PNM Resources Reports Second Quarter Results

2018 and 2019 Ongoing Earnings Guidance Raised; Improving Load Growth a Contributing Factor

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PNM Resources, Inc.

Jul 31, 2018, 06:30 ET

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --  

PNM Resources (In millions, except EPS)

Q2 2018

Q2 2017

YTD 2018

YTD 2017

GAAP net earnings attributable to PNM Resources

$38.2

$37.6

$53.2

$60.4

GAAP diluted EPS

$0.48

$0.47

$0.67

$0.75

Ongoing net earnings

$42.3

$39.6

$58.8

$61.6

Ongoing diluted EPS

$0.53

$0.49

$0.73

$0.77

PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) today released the company's 2018 second quarter results. In addition, management raised its consolidated ongoing earnings guidance to $1.91 to $1.98 per diluted share for 2018 and $2.08 to $2.18 per diluted share for 2019.

"We have raised 2018 and 2019 guidance based on higher load growth trends at PNM and continued strong demand at TNMP. In addition, hotter temperatures increased second quarter earnings," said Pat Vincent-Collawn, PNM Resources' chairman, president and CEO. "At TNMP, we have increased capital spending in 2018 to serve their growing needs. Plans for capital spending beyond 2018 will be further evaluated as we progress through the year."

SEGMENT REPORTING OF 2018 SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS

PNM – a vertically integrated electric utility in New Mexico with distribution, transmission and generation assets.                       

PNM (In millions, except EPS)

Q2 2018

Q2 2017

YTD 2018

YTD 2017

GAAP net earnings attributable to PNM Resources

$26.5

$26.8

$34.2

$43.3

GAAP diluted EPS

$0.33

$0.34

$0.43

$0.54

Ongoing net earnings

$30.8

$28.8

$39.9

$44.5

Ongoing diluted EPS

$0.38

$0.36

$0.49

$0.56

  • In the second quarter of 2018, PNM's GAAP and ongoing earnings reflect the retail generation portfolio changes approved in the BART settlement and lower tax expense as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), both of which were incorporated into the revised retail rates phased-in beginning February 2018.
  • Earnings were also impacted in the second quarter of 2018 due to the addition of new third-party transmission contracts, increased customer usage caused by higher temperatures and load growth. These increases were offset by higher costs associated with the planned outage to install SCR equipment at the Four Corners Power Plant and moving a planned outage at the San Juan Generating Station from the fourth quarter to the second quarter, depreciation and property tax expenses from new capital investments and lower gains from the decommissioning and reclamation trusts.

TNMP – an electric transmission and distribution utility in Texas.

TNMP (In millions, except EPS)

Q2 2018

Q2 2017

YTD 2018

YTD 2017

GAAP net earnings attributable to PNM Resources

$15.4

$12.2

$24.8

$19.8

GAAP diluted EPS

$0.19

$0.15

$0.31

$0.24

Ongoing net earnings

$15.4

$12.2

$24.8

$19.8

Ongoing diluted EPS

$0.19

$0.15

$0.31

$0.24

  • Earnings were increased by transmission rate relief, load growth and higher temperatures. This was partially offset by increased depreciation and property tax expenses resulting from additional capital investments.

Corporate and Other – a segment that reflects the PNM Resources holding company and other subsidiaries.

Corporate and Other (In millions, except EPS)

Q2 2018

Q2 2017

YTD 2018

YTD 2017

GAAP net earnings (loss) attributable to PNM Resources

($3.7)

($1.4)

($5.8)

($2.7)

GAAP diluted EPS

($0.04)

($0.02)

($0.07)

($0.03)

Ongoing net earnings (loss)

($3.9)

($1.4)

($5.9)

($2.6)

Ongoing diluted EPS

($0.04)

($0.02)

($0.07)

($0.03)

  • Corporate and Other's GAAP and ongoing earnings were lower in the second quarter of 2018 due to higher interest rates and the issuance of $300.0 million of 3.25% senior unsecured notes in March 2018 that reduced variable rate debt exposure. Earnings were also lower due to the early repayment of loan agreements associated with Westmoreland Coal Company, resulting in lower net interest income.

Financial materials are available at http://www.pnmresources.com/investors/results.cfm.

