Edison International (NYSE:EIX) today reported fourth quarter 2016 net income of $345 million, or $1.06 per share, compared to a net loss of $79 million, or $0.24 loss per share, in the fourth quarter 2015. As adjusted, fourth quarter 2016 core earnings were $332 million, or $1.02 per share, compared to core earnings of $287 million, or $0.88 per share, in the fourth quarter 2015.

Southern California Edison's (SCE) fourth quarter 2016 net income increased by $419 million, or $1.29 per share, from the fourth quarter 2015. SCE's increase in net income consisted of $49 million of higher core earnings and $370 million of higher non-core earnings. The increase in core earnings was due to an increase in revenue from the escalation mechanism as set forth in the 2015 General Rate Case (GRC) and lower operations and maintenance expenses, partially offset by higher net financing costs and tax expense. There were no SCE non-core items in the fourth quarter 2016 results. Fourth quarter 2015 SCE core earnings excluded losses of $370 million, or $1.14 per share. This is primarily related to the $382 million, or $1.18 per share, write-down of SCE deferred income tax regulatory asset from certain 2012-2014 tax repair deductions.

Fourth quarter 2016 losses from continuing operations at Edison International Parent and Other increased by $16 million, or $0.05 per share, compared to fourth quarter 2015. This increase consisted of $4 million of higher core losses and $12 million of non-core income related to the fourth quarter 2015. The higher core losses reflected lower revenue from Edison Capital's affordable housing investment portfolio, partially offset by lower corporate expenses. There were no non-core items in the fourth quarter 2016 for Edison International Parent and Other. Fourth quarter 2015 non-core items included income of $10 million, or $0.03 per share, related to the completion of the sale of Edison Capital's affordable housing investment portfolio and $2 million, or $0.01 per share, of income under the hypothetical liquidation at book value (HLBV) accounting method. Additionally, Edison International recorded $13 million of income, or $0.04 per share, and losses of $8 million, or $0.02 per share, from discontinued operations for the fourth quarter 2016 and fourth quarter 2015, respectively.

“Edison International delivered excellent fourth quarter and full-year results at the high end of our guidance range, led by SCE’s strong operating performance,” said Pedro Pizarro, Edison International president and chief executive officer. “Additionally, we have introduced 2017 earnings guidance with the midpoint above consensus analyst estimates.”

Full Year Earnings

For 2016, Edison International reported net income of $1,311 million, or $4.02 per share, compared to $1,020 million, or $3.13 per share, in 2015. On an adjusted basis, Edison International’s core earnings were $1,294 million, or $3.97 per share, compared to $1,336 million, or $4.10 per share, in 2015.

SCE’s 2016 net income increased $378 million, or $1.16 per share, from 2015. SCE's increased net income consisted of $8 million, or $0.02 per share, of higher core earnings and $370 million, or $1.14 per share, of higher non-core earnings. The increase in core earnings was due to an increase in revenue from the escalation mechanism as set forth in the 2015 GRC and lower operations and maintenance expenses, partially offset by higher net financing costs and tax expense. There were no non-core items in 2016 SCE results. 2015 SCE core earnings excluded losses of $370 million, or $1.14 per share. This loss primarily related to the $382 million, or $1.18 per share, write-down of SCE deferred income tax regulatory asset from certain 2012-2014 tax repair deductions.

Edison International Parent and Other losses from continuing operations for 2016 increased by $64 million, or $0.19 per share, compared to 2015. This increase consisted of $50 million, or $0.15 per share, of higher core losses and $14 million, or $0.04 per share, of higher non-core losses. During the second quarter 2016, Edison International Parent and Other recorded an after-tax charge of $13 million, or $0.04 per share, related to the buy-out of an earn-out provision with the former shareholders of a company acquired by Edison Energy at the end of 2015. In addition, higher core losses reflected higher Edison Energy Group operating and development costs and lower results at SoCore Energy. Results during 2015 included income from Edison Capital's investments in affordable housing projects, which were sold at the end of 2015.

Edison International Parent and Other's non-core items for 2016 included income of $5 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to income of $9 million, or $0.03 per share, for 2015 related to losses under the HLBV accounting method. During 2015, Edison International Parent and Other recorded non-core income of $10 million, or $0.03 per share, related to the completion of the sale of Edison Capital's affordable housing investment portfolio. Additionally, Edison International recorded income of $12 million, or $0.03 per share, and $35 million, or $0.11 per share, from discontinued operations for 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Edison International uses core earnings, which is a non-GAAP financial measure that adjusts for significant discrete items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings. Edison International management believes that core earnings provide more meaningful comparisons of performance from period to period. Please see the attached tables for a reconciliation of core earnings to basic GAAP earnings.

