HEI Reports 2022 Results
Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) reported a consolidated net income of $241.1 million for 2022, with a diluted EPS of $2.20, down from $246.2 million and $2.25 in 2021. The utility achieved strong financials amid regulatory changes and inflation challenges, including the transition to a coal-free energy source. The quarterly dividend increased to $0.36 per share. Notably, American Savings Bank (ASB) saw a significant 15% growth in loans, despite a net income drop to $80 million from $101.2 million. The bank's credit quality remained strong with the lowest net charge-off ratio since 2014.
- Consolidated net income increased to $241.1 million, reflecting solid operational performance.
- ASB's loans grew by 15%, indicating strong demand and resilience in Hawaii's economy.
- Quarterly dividend raised to $0.36 per share, signaling strength in financial health.
- Consolidated net income declined from $246.2 million in 2021 to $241.1 million in 2022.
- ASB's net income decreased to $80 million from $101.2 million year-over-year.
Full Year
Quarterly Dividend Increased to
2022 Highlights:
-
Net income of
and EPS of$241.1 million highlight continued strategic benefits from HEI’s combination of companies$2.20 -
Hawaiian Electric delivered solid financial performance under first full year of Performance Based Regulation (PBR) and made strong progress on its renewables goals- Delivered earnings growth in first full year under new regulatory construct
- Operated efficiently, managing expenses well in inflationary environment while assisting our customers most impacted by historically high oil prices
-
Ended use of coal for power generation in
Hawaii , executing on a key element of the utility’s Climate Change Action Plan and path toward net zero carbon emissions by 2045 - Integrated Oahu’s first utility-scale solar-plus-storage project on to the grid, and advanced half a dozen more utility-scale clean energy projects expected to come online by 2024
- Selected seven solar projects to be the first to offer community solar for customers who meet low- and moderate-income levels
-
Solid profitability and execution from
American Savings Bank -
Executed on market opportunities and grew loans by
15% , the strongest growth in over a decade -
Strong credit quality drove
0.03% net charge off ratio (lowest since 2014), and low provision for credit losses ( )$2 million -
Net interest income up
6.5% versus 2021 -
Net interest margin remained strong at
2.89% - Continued strong capital and liquidity position
-
Executed on market opportunities and grew loans by
“Our strong results for the year reflect the strategic benefit of our combination of companies,” said
“Our bank results reflect strong execution by our team, solid credit quality and a healthy
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY EARNINGS1
Full Year Results:
Hawaiian Electric Company’s (
-
higher net revenues from$28 million Public Utilities Commission approved regulatory mechanisms. This included from the annual revenue adjustment (ARA) mechanism, and$25 million from recovery under the major project interim recovery (MPIR) mechanism;$3 million -
higher other fee revenue;$4 million -
higher allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC); and$1 million -
due to the reset of heat rate requirements leading to lower penalties for fuel efficiency at our$1 million Hawaii Island utility.
These items were partially offset by the following after-tax items:
-
higher operation and maintenance expenses, driven by increased generating station maintenance, higher bad debt expense and increased transmission and distribution preventative and corrective maintenance;$13 million -
from higher depreciation expense due to increasing investments to integrate more renewable energy and improve customer reliability and system efficiency;$4 million -
higher interest expense due to higher rates and borrowings, which, among other things, helped support the interest-free payment plan program for customers facing financial hardship; and$3 million -
in net tax adjustments due to tax credit benefits recognized in the third quarter of 2021.$2 million
Fourth Quarter Results:
Hawaiian Electric’s net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was
AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK EARNINGS
Full Year Results:
American Savings Bank’s (ASB) full year 2022 net income was
Net interest income was
Strong loan growth during the year required additional credit loss reserves, but those additional reserves were partially offset by provision releases due to favorable credit trends. The provision for credit losses for 2022 was
Noninterest expense for 2022 was
As of
-
Total earning assets were
, up$9.1 billion 7.2% ; -
Total loans were
, up$6.0 billion 15% ; and -
Total deposits were
, a decrease of$8.2 billion 0.03% .
The average cost of funds was
ASB’s return on average equity for the full year 2022 was
Fourth Quarter Results:
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was
For the fourth quarter of 2022, return on average equity was
HOLDING AND OTHER COMPANIES
The holding and other companies’ net loss was
BOARD INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
On
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ABOUT HEI
The HEI family of companies provides the energy and financial services that empower much of the economic and community activity of
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release may contain “forward-looking statements,” which include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and usually include words such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “predicts,” “estimates” or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance, ongoing business strategies or prospects or possible future actions are also forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and the accuracy of assumptions concerning HEI and its subsidiaries, the performance of the industries in which they do business and economic, political and market factors, among other things. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.
