Entergy reports 2022 financial results, initiates 2023 earnings guidance

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Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported Q4 2022 earnings per share of 51 cents, marking a decline from $1.28 in Q4 2021. For the full year, reported EPS was $5.37, down from $5.54 year-over-year. The company initiated its 2023 adjusted EPS guidance in the range of $6.55 to $6.85. Key positive developments included regulatory approvals for multiple projects and recognition for sustainability efforts. However, financial metrics displayed substantial impacts from regulatory charges and rising operating expenses. Entergy remains focused on delivering value through clean energy and resilience initiatives.

Positive

• 2023 adjusted EPS guidance range of $6.55 to $6.85.
• Utility segment reported earnings of $1,407 million on an as-reported basis.
• Regulatory approvals for significant infrastructure projects.

Negative

• Q4 2022 EPS decreased to $0.51 from $1.28 in Q4 2021.
• Full year 2022 EPS declined from $5.54 to $5.37.
• Regulatory charge of $(551 million) impacting 2022 results.

Results in top half of guidance range for 7th consecutive year

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported fourth quarter 2022 earnings per share of 51 cents on an as-reported and adjusted basis (non-GAAP). For the full year, the company reported 2022 earnings per share of $5.37 on an as-reported basis and $6.42 on an adjusted basis.

"We finished 2022 strong and delivered meaningful outcomes for our key stakeholders," said Drew Marsh, Entergy chairman and chief executive officer. "We have laid out a clear path that will deliver exceptional customer value including clean energy and resilience."

Business highlights included the following:

• The PUCT approved E-TX's request to construct Orange County Advanced Power Station.
• E-LA filed its Entergy Future Ready resilience plan with the LPSC seeking approval for the first five years of the ten-year accelerated resilience and hardening plan.
• The LPSC approved E-LA's Hurricane Ida storm recovery and securitization financing.
• E-AR and the U.S. General Services Administration signed the federal government's first MOU with a utility to provide regionally-sourced nuclear and renewable energy.
• River Bend Station began its 22^nd refueling outage after a 675-day continuous run, the longest in the plant's history.
• The APSC approved E-AR's annual FRP.
• EEI awarded Entergy its Emergency Response Award for its mutual assistance efforts in supporting Hurricane Ian restoration.
• Entergy was named to a Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the 21^st consecutive year.
• Newsweek named Entergy as one of America's most responsible companies and one of America's greatest workplaces for diversity.

 

Consolidated earnings (GAAP and non-GAAP measures)
Fourth quarter and full year 2022 vs. 2021 (See Appendix A for reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures and description of adjustments)
	Fourth quarter			Full year
	2022	2021	Change	2022	2021	Change
(After-tax, $ in millions)
As-reported earnings	106	259	(152)	1,103	1,118	(15)
Less adjustments	(1)	104	(105)	(217)	(97)	(120)
Adjusted earnings (non-GAAP)	107	155	(48)	1,320	1,215	105
Estimated weather impact	(1)	(21)	20	86	(21)	107
(After-tax, per share in $)
As-reported earnings	0.51	1.28	(0.77)	5.37	5.54	(0.17)
Less adjustments	-	0.52	(0.52)	(1.05)	(0.48)	(0.57)
Adjusted earnings (non-GAAP)	0.51	0.76	(0.25)	6.42	6.02	0.40
Estimated weather impact	-	(0.10)	0.10	0.42	(0.11)	0.53

Calculations may differ due to rounding

Consolidated results

For fourth quarter 2022, the company reported earnings of $106 million, or 51 cents per share, on an as-reported basis, and earnings of $107 million, or 51 cents per share, on an adjusted basis. This compared to fourth quarter 2021 earnings of $259 million, or $1.28 per share, on an as-reported basis, and earnings of $155 million, or 76 cents per share, on an adjusted basis.

For full year 2022, the company reported earnings of $1,103 million, or $5.37 per share, on an as-reported basis, and earnings of $1,320 million, or $6.42 per share, on an adjusted basis. This compared to 2021 earnings of $1,118 million, or $5.54 per share, on an as-reported basis, and earnings of $1,215 million, or $6.02 per share, on an adjusted basis.

Summary discussions by business follow. Additional details, including information on OCF by business, are provided in Appendix A. An analysis of quarterly and full year variances by business is provided in Appendix B.

Business segment results

Utility

For full year 2022, the Utility business reported earnings attributable to Entergy Corporation of $1,407 million, or $6.84 per share, on an as-reported basis, and earnings of $1,686 million, or $8.20 per share, on an adjusted basis. This compared to full year 2021 earnings of $1,490 million, or $7.38 per share, on an as-reported basis, and earnings of $1,464 million, or $7.25 per share, on an adjusted basis. There were several drivers for the year's results.

2022 results include a regulatory charge of $(551 million) ($(413 million) after tax) that SERI recorded to increase a regulatory liability to reflect the effects of a partial settlement agreement and offer of settlement related to pending proceedings before the FERC (this item was considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings).

Also in 2022, as a result of receiving approvals for storm cost recovery and issuance of securitized debt at E-LA and E-TX, the companies recorded the following:

• carrying costs on storm expenditures not previously recorded (the equity portion of carrying costs related to prior years was considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings),
• a reduction in other income to account for LURC's 1 percent beneficial interest in the trust established as part of E-LA's securitization (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings),
• a reduction in income tax expense as a result of securitization (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings), and
• amounts reserved to share benefits of securitization with customers (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings).

Other drivers for the year included:

• the net effect of regulatory actions across the operating companies;
• higher retail sales volume including the impacts of weather;
• various regulatory provisions;
• higher operating expenses including other O&M, depreciation expense, and taxes other than income taxes;
• higher income from intercompany preferred investments (offset at P&O and largely earnings neutral for the consolidated result);
• higher interest expense; and
• higher effective income tax rate.

On a per share basis, 2022 results reflected higher diluted average number of common shares outstanding.

Appendix C contains additional details on Utility operating and financial measures.

Parent & Other

For full year 2022, Parent & Other reported a loss attributable to Entergy Corporation of $(366 million), or $(1.78) per share, on an as-reported and an adjusted basis. This compared to a full year 2021 loss of $(249 million), or $(1.23) per share, on an as-reported basis, and a loss of $(248 million), or $(1.23) per share, on an adjusted basis.

Drivers for the full year included higher interest on intercompany preferred investments (offset at Utility and largely earnings neutral for the consolidated result), an increase in charitable contributions, and higher interest expense.

On a per share basis, 2022 results reflected higher diluted average number of common shares outstanding.

Entergy Wholesale Commodities 

For full year 2022, EWC reported earnings attributable to Entergy Corporation of $63 million, or 31 cents per share, on an as-reported basis. This compared to full year 2021 loss attributable to Entergy Corporation of $(123 million), or (61) cents per share, on an as-reported basis. The primary drivers for the year were due to the shutdown and sale of EWC's nuclear plants.

