarter 2015. The higher losses reflected higher operating and development costs and lower revenue and gross margin from the sale of solar systems at Edison Energy Group.

Edison International Parent and Other's third quarter 2015 non-core items included income of $1 million related to losses (net of distributions) allocated to tax equity investors under the hypothetical liquidation at book value (HLBV) accounting method. Additionally, during the third quarter 2015, Edison International recorded $43 million, or $0.13 per share, of earnings from discontinued operations.

“Third quarter results reflect the ongoing strength of SCE’s earnings and we’ve reaffirmed our 2016 earnings guidance accordingly,” said Pedro Pizarro, president and chief executive officer of Edison International. “We continue to see a long-term opportunity for above-average earnings and dividend growth based on SCE infrastructure replacement and electric grid modernization helping achieve California’s vision for a low-carbon economy.”

Year-to-Date Earnings

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, Edison International reported net income of $965 million, or $2.96 per share, compared to $1,099 million, or $3.37 per share, during the same period in 2015. On an adjusted basis, Edison International’s core earnings were $961 million, or $2.95 per share, compared to $1,049 million, or $3.22 per share, in the year-to-date period in 2015.

SCE’s net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 decreased $42 million, or $0.13 per share, from the same period in 2015, primarily due to $100 million, or $0.31 per share, of income tax benefits from revisions to liabilities for uncertain tax positions recorded in the second quarter of 2015, partially offset by an increase in revenues of $142 million ($84 million after-tax), or $0.26 per share, from the escalation mechanism in the 2015 GRC decision and 2016 incremental return on the pole loading rate base.

Edison International Parent and Other’s losses from continuing operations from the nine months ended September 30, 2016 increased by $48 million, or $0.15 per share, compared to same period 2015. During the second quarter 2016, Edison International Parent and Other recorded an after-tax charge of $13 million, or $0.04 per share, related to the buy-out of an earn-out provision with the former shareholders of a company acquired by Edison Energy at the end of 2015. In addition, the increased losses also reflect higher operating and development costs and lower revenue and gross margin from the sale of solar systems at Edison Energy Group, as well as losses at Edison Capital compared to income from investments in affordable housing projects sold at the end of 2015.

Edison International's non-core items for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 included income of $5 million, or $0.01 per share, compared to income of $7 million, or $0.02 per share, for the same period in 2015 related to losses (net of distributions) allocated to tax equity investors under the HLBV accounting method. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, Edison International recorded $1 million of losses from discontinued operations as compared to $43 million, or $0.13 per share, of earnings in the same period of 2015.

Edison International uses core earnings, which is a non-GAAP financial measure that adjusts for significant discrete items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings. Edison International management believes that core earnings provide more meaningful comparisons of performance from period to period. Please see the attached tables for a reconciliation of core earnings to basic GAAP earnings.

Reaffirmed 2016 Earnings Guidance

The company reaffirmed its earnings guidance for 2016 as summarized in the following chart. See the presentation accompanying the company’s conference call for further information including key guidance assumptions.

2016 Earnings Guidance

        2016 Earnings Guidance       2016 Earnings Guidance as of July 28, 2016 as of November 1, 2016 Low Mid High Low Mid High EIX Basic EPS $ 3.82 $ 3.92 $ 4.02 $ 3.87 $ 3.92 $ 3.97 Less: Non-core Items* 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 EIX Core EPS $ 3.81 $ 3.91 $ 4.01 $ 3.86 $ 3.91 $ 3.96

* Non-core items recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

 

About Edison International

Edison International (NYSE:EIX), through its subsidiaries, is a generator and distributor of electric power, as well as a provider of energy services and technologies, including renewable energy. Headquartered in Rosemead, Calif., Edison International is the parent company of Southern California Edison, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities. Edison International is also the parent company of Edison Energy Group, a portfolio of competitive businesses that provide commercial and industrial customers with energy management and procurement services and distributed solar generation. Edison Energy Group companies are independent from Southern California Edison.

