PNM Resources Affirms 2020 Ongoing Earnings Guidance

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PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) reaffirms its 2020 ongoing earnings guidance between $2.16 and $2.26, aiming for the midpoint during challenging conditions influenced by COVID-19. The second quarter faced reduced load, but this was offset by warmer weather in New Mexico and Texas. The company will announce its second quarter results on July 31, 2020, and management will focus on infrastructure investments and clean energy initiatives. PNM's 2019 revenues reached $1.5 billion, servicing over 790,000 customers.

Positive

• Affirmation of ongoing earnings guidance at $2.16 to $2.26 per share.
• No significant decline in load due to offsetting warmer temperatures.

Negative

• Challenges in load demand due to COVID-19 impacts.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) today affirms its 2020 ongoing earnings guidance range of $2.16 to $2.26, targeting the midpoint of this range. During the second quarter, reductions to load related to COVID-19 were offset by warmer than normal temperatures across New Mexico and Texas.

PNM Resources will announce 2020 second quarter financial results prior to the market open on July 31, 2020. The earnings news release will be issued at 6:30 a.m. Eastern and also will be posted on the company's website at www.PNMResources.com. Management will host a live conference call at 11 a.m. Eastern to discuss financial results and other company updates.

During the conference call, management will highlight the company's strategic focus on investing to strengthen infrastructure and meet the requirements of increasing system renewables and the use of grid technology for reliability. Additionally, the company plans to discuss enhancing its goals in support of a clean energy future as part of its commitment to an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy.

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/10145798.

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." Listeners are encouraged to visit the website at least 30 minutes before the event to register, download and install any necessary audio software.
A live webcast of the call will be available at http://www.pnmresources.com/investors/events.cfm.

Background:
PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) is an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, N.M., with 2019 consolidated operating revenues of $1.5 billion. Through its regulated utilities, PNM and TNMP, PNM Resources has approximately 2,761 megawatts of generation capacity and provides electricity to more than 790,000 homes and businesses in New Mexico and Texas. For more information, visit the company's website at www.PNMResources.com.

Contacts:
	Analysts	Media
	Lisa Goodman	Ray Sandoval
	(505) 241-2160	(505) 241-2782

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 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, 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 (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.

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SOURCE PNM Resources, Inc.

FAQ

What is PNM's ongoing earnings guidance for 2020?

PNM Resources has affirmed its ongoing earnings guidance for 2020 to be between $2.16 and $2.26 per share.

When will PNM announce its second quarter financial results?

PNM Resources will announce its second quarter financial results on July 31, 2020.

What factors influenced PNM's load during the second quarter?

Load reductions were influenced by COVID-19 but were offset by warmer than normal temperatures in New Mexico and Texas.

How much revenue did PNM Resources generate in 2019?

PNM Resources generated $1.5 billion in consolidated operating revenues in 2019.

What is PNM's customer base size?

PNM Resources provides electricity to over 790,000 homes and businesses in New Mexico and Texas.