Specific variances included lower asset write-offs and impairments, and lower operating expenses including other O&M, decommissioning expense, depreciation expense, and nuclear refueling outage expense. These drivers were partially offset by lower revenue, lower earnings on NDTs, and income tax items.

Appendix D contains additional details on EWC operating and financial measures, including reconciliation for non-GAAP EWC adjusted EBITDA.

Earnings per share guidance

Entergy initiated its 2023 adjusted EPS guidance range of $6.55 to $6.85. See webcast presentation for additional details.

The company has provided 2023 earnings guidance with regard to the non-GAAP measure of Entergy adjusted EPS. This measure excludes from the corresponding GAAP financial measure the effect of adjustments as described below under "Non-GAAP financial measures." The company has not provided a reconciliation of such non-GAAP guidance to guidance presented on a GAAP basis because it cannot predict and quantify with a reasonable degree of confidence all of the adjustments that may occur during the period. Potential adjustments include the exclusion of regulatory charges related to outstanding regulatory complaints and significant income tax positions.

Earnings teleconference

A teleconference will be held at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, February 16, 2023, to discuss Entergy's quarterly earnings announcement and the company's financial performance. The teleconference and a replay of the teleconference may be accessed by visiting Entergy's website at www.entergy.com. For participants who would like to participate via telephone, please register at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI859dfe14dbd944c695a4ea640f532291 to receive the dial-in number along with a unique PIN that is required to access the call (the registration link can also be found on Entergy's website). The webcast presentation is also being posted to Entergy's website concurrent with this news release.

Entergy Corporation, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in New Orleans, powers life for 3 million customers through its operating companies across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Entergy is creating a cleaner, more resilient energy future for everyone with our diverse power generation portfolio, including increasingly carbon-free energy sources. With roots in the Gulf South region for more than a century, Entergy is a recognized leader in corporate citizenship, delivering more than $100 million in economic benefits to local communities through philanthropy and advocacy efforts annually over the last several years. Our approximately 12,000 employees are dedicated to powering life today and for future generations.

Entergy Corporation's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE Chicago under the symbol "ETR".

Details regarding Entergy's results of operations, regulatory proceedings, and other matters are available in this earnings release, a copy of which will be filed with the SEC, and the webcast presentation. Both documents are available on Entergy's Investor Relations website at www.entergy.com/investors.

Entergy maintains a web page as part of its Investor Relations website, entitled Regulatory and Other Information, which provides investors with key updates on certain regulatory proceedings and important milestones on the execution of its strategy. While some of this information may be considered material information, investors should not rely exclusively on this page for all relevant company information.

For definitions of certain operating measures, as well as GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures and abbreviations and acronyms used in the earnings release materials, see Appendix F.

Non-GAAP financial measures

This news release contains non-GAAP financial measures, which are generally numerical measures of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that either exclude or include amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Entergy has provided quantitative reconciliations within this news release of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Entergy reports earnings using the non-GAAP measure of Entergy adjusted earnings, which excludes the effect of certain "adjustments." In 2022, that included the removal of the Entergy Wholesale Commodities segment in light of the company's exit from the merchant power business. Beginning in 2023, as a result of the successful exit from the merchant power business, Entergy Wholesale Commodities will no longer be a reportable segment and any remaining financial activity from that business will no longer be adjusted in its entirety from Entergy's results (individual items could be considered for adjustment if they meet the criteria). Adjustments are unusual or non-recurring items or events or other items or events that management believes do not reflect the ongoing business of Entergy, such as the results of the EWC segment, significant tax items, and other items such as certain costs, expenses, or other specified items. In addition to reporting GAAP consolidated earnings on a per share basis, Entergy reports its adjusted earnings on a per share basis. These per share measures represent the applicable earnings amount divided by the diluted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.

Management uses the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share for, among other things, financial planning and analysis; reporting financial results to the board of directors, employees, stockholders, analysts, and investors; and internal evaluation of financial performance. Entergy believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors in evaluating the ongoing results of Entergy's business, comparing period to period results, and comparing Entergy's financial performance to the financial performance of other companies in the utility sector.

Other non-GAAP measures, including adjusted EBITDA; adjusted ROE; adjusted ROE, excluding affiliate preferred; gross liquidity; net liquidity; net liquidity, including storm escrows; debt to capital, excluding securitization debt; net debt to net capital, excluding securitization debt; parent debt to total debt, excluding securitization debt; FFO to debt, excluding securitization debt; and FFO to debt, excluding securitization debt, return of unprotected excess ADIT, and severance and retention payments associated with exit of EWC, are measures Entergy uses internally for management and board discussions and to gauge the overall strength of its business. Entergy believes the above data provides useful information to investors in evaluating Entergy's ongoing financial results and flexibility, and assists investors in comparing Entergy's credit and liquidity to the credit and liquidity of others in the utility sector. In addition, ROE is included on both an adjusted and an as-reported basis. Metrics defined as "adjusted" (other than EWC's adjusted EBITDA) exclude the effect of adjustments as defined above. EWC's adjusted EBITDA represents EWC's earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization, and also excludes decommissioning expense.

These non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of Entergy's operations that, when viewed with Entergy's GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting Entergy's business. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be used to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. Investors are strongly encouraged to review Entergy's consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Although certain of these measures are intended to assist investors in comparing Entergy's performance to other companies in the utility sector, non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized; therefore, it might not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.

Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements

In this news release, and from time to time, Entergy Corporation makes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding Entergy's 2023 earnings guidance; current financial and operational outlooks; industrial load growth outlooks; statements regarding its climate transition and resilience plans, goals, beliefs, or expectations; and other statements of Entergy's plans, beliefs, or expectations included in this news release. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this news release. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, Entergy undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, including (a) those factors discussed elsewhere in this news release and in Entergy's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Entergy's other reports and filings made under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (b) uncertainties associated with (1) rate proceedings, formula rate plans, and other cost recovery mechanisms, including the risk that costs may not be recoverable to the extent or on the timeline anticipated by the utilities and (2) implementation of the ratemaking effects of changes in law; (c) uncertainties associated with (1) realizing the benefits of its resilience plan, including impacts of the frequency and intensity of future storms and storm paths, as well as the pace of project completion and (2) efforts to remediate the effects of major storms and recover related restoration costs; (d) risks associated with operating nuclear facilities, including plant relicensing, operating, and regulatory costs and risks; (e) changes in decommissioning trust fund values or earnings or in the timing or cost of decommissioning Entergy's nuclear plant sites; (f) legislative and regulatory actions and risks and uncertainties associated with claims or litigation by or against Entergy and its subsidiaries; (g) risks and uncertainties associated with executing on business strategies, including strategic transactions that Entergy or its subsidiaries may undertake and the risk that any such transaction may not be completed as and when expected and the risk that the anticipated benefits of the transaction may not be realized; (h) impacts from terrorist attacks, geopolitical conflicts, cybersecurity threats, data security breaches, or other attempts to disrupt Entergy's business or operations, and/or other catastrophic events; (i) the direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Entergy and its customers; and (j) effects on Entergy or its customers of (1) changes in federal, state, or local laws and regulations and other governmental actions or policies, including changes in monetary, fiscal, tax, environmental, or energy policies; (2) the effects of changes in commodity markets, capital markets, or economic conditions; and (3) the effects of technological change, including the costs, pace of development, and commercialization of new and emerging technologies.