2017 Earnings Guidance

The company announced basic and core earnings guidance of $4.04 to $4.24 per share for 2017. See the presentation accompanying the company’s conference call for further information including key guidance assumptions.

     

2017 Basic and Core Earnings Guidance as of February 21, 2017

 

Low

Midpoint

High

SCE $4.39
EIX Parent & Other (0.25)
EIX Basic EPS $4.04 $4.14 $4.24
Less: Non-Core Items - - -
EIX Core EPS $4.04 $4.14 $4.24
 

About Edison International

Edison International (NYSE:EIX), through its subsidiaries, is a generator and distributor of electric power, as well as a provider of energy services and technologies, including renewable energy. Headquartered in Rosemead, Calif., Edison International is the parent company of Southern California Edison, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities. Edison International is also the parent company of Edison Energy Group, a portfolio of competitive businesses that provide commercial and industrial customers with energy management and procurement services and distributed solar generation. Edison Energy Group companies are independent from Southern California Edison.

Appendix

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Edison International’s earnings are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles used in the United States and represent the company’s earnings as reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our management uses core earnings and core earnings per share (EPS) internally for financial planning and for analysis of performance of Edison International and Southern California Edison. We also use core earnings and core EPS when communicating with analysts and investors regarding our earnings results to facilitate comparisons of the Company’s performance from period to period. Financial measures referred to as net income, basic EPS, core earnings, or core EPS also apply to the description of earnings or earnings per share.

Core earnings and core EPS are non-GAAP financial measures and may not be comparable to those of other companies. Core earnings and core EPS are defined as basic earnings and basic EPS excluding income or loss from discontinued operations and income or loss from significant discrete items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings. Basic earnings and losses refer to net income or losses attributable to Edison International shareholders. Core earnings are reconciled to basic earnings in the attached tables. The impact of participating securities (vested awards that earn dividend equivalents that may participate in undistributed earnings with common stock) for the principal operating subsidiary is not material to the principal operating subsidiary’s EPS and is therefore reflected in the results of the Edison International holding company, which is included in Edison International Parent and Other.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements contained in this release about future performance, including, without limitation, operating results, capital expenditures, rate base growth, dividend policy, financial outlook, and other statements that are not purely historical, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations; however, such statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations only as of the date of this release, and Edison International assumes no duty to update them to reflect new information, events or circumstances. Important factors that could cause different results include, but are not limited to the:

  • ability of SCE to recover its costs in a timely manner from its customers through regulated rates, including costs related to San Onofre and proposed spending on grid modernization;
  • decisions and other actions by the CPUC, the FERC, the NRC and other regulatory authorities, including the determinations of authorized rates of return or return on equity, approval of proposed spending on grid modernization, the outcome of San Onofre CPUC proceedings, and delays in regulatory actions;
  • risks associated with cost allocation, including the potential movement of costs to certain customers, caused by the ability of cities, counties and certain other public agencies to generate and/or purchase electricity for their local residents and businesses, along with other possible customer bypass or departure due to increased adoption of distributed energy resources or technological advancements in the generation, storage, transmission, distribution and use of electricity, and supported by public policy, government regulations and incentives;
  • risks inherent in the construction of SCE’s transmission and distribution infrastructure investment program, including those related to project site identification, public opposition, environmental mitigation, construction, permitting, power curtailment costs (payments due under power contracts in the event there is insufficient transmission to enable acceptance of power delivery), and governmental approvals;
  • ability to obtain sufficient insurance, including insurance relating to SCE's nuclear facilities and wildfire-related liability, and to recover the costs of such insurance or in the absence of insurance the ability to recover uninsured losses; and
  • risks associated with the decommissioning of San Onofre, including those related to public opposition, permitting, governmental approvals, and cost overruns.

Other important factors are discussed under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” in Edison International’s Form 10-K, most recent Form 10-Q, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on our website: www.edisoninvestor.com. These filings also provide additional information on historical and other factual data contained in this news release.

These forward-looking statements represent our expectations only as of the date of this news release, and Edison International assumes no duty to update them to reflect new information, events or circumstances.

