NYSE$AVA

Avista Corporation · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results in line with expectations and confirmed 2024 earnings guidance.

Avista Corp. reported first quarter earnings per diluted share of $0.91, aligning with expectations. The company confirms its 2024 earnings guidance of $2.36 to $2.56 per diluted share.

  • First quarter consolidated earnings per diluted share of $0.91, in line with expectations.
  • Confirmed consolidated earnings guidance of $2.36 to $2.56 per diluted share.
  • The ERM is expected to be negative $0.07 per diluted share for the full year.
  • Expects to finalize an agreement with a prospective large electric customer by the end of the second quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$609M

Previous: $475M+28.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.91

Previous: $0.73+24.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$119M

Previous: -$100M-18.1%
Free Cash Flow

$71.4M

Previous: -$45.6M+256.5%
Net Income

$71.5M

Previous: $54.8M+30.4%
Operating Income

$302M

Previous: $76.6M+294.8%
Gross Profit

$137M

Previous: $475M-71.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.35M

Previous: $2.22M+5.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Avista · Revenue · Quarterly

$609M

Q1 2024+28.4%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Avista Corp. is confirming its 2024 earnings guidance with a consolidated range of $2.36 to $2.56 per diluted share.

Tailwinds

  • Expects Avista Utilities to contribute within a range of $2.23 to $2.39 per diluted share in 2024.
  • Expects AEL&P to contribute in the range of $0.09 to $0.11 per diluted share in 2024.
  • Expects other businesses to contribute in the range of $0.04 to $0.06 per diluted share in 2024.
  • Long term earnings growth of 4 to 6 percent off of a 2025 base year.
  • Assumes constructive outcomes in general rate cases.

Headwinds

  • Unfavorable changes in forward prices resulting in less benefit from system optimization.
  • Further deterioration in hydroelectric generation due to lower precipitation and snowpack conditions.
  • The impact of the ERM on earnings is expected to be negative $0.07 per diluted share for the full year.
  • Guidance does not include the effect of unusual or non-recurring items until the effects are probable.
  • Various factors could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations.

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 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-0.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.3%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

35 / 67 earnings

Positive

+8.4%

Q3 2023

Best reaction

-10.1%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025-4.6%-6.4%-6.4%
Q3 2025+2.6%+6.3%+0.1%
Q2 2025-4.2%-2.3%-3.6%
Q1 2025-1.7%-6.1%-10.7%
Q4 2024+3.3%+3.3%+6.1%
Q3 2024-1.8%+1.9%+0.1%
Q1 2024+2.3%+3.9%+2.8%
Q4 2023+0.1%-2.1%-0.8%
Q3 2023+8.4%+10.3%+10.2%
Q2 2023+0.6%-1.2%-11.1%
Q1 2023+1.4%+1.7%-4.7%
Q4 2022+2.5%+1.7%+1.1%
Q3 2022-10.1%-9.5%+0.9%
Q2 2022+0.1%-1.0%-5.4%
Q1 2022+1.8%+5.6%+7.2%
Q4 2021+2.1%+5.0%+5.5%
Q3 2021-1.0%-0.8%-2.1%
Q2 2021-2.5%-4.2%-4.1%
Q1 2021+2.4%+2.8%-2.9%
Q4 2020+4.6%+2.5%+24.3%
Q3 2020-3.1%+3.0%+7.3%
Q2 2020-0.1%+3.1%+0.4%
Q1 2020-1.5%-9.4%-1.1%
Q4 2019-1.0%+1.2%-16.6%
Q3 2019-1.3%-2.3%-0.0%
Q2 2019+2.5%+2.2%+4.6%
Q1 2019+3.1%+2.6%-1.2%
Q4 2018-1.3%-1.2%-1.0%
Q3 2018+0.8%+0.8%-15.6%
Q2 2018-0.1%+0.5%+1.4%
Q1 2018-0.4%-0.3%+0.8%
Q4 2017-1.0%-1.6%+3.5%
Q3 2017-0.6%-0.8%-0.6%
Q2 2017-1.0%-0.7%-2.3%
Q1 2017+2.0%+3.5%+9.3%
Q4 2016-0.5%+1.0%+0.8%
Q3 2016-3.6%-3.3%-3.0%
Q2 2016-0.9%-2.3%-4.8%
Q1 2016+1.6%
Q4 2015+4.1%
Q3 2015+2.6%
Q2 2015+0.7%
Q1 2015-1.2%
Q4 2014-1.5%
Q3 2014-1.8%
Q2 2014+0.1%
Q1 2014+3.6%
Q4 2013-0.5%
Q3 2013+0.2%
Q2 2013+2.2%
Q1 2013+1.5%
Q4 2012-2.0%
Q3 2012-2.1%
Q2 2012-4.5%
Q1 2012-2.5%
Q4 2011-0.6%
Q3 2011-1.4%
Q2 2011-9.6%
Q1 2010+3.5%
Q1 2011+1.6%
Q4 2008+1.0%
Q4 2010+1.0%
Q3 2010+0.0%
Q3 2009+0.0%
Q2 2009+0.9%
Q4 2009+0.9%
Q2 2010+0.9%

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