 

Fourth quarter 2022 earnings release appendices and financial statements

Appendices

A: Consolidated results and adjustments
B: Earnings variance analysis
C: Utility operating and financial measures
D: EWC operating and financial measures
E: Consolidated financial measures
F: Definitions and abbreviations and acronyms
G: Other GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations

Financial statements

Consolidating balance sheets
Consolidating income statements
Consolidated cash flow statements

A: Consolidated results and adjustments
Appendix A-1 provides a comparative summary of consolidated earnings, including a reconciliation of as-reported earnings (GAAP) to adjusted earnings (non-GAAP).

Appendix A-1: Consolidated earnings - reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures Fourth quarter and full year 2022 vs. 2021 (See Appendix A-2 and Appendix A-3 for details on adjustments)
	Fourth quarter			Full year
	2022	2021	Change	2022	2021	Change
(After-tax, $ in millions)
As-reported earnings (loss)
Utility	241	238	3	1,407	1,490	(84)
Parent & Other	(122)	(68)	(54)	(366)	(249)	(117)
EWC	(12)	89	(101)	63	(123)	186
Consolidated	106	259	(152)	1,103	1,118	(15)
Less adjustments
Utility	12	16	(4)	(280)	27	(306)
Parent & Other	-	(1)	1	-	(1)	1
EWC	(12)	89	(101)	63	(123)	186
Consolidated	(1)	104	(105)	(217)	(97)	(120)
Adjusted earnings (loss) (non-GAAP)
Utility	229	222	7	1,686	1,464	223
Parent & Other	(122)	(67)	(55)	(366)	(248)	(118)
EWC	-	-	-	-	-	-
Consolidated	107	155	(48)	1,320	1,215	105
Estimated weather impact	(1)	(21)	20	86	(21)	107
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding (in millions)	209	203	6	206	202	4
(After-tax, per share in $) (a)
As-reported earnings (loss)
Utility	1.15	1.17	(0.02)	6.84	7.38	(0.54)
Parent & Other	(0.58)	(0.33)	(0.25)	(1.78)	(1.23)	(0.55)
EWC	(0.06)	0.44	(0.50)	0.31	(0.61)	0.92
Consolidated	0.51	1.28	(0.77)	5.37	5.54	(0.17)
Less adjustments
Utility	0.06	0.08	(0.02)	(1.36)	0.13	(1.49)
Parent & Other	-	-	-	-	-	-
EWC	(0.06)	0.44	(0.50)	0.31	(0.61)	0.92
Consolidated	-	0.52	(0.52)	(1.05)	(0.48)	(0.57)
Adjusted earnings (loss) (non-GAAP)
Utility	1.09	1.09	-	8.20	7.25	0.95
Parent & Other	(0.58)	(0.33)	(0.25)	(1.78)	(1.23)	(0.55)
EWC	-	-	-	-	-	-
Consolidated	0.51	0.76	(0.25)	6.42	6.02	0.40
Estimated weather impact	-	(0.10)	0.10	0.42	(0.11)	0.53

Calculations may differ due to rounding
(a)	Per share amounts are calculated by dividing the corresponding earnings (loss) by the diluted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.

See Appendix B for detailed earnings variance analysis.

Appendix A-2 and Appendix A-3 detail adjustments by business. Adjustments are included in as-reported earnings consistent with GAAP but are excluded from adjusted earnings. As a result, adjusted earnings is considered a non-GAAP measure.

Appendix A-2: Adjustments by driver (shown as positive/(negative) impact on earnings or EPS)
Fourth quarter and full year 2022 vs. 2021
	Fourth quarter						Full year
	2022	2021		Change			2022		2021		Change
(Pre-tax except for income taxes, preferred dividend requirements, and totals; $ in millions)
Utility
E-LA and E-TX true-up for the equity component of carrying costs for 2020 storms (prior year portion)	-	-		-			41		-		41
E-LA contribution to the LURC related to securitization	-	-		-			(32)		-		(32)
E-LA customer-sharing of securitization benefit	-	-		-			(224)		-		(224)
SERI litigation settlement regulatory charge	-	-		-			(551)		-		(551)
SERI depreciation adjustment	33	-		33			33		-		33
Gain on sale	-	-		-			-		15		(15)
Income tax effect on Utility adjustments above	(8)	-		(8)			183		(4)		187
E-LA tax benefit resulting from securitization	-	-		-			283		-		283
SERI sale-leaseback reg. liability / DTA turnaround	(13)	-		(13)			(13)		-		(13)
Income tax valuation allowance	-	(8)		8			-		(8)		8
Provision for uncertain tax position	-	(5)		5			-		(5)		5
State corporate income tax rate change	-	29		(29)			-		29		(29)
Total Utility	12	16		(4)			(280)		27		(306)
Parent & Other
State corporate income tax rate change	-	(1)		1			-		(1)		1
Total Parent & Other	-	(1)		1			-		(1)		1
EWC
Income before income taxes	(4)	112		(115)			119		(146)		265
Income taxes	(8)	(22)		14			(54)		25		(80)
Preferred dividend requirements	(1)	(1)		-			(2)		(2)		-
Total EWC	(12)	89		(101)			63		(123)		186
Total adjustments	(1)	104		(105)			(217)		(97)		(120)
(After-tax, per share in $) (b)
Utility
E-LA and E-TX true-up for the equity component of carrying costs for 2020 storms (prior year portion)	-	-		-			0.17		-		0.17
E-LA contribution to the LURC related to securitization	-	-		-			(0.15)		-		(0.15)
E-LA customer-sharing of securitization benefit	-	-		-			(0.81)		-		(0.81)
E-LA tax benefit resulting from securitization	-	-		-			1.38		-		1.38
SERI litigation settlement regulatory charge	-	-		-			(2.01)		-		(2.01)
SERI depreciation adjustment	0.12	-		0.12			0.12		-		0.12
Gain on sale	-	-		-			-		0.05		(0.05)
SERI sale-leaseback reg. liability / DTA turnaround	(0.06)	-		(0.06)			(0.06)		-		(0.06)
Income tax valuation allowance	-	(0.04)		0.04			-		(0.04)		0.04
Provision for uncertain tax position	-	(0.02)		0.02			-		(0.02)		0.02
State corporate income tax rate change	-	0.14		(0.14)			-		0.14		(0.14)
Total Utility	0.06	0.08		(0.02)			(1.36)		0.13		(1.49)
Parent & Other
State corporate income tax rate change	-	-		-			-		-		-
Total Parent & Other	-	-		-			-		-		-
EWC
Total EWC	(0.06)	0.44		(0.50)			0.31		(0.61)		0.92
Total adjustments	-	0.52		(0.52)			(1.05)		(0.48)		(0.57)

Calculations may differ due to rounding
(b)	Per share amounts are calculated by multiplying the corresponding earnings (loss) by the estimated income tax rate that is expected to apply and dividing by the diluted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.

