NYSE$AES
AES Corp · Q1 2020 earnings
Q1 2020 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
AES reported results for Q1 2020, showing a slight decrease in diluted EPS but an increase in adjusted EPS compared to Q1 2019.
AES reported a diluted EPS of $0.22 and an adjusted EPS of $0.29 for Q1 2020. The company reaffirmed its average annual growth target for Adjusted EPS and Parent Free Cash Flow through 2022 and expects a limited near-term impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Completed construction of 1.4 GW of new projects.
- Signed 685 MW of new renewables under long-term PPAs, bringing backlog to 5.3 GW.
- Fluence maintained global leadership in the energy storage market with 32 MW of projects awarded, bringing total backlog to 1.3 GW.
- Maintained strong liquidity of $3.3 billion.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
AES · Revenue · Quarterly
$2.34B
Revenue by segment
AES · $28M total across 1 segment · Q1 2020
- Corporate and Other$28M—100.0%
Forward guidance
AES is reducing the mid-point of its 2020 Adjusted EPS guidance by 5%, or $0.07 per share, to a range of $1.32 to $1.42 and reaffirming its 2020 Parent Free Cash Flow expectation of $725 million to $775 million.
Tailwinds
- Reaffirming 2020 Parent Free Cash Flow expectation of $725 to $775 million.
- Reaffirming 7% to 9% average annual growth target for Adjusted EPS through 2022.
- Reaffirming 7% to 9% average annual growth target for Parent Free Cash Flow through 2022.
- Remain committed to growing dividend by 4% to 6% annually.
- Expects to comfortably exceed targeted investment grade ratio of Parent Free Cash Flow to Recourse Debt at year-end 2020
Headwinds
- Reducing mid-point of 2020 Adjusted EPS guidance by 5%, or $0.07 per share.
- Lower demand across its businesses, particularly at its US utilities.
- Businesses have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19-related economic slowdown that began late in the first quarter of 2020.
- Expects demand trend to continue through the second quarter.
- Expects some improvement in the third quarter but further recovery by year-end 2020.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2020
+0.4%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.8%
Avg return
5 days after
+0.9%
Avg return
30 days after
56%
41 / 73 earnings
Positive
+13.1%
Q3 2023
Best reaction
-10.7%
Q2 2011
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +0.6% | +0.3% | +3.0% | |
| Q4 2025 | +7.0% | -12.1% | -13.8% | |
| Q3 2025 | +5.8% | +5.7% | +3.6% | |
| Q1 2025 | +2.2% | +3.5% | +1.4% | |
| Q4 2024 | -3.5% | -6.2% | +7.2% | |
| Q3 2024 | -10.4% | -5.5% | -20.6% | |
| Q2 2024 | -3.7% | -7.1% | -3.7% | |
| Q1 2024 | +2.8% | +3.7% | +18.8% | |
| Q4 2023 | -5.6% | -3.3% | +7.8% | |
| Q3 2023 | +13.1% | +8.7% | +22.1% | |
| Q2 2023 | -6.7% | -6.7% | -15.0% | |
| Q1 2023 | +1.0% | -0.8% | -10.1% | |
| Q4 2022 | -2.5% | -0.9% | -7.3% | |
| Q3 2022 | +2.3% | +0.2% | +9.5% | |
| Q2 2022 | +3.8% | +6.2% | +13.7% | |
| Q1 2022 | -4.5% | -8.9% | +1.6% | |
| Q4 2021 | +2.7% | +0.6% | +18.6% | |
| Q3 2021 | -1.0% | -5.8% | -6.3% | |
| Q2 2021 | +3.9% | +1.0% | +3.0% | |
| Q1 2021 | -2.6% | -4.3% | -5.7% | |
| Q4 2020 | -5.1% | -4.3% | -6.0% | |
| Q3 2020 | +0.0% | +1.5% | +0.5% | |
| Q2 2020 | +11.4% | +10.3% | +14.1% | |
| Q1 2020 | +2.7% | -0.5% | +14.1% | |
| Q4 2019 | -0.4% | -2.5% | -26.5% | |
| Q3 2019 | +2.2% | +4.3% | +8.9% | |
| Q2 2019 | -4.0% | -4.6% | -5.4% | |
| Q1 2019 | -4.9% | -3.3% | +0.9% | |
| Q4 2018 | -0.3% | -1.0% | +4.6% | |
| Q3 2018 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +2.5% | |
| Q2 2018 | +0.9% | -1.9% | -3.9% | |
| Q1 2018 | -2.4% | -0.6% | +2.8% | |
| Q4 2017 | +4.0% | +3.9% | +8.8% | |
| Q3 2017 | -0.8% | -0.6% | +0.9% | |
| Q2 2017 | +1.4% | +0.0% | +0.5% | |
| Q1 2017 | +0.2% | +0.1% | +2.2% | |
| Q4 2016 | -3.4% | -3.2% | -5.7% | |
| Q3 2016 | +5.6% | +2.2% | -4.9% | |
| Q2 2016 | -1.9% | -1.9% | -1.5% | |
| Q1 2016 | +3.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +4.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -5.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -2.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +8.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -3.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +2.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | -3.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -3.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +1.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -4.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +6.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -3.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -5.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | -1.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | -2.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +3.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -10.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +0.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +3.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | -1.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +3.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | -0.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | +2.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2008 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2006 | +1.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2009 | +1.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2007 | +1.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2008 | +6.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2008 | +6.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2009 | +6.4% | — | — |
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