NextEra Energy 1Q Profit Falls, Revenue Rises
April 22 2020 - 8:26AM
Dow Jones News
By Dave Sebastian
NextEra Energy Inc. posted lower first-quarter profit as it
booked higher interest expense, though revenue rose.
The utility company reported net income of $421 million, or 86
cents a share, compared with $680 million, or $1.41 a share, in the
year-ago period.
Adjusted earnings were $2.38 a share. Analysts polled by FactSet
were expecting $2.26 a share on an adjusted basis.
Revenue was $4.61 billion, compared with $4.08 billion in the
prior year. Analysts were looking for $4.64 billion.
Interest expense rose to $1.31 billion from $714 million in the
year-ago period.
For 2020, the company said it continues to expect adjusted
earnings of $8.70 a share to $9.20 a share.
The company said it continues to expect adjusted per-share
earnings to grow at a compound annual rate of 6% to 8% through 2021
from the 2018 per-share earnings of $7.70, with the addition of 15
cents and 20 cents in 2020 and 2021, respectively, from Florida
acquisitions. For 2022, the company said it expects adjusted
earnings per share to grow 6% to 8% from 2021, translating into $10
to $10.75.
"While our expectations always assume normal weather and
operating conditions, I have confidence in our ability to meet
these expectations even when accounting for a reasonable range of
impacts and outcomes that may result from the COVID-19 pandemic,"
Chairman and Chief Executive Jim Robo said.
Write to Dave Sebastian at dave.sebastian@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 22, 2020 08:11 ET (12:11 GMT)
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