 

Appendix A-3: Total adjustments by income statement line item (shown as positive/(negative) impact on earnings)
Fourth quarter and full year 2022 vs. 2021
(Pre-tax except for income taxes, preferred dividend requirements, and totals; $ in millions)
	Fourth quarter			Full year
	2022	2021	Change	2022	2021	Change
Utility
Operating revenues	-	-	-	46	-	46
Depreciation/amortization exp.	33	-	33	33	-	33
Regulatory charges (credits)–net	-	-	-	(775)	-	(775)
Other income (deductions)–other	-	-	-	(37)	-	(37)
Other O&M	-	-	-	-	15	(15)
Income taxes	(21)	16	(37)	453	12	441
Total Utility	12	16	(4)	(280)	27	(306)
Parent & Other
Income taxes	-	(1)	1	-	(1)	1
Total Parent & Other	-	(1)	1	-	(1)	1
EWC
Operating revenues	43	139	(96)	343	698	(355)
Fuel and fuel-related expenses	(18)	(20)	2	(98)	(83)	(16)
Purchased power	(20)	(15)	(4)	(83)	(73)	(11)
Nuclear refueling outage expense	-	(11)	11	(18)	(45)	26
Other O&M	(10)	(53)	44	(103)	(287)	184
Asset write-offs and impairments	-	82	(81)	163	(264)	427
Decommissioning expense	-	(14)	14	(28)	(120)	92
Taxes other than income taxes	(3)	(3)	-	(16)	(17)	1
Depreciation/amortization exp.	(1)	(9)	7	(14)	(44)	30
Other income (deductions)–other	8	18	(10)	(18)	101	(119)
Interest exp. and other charges	(3)	(2)	(1)	(8)	(13)	6
Income taxes	(8)	(22)	14	(54)	25	(80)
Preferred dividend requirements	(1)	(1)	-	(2)	(2)	-
Total EWC	(12)	89	(101)	63	(123)	186
Total adjustments	(1)	104	(105)	(217)	(97)	(120)

Calculations may differ due to rounding

Appendix A-4 provides a comparative summary of OCF by business. 

Appendix A-4: Consolidated operating cash flow
Fourth quarter and full year 2022 vs. 2021
($ in millions)
	Fourth quarter			Full year
	2022	2021	Change	2022	2021	Change
Utility	1,089	420	669	3,031	2,646	385
Parent & Other	(210)	(84)	(126)	(365)	(238)	(127)
EWC	(103)	(46)	(57)	(81)	(108)	27
Consolidated	776	290	486	2,585	2,301	285

Calculations may differ due to rounding

OCF increased quarter-over-quarter due primarily to:

• higher receipts from Utility customers,
• lower non-capital storm restoration spending,
• receipt of E-NO's storm securitization proceeds, and
• lower income tax payments (variances from income tax payments differ by business).

The increase was partially offset by:

• higher pension contributions,
• higher fuel and purchased power payments at the Utility,
• higher other O&M at the Utility, and
• the shutdown of EWC nuclear plants.

Cash flow from affiliate preferred investment dividend activity contributed to the Utility and Parent & Other variances but was neutral for the consolidated result.

OCF increased year-over-year due primarily to:

• higher receipts from Utility customers,
• lower non-capital storm restoration spending,
• receipt of E-NO's storm securitization proceeds, and
• lower income tax payments (variances from income tax payments differ by business).

The increase was partially offset by:

• higher fuel and purchased power payments at the Utility,
• higher other O&M at the Utility,
• higher pension contributions, and
• the shutdown of EWC nuclear plants.

Cash flow from affiliate preferred investment dividend activity contributed to the Utility and Parent & Other variances but was neutral for the consolidated result.

B: Earnings variance analysis 
Appendix B-1 and Appendix B-2 provide details of current quarter and full year 2022 versus 2021 as-reported and adjusted earnings per share variances for Utility, Parent & Other, and EWC.

Appendix B-1: As-reported and adjusted earnings per share variance analysis (c), (d), (e)
Fourth quarter 2022 vs. 2021
(After-tax, per share in $)
	Utility			Parent & Other			EWC		Consolidated
	As- reported	Adjusted		As- reported	Adjusted		As- reported		As- reported	Adjusted
2021 earnings (loss)	1.17	1.09		(0.33)	(0.33)		0.44		1.28	0.76
Operating revenue less:   Fuel, fuel-related expenses and   gas purchased for resale,   Purchased power, and   Regulatory charges (credits)–net	1.02	1.02	(f)	-	-		(0.39)	(g)	0.63	1.02
Nuclear refueling outage expense	(0.02)	(0.02)		-	-		0.04		0.02	(0.02)
Other O&M	(0.18)	(0.18)	(h)	(0.01)	(0.01)		0.17	(i)	(0.02)	(0.19)
Asset write-offs and impairments	-	-		-	-		(0.32)	(j)	(0.32)	-
Decommissioning expense	(0.01)	(0.01)		-	-		0.05	(k)	0.04	(0.01)
Taxes other than income taxes	(0.09)	(0.09)	(l)	-	-		-		(0.09)	(0.09)
Depreciation/amortization exp.	(0.02)	(0.14)	(m)	-	-		0.03		0.01	(0.14)
Other income (deductions)–other	(0.27)	(0.27)	(n)	(0.25)	(0.25)	(o)	(0.03)		(0.55)	(0.52)
Interest exp. and other charges	(0.06)	(0.06)	(p)	(0.02)	(0.02)		-		(0.08)	(0.08)
Income taxes–other	(0.35)	(0.21)	(q)	0.01	0.01		(0.05)	(r)	(0.39)	(0.20)
Share effect	(0.04)	(0.04)		0.02	0.02		-		(0.02)	(0.02)
2022 earnings (loss)	1.15	1.09		(0.58)	(0.58)		(0.06)		0.51	0.51

Calculations may differ due to rounding

 