Appendix

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Edison International’s earnings are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles used in the United States and represent the company’s earnings as reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our management uses core earnings and core earnings per share (EPS) internally for financial planning and for analysis of performance of Edison International and Southern California Edison. We also use core earnings and core EPS when communicating with analysts and investors regarding our earnings results to facilitate comparisons of the Company’s performance from period to period. Financial measures referred to as net income, basic EPS, core earnings, or core EPS also apply to the description of earnings or earnings per share.

Core earnings and core EPS are non-GAAP financial measures and may not be comparable to those of other companies. Core earnings and core EPS are defined as basic earnings and basic EPS excluding income or loss from discontinued operations and income or loss from significant discrete items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings. Basic earnings and losses refer to net income or losses attributable to Edison International shareholders. Core earnings are reconciled to basic earnings in the attached tables. The impact of participating securities (vested awards that earn dividend equivalents that may participate in undistributed earnings with common stock) for the principal operating subsidiary is not material to the principal operating subsidiary’s EPS and is therefore reflected in the results of the Edison International holding company, which is included in Edison International Parent and Other.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements contained in this release about future performance, including, without limitation, operating results, rate base growth, financial outlook, and other statements that are not purely historical, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations; however, such statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Important factors that could cause different results include, but are not limited to the:

• ability of SCE to recover its costs in a timely manner from its customers through regulated rates, including regulatory assets related to San Onofre;
• decisions and other actions by the CPUC, the FERC, the NRC and other regulatory authorities, including the determinations of authorized rates of return or return on equity, outcome of San Onofre CPUC proceedings and delays in regulatory actions;
• risks associated with cost allocation, including the potential movement of costs to bundled customers, caused by the ability of cities, counties and certain other public agencies to generate and/or purchase electricity for their local residents and businesses, along with other possible customer bypass or departure due to technological advancements in the generation, storage, transmission, distribution and use of electricity, and supported by public policy, government regulations and incentives;
• risks inherent in the construction of transmission and distribution infrastructure replacement and expansion projects, including those related to project site identification, public opposition, environmental mitigation, construction, permitting, power curtailment costs (payments due under power contracts in the event there is insufficient transmission to enable acceptance of power delivery), and governmental approvals;
• ability to obtain sufficient insurance, including insurance relating to SCE's nuclear facilities and wildfire-related liability, and to recover the costs of such insurance or in the absence of insurance the ability to recover uninsured losses; and
• risks associated with the retirement and decommissioning of nuclear generating facilities.

Other important factors are discussed under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” in Edison International’s Form 10-K, most recent Form 10-Q, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on our website: www.edisoninvestor.com. These filings also provide additional information on historical and other factual data contained in this news release.

These forward-looking statements represent our expectations only as of the date of this news release, and Edison International assumes no duty to update them to reflect new information, events or circumstances.

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Third Quarter Reconciliation of Basic Earnings Per Share to Core Earnings Per Share

  Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,     2016   2015   Change   2016   2015   Change Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Edison International   Continuing operations   SCE $ 1.34 $ 1.19 $ 0.15 $ 3.18 $ 3.31 $   (0.13 ) Edison International Parent and Other (0.05 ) (0.03 ) (0.02 ) (0.22 ) (0.07 ) (0.15 ) Discontinued operations —     0.13     (0.13 )   —     0.13     (0.13 ) Edison International 1.29     1.29     —     2.96     3.37     (0.41 ) Less: Non-core items SCE — — — — — — Edison International Parent and Other — — — 0.01 0.02 (0.01 ) Discontinued operations —     0.13     (0.13 )   —     0.13     (0.13 ) Total non-core items —     0.13     (0.13 )   0.01     0.15     (0.14 ) Core earnings (losses) SCE 1.34 1.19 0.15 3.18 3.31 (0.13 ) Edison International Parent and Other (0.05 )   (0.03 )   (0.02 )   (0.23 )   (0.09 )   (0.14 ) Edison International $ 1.29     $ 1.16     $ 0.13     $ 2.95     $ 3.22     $   (0.27 )  