SECOND QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL: 11 A.M. EASTERN TUESDAY, JULY 31

PNM Resources will discuss second quarter earnings results during a live conference call and webcast on Tuesday, July 31st at 11 a.m. Eastern. Speaking on the call will be Pat Vincent-Collawn, PNM Resources chairman, president and CEO, and Chuck Eldred, PNM Resources executive vice president and CFO.

A live webcast of the call will be archived at http://www.pnmresources.com/investors/events.cfm.

Listeners are encouraged to visit the website at least 30 minutes before the event to register, download and install any necessary audio software. 

Investors and analysts can participate in the live conference call by pre-registering using the following link to receive a special dial-in number and PIN: http://dpregister.com/10121668. Telephone participants who are unable to pre-register may participate in the live conference call by dialing (877) 276-8648 or (412) 317-5474 fifteen minutes prior to the event and referencing "the PNM Resources second quarter conference call".

Supporting material for PNM Resources' earnings announcements can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.pnmresources.com/investors/results.cfm.

Background:
PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) is an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, N.M., with 2017 consolidated operating revenues of $1.4 billion. Through its regulated utilities, PNM and TNMP, PNM Resources has approximately 2,580 megawatts of generation capacity and provides electricity to more than 773,000 homes and businesses in New Mexico and Texas. For more information, visit the company's website at www.PNMResources.com.

CONTACTS:

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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Statements made in this news release that relate to future events or PNM Resources, Inc.'s ("PNMR"), Public Service Company of New Mexico's ("PNM"), or Texas-New Mexico Power Company's ("TNMP") (collectively, the "Company") expectations, projections, estimates, intentions, goals, targets, and strategies are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and estimates. PNMR, PNM, and TNMP assume no obligation to update this information. Because actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, PNMR, PNM, and TNMP caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements. PNMR's, PNM's, and TNMP's business, financial condition, cash flow, and operating results are influenced by many factors, which are often beyond their control, that can cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. For a discussion of risk factors and other important factors affecting forward-looking statements, please see the Company's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which factors are specifically incorporated by reference herein.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
GAAP refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. Ongoing earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the impact of net unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses on economic hedges, the net change in unrealized gains and losses on investment securities, pension expense related to previously disposed of gas distribution business, and certain non-recurring, infrequent, and other items that are not indicative of fundamental changes in the earnings capacity of the Company's operations. The Company uses ongoing earnings and ongoing earnings per diluted share (or ongoing diluted earnings per share) to evaluate the operations of the Company and to establish goals, including those used for certain aspects of incentive compensation, for management and employees. While the Company believes these financial measures are appropriate and useful for investors, they are not measures presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company does not intend for these measures, or any piece of these measures, to represent any financial measure as defined by GAAP. Furthermore, the Company's calculations of these measures as presented may or may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company uses ongoing earnings guidance to provide investors with management's expectations of ongoing financial performance over the period presented. While the Company believes ongoing earnings guidance is an appropriate measure, it is not a measure presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company does not intend for ongoing earnings guidance to represent an expectation of net earnings as defined by GAAP. Since the future differences between GAAP and ongoing earnings are frequently outside the control of the Company, management is generally not able to estimate the impact of the reconciling items between forecasted GAAP net earnings and ongoing earnings guidance, nor their probable impact on GAAP net earnings without unreasonable effort, therefore, management is generally not able to provide a corresponding GAAP equivalent for ongoing earnings guidance. Reconciliations between GAAP and ongoing earnings are contained in schedules 1-4.

PNM Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Schedule 1

Reconciliation of GAAP to Ongoing Earnings

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

PNM

TNMP

Corporate
and Other

PNMR
Consolidated

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018






GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR

$

26,540

$

15,367

$

(3,699)

$

38,208

Adjusting items before income tax effects:






Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges2a

(28)

—

—

(28)

Net change in unrealized gains and losses on investment securities2b

3,027

—

—

3,027

Regulatory disallowances and restructuring costs2c

1,794

—

—

1,794

Pension expense related to previously disposed of gas distribution business2d

869

—

—

869

(Gain) related to previously disposed of activities2e

—

—

(216)

(216)

Total adjustments before income tax effects

5,662

—

(216)

5,446

Income tax impact of above adjustments1,2f

(1,438)

—

55

(1,383)

Adjusting items, net of income taxes

4,224

—

(161)

4,063

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)