Appendix B-2: As-reported and adjusted earnings variance analysis (c), (d), (e)
Full year 2022 vs. 2021
(After-tax, per share in $)
	Utility			Parent & Other			EWC		Consolidated
	As- reported	Adjusted		As- reported	Adjusted		As- reported		As- reported	Adjusted
2021 earnings (loss)	7.38	7.25		(1.23)	(1.23)		(0.61)		5.54	6.02
Operating revenue less:   Fuel, fuel-related expenses and   gas purchased for resale,   Purchased power, and   Regulatory charges (credits)–net	0.90	3.52	(f)	-	-		(1.49)	(g)	(0.59)	3.52
Nuclear refueling outage expense	(0.04)	(0.04)		-	-		0.11	(s)	0.07	(0.04)
Other O&M	(0.89)	(0.84)	(h)	(0.04)	(0.04)		0.71	(i)	(0.22)	(0.88)
Asset write-offs and impairments	-	-		-	-		1.67	(j)	1.67	-
Decommissioning expense	(0.04)	(0.04)		-	-		0.36	(k)	0.32	(0.04)
Taxes other than income taxes	(0.27)	(0.27)	(l)	-	-		-		(0.27)	(0.27)
Depreciation/amortization exp.	(0.40)	(0.52)	(m)	0.01	0.01		0.11	(t)	(0.28)	(0.51)
Other income (deductions)–other	(0.54)	(0.36)	(n)	(0.43)	(0.43)	(o)	(0.46)	(u)	(1.43)	(0.79)
Interest exp. and other charges	(0.21)	(0.21)	(p)	(0.10)	(0.10)	(v)	0.02		(0.29)	(0.31)
Income taxes–other	1.08	(0.16)	(q)	(0.02)	(0.02)		(0.11)	(r)	0.95	(0.18)
Preferred dividend and noncontrolling interest	(0.01)	(0.01)		-	-		-		(0.01)	(0.01)
Share effect	(0.12)	(0.12)	(w)	0.03	0.03		-		(0.09)	(0.09)
2022 earnings (loss)	6.84	8.20		(1.78)	(1.78)		0.31		5.37	6.42

Calculations may differ due to rounding

(c)	Utility operating revenue / regulatory charges (credits) and Utility income taxes-other exclude the following for the return of unprotected excess ADIT to customers (net effect is neutral to earnings) ($ in millions):

	4Q22	4Q21	YTD22	YTD21
Utility operating revenue / regulatory charges (credits)	5	(16)	(45)	(88)
Utility income taxes-other	(5)	16	45	88

(d)	Utility regulatory charges (credits) and Utility preferred dividend requirements and noncontrolling interest exclude the following for the effects of HLBV accounting and the approved deferral (net effect is neutral to earnings) ($ millions):

	4Q22	4Q21	YTD22	YTD21
Utility regulatory charges (credits)	14	18	26	18
Utility preferred dividend requirements and noncontrolling interest	(14)	(18)	(26)	(18)

(e)	EPS effect is calculated by multiplying the pre-tax amount by the estimated income tax rate that is expected to apply and dividing by diluted average number of common shares outstanding for the prior period; income taxes–other represents income tax differences other than the tax effect of individual line items.
(f)	The fourth quarter and full year earnings increases were driven by regulatory actions including E-AR's FRP; E-LA's FRP (including riders); E-MS's FRP and various riders; E-NO's FRP; and E-TX's TCRF and DCRF. The increases also reflected higher volume, including the effects of weather. Other drivers included: changes in regulatory provisions for decommissioning items (the difference between expense and trust earnings plus costs collected in revenue, largely earnings neutral), higher Grand Gulf revenue, and higher volume for the natural gas distribution business. The full year variance also reflected various regulatory provisions and regulatory reserves (detailed in the table to the right), including the second quarter 2022 $551 million ($413 million after-tax) regulatory charge recorded by SERI to reflect the effects of a partial settlement agreement and offer of settlement related to proceedings pending before the FERC (this item was considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings), E-LA's $224 million ($165 million after-tax) regulatory provision for sharing the benefits of E-LA's securitization with customers (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings), the regulatory provision for the true-up of E-LA and E-TX cost of debt from 2020 storms, and $59 million in revenues ($54 million after-tax) for the equity component of carrying charges on those storm costs ($46 million ($42 million after-tax) associated with prior years was considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings).
(g)	The fourth quarter and full year earnings decreases included lower revenues from the shutdown of Palisades in May 2022. The full year decrease also reflected the shutdown of Indian Point 3 in April 2021, as well as lower realized wholesale energy price and volume.
(h)	The fourth quarter and full year earnings decreases from higher Utility other O&M were primarily due to higher power delivery expenses, including vegetation management, reliability, and safety and training costs; higher nuclear generation spending due to higher scope of work and higher labor costs; an increase in non-nuclear generation expenses primarily due to higher costs associated with materials and supplies; higher customer service center support costs; higher bad debt expense; and higher energy efficiency expenses. Also contributing to the full year decrease was a $15 million pretax gain on the sale of an asset in the third quarter 2021 (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings).
(i)	The fourth quarter and full year earnings increases from lower EWC other O&M were due to the shutdown of Palisades in May 2022. The full year increase also reflected the shutdown of Indian Point 3 in April 2021 and lower severance and retention costs.
(j)	The fourth quarter earnings decrease from higher EWC asset write-offs and impairments was due primarily to a gain from the settlement of spent fuel litigation at Indian Point recorded in fourth quarter 2021. The full year earnings increase from lower EWC asset write-offs and impairments also reflected the $340 million ($268 million net-of-tax) loss from the sale of Indian Point in May 2021 and a $165 million ($129 million net-of-tax) gain from the sale of Palisades in June 2022.
(k)	The fourth quarter and full year earnings increases from lower EWC decommissioning expense were due to the sale of Palisades in June 2022. The full year increase also reflected the sale of Indian Point in May 2021.
(l)	The fourth quarter and full year earnings decreases from higher Utility taxes other than income taxes were due to higher ad valorem taxes and franchise taxes. The full year decrease also reflected higher employment taxes.
(m)	The fourth quarter and full year earnings decreases from higher Utility depreciation/amortization expense were due primarily to higher plant in service and updated depreciation rates for Grand Gulf, effective March 1, 2022. This was partially offset by an adjustment to SERI's depreciation expense that resulted from FERC's December 2022 order on the sale-leaseback complaint (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings).
(n)	The fourth quarter and full year earnings decreases from lower Utility other income (deductions)–other included differences in NDT returns (based on regulatory treatment, decommissioning-related variances are largely earnings neutral, as described in footnote f), partially offset by higher intercompany dividend income related to the new intercompany investment in preferred stock resulting from E-LA's securitization compared to the previous affiliate preferred investment that was liquidated (largely offset in P&O). The full year decrease also reflected two items recorded in second quarter 2022 as a result of E-LA securitization: a $32 million reduction to interest and investment income (loss) was recorded to account for LURC's 1% beneficial interest in the trust established as part of the securitization (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings), and an adjustment to AFUDC-equity for the approved equity component of carrying costs on 2020 storms not previously recorded (the portion relating to prior years was considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings). Recognition of carrying charges on storm restoration costs also contributed to the full year decrease.
(o)	The fourth quarter and full year earnings decreases from lower Parent & Other other income (deductions)–other were due to the timing of charitable contributions and higher interest related to the intercompany investment in preferred stock resulting from E-LA's securitization compared to the previous affiliate preferred investment that was liquidated (largely offset in Utility).
(p)	The fourth quarter and full year earnings decrease from higher Utility interest expense and other charges was due primarily to higher debt balances.
(q)	The fourth quarter earnings decrease from Utility income taxes-other reflected several items. In fourth quarter 2021, the company recorded: a $29 million decrease in income tax expense as  result of the enactment of Louisiana and Arkansas corporate income tax rate changes, an $8 million valuation allowance as a result of incurring storm restoration costs which impaired the realizability of certain net operating loss carryovers, and a $5 million provision for an uncertain tax position associated with state tax matters (the portion of these three items that related to prior years was considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings). In fourth quarter 2022, a $13 million increase in income tax expense was recorded as a result of FERC's sale-leaseback order (this item was considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings). Additionally, amortization of protected excess ADIT was higher in fourth quarter 2021 as a result of storm damage, and other miscellaneous adjustments of $(6 million) were recorded in fourth quarter 2022 compared to $10 million in fourth quarter 2021. The full year as-reported earnings increase also reflected a second quarter 2022 $283 million income tax benefit related to securitization financing (this item was considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings).
(r)	The fourth quarter and full year earnings decreases from EWC income taxes-other were due to a fourth quarter 2022 $9 million valuation allowance recorded on certain charitable contribution carryforwards. The full year decrease also reflected an accrual of an uncertain tax position as a result of a state tax audit in the third quarter 2022.
(s)	The full year earnings increase from lower EWC nuclear refueling outage expense was due to the shutdown of Palisades in May 2022.
(t)	The full year earnings increase from lower EWC depreciation/amortization expense was due to the shutdown of Indian Point 3 in April 2021 and Palisades in May 2022.
(u)	The full year earnings decrease from lower EWC other income (deductions)–other was due largely to the absence of earnings from NDTs that were transferred in the sale of Indian Point and the performance of Palisades NDTs.
(v)	The full year earnings decrease from higher Parent & Other interest expense and other charges was due primarily to higher interest rates and lower intercompany guarantee activity.
(w)	The full year earnings per share impacts from share effect were due to settlement of equity forward sales in November 2022 under the company's ATM program.