Note: Diluted earnings were $1.27 and $1.28 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively and $2.94 and $3.34 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Third Quarter Reconciliation of Basic Earnings to Core Earnings (in millions)

  Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,   (in millions) 2016   2015   Change   2016   2015   Change Net income (loss) attributable to Edison International   Continuing operations   SCE $ 435 $ 389 $ 46 $ 1,037 $ 1,079 $ (42 ) Edison International Parent and Other (16 ) (11 ) (5 ) (71 ) (23 ) (48 ) Discontinued operations —     43     (43 )   (1 )   43     (44 ) Edison International 419     421     (2 )   965     1,099     (134 ) Less: Non-core items SCE — — — — — — Edison International Parent and Other — 1 (1 ) 5 7 (2 ) Discontinued operations —     43     (43 )   (1 )   43     (44 ) Total non-core items —     44     (44 )   4     50     (46 ) Core earnings (losses) SCE 435 389 46 1,037 1,079 (42 ) Edison International Parent and Other (16 )   (12 )   (4 )   (76 )   (30 )   (46 ) Edison International $ 419     $ 377     $ 42     $ 961     $ 1,049     $ (88 )    

Consolidated Statements of Income

 

Edison International

     

Three months endedSeptember 30,

Nine months endedSeptember 30,

(in millions, except per-share amounts, unaudited)   2016   2015   2016   2015 Total operating revenue $ 3,767     $ 3,763     $ 8,985     $ 9,183   Purchased power and fuel 1,719 1,785 3,576 3,648 Operation and maintenance 740 780 2,090 2,159 Depreciation, decommissioning and amortization 521 506 1,504 1,451 Property and other taxes 92 84 269 255 Impairment and other charges —     —     21     —   Total operating expenses 3,072     3,155     7,460     7,513   Operating income 695 608 1,525 1,670 Interest and other income 32 32 97 114 Interest expense (147 ) (138 ) (431 ) (420 ) Other expenses (9 )   (15 )   (29 )   (40 ) Income from continuing operations before income taxes 571 487 1,162 1,324 Income tax expense 122     82     113     195   Income from continuing operations 449 405 1,049 1,129 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax —     43     (1 )   43   Net income 449 448 1,048 1,172 Preferred and preference stock dividend requirements of SCE 31 28 92 84 Other noncontrolling interests (1 )   (1 )   (9 )   (11 ) Net income attributable to Edison International common shareholders $ 419     $ 421     $ 965     $ 1,099  

Amounts attributable to Edison International common shareholders:

Income from continuing operations, net of tax $ 419 $ 378 $ 966 $ 1,056 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax —     43     (1 )   43   Net income attributable to Edison International common shareholders $ 419     $ 421     $ 965     $ 1,099   Basic earnings per common share attributable to Edison International common shareholders: Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding 326 326 326 326 Continuing operations $ 1.29 $ 1.16 $ 2.96 $ 3.24 Discontinued operations —     0.13     —     0.13   Total $ 1.29     $ 1.29     $ 2.96     $ 3.37   Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Edison International common shareholders: Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, including effect of dilutive securities 329 328 329 329 Continuing operations $ 1.27 $ 1.15 $ 2.94 $ 3.21 Discontinued operations —     0.13     —     0.13   Total $ 1.27     $ 1.28     $ 2.94     $ 3.34   Dividends declared per common share   $ 0.4800     $ 0.4175     $ 1.4400     $ 1.2525      

Consolidated Balance Sheets

  Edison International   (in millions, unaudited)  

September 30,2016

 

