NYSE$AES

AES Corp · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

AES delivered on all 2022 financial and strategic objectives.

AES reported a diluted EPS of ($0.82) and an Adjusted EPS of $1.67 for the full year 2022. The company signed 5.2 GW of PPAs for new renewable energy projects in 2022 and completed the construction or acquisition of operating projects totaling 1.9 GW.

  • Signed 5.2 GW of PPAs for new renewable energy projects in 2022, including 1.9 GW since the Company's third quarter earnings call in November, increasing backlog to 12.2 GW
  • Completed the construction or acquisition of operating projects totaling 1.9 GW in 2022, including 1 GW of new renewables in the United States
  • Announced partnership with Air Products to develop, build, own and operate the largest green hydrogen production facility in the United States
  • Reaffirming 7% to 9% annualized growth target through 2025, off a base year of 2020

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.06B

Previous: $2.77B+10.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.49

Previous: $0.45+8.9%
Capital Expenditures

$1.84B

Previous: $582M+216.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$774M

Previous: -$59M-1211.9%
Net Income

-$986M

Previous: -$632M-56.0%
Operating Income

$563M

No prior period
Gross Profit

$563M

Previous: $559M+0.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.37B

Previous: $943M+45.7%
Total Assets

$38.4B

Previous: $33B+16.4%

Revenue & EPS history

AES · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.06B

Q4 2022+10.5%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

AES · $36M total across 1 segment · Q4 2022

  • Corporate and Other
    $36M

Forward guidance

The Company is reaffirming its 7% to 9% annualized growth rate target through 2025, from a base year of 2020. The Company is initiating 2023 guidance for Adjusted EPS of $1.65 to $1.75.

Tailwinds

  • Growth in 2023 is expected to be primarily driven by 3.4 GW of new renewables expected to come online.
  • Reaffirming 7% to 9% annualized growth target through 2025

Headwinds

  • This growth is expected to be partially offset by lower margins from the Company's LNG business, due to normalization of LNG prices and the roll-off of a gas supply contract
  • Lower contract margins in Chile
  • Higher interest expense in Colombia
  • This guidance also incorporates the impact of 0.6 GW of new renewables likely coming online in 2024, instead of 2023.
  • The Company's 2023 guidance is based on foreign currency and commodity forward curves as of December 31, 2022.

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 Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+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

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (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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