 

Utility as-reported operating revenue less fuel, fuel-related expenses and gas purchased for resale; purchased power; and regulatory charges (credits)-net variance analysis 2022 vs. 2021 ($ EPS)
	4Q	FY
Electric volume / weather	0.22	1.02
Retail electric price	0.31	1.30
1Q21 reversal of reg. provision for E-AR's FRP 2019 netting adj.	-	(0.16)
1Q22 reg. provisions for true-up of E-LA and E-TX cost of debt from 2020 storms	-	0.07
2Q22 increase in provision for potential refunds in SERI complaints	-	(2.01)
2Q22 provision for customer sharing of E-LA securitization benefits	-	(0.81)
2Q22 reg. provisions for true-up of E-LA and E-TX equity carrying costs on 2020 storms	-	0.26
3Q21 MSS-4 ROE reserve adjustment	-	(0.07)
Reg. provision for decommissioning items	0.30	0.75
Retail gas distribution volume	0.03	0.08
Grand Gulf recovery	0.09	0.25
Other	0.07	0.22
Total	1.02	0.90

 

C: Utility operating and financial measures 
Appendix C provides comparative summaries of Utility operating and financial measures.

	Appendix C: Utility operating and financial measures
	Fourth quarter and full year 2022 vs. 2021
		Fourth quarter										Full year
		2022		2021		% Change	% Weather adjusted (x)					2022					2021			% Change				% Weather adjusted (x)
GWh sold
	Residential	7,916		7,535		5.1	(2.6)					37,134					35,230			5.4				(0.2)
	Commercial	6,284		6,310		(0.4)	2.4					27,982					26,800			4.4				4.6
	Governmental	583		581		0.3	0.9					2,512					2,426			3.5				3.6
	Industrial	12,599		12,468		1.1	1.1					52,501					49,866			5.3				5.3
	Total retail sales	27,382		26,894		1.8	0.3					120,129					114,322			5.1				3.4
	Wholesale	3,597		3,291		9.3						15,968					16,656			(4.1)
	Total sales	30,979		30,185		2.6						136,097					130,978			3.9
Number of electric retail customers
	Residential											2,564,646					2,546,759			0.7
	Commercial											371,407					368,631			0.8
	Governmental											18,304					18,202			0.6
	Industrial											47,711					50,814			(6.1)
	Total retail customers											3,002,068					2,984,406			0.6
Other O&M and refueling outage expense per MWh		$26.01		$24.85		4.7						$22.32					$21.26			5.0

Calculations may differ due to rounding
(x)	The effects of weather were estimated using heating degree days and cooling degree days for the period from certain locations within each jurisdiction and comparing to "normal" weather based on 20-year historical data. The models used to estimate weather are updated periodically and are subject to change.

On a weather-adjusted basis for fourth quarter 2022, retail sales increased 0.3 percent. Residential sales were (2.6) percent lower and commercial sales increased 2.4 percent. Industrial sales increased 1.1 percent due to continued growth from new/expansion customers and lower sales in 2021 as a result of Hurricane Ida, partially offset by facility shutdowns and outages.

On a weather-adjusted basis for full year 2022, retail sales increased 3.4 percent. Residential sales were (0.2) percent lower and commercial sales increased 4.6 percent. Industrial sales volume increased 5.3 percent reflecting an increase in demand from new/expansion projects (primarily in the chemicals, transportation, and paper industries), higher demand from cogeneration customers, and lower sales in 2021 as a result of Hurricane Ida.

D: EWC operating and financial measures 
Appendix D-1 provides a comparative summary of EWC operating and financial measures.

Appendix D-1: EWC operating and financial measures
Fourth quarter and full year 2022 vs. 2021
	Fourth quarter			Full year
	2022	2021	% Change	2022	2021	% Change
Owned capacity (MW) (y)	181	1,205	(85.0)	181	1,205	(85.0)
GWh billed	398	2,065	(80.7)	4,570	11,328	(59.7)
EWC nuclear fleet
Capacity factor	-	100 %	n/a	93 %	97 %	(4.1)
GWh billed	-	1,790	n/a	2,741	9,836	(72.1)
Production cost per MWh	-	$28.76	n/a	$26.93	$24.31	10.8
Average energy/capacity revenue per MWh	-	$54.15	n/a	$49.00	$54.67	(10.4)

Calculations may differ due to rounding
(y)	2022 excludes the Palisades plant (811 MW), which was shut down on 5/20/22, and the RS Cogen power plant (213 MW), which was sold on 10/31/22.