December 31,2015

ASSETS

  Cash and cash equivalents $ 84 $ 161 Receivables, less allowances of $58 and $62 for uncollectible accounts at respective dates 999 771 Accrued unbilled revenue 570 565 Inventory 310 267 Derivative assets 60 79 Regulatory assets 321 560 Other current assets 261     251 Total current assets 2,605     2,654 Nuclear decommissioning trusts 4,376 4,331 Other investments 76     203 Total investments 4,452     4,534 Utility property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $8,753 and $8,548 at respective dates 36,064 34,945 Nonutility property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $96 and $85 at respective dates 167     140 Total property, plant and equipment 36,231     35,085 Derivative assets 67 84 Regulatory assets 7,844 7,512 Other long-term assets 358     360 Total long-term assets 8,269     7,956                   Total assets   $ 51,557     $ 50,229     Consolidated Balance Sheets  

Edison International

  (in millions, except share amounts, unaudited)  

September 30,2016

 

December 31,2015

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Short-term debt $ 757 $ 695 Current portion of long-term debt 881 295 Accounts payable 1,180 1,310 Accrued taxes 130 72 Customer deposits 264 242 Derivative liabilities 223 218 Regulatory liabilities 1,030 1,128 Other current liabilities 877     967   Total current liabilities 5,342     4,927   Long-term debt 10,407     10,883   Deferred income taxes and credits 8,177 7,480 Derivative liabilities 1,070 1,100 Pensions and benefits 1,776 1,759 Asset retirement obligations 2,592 2,764 Regulatory liabilities 6,020 5,676 Other deferred credits and other long-term liabilities 2,168     2,246   Total deferred credits and other liabilities 21,803     21,025   Total liabilities 37,552     36,835   Commitments and contingencies Redeemable noncontrolling interest — 6 Common stock, no par value (800,000,000 shares authorized; 325,811,206 shares issued and outstanding at respective dates) 2,503 2,484 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (51 ) (56 ) Retained earnings 9,362     8,940   Total Edison International's common shareholders' equity 11,814     11,368   Noncontrolling interests – preferred and preference stock of SCE 2,191     2,020   Total equity 14,005     13,388         Total liabilities and equity   $ 51,557     $ 50,229       Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   Edison International  

Nine months endedSeptember 30,

(in millions, unaudited)   2016   2015

Cash flows from operating activities:

  Net income $ 1,048 $ 1,172 Less: (Loss) income from discontinued operations (1 )   43   Income from continuing operations 1,049 1,129 Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation, decommissioning and amortization 1,575 1,515 Allowance for equity during construction (58 ) (63 ) Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits 127 202 Other 17 (5 ) Nuclear decommissioning trusts (159 ) (249 ) EME settlement payments, net of insurance proceeds (209 ) (176 ) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Receivables (235 ) (412 ) Inventory (43 ) 10 Accounts payable 151 164 Prepaid and accrued taxes 56 (18 ) Other current assets and liabilities (68 ) (572 ) Derivative assets and liabilities, net 15 25 Regulatory assets and liabilities, net 189 1,318 Other noncurrent assets and liabilities 93     (35 )

Net cash provided by operating activities

2,500     2,833  

Cash flows from financing activities:

Long-term debt issued or remarketed, net of discount and issuance costs of $3 and $16 for respective periods 397 1,415 Long-term debt matured (83 ) (761 ) Preference stock issued, net 294 319 Preference stock redeemed (125 ) (325 ) Short-term debt financing, net 60 (112 ) Dividends to noncontrolling interests (98 ) (91 ) Dividends paid (469 ) (408 ) Other (76 )   (11 ) Net cash provided by financing activities (100 )   26   Cash flows from investing activities: Capital expenditures (2,773 ) (3,134 ) Proceeds from sale of nuclear decommissioning trust investments 2,075 2,507 Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments (1,916 ) (2,265 ) Life insurance policy proceeds 140 — Other (3 )   35   Net cash used in investing activities (2,477 )   (2,857 ) Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (77 ) 2 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 161     132  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 84     $ 134    

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