Forward-looking statements in this release should be read in conjunction with the “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” discussions (which are incorporated by reference herein) set forth in HEI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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1 Note: Utility amounts indicated as after-tax in this earnings release are based upon adjusting items using a current year composite statutory tax rate of
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA (Unaudited) |
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|
|
Three months ended |
|
Years ended |
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(in thousands, except per share amounts) |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||||||
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Electric utility |
|
$ |
924,951 |
|
|
$ |
693,394 |
|
|
$ |
3,408,587 |
|
|
$ |
2,539,636 |
|
Bank |
|
|
89,218 |
|
|
|
75,799 |
|
|
|
321,068 |
|
|
|
306,398 |
|
Other |
|
|
4,944 |
|
|
|
1,079 |
|
|
|
12,330 |
|
|
|
4,345 |
|
Total revenues |
|
|
1,019,113 |
|
|
|
770,272 |
|
|
|
3,741,985 |
|
|
|
2,850,379 |
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Electric utility |
|
|
849,558 |
|
|
|
625,826 |
|
|
|
3,109,396 |
|
|
|
2,260,078 |
|
Bank |
|
|
66,753 |
|
|
|
47,755 |
|
|
|
219,550 |
|
|
|
178,195 |
|
Other |
|
|
9,788 |
|
|
|
7,828 |
|
|
|
31,966 |
|
|
|
26,040 |
|
Total expenses |
|
|
926,099 |
|
|
|
681,409 |
|
|
|
3,360,912 |
|
|
|
2,464,313 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Electric utility |
|
|
75,393 |
|
|
|
67,568 |
|
|
|
299,191 |
|
|
|
279,558 |
|
Bank |
|
|
22,465 |
|
|
|
28,044 |
|
|
|
101,518 |
|
|
|
128,203 |
|
Other |
|
|
(4,844 |
) |
|
|
(6,749 |
) |
|
|
(19,636 |
) |
|
|
(21,695 |
) |
Total operating income |
|
|
93,014 |
|
|
|
88,863 |
|
|
|
381,073 |
|
|
|
386,066 |
|
Retirement defined benefits credit—other than service costs |
|
|
883 |
|
|
|
1,139 |
|
|
|
4,411 |
|
|
|
5,848 |
|
Interest expense, net—other than on deposit liabilities and other bank borrowings |
|
|
(27,462 |
) |
|
|
(23,833 |
) |
|
|
(103,402 |
) |
|
|
(94,363 |
) |
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction |
|
|
1,015 |
|
|
|
864 |
|
|
|
3,416 |
|
|
|
3,250 |
|
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |
|
|
3,143 |
|
|
|
2,539 |
|
|
|
10,574 |
|
|
|
9,534 |
|
Gain on sales of investment securities, net and equity-method investment |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,123 |
|
|
|
528 |
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
70,593 |
|
|
|
69,572 |
|
|
|
304,195 |
|
|
|
310,863 |
|
Income taxes |
|
|
12,772 |
|
|
|
14,578 |
|
|
|
61,167 |
|
|
|
62,807 |
|
Net income |
|
|
57,821 |
|
|
|
54,994 |
|
|
|
243,028 |
|
|
|
248,056 |
|
Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries |
|
|
473 |
|
|
|
473 |
|
|
|
1,890 |
|
|
|
1,890 |
|
Net income for common stock |
|
$ |
57,348 |
|
|
$ |
54,521 |
|
|
$ |
241,138 |
|
|
$ |
246,166 |
|
Basic earnings per common share |
|
$ |
0.52 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
2.20 |
|
|
$ |
2.25 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share |
|
$ |
0.52 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
2.20 |
|
|
$ |
2.25 |
|
Dividends declared per common share |
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
|
$ |
0.34 |
|
|
$ |
1.40 |
|
|
$ |
1.36 |
|
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding |
|
|
109,471 |
|
|
|
109,311 |
|
|
|
109,434 |
|
|
|
109,282 |
|
Weighted-average shares assuming dilution |
|
|
109,774 |
|
|
|
109,565 |
|
|
|
109,778 |
|
|
|
109,580 |
|
Net income (loss) for common stock by segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Electric utility |
|
$ |
48,621 |
|
|
$ |
42,041 |
|
|
$ |
188,929 |
|
|
$ |
177,642 |
|
Bank |
|
|
17,897 |
|
|
|
22,129 |
|
|
|
79,989 |
|
|
|
101,234 |
|
Other |
|
|
(9,170 |
) |
|
|
(9,649 |
) |
|
|
(27,780 |
) |
|
|
(32,710 |
) |
Net income for common stock |
|
$ |
57,348 |
|
|
$ |
54,521 |
|
|
$ |
241,138 |
|
|
$ |
246,166 |
|
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HEI |