Appendix D-2 provides a comparative summary of EWC adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP).

Appendix D-2: EWC adjusted EBITDA - reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures
Fourth quarter and full year 2022 vs. 2021
($ in millions)	Fourth quarter			Full year
	2022	2021	Change	2022	2021	Change
Net income (loss)	(12)	90	(101)	65	(121)	186
Add back: interest expense	3	2	1	8	13	(6)
Add back: income taxes	8	22	(14)	54	(25)	80
Add back: depreciation and amortization	1	9	(7)	14	44	(30)
Subtract: interest and investment income	4	18	(14)	(34)	119	(153)
Add back: decommissioning expense	-	14	(14)	28	120	(92)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)	(3)	118	(121)	204	(87)	291

Calculations may differ due to rounding

E: Consolidated financial measures
Appendix E provides comparative financial measures. Financial measures in this table include those calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, as well as those that are considered non-GAAP financial measures.

Appendix E: GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures
Full year 2022 vs. 2021 (See Appendix G for reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures)
For 12 months ending December 31	2022	2021	Change
GAAP measure
As-reported ROE	9.0 %	9.9 %	(0.9) %
Non-GAAP financial measure
Adjusted ROE	10.7 %	10.8 %	(0.01) %
As of December 31 ($ in millions, except where noted)	2022	2021	Change
GAAP measures
Cash and cash equivalents	224	443	(218)
Available revolver capacity	4,241	3,985	256
Commercial paper	828	1,201	(374)
Total debt	26,829	27,154	(326)
Securitization debt	293	84	209
Debt to capital	66.9 %	69.5 %	(2.6) %
Off-balance sheet liabilities:
Debt of joint ventures – Entergy's share	-	7	(7)
Storm escrows	402	33	369
Non-GAAP financial measures ($ in millions, except where noted)
Debt to capital, excluding securitization debt	66.6 %	69.4 %	(2.8) %
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization debt	66.5 %	69.1 %	(2.6) %
Gross liquidity	4,465	4,428	37
Net liquidity	3,638	3,227	411
Net liquidity, including storm escrows	4,040	3,260	780
Parent debt to total debt, excluding securitization debt	18.8 %	22.2 %	(3.4) %
FFO to debt, excluding securitization debt	12.4 %	9.4 %	3.0 %
FFO to debt, excluding securitization debt, return of unprotected excess ADIT, and severance and retention payments associated with the exit of EWC	12.8 %	10.1 %	2.6 %

Calculations may differ due to rounding

F: Definitions and abbreviations and acronyms
Appendix F-1 provides definitions of certain operating measures, as well as GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures.

Appendix F-1: Definitions
Utility operating and financial measures
GWh sold	Total number of GWh sold to retail and wholesale customers
Number of electric retail customers	Average number of electric customers over the period
Other O&M and refueling outage expense per MWh	Other operation and maintenance expense plus nuclear refueling outage expense per MWh of total sales
EWC operating and financial measures
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)	Earnings before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization, and excluding decommissioning expense
Capacity factor	Normalized percentage of the period that the nuclear plants generate power
GWh billed	Total number of GWh billed to customers and financially-settled instruments
Owned capacity (MW)	Installed capacity owned by EWC
Production cost per MWh	Fuel and other O&M expenses according to accounting standards that directly relate to the production of electricity per MWh (based on net generation)
Financial measures – GAAP
As-reported ROE	12-months rolling net income attributable to Entergy Corp. divided by avg. common equity
Debt of joint ventures – Entergy's share	Entergy's share of debt issued by business joint ventures at EWC
Debt to capital	Total debt divided by total capitalization
Available revolver capacity	Amount of undrawn capacity remaining on corporate and subsidiary revolvers
Securitization debt	Debt on the balance sheet associated with securitization bonds that is secured by certain future customer collections
Total debt	Sum of short-term and long-term debt, notes payable and commercial paper, and finance leases on the balance sheet
Financial measures – non-GAAP
Adjusted EPS	As-reported EPS excluding adjustments
Adjusted ROE	12-months rolling adjusted net income attributable to Entergy Corp. divided by avg. common equity
Adjustments	Unusual or non-recurring items or events or other items or events that management believes do not reflect the ongoing business of Entergy, such as the results of the EWC segment, significant regulatory charges, significant income tax items, and other items such as certain costs, expenses, or other specified items
Debt to capital, excluding securitization debt	Total debt divided by total capitalization, excluding securitization debt
FFO	OCF less AFUDC-borrowed funds, working capital items in OCF (receivables, fuel inventory, accounts payable, taxes accrued, interest accrued, and other working capital accounts), and securitization regulatory charges
FFO to debt, excluding securitization debt	12-months rolling FFO as a percentage of end of period total debt excl. securitization debt
FFO to debt, excl. securitization debt, return of unprotected excess ADIT, and severance and retention payments associated with the exit of EWC	12-months rolling FFO excluding return of unprotected excess ADIT and severance and retention payments associated with the exit of EWC as a percentage of end of period total debt excluding securitization debt
Gross liquidity	Sum of cash and available revolver capacity
Net debt to net capital, excl. securitization debt	Total debt less cash and cash equivalents divided by total capitalization less cash and cash equivalents, excluding securitization debt
Net liquidity	Sum of cash and available revolver capacity less commercial paper borrowing
Net liquidity, including storm escrows	Sum of cash, available revolver capacity, and escrow accounts available for certain storm expenses, less commercial paper borrowing
Parent debt to total debt, excl. securitization debt	Entergy Corp. debt, incl. amounts drawn on credit revolver and commercial paper facilities, as a percent of consolidated total debt, excl. securitization debt

Appendix F-2 explains abbreviations and acronyms used in the quarterly earnings materials.

