NYSE$NJR

New Jersey Resources Corporation · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

NJR reported an increase in fourth-quarter net income and NFE compared to the same period in fiscal 2021 and introduced fiscal 2023 NFE guidance.

New Jersey Resources reported a net income of $54.5 million, or $0.57 per share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, compared to a net loss of $(1.1) million, or $(0.01) per share, in the same period of fiscal 2021. The company's NFE totaled $47.9 million, or $0.50 per share, compared to NFE of $6.6 million, or $0.07 per share, in the same period of fiscal 2021. Fiscal 2022 NFE guidance was introduced with a range of $2.42 to $2.52.

  • Consolidated net income of $274.9 million for fiscal 2022, compared with net income of $117.9 million in fiscal 2021.
  • Consolidated net financial earnings (NFE), a non-GAAP financial measure, of $240.3 million for fiscal 2022, or $2.50 per share, compared to NFE of $207.7 million, or $2.16 per share, in fiscal 2021.
  • Achieved highest end of previously provided $2.40 to $2.50 guidance range, which was raised twice during fiscal 2022 due to strong performance across its portfolio of energy infrastructure businesses, including New Jersey Natural Gas Company (NJNG).
  • Completed construction and placed Adelphia Gateway pipeline into service.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$765M

Previous: $533M+43.7%
EPS (adj)

$0.50

Previous: $0.07+614.3%
Net Income

$54.5M

Previous: -$1.13M+4912.2%
Operating Income

$80.9M

Previous: $3.12M+2494.8%
Gross Profit

$119M

Previous: $36.3M+228.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.11M

Previous: $4.75M-76.7%
Total Assets

$6.26B

Previous: $5.72B+9.4%

Revenue & EPS history

NJR · Revenue · Quarterly

$765M

Q4 2022+43.7%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 2 of 15 quarters(13%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

NJR · $721M total across 4 segments · Q1 2023

  • Natural Gas Distribution
    $358M+30.2%
  • Energy Services
    $322M-12.9%
  • Storage & Transportation
    $26.8M+121.0%
  • Home Services
    $14.3M+2.3%

Forward guidance

NJR introduced fiscal 2023 NFE guidance of $2.42 to $2.52, which represents 9.8 percent year-over-year growth over the midpoint of the originally provided fiscal 2022 guidance range of $2.20 to $2.30.

Tailwinds

  • NJNG added 7,808 new customers during fiscal 2022, compared with 7,854 new customers added in fiscal 2021.
  • NJNG expects these new customers to contribute approximately $6.5 million of incremental utility gross margin on an annualized basis.
  • NJNG spent $32.3 million under the Infrastructure Investment Program (IIP) during fiscal 2022.
  • Clean Energy Ventures had approximately 386.6 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity in service as of September 30, 2022.
  • CEV has over 762 MW of potential capital projects under construction, under exclusivity or under contract.

Headwinds

  • The decrease in operating cash flows was due to higher working capital requirements as a result of rising energy prices.
  • Energy Services performance during February 2021 did not reoccur at similar levels during fiscal 2022.
  • Home Services and Other Operations reported fiscal 2022 net financial loss of $(0.8) million, which was unchanged compared to the prior year.
  • Fourth-quarter fiscal 2022 net financial loss was $(1.9) million compared to a net financial loss of $(1.1) million for the same period in fiscal 2021 for Home Services and Other Operations.
  • Energy Services reported fiscal 2022 NFE of $39.1 million, compared with NFE of $71.1 million during fiscal 2021.

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

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.2%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

38 / 68 earnings

Positive

+7.0%

Q4 2022

Best reaction

-9.0%

Q4 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026-0.6%-0.9%-2.4%
Q1 2026+3.3%+4.7%+8.8%
Q4 2025+3.8%+3.7%+0.3%
Q2 2025-0.7%-3.1%-7.5%
Q1 2025-3.3%-4.1%-1.4%
Q4 2024-0.6%+1.1%-8.2%
Q3 2024-1.4%-1.2%+3.1%
Q2 2024-1.3%-0.9%-2.9%
Q1 2024+2.6%+4.6%+8.9%
Q4 2023+0.8%+0.9%+5.1%
Q3 2023+1.5%-0.8%-3.7%
Q2 2023-2.2%-3.8%-3.2%
Q1 2023+6.7%+5.4%+3.1%
Q4 2022+7.0%+11.3%+8.4%
Q3 2022-1.1%-0.1%-1.5%
Q2 2022-1.9%-1.7%+3.5%
Q1 2022+0.2%+0.1%+13.4%
Q4 2021+0.7%+2.3%+6.3%
Q3 2021+1.9%+1.1%-1.9%
Q2 2021+3.5%+3.2%+3.9%
Q1 2021+3.0%+4.6%+13.1%
Q4 2020-9.0%-7.6%-4.4%
Q3 2020+3.7%+5.3%-6.3%
Q2 2020+1.6%-7.9%+8.0%
Q1 2020+0.8%+0.9%-9.8%
Q4 2019+2.7%+2.6%+7.9%
Q3 2019-4.4%-4.8%-3.5%
Q2 2019+1.8%-0.5%-4.1%
Q1 2019-3.9%-5.4%+3.1%
Q4 2018-4.6%-4.5%-3.6%
Q3 2018-0.1%-1.1%+1.7%
Q2 2018+2.6%+2.8%+5.3%
Q1 2018+3.3%+4.1%+7.6%
Q4 2017-1.6%-4.0%-12.4%
Q3 2017+0.7%+1.1%+2.7%
Q2 2017+2.4%+0.1%+8.1%
Q1 2017-0.1%+0.9%+2.3%
Q4 2016-4.9%-0.4%+5.7%
Q3 2016-1.9%-3.1%-8.4%
Q2 2016+1.0%
Q1 2016-2.5%
Q4 2015-2.2%
Q3 2015+0.6%
Q2 2015+0.0%
Q1 2015+1.4%
Q4 2014+0.3%
Q3 2014-3.6%
Q2 2014+2.1%
Q1 2014+1.1%
Q4 2013-0.1%
Q3 2013+1.9%
Q2 2013+0.9%
Q1 2013+1.1%
Q4 2012+0.4%
Q3 2012-1.0%
Q2 2012-0.7%
Q1 2012+0.2%
Q4 2011-3.2%
Q3 2011-0.6%
Q2 2011+1.1%
Q1 2010+0.3%
Q1 2011+0.7%
Q4 2008+1.8%
Q2 2010+1.8%
Q4 2010+1.8%
Q3 2009+0.0%
Q4 2009+0.0%
Q3 2010+0.0%

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