|
$ |
74,864 |
|
|
$ |
42,101 |
|
|
$ |
(42,357 |
) |
|
$ |
194,897 |
|
Return on average common equity (%) (twelve months ended) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.5 |
|
|
|
10.4 |
|
This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in HEI filings with the
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA (Unaudited) |
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|
|
Three months ended |
|
Years ended |
||||
($ in thousands, except per barrel amounts) |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fuel oil |
|
391,071 |
|
197,104 |
|
1,265,614 |
|
644,349 |
Purchased power |
|
186,757 |
|
179,974 |
|
793,584 |
|
670,494 |
Other operation and maintenance |
|
126,342 |
|
126,232 |
|
497,601 |
|
475,412 |
Depreciation |
|
59,503 |
|
57,347 |
|
235,424 |
|
229,469 |
Taxes, other than income taxes |
|
85,885 |
|
65,169 |
|
317,173 |
|
240,354 |
Total expenses |
|
849,558 |
|
625,826 |
|
3,109,396 |
|
2,260,078 |
Operating income |
|
75,393 |
|
67,568 |
|
299,191 |
|
279,558 |
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |
|
3,143 |
|
2,539 |
|
10,574 |
|
9,534 |
Retirement defined benefits credit—other than service costs |
|
959 |
|
972 |
|
3,835 |
|
3,890 |
Interest expense and other charges, net |
|
(19,681) |
|
(18,321) |
|
(76,416) |
|
(72,447) |
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction |
|
1,015 |
|
864 |
|
3,416 |
|
3,250 |
Income before income taxes |
|
60,829 |
|
53,622 |
|
240,600 |
|
223,785 |
Income taxes |
|
11,709 |
|
11,082 |
|
49,676 |
|
44,148 |
Net income |
|
49,120 |
|
42,540 |
|
190,924 |
|
179,637 |
Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries |
|
229 |
|
229 |
|
915 |
|
915 |
Net income attributable to |
|
48,891 |
|
42,311 |
|
190,009 |
|
178,722 |
Preferred stock dividends of |
|
270 |
|
270 |
|
1,080 |
|
1,080 |
Net income for common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income attributable to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER ELECTRIC UTILITY INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kilowatthour sales (millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,603 |
|
1,592 |
|
6,212 |
|
6,170 |
|
|
269 |
|
270 |
|
1,053 |
|
1,044 |
|
|
282 |
|
273 |
|
1,089 |
|
1,047 |
|
|
2,154 |
|
2,135 |
|
8,354 |
|
8,261 |
Average fuel oil cost per barrel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return on average common equity (%) (twelve months ended)1 |
|
|
|
|
|
8.2 |
|
8.1 |
1 Simple average.
This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in
STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA (Unaudited) |
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|
|
Three months ended |
|
Years ended |
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(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|||||
Interest and dividend income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Interest and fees on loans |
|
$ |
60,331 |
|
$ |
53,365 |
|
|
$ |
48,384 |
|
|
$ |
207,830 |
|
|
$ |
198,802 |
|
Interest and dividends on investment securities |
|
|
14,315 |
|
|
15,052 |
|
|
|
11,755 |
|
|
|
58,044 |
|
|
|
43,464 |
|
Total interest and dividend income |
|
|
74,646 |
|
|
68,417 |
|
|
|
60,139 |
|
|
|
265,874 |
|
|
|
242,266 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Interest on deposit liabilities |
|
|
3,755 |
|
|
1,704 |
|
|
|
1,062 |
|
|
|
7,327 |
|
|
|
4,981 |
|
Interest on other borrowings |
|
|
4,775 |
|
|
1,055 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
5,974 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
Total interest expense |
|
|
8,530 |
|
|
2,759 |
|
|
|
1,066 |
|
|
|
13,301 |
|
|
|
5,040 |
|
Net interest income |
|
|
66,116 |
|
|
65,658 |
|
|
|
59,073 |
|
|
|
252,573 |
|
|
|
237,226 |
|
Provision for credit losses |
|
|
2,729 |
|
|
(186 |
) |
|
|
(3,458 |
) |
|
|
2,037 |
|
|
|
(25,825 |
) |
Net interest income after provision for credit losses |
|
|
63,387 |
|
|
65,844 |
|
|
|
62,531 |
|
|
|
250,536 |
|
|
|
263,051 |
|
Noninterest income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Fees from other financial services |