$

30,764

$

15,367

$

(3,860)

$

42,271








Six Months Ended June 30, 2018






GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR

$

34,246

$

24,779

$

(5,827)

$

53,198

Adjusting items before income tax effects:






Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges2a

(56)

—

—

(56)

Net change in unrealized gains and losses on investment securities2b

4,083

—

—

4,083

Regulatory disallowances and restructuring costs2c

1,794

—

—

1,794

Pension expense related to previously disposed of gas distribution business2d

1,701

—

—

1,701

(Gain) related to previously disposed of activities2e

—

—

(216)

(216)

Total adjustments before income tax effects

7,522

—

(216)

7,306

Income tax impact of above adjustments1

(1,911)

—

55

(1,856)

Impairment of state tax credits

—

—

123

123

Total income tax impacts2f

(1,911)

—

178

(1,733)

Adjusting items, net of income taxes

5,611

—

(38)

5,573

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)

$

39,857

$

24,779

$

(5,865)

$

58,771

1 2018 income tax effects calculated using a tax rate of 25.40%

2 The pre-tax impacts (in thousands) of adjusting items are reflected on the GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings as follows:

aReductions in "Electric Operating Revenues" and "Cost of energy" of $264 and $292 in the three months ended June 30, 2018 and $545 and $601 in the six months ended June 30, 2018

bReductions in "Gains on investment securities"

cIncreases in "Regulatory allowances and restructuring costs"

dIncreases in "Other (deductions)"

eIncreases in "Other income"

fIncome tax impacts reflected in "Income Taxes"

PNM Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Schedule 2

Reconciliation of GAAP to Ongoing Earnings

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

PNM

TNMP

Corporate
and Other

PNMR
Consolidated

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2017






GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR

$

26,800

$

12,204

$

(1,449)

$

37,555

Adjusting items before income tax effects:






Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges2a

2,284

—

—

2,284

Net change in unrealized impairments of available-for-sale securities2b

73

—

—

73

Pension expense related to previously disposed of gas distribution business2c

961

—

—

961

Total adjustments before income tax effects

3,318

—

—

3,318

Income tax impact of above adjustments1,2d

(1,287)

—

—

(1,287)

Adjusting items, net of income taxes

2,031

—

—

2,031

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)

$

28,831

$

12,204

$

(1,449)

$

39,586








Six Months Ended June 30, 2017






GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR

$

43,327

$

19,808

$

(2,718)

$

60,417

Adjusting items before income tax effects:






Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges2a

939

—

—

939

Net change in unrealized impairments of available-for-sale securities2b

(1,028)

—

—

(1,028)

Pension expense related to previously disposed of gas distribution business2c

1,922

—

—

1,922

Total adjustments before income tax effects

1,833

—

—

1,833

Income tax impact of above adjustments1

(711)

—

—

(711)

New Mexico corporate income tax rate change

22

—

83

105

Total income tax impacts2d

(689)

—

83

(606)

Adjusting items, net of income taxes

1,144

—

83

1,227

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)

$

44,471

$

19,808

$

(2,635)

$

61,644

12017 income tax effects calculated using a tax rate of 38.80%

2The pre-tax impacts (in thousands) of adjusting items are reflected on the GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings as follows:

aIncreases in "Electric Operating Revenues" and "Cost of energy" of $7,977 and $10,261 in the three months ended June 30, 2017 and $9,026 and $9,965 in the six months ended June 30, 2017

b(Increase) decrease in "Gains on investment securities"

cIncreases in "Other (deductions)"

dIncome tax impacts reflected in "Income Taxes"

PNM Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Schedule 3

Reconciliation of GAAP to Ongoing Earnings Per Diluted Share

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

PNM

TNMP

Corporate
and Other

PNMR
Consolidated

(per diluted share)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018






GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR

$

0.33

$

0.19

$

(0.04)

$

0.48

Adjusting items, net of income tax effects:






Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges

—

—

—

—

Net change in unrealized gains and losses on investment securities

0.03

—

—

0.03

Regulatory disallowances and restructuring costs

0.02

—

—

0.02

Pension expense related to previously disposed of gas distribution business

—

—

—

—

(Gain) related to previously disposed of activities

—

—

—

—

Total Adjustments

0.05

—

—

0.05

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)

$

0.38

$

0.19

$

(0.04)