Reminder: Edison International Will Hold a Conference Call Today

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Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Reconciliation of

Core Earnings Per Share to Basic Earnings Per Share

 
Three months ended
December 31,
Years ended
December 31,
    2016   2015   Change   2016   2015   Change
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Edison International    
Continuing operations
SCE $ 1.04 $ (0.25 ) $ 1.29 $ 4.22 $ 3.06 $ 1.16
Edison International Parent and Other (0.02 ) 0.03 (0.05 ) (0.23 ) (0.04 ) (0.19 )
Discontinued operations 0.04     (0.02 )   0.06     0.03     0.11     (0.08 )
Edison International 1.06     (0.24 )   1.30     4.02     3.13     0.89  
Less: Non-core items
SCE (1.14 ) 1.14 (1.14 ) 1.14
Edison International Parent and Other 0.04 (0.04 ) 0.02 0.06 (0.04 )
Discontinued operations 0.04     (0.02 )   0.06     0.03     0.11     (0.08 )
Total non-core items 0.04     (1.12 )   1.16     0.05     (0.97 )   1.02  
Core earnings (losses)
SCE 1.04 0.89 0.15 4.22 4.20 0.02
Edison International Parent and Other (0.02 )   (0.01 )   (0.01 )   (0.25 )   (0.10 )   (0.15 )
Edison International   $ 1.02     $ 0.88     $ 0.14     $ 3.97     $ 4.10     $ (0.13 )
Note: Diluted earnings were $1.05 and $(0.24) per share for the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $3.97 and $3.10 per share for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. An accounting standards update on share-based payments was adopted in the fourth quarter of 2016, effective January 1, 2016. The fourth quarter 2016 basic and dilutive EPS adjusted for the retroactive adoption would have been $1.01 and $1.00, respectively.
 
 
       

Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Reconciliation of

Core Earnings to Basic Earnings (in millions)

 
Three months ended
December 31,
Years ended
December 31,
(in millions)   2016   2015   Change   2016   2015   Change
Net income (loss) attributable to Edison International  
Continuing operations  
SCE $ 339 $ (80 ) $ 419 $ 1,376 $ 998 $ 378
Edison International Parent and Other (7 ) 9 (16 ) (77 ) (13 ) (64 )
Discontinued operations 13     (8 )   21     12     35     (23 )
Edison International 345     (79 )   424     1,311     1,020     291  
Less: Non-core items
SCE (370 ) 370 (370 ) 370
Edison International Parent and Other 12 (12 ) 5 19 (14 )
Discontinued operations 13     (8 )   21     12     35     (23 )
Total non-core items 13     (366 )   379     17     (316 )   333  
Core earnings (losses)
SCE 339 290 49 1,376 1,368 8
Edison International Parent and Other (7 )   (3 )   (4 )   (82 )   (32 )   (50 )
Edison International   $ 332     $ 287     $ 45     $ 1,294     $ 1,336     $ (42 )
Note: Due to the accounting standards update on share-based payments adopted in the fourth quarter of 2016, effective January 1, 2016, the fourth quarter net income adjusted for the retroactive adoption would have been $329 million.
 
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Income       Edison International
Quarters ended December 31, Years ended December 31,
(in millions, except per-share amounts)   2016   2015   2016   2015
Total operating revenue $ 2,884     $ 2,341     $ 11,869     $ 11,524  
Purchased power and fuel 951 618 4,527   4,266
Operation and maintenance 779 830 2,868 2,990
Depreciation, decommissioning and amortization 504 467 2,007 1,919
Property and other taxes 84 81 354 336
Impairment and other charges     5     21     5  
Total operating expenses 2,318     2,001     9,777     9,516  
Operating income 566 340 2,092 2,008
Interest and other income 27 58 123 174
Interest expense (150 ) (136 ) (581 ) (555 )
Other expenses (17 )   (18 )   (44 )   (59 )
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 426 244 1,590 1,568
Income tax expense 63     291     177     486  
Income (loss) from continuing operations 363 (47 ) 1,413 1,082
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 13     (8 )   12     35  
Net income (loss) 376 (55 ) 1,425 1,117
Preferred and preference stock dividend requirements of utility 31 29 123 113
Other noncontrolling interests     (5 )   (9 )   (16 )
Net income (loss) attributable to Edison International common shareholders $ 345     $ (79 )   $ 1,311     $ 1,020  
Amounts attributable to Edison International common shareholders:
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax $ 332 $ (71 ) $ 1,299 $ 985
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 13     (8 )   12     35  
Net income (loss) attributable to Edison International common shareholders $ 345     $ (79 )   $ 1,311     $ 1,020  
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Edison International common shareholders:
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding 326 326 326 326
Continuing operations $ 1.02 $ (0.22 ) $ 3.99 $ 3.02
Discontinued operations 0.04     (0.02 )   0.03     0.11  
Total $ 1.06     $ (0.24 )   $ 4.02     $ 3.13  
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Edison International common shareholders:
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, including effect of dilutive securities 330 328 330 329
Continuing operations $ 1.01 $ (0.22 ) $ 3.94 $ 2.99
Discontinued operations 0.04     (0.02 )   0.03     0.11  
Total $ 1.05     $ (0.24 )   $ 3.97     $ 3.10  
Dividends declared per common share   $ 0.5425     $ 0.4800     $ 1.9825     $ 1.7325  
 