|
|
4,764 |
|
|
4,763 |
|
|
|
5,888 |
|
|
|
19,830 |
|
|
|
21,225 |
|
Fee income on deposit liabilities |
|
|
4,640 |
|
|
4,879 |
|
|
|
4,634 |
|
|
|
18,762 |
|
|
|
16,663 |
|
Fee income on other financial products |
|
|
2,628 |
|
|
2,416 |
|
|
|
2,003 |
|
|
|
10,291 |
|
|
|
8,770 |
|
Bank-owned life insurance |
|
|
1,872 |
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
1,107 |
|
|
|
2,533 |
|
|
|
7,318 |
|
Mortgage banking income |
|
|
62 |
|
|
181 |
|
|
|
1,808 |
|
|
|
1,692 |
|
|
|
9,305 |
|
Gain on sale of real estate |
|
|
776 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,778 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Gain on sale of investment securities, net |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
528 |
|
Other income, net |
|
|
606 |
|
|
633 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
2,086 |
|
|
|
851 |
|
Total noninterest income |
|
|
15,348 |
|
|
12,994 |
|
|
|
15,660 |
|
|
|
56,972 |
|
|
|
64,660 |
|
Noninterest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Compensation and employee benefits |
|
|
30,361 |
|
|
28,597 |
|
|
|
27,375 |
|
|
|
113,839 |
|
|
|
113,970 |
|
Occupancy |
|
|
7,030 |
|
|
5,577 |
|
|
|
5,358 |
|
|
|
24,026 |
|
|
|
20,584 |
|
Data processing |
|
|
4,537 |
|
|
4,509 |
|
|
|
4,472 |
|
|
|
17,681 |
|
|
|
17,634 |
|
Services |
|
|
2,967 |
|
|
2,751 |
|
|
|
2,718 |
|
|
|
10,679 |
|
|
|
10,327 |
|
Equipment |
|
|
2,937 |
|
|
2,432 |
|
|
|
2,521 |
|
|
|
10,100 |
|
|
|
9,510 |
|
Office supplies, printing and postage |
|
|
1,142 |
|
|
1,123 |
|
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
4,398 |
|
|
|
4,239 |
|
Marketing |
|
|
1,091 |
|
|
925 |
|
|
|
1,562 |
|
|
|
3,968 |
|
|
|
3,870 |
|
|
|
|
978 |
|
|
914 |
|
|
|
823 |
|
|
|
3,591 |
|
|
|
3,235 |
|
Other expense |
|
|
5,056 |
|
|
4,729 |
|
|
|
3,993 |
|
|
|
16,985 |
|
|
|
13,783 |
|
Total noninterest expense |
|
|
56,099 |
|
|
51,557 |
|
|
|
49,967 |
|
|
|
205,267 |
|
|
|
197,152 |
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
22,636 |
|
|
27,281 |
|
|
|
28,224 |
|
|
|
102,241 |
|
|
|
130,559 |
|
Income taxes |
|
|
4,739 |
|
|
6,525 |
|
|
|
6,095 |
|
|
|
22,252 |
|
|
|
29,325 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
17,897 |
|
$ |
20,756 |
|
|
$ |
22,129 |
|
|
$ |
79,989 |
|
|
$ |
101,234 |
|
Comprehensive income (loss) |
|
$ |
29,282 |
|
$ |
(78,186 |
) |
|
$ |
9,840 |
|
|
$ |
(218,844 |
) |
|
$ |
48,506 |
|
OTHER BANK INFORMATION (annualized %, except as of period end) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Return on average assets |
|
|
0.76 |
|
|
0.89 |
|
|
|
0.97 |
|
|
|
0.86 |
|
|
|
1.15 |
|
Return on average equity |
|
|
15.73 |
|
|
15.11 |
|
|
|
12.10 |
|
|
|
14.08 |
|
|
|
13.76 |
|
Return on average tangible common equity |
|
|
19.20 |
|
|
17.77 |
|
|
|
13.63 |
|
|
|
16.46 |
|
|
|
15.49 |
|
Net interest margin |
|
|
2.91 |
|
|
2.96 |
|
|
|
2.79 |
|
|
|
2.89 |
|
|
|
2.91 |
|
Efficiency ratio |
|
|
68.86 |
|
|
65.55 |
|
|
|
66.86 |
|
|
|
66.31 |
|
|
|
65.31 |
|
Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding |
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
As of period end |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Nonaccrual loans to loans receivable held for investment |
|
|
0.28 |
|
|
0.35 |
|
|
|
0.86 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Allowance for credit losses to loans outstanding |
|
|
1.21 |
|
|
1.24 |
|
|
|
1.36 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Tangible common equity to tangible assets |
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Tier-1 leverage ratio |
|
|
7.8 |
|
|
7.7 |
|
|
|
7.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Dividend paid to HEI (via |
|
$ |
10.0 |
|
$ |
5.0 |
|
|
$ |
19.0 |
|
|
$ |
42.0 |
|
|
$ |
59.0 |
|
This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in HEI filings with the
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Director, Investor Relations
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Source: Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
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