Appendix F-2: Abbreviations and acronyms
ADIT AFUDC AFUDC – borrowed funds AGA ALJ AMI APSC ATM bbl Bcf/D bps CAGR CCGT CCNO CFO COD DCRF DTA E-AR E-LA E-MS E-NO E-TX EBITDA EEI EPS ESG ETR EWC FERC FFO FIN 48 FRP GAAP GCRR Grand Gulf or GGNS HLBV IIRR-G	Accumulated deferred income taxes Allowance for funds used during construction Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction American Gas Association Administrative law judge Advanced metering infrastructure Arkansas Public Service Commission At the market equity issuance program Barrels Billion cubic feet per day Basis points Compound annual growth rate Combined cycle gas turbine Council of the City of New Orleans Cash from operations Commercial operation date Distribution cost recovery factor Deferred tax asset Entergy Arkansas, LLC Entergy Louisiana, LLC Entergy Mississippi, LLC Entergy New Orleans, LLC Entergy Texas, Inc. Earnings before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization Edison Electric Institute Earnings per share Environmental, social, and governance Entergy Corporation Entergy Wholesale Commodities Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Funds from operations FASB Interpretation No.48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" Formula rate plan U.S. generally accepted accounting principles Generation Cost Recovery Rider Unit 1 of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (nuclear), 90% owned or leased by SERI Hypothetical liquidation at book value Infrastructure investment recovery rider – gas	Indian Point 3 or IP3 IPEC or Indian Point LNG LPSC LTM LURC MISO MMBtu Moody's MOU MPSC MTEP NBP NDT NYSE OCAPS OCF OpCo OPEB Other O&M P&O Palisades PMR PPA PUCT RFP ROE RS Cogen RSP S&P SEC SERI TCRF TRAM UPSA WACC	Indian Point Energy Center Unit 3 (nuclear) (shut down April 2021, sold May 2021) Indian Point Energy Center (nuclear) (sold 5/28/21) Liquified natural gas Louisiana Public Service Commission Last twelve months Louisiana Utility Restoration Corporation Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Million British thermal units Moody's Investor Service Memorandum of understanding Mississippi Public Service Commission MISO Transmission Expansion Plan National Balancing Point Nuclear decommissioning trust New York Stock Exchange Orange County Advanced Power Station Net cash flow provided by operating activities Utility operating company Other post-employment benefits Other non-fuel operation and maintenance expense Parent & Other Palisades Power Plant (nuclear) (shut down May 2022, sold June 2022) Performance Management Rider Power purchase agreement or purchased power agreement Public Utility Commission of Texas Request for proposals Return on equity RS Cogen facility (CCGT cogeneration) (sold 10/31/22) Rate Stabilization Plan (E-LA Gas) Standard & Poor's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission System Energy Resources, Inc. Transmission cost recovery factor Tax reform adjustment mechanism Unit Power Sales Agreement Weighted-average cost of capital

G: Other GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations
Appendix G-1, Appendix G-2, and Appendix G-3 provide reconciliations of various non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this news release to their most comparable GAAP measure.

Appendix G-1: Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures – ROE
(LTM $ in millions except where noted)		Fourth quarter
		2022	2021
As-reported net income (loss) attributable to Entergy Corporation	(A)	1,103	1,118
Adjustments	(B)	(217)	(97)
Adjusted earnings (non-GAAP)	(A-B)	1,320	1,215
Average common equity (average of beginning and ending balances)	(C)	12,302	11,282
As-reported ROE	(A/C)	9.0 %	9.9 %
Adjusted ROE (non-GAAP)	[(A-B)/C]	10.7 %	10.8 %

Calculations may differ due to rounding

 

Appendix G-2: Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures – debt ratios excluding securitization debt; gross liquidity; net liquidity; net liquidity, including storm escrows
($ in millions except where noted)		Fourth quarter
		2022	2021
Total debt	(A)	26,829	27,154
Less securitization debt	(B)	293	84
Total debt, excluding securitization debt	(C)	26,536	27,071
Less cash and cash equivalents	(D)	224	443
Net debt, excluding securitization debt	(E)	26,312	26,628
Commercial paper	(F)	828	1,201
Total capitalization	(G)	40,113	39,079
Less securitization debt	(B)	293	84
Total capitalization, excluding securitization debt	(H)	39,820	38,995
Less cash and cash equivalents	(D)	224	443
Net capital, excluding securitization debt	(I)	39,596	38,553
Debt to capital	(A/G)	66.9 %	69.5 %
Debt to capital, excluding securitization debt (non-GAAP)	(C/H)	66.6 %	69.4 %
Net debt to net capital, excluding securitization debt (non-GAAP)	(E/I)	66.5 %	69.1 %
Available revolver capacity	(J)	4,241	3,985
Storm escrows	(K)	402	33
Gross liquidity (non-GAAP)	(D+J)	4,465	4,428
Net liquidity (non-GAAP)	(D+J-F)	3,638	3,227
Net liquidity, including storm escrows (non-GAAP)	(D+J-F+K)	4,040	3,260
Entergy Corporation notes:
Due July 2022		-	650
Due September 2025		800	800
Due September 2026		750	750
Due June 2028		650	650
Due June 2030		600	600
Due June 2031		650	650
Due June 2050		600	600
Total Entergy Corporation notes	(L)	4,050	4,700
Revolver draw	(M)	150	165
Unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts	(N)	(43)	(49)
Total parent debt	(F+L+M+N)	4,985	6,017
Parent debt to total debt, excluding securitization debt (non-GAAP)	[(F+L+M+N)/C]	18.8 %	22.2 %

Calculations may differ due to rounding

 

Appendix G-3: Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures – FFO to debt, excluding securitization debt; FFO to debt, excluding securitization debt, return of unprotected excess ADIT, and severance and retention payments associated with the exit of EWC
($ in millions except where noted)		Fourth Quarter
		2022	2021
Total debt	(A)	26,829	27,154
Less securitization debt	(B)	293	84
Total debt, excluding securitization debt	(C)	26,536	27,071
Net cash flow provided by operating activities, LTM	(D)	2,585	2,301
AFUDC – borrowed funds, LTM	(E)	(28)	(29)
Working capital items in net cash flow provided by operating activities, LTM:
Receivables		(157)	(85)
Fuel inventory		7	18
Accounts payable		(102)	270
Taxes accrued		4	(21)
Interest accrued		4	(11)
Deferred fuel costs		(394)	(466)
Other working capital accounts		(157)	(54)
Securitization regulatory charges, LTM		62	83
Total	(F)	(733)	(266)
FFO, LTM (non-GAAP)	(G)=(D+E-F)	3,290	2,538
FFO to debt, excluding securitization debt (non-GAAP)	(G/C)	12.4 %	9.4 %
Estimated return of unprotected excess ADIT, LTM	(H)	56	87
Severance and retention payments associated with exit of EWC, LTM pre-tax	(I)	40	120
FFO to debt, excluding securitization debt, return of unprotected excess ADIT, and severance and retention payments associated with the exit of EWC (non-GAAP)	[(G+H+I)/(C)]	12.8 %	10.1 %

Calculations may differ due to rounding

 

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FAQ

What were Entergy's Q4 2022 earnings results for ETR?

Entergy reported Q4 2022 earnings of 51 cents per share, down from $1.28 in Q4 2021.

How did Entergy perform in 2022 compared to 2021?

In 2022, Entergy reported full-year EPS of $5.37, a decrease from $5.54 in 2021.

What is Entergy's guidance for 2023 earnings?

Entergy has set its 2023 adjusted EPS guidance range at $6.55 to $6.85.

What significant regulatory actions did Entergy undertake in 2022?

Entergy received approvals for several major projects, enhancing its resilience and sustainability efforts.

Did Entergy face any financial challenges in 2022?

Yes, Entergy incurred a regulatory charge of $(551 million), affecting their financial results.