 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets   Edison International
 
December 31,
(in millions)   2016   2015
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 96 $ 161
Receivables, less allowances of $62 for uncollectible accounts at both dates 714 771
Accrued unbilled revenue 370 565
Inventory 239 267
Derivative assets 73 79
Regulatory assets 350 560
Other current assets 281     251
Total current assets 2,123     2,654
Nuclear decommissioning trusts 4,242 4,331
Other investments 83     203
Total investments 4,325     4,534
Utility property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $9,000 and $8,548 at respective dates 36,806 34,945
Nonutility property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $99 and $85 at respective dates 194     140
Total property, plant and equipment 37,000     35,085
Derivative assets 1 84
Regulatory assets 7,455 7,512
Other long-term assets 415     360
Total long-term assets 7,871     7,956
 
Total assets   $ 51,319     $ 50,229
 
 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets   Edison International
 
December 31,
(in millions, except share amounts)   2016   2015
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt $ 1,307 $ 695
Current portion of long-term debt 981 295
Accounts payable 1,342 1,310
Accrued taxes 50 72
Customer deposits 269 242
Derivative liabilities 216 218
Regulatory liabilities 756 1,128
Other current liabilities 991     967  
Total current liabilities 5,912     4,927  
Long-term debt 10,175     10,883  
Deferred income taxes and credits 8,327 7,480
Derivative liabilities 941 1,100
Pensions and benefits 1,354 1,759
Asset retirement obligations 2,590 2,764
Regulatory liabilities 5,726 5,676
Other deferred credits and other long-term liabilities 2,102     2,246  
Total deferred credits and other liabilities 21,040     21,025  
Total liabilities 37,127     36,835  
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 5 6
Common stock, no par value (800,000,000 shares authorized; 325,811,206 shares issued and outstanding at respective dates) 2,505 2,484
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (53 ) (56 )
Retained earnings 9,544     8,940  
Total Edison International's common shareholders' equity 11,996     11,368  
Noncontrolling interests preferred and preference stock of utility 2,191     2,020  
Total equity 14,187     13,388  
 
 
Total liabilities and equity   $ 51,319     $ 50,229  
 
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   Edison International
 
Years ended December 31,
(in millions)   2016   2015   2014
Cash flows from operating activities:  
Net income $ 1,425 $ 1,117 $ 1,721
Less: Income from discontinued operations 12     35     185  
Income from continuing operations 1,413 1,082 1,536
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, decommissioning and amortization 2,098 2,005 1,815
Allowance for equity during construction (74 ) (87 ) (65 )
Impairment and other charges 5 157
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits 190 449 522
Other 20 (28 ) 20
Nuclear decommissioning trusts (179 ) (428 ) 39
EME settlement payments, net of insurance proceeds (209 ) (176 ) (225 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables 52 49 64
Inventory 8 14 (25 )
Accounts payable 35 8 14
Prepaid and accrued taxes (6 ) (28 ) (100 )
Other current assets and liabilities 211 (24 ) (103 )
Derivative assets and liabilities, net 13 45 (40 )
Regulatory assets and liabilities, net (292 ) 1,729 (358 )
Other noncurrent assets and liabilities (24 )   (106 )   (3 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 3,256     4,509     3,248  
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt issued or remarketed, net of discount and issuance costs of $7, $17, and $6 at respective periods 397 1,420 494
Long-term debt matured or repurchased (220 ) (762 ) (607 )
Preference stock issued, net 294 319 269
Preference stock redeemed (125 ) (325 )
Short-term debt financing, net 611 (572 ) 1,079
Cash contribution from redeemable noncontrolling interest
Dividends to noncontrolling interests (123 ) (116 ) (111 )
Dividends paid (626 ) (544 ) (463 )
Other (113 )   (8 )   (16 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 95     (588 )   645  
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures (3,734 ) (4,225 ) (3,906 )
Proceeds from sale of nuclear decommissioning trust investments 3,212 3,506 2,617
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments (3,033 ) (3,132 ) (2,661 )
Life insurance policy loans proceeds 140
Other (1 )   (41 )   43  
Net cash used in investing activities (3,416 )   (3,892 )   (3,907 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (65 ) 29 (14 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 161     132     146  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year   $ 96     $ 161     $ 132