NYSE$CWEN

Clearway Energy Inc · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported first quarter 2023 financial results, impacted by weaker renewable resource, but reaffirmed 2023 financial guidance and pro forma CAFD outlook.

Clearway Energy, Inc. reported first quarter 2023 financial results including a Net Loss of $(40) million, Adjusted EBITDA of $218 million, Cash from Operating Activities of $75 million, and Cash Available for Distribution (CAFD) of $(4) million. The company reaffirmed its 2023 financial guidance and pro forma CAFD outlook.

  • Repowering Cedro Hill with PPA extension to 2045 and increasing project size to 160MW
  • Increased size of revolving credit facility to $700 million
  • Reaffirming 2023 financial guidance and pro forma CAFD outlook
  • Increasing the quarterly dividend by 2% to $0.3818 per share in the second quarter of 2023, or $1.5272 per share annualized

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$288M

Previous: $214M+34.6%
EPS (adj)

-$0.34

Previous: -$0.28-22.1%
Solar MWh Generated/Sold

866.0K

No prior period
Wind MWh Generated/Sold

2.7M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$88M

Previous: -$47M-87.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$88M

Previous: -$79M-11.4%
Net Income

$0.00

Previous: -$32M+100.0%
Operating Income

$42M

Previous: -$53M+179.2%
Gross Profit

$180M

Previous: $86M+109.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$576M

Previous: $140M+311.4%
Total Assets

$12.7B

Previous: $12.6B+1.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Clearway Energy · Revenue · Quarterly

$288M

Q1 2023+34.6%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 4 of 15 quarters(27%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Clearway Energy · -$48M total across 1 segment · Q1 2023

  • Renewables & Storage
    -$48M+59.7%

Forward guidance

The Company is reaffirming 2023 full year CAFD guidance of $410 million. The Company's 2023 financial guidance factors in the contribution of committed growth investments based on current expected closing timelines and estimates for merchant energy gross margin at the conventional fleet upon the expiry of their current toll contracts.

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 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.7%

Avg return

30 days after

59%

30 / 51 earnings

Positive

+10.6%

Q4 2015

Best reaction

-9.7%

Q2 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.9%-1.5%+3.3%
Q4 2025-2.3%-4.1%-2.5%
Q3 2025+6.7%+8.6%+4.7%
Q1 2025-1.3%-2.3%+4.9%
Q4 2024+2.5%+4.9%+12.6%
Q3 2024+10.4%+9.7%+14.7%
Q2 2024+3.7%+7.0%+8.5%
Q1 2024+8.7%+10.3%+8.2%
Q4 2023-6.3%-5.6%-9.8%
Q3 2023+3.4%+2.5%+14.1%
Q2 2023+1.5%+2.8%-4.1%
Q1 2023+1.7%+2.2%+0.1%
Q4 2022-3.3%-2.0%-5.8%
Q3 2022+0.8%+0.0%-0.5%
Q2 2022+0.9%-0.5%-0.8%
Q1 2022-3.8%-2.8%+6.6%
Q4 2021-0.9%+1.9%+10.6%
Q3 2021+5.6%+3.4%+3.9%
Q2 2021+3.8%+5.2%+10.1%
Q1 2021-3.6%-8.4%-4.2%
Q4 2020+3.6%-1.0%+2.5%
Q3 2020+3.7%+6.6%+5.2%
Q2 2020+4.3%+2.8%-7.3%
Q1 2020+5.9%+5.8%+15.5%
Q4 2019-1.5%-1.2%-11.9%
Q3 2019+2.7%+3.5%+1.6%
Q2 2019-4.4%-1.4%+1.0%
Q1 2019-0.3%+0.2%+3.2%
Q4 2018-2.2%-0.3%+1.9%
Q3 2018+0.0%+0.5%-7.7%
Q2 2018-0.8%+0.8%+7.6%
Q1 2018+3.4%-0.6%-3.1%
Q4 2017+4.8%+4.5%+8.6%
Q3 2017+4.3%+5.9%+3.5%
Q2 2017+3.6%+0.5%+2.5%
Q1 2017-2.3%-0.9%+4.3%
Q4 2016-2.3%-2.6%+0.3%
Q3 2016+6.3%-3.7%-1.0%
Q2 2016-3.8%-1.2%+2.5%
Q1 2016-0.5%
Q4 2015+10.6%
Q3 2015+6.0%
Q2 2015-9.7%
Q1 2015+0.5%
Q4 2014-4.3%
Q3 2014+0.9%
Q2 2014+1.2%
Q1 2014+2.0%
Q4 2013+0.7%
Q3 2013+2.5%
Q2 2013-0.6%
Q1 2013
Q4 2012
Q3 2012
Q2 2012
Q1 2012

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