NYSE$BKH

Black Hills Corporation · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported strong first quarter financial and operational performance.

Black Hills Corp. announced strong first quarter 2022 financial results, with earnings per share increasing 18% compared to the first quarter of 2021. The company reaffirmed its 2022 EPS guidance of $3.95 to $4.15.

  • Earnings per share increased 18% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the first quarter of 2021.
  • Earnings benefited from new rates and rider recovery, customer growth, increased off-system energy sales and mark-to-market benefits on energy contracts.
  • The company delivered financial results in line with expectations.
  • Black Hills is reaffirming its 2022 EPS guidance of $3.95 to $4.15.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$824M

Previous: $633M+30.0%
EPS (adj)

$1.82

Previous: $1.54+18.2%
Contracted Generated Facilities Availability

94.1%

Previous: 89.8%+4.8%
Wind Capacity Factor

42.0%

Previous: 37.2%+12.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$137M

Previous: -$146M+6.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$19.3M

Previous: -$50M+61.5%
Net Income

$118M

Previous: $96.3M+22.0%
Operating Income

$173M

Previous: $138M+25.3%
Gross Profit

$824M

Previous: $633M+30.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$16.3M

Previous: $13.4M+21.5%
Total Assets

$9.13B

Previous: $8.7B+5.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.64M

Previous: $3.26M+11.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Black Hills · Revenue · Quarterly

$824M

Q1 2022+30%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Black Hills · $828M total across 2 segments · Q1 2022

  • Gas Utilities
    $621M
  • Electric Utilities
    $207M

Forward guidance

Black Hills affirms its guidance for 2022 earnings per share available for common stock to be in the range of $3.95 to $4.15.

Tailwinds

  • Normal weather conditions within our utility service territories including temperatures, precipitation levels and wind conditions
  • Normal operations and weather conditions for planned construction, maintenance and/or capital investment projects
  • Constructive and timely outcomes of utility regulatory dockets
  • No significant unplanned outages at any of our generating facilities
  • Adjusted contract price for Wygen I power purchase agreement beginning Jan. 1, 2022

Headwinds

  • Our ability to obtain adequate cost recovery for our utility operations through regulatory proceedings and favorable rulings on periodic applications to recover costs for capital additions, plant retirements and decommissioning, fuel, transmission, purchased power, and other operating costs and the timing in which new rates would go into effect
  • Our ability to complete our capital program in a cost-effective and timely manner
  • Our ability to execute on our strategy
  • Our ability to successfully execute our financing plans
  • Our ability to achieve our greenhouse gas emissions intensity reduction goals

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 2022

Historical avgQ1 2022

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

59%

40 / 68 earnings

Positive

+6.7%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-9.8%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.9%+0.4%-1.7%
Q4 2025+0.9%-1.8%-0.3%
Q3 2025+4.6%+11.2%+8.0%
Q1 2025-4.8%-6.5%-7.4%
Q4 2024-0.3%-0.0%+0.0%
Q3 2024+1.3%+6.1%+5.3%
Q2 2024+0.6%-4.3%+0.3%
Q1 2024+1.5%+0.4%-5.5%
Q4 2023+2.7%+5.8%+7.9%
Q3 2023+3.2%+6.5%+10.6%
Q2 2023-2.3%-2.6%-7.5%
Q1 2023+2.6%+3.0%-2.9%
Q4 2022-9.8%-10.2%-14.6%
Q3 2022-3.3%-4.1%+8.2%
Q2 2022-0.9%-1.4%+0.1%
Q1 2022+2.6%+4.3%+2.9%
Q4 2021+0.7%-0.1%+7.1%
Q3 2021+0.1%-2.1%-3.2%
Q2 2021+2.8%+3.3%+6.0%
Q1 2021-2.3%-0.6%-1.6%
Q4 2020+0.5%-0.1%+3.8%
Q3 2020+6.7%+3.5%+7.3%
Q2 2020-0.1%+2.0%-3.0%
Q1 2020+0.5%+1.7%+3.1%
Q4 2019-0.2%+0.6%-4.0%
Q3 2019-6.7%-5.5%-3.5%
Q2 2019-2.4%-2.8%-0.3%
Q1 2019+3.4%+3.6%+5.7%
Q4 2018+4.5%+6.0%+9.6%
Q3 2018+3.0%+4.7%+12.4%
Q2 2018+0.1%+0.3%-1.3%
Q1 2018+2.6%+1.4%-0.8%
Q4 2017-3.0%-6.8%-7.6%
Q3 2017-5.0%-8.7%-9.6%
Q2 2017-0.1%+1.8%+1.2%
Q1 2017+1.4%+3.0%+5.9%
Q4 2016-1.9%-2.4%+3.5%
Q3 2016+0.1%+1.1%-3.4%
Q2 2016-2.8%-5.8%-5.9%
Q1 2016+1.9%
Q4 2015+3.0%
Q3 2015-1.3%
Q2 2015-0.5%
Q1 2015-0.5%
Q4 2014+2.9%
Q3 2014+1.0%
Q2 2014-3.3%
Q1 2014+0.1%
Q4 2013+2.4%
Q3 2013+2.9%
Q2 2013-1.4%
Q1 2013+5.3%
Q4 2012+0.8%
Q3 2012-3.8%
Q2 2012-3.3%
Q1 2012-1.2%
Q4 2011-1.1%
Q3 2011-0.3%
Q2 2011-5.7%
Q1 2010-6.6%
Q1 2011+1.6%
Q4 2008+2.5%
Q4 2010+2.5%
Q3 2010+1.2%
Q3 2009+1.2%
Q2 2009+1.2%
Q2 2010+1.2%
Q4 2009+1.2%

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