PNM Resources Reports First Quarter 2022 Results

2022 and 2023 Ongoing Earnings Guidance Affirmed

• 2022 First Quarter GAAP earnings of $0.19 per diluted share
• 2022 First Quarter ongoing earnings of $0.50 per diluted share
• Affirmed ongoing earnings guidance ranges of $2.50 - $2.60 for 2022 and $2.60 - $2.75 for 2023

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --

PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) today released its 2022 first quarter results. In addition, management affirmed its 2022 consolidated ongoing earnings guidance of $2.50 to $2.60 per diluted share and its 2023 consolidated ongoing earnings guidance of $2.60 to $2.75 per diluted share.

"First quarter results reflect a strong start to the year as we execute our business plan to invest in critical infrastructure and deliver clean energy," said Pat Vincent-Collawn, PNM Resources chairman, president and CEO. "Our customers and communities remain at the heart of our plans and we will continue to move forward on our clean energy transition and investment plans to provide safe, reliable, sustainable energy for generations to come."

UPDATE ON MERGER

On January 3, 2022, PNM Resources and AVANGRID announced an amendment and extension of their merger agreement through April 20, 2023, and an appeal of the NMPRC decision with the New Mexico Supreme Court. On February 2, 2022, the companies filed their Statement of Issues in the appeal.

On April 7, 2022, the companies filed a Brief-in-Chief, providing the legal arguments on these issues. The briefing schedule also includes an answer brief from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, followed by the companies' response brief. There is no statutory deadline for the Court to act.

SEGMENT REPORTING OF 2022 FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS

• PNM – a vertically integrated electric utility in New Mexico with distribution, transmission and generation assets.
• TNMP – an electric transmission and distribution utility in Texas.
• Corporate and Other – reflects the PNM Resources holding company and other subsidiaries.

Net changes to GAAP and ongoing earnings in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the first quarter of 2021 include:

• PNM: Higher transmission margins due to higher system demand and new customers, including the Western Spirit transmission contract, and increased retail sales volumes driven by colder temperatures increased earnings. These increases were partially offset by lower market performance of decommissioning and reclamation trusts, higher depreciation and property tax expense associated with new capital investments.
• TNMP: Rate recovery through Transmission Cost of Service (TCOS) and Distribution Cost of Service (DCOS) increases, load growth and colder temperatures throughout the quarter were partially offset by higher depreciation and property tax expense associated with new capital investments.
• Corporate and Other: Interest savings from the refinancing of debt in May 2021 reduced losses.

In addition, GAAP earnings decreased in the first quarter of 2022 when compared to the first quarter of 2021 resulting from a net increase in unrealized losses on investment securities for decommissioning and reclamation trusts, partially offset by lower merger related expenditures.

Additional materials with information on quarterly results are available at
http://www.pnmresources.com/investors/results.cfm.

FIRST QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL: 11 A.M. EASTERN THURSDAY, APRIL 28

PNM Resources will discuss these items during a live conference call and webcast on Thursday, April 28th at 11 a.m. Eastern. Speaking on the call will be Pat Vincent-Collawn, PNM Resources chairman, president and CEO, and Don Tarry, PNM Resources senior vice president and CFO.

The conference call will be simultaneously broadcast and archived on our website at http://www.pnmresources.com/investors/events-and-presentations. 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/10165440. 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 first quarter earnings 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 2021 consolidated operating revenues of $1.8 billion. Through its regulated utilities, PNM and TNMP, PNM Resources provides electricity to approximately 800,000 homes and businesses in New Mexico and Texas. PNM serves its customers with a diverse mix of generation and purchased power resources totaling 3.1 gigawatts of capacity, with a goal to achieve 100% emissions-free energy by 2040. For more information, visit the company's website at www.PNMResources.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Statements made in this news release for PNM Resources, Inc. ("PNMR"), Public Service Company of New Mexico ("PNM"), or Texas-New Mexico Power Company ("TNMP") (collectively, the "Company") that relate to future events or expectations, projections, estimates, intentions, goals, targets, and strategies, including the unaudited financial results and earnings guidance, 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 and apply only as of the date of this report. 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. Additionally, there are risks and uncertainties in connection with the proposed acquisition of us by AVANGRID which may adversely affect our business, future opportunities, employees and common stock, including without limitation, (i) the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the pending Merger, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any remaining required governmental and regulatory approvals of the pending Merger that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transaction, (ii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, (iii) the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed Merger in a timely manner or at all, and (iv) the risk that the proposed transaction could have an adverse effect on the ability of PNMR to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its customers and suppliers, and on its operating results and businesses generally. For a discussion of risk factors and other important factors affecting forward-looking statements, please see the Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q filings and the information included in the Company's Forms 8-K 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 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 1-2.

SOURCE PNM Resources, Inc.