$

0.53

Average Diluted Shares Outstanding: 79,978,605











Six Months Ended June 30, 2018






GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR

$

0.43

$

0.31

$

(0.07)

$

0.67

Adjusting items, net of income tax effects:






Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges

—

—

—

—

Net change in unrealized gains and losses on investment securities

0.03

—

—

0.03

Regulatory disallowances and restructuring costs

0.02

—

—

0.02

Pension expense related to previously disposed of gas distribution business

0.01

—

—

0.01

(Gain) related to previously disposed of activities

—

—

—

—

Impairment of state tax credits

—

—

—

—

Total Adjustments

0.06

—

—

0.06

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)

$

0.49

$

0.31

$

(0.07)

$

0.73

Average Diluted Shares Outstanding: 79,995,926



PNM Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Schedule 4

Reconciliation of GAAP to Ongoing Earnings Per Diluted Share

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

PNM

TNMP

Corporate
and Other

PNMR
Consolidated

(per diluted share)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2017






GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR

$

0.34

$

0.15

$

(0.02)

$

0.47

Adjusting items, net of income tax effects:






Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges

0.02

—

—

0.02

Net change in unrealized impairments of available-for-sale securities

—

—

—

—

Pension expense related to previously disposed of gas distribution business

—

—

—

—

Total Adjustments

0.02

—

—

0.02

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)

$

0.36

$

0.15

$

(0.02)

$

0.49

Average Diluted Shares Outstanding: 80,130,904











Six Months Ended June 30, 2017






GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR:

$

0.54

$

0.24

$

(0.03)

$

0.75

Adjusting items, net of income tax effects:






Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges

0.01

—

—

0.01

Net change in unrealized impairments of available-for-sale securities

(0.01)

—

—

(0.01)

Pension expense related to previously disposed of gas distribution business

0.02

—

—

0.02

New Mexico corporate income tax rate change

—

—

—

—

Total Adjustments

0.02

—

—

0.02

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)

$

0.56

$

0.24

$

(0.03)

$

0.77

Average Diluted Shares Outstanding: 80,121,449



PNM Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Schedule 5

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2018

2017

2018

2017

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Electric Operating Revenues:






Contracts with customers

$

338,659

$

326,586

$

642,010

$

623,777

Alternative revenue programs

5,660

$

8,920

6,584

13,499

Other electric operating revenue

7,994

$

26,814

21,597

55,222

Total electric operating revenues

$

352,313

$

362,320

670,191

692,498

Operating Expenses:






Cost of energy

87,711

104,267

180,267

207,070

Administrative and general

43,355

42,984

91,638

88,379

Energy production costs

41,888

34,393

77,238

66,180

Regulatory disallowances and restructuring costs

1,794

—

1,794

—

Depreciation and amortization

60,063

57,625

118,785

114,008

Transmission and distribution costs

18,450

17,031

35,406

33,508

Taxes other than income taxes

19,723

18,777

39,602

38,012

Total operating expenses

272,984

275,077

544,730

547,157

Operating income

79,329

87,243

125,461

145,341

Other Income and Deductions:






Interest income

4,339

3,885

8,462

8,766

Gains (losses) on investment securities

(1,670)

5,663

(1,382)

12,324

Other income

4,796

3,450

8,265

8,351

Other (deductions)

(5,868)

(5,042)

(7,243)

(10,663)

Net other income and deductions

1,597

7,956

8,102

18,778

Interest Charges

33,321

32,332

66,376

64,031

Earnings before Income Taxes

47,605

62,867

67,187

100,088

Income Taxes

5,156

21,636

5,939

32,411

Net Earnings

42,449

41,231

61,248

67,677

(Earnings) Attributable to Valencia Non-controlling Interest

(4,109)

(3,544)

(7,786)

(6,996)

Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements of Subsidiary

(132)

(132)

(264)

(264)

Net Earnings Attributable to PNMR

$

38,208

$

37,555

$

53,198

$

60,417

Net Earnings Attributable to PNMR per Common Share:






Basic

$

0.48

$

0.47

$

0.67

$

0.76

Diluted

$

0.48

$

0.47

$

0.67

$

0.75

Dividends Declared per Common Share

$

0.2650

$

0.2425

$

0.5300

$

0.4850

SOURCE PNM Resources, Inc.