NYSE$POR

Portland General Electric Company · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced first quarter 2024 results, reflecting strong semiconductor and data center demand growth and the Clearwater Wind Development being placed into service.

Portland General Electric reported a net income of $109 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2024. After adjusting for the impact of the January 2024 storm, the non-GAAP net income was $123 million, or $1.21 per diluted share. The company reaffirmed its 2024 adjusted earnings guidance of $2.98 to $3.18 per diluted share.

  • First quarter results reflect continued strong semiconductor and data center demand growth.
  • Clearwater Wind Development placed into service in January, providing geographic resource diversity and 311 MW of clean energy generation to customers.
  • Reaffirming 2024 adjusted earnings guidance of $2.98 to $3.18 per diluted share
  • PGE team navigated extreme winter storms and energy market conditions early in the first quarter and, as we look ahead, we remain focused on advancing plans to meet the growing needs of our customers.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$929M

Previous: $748M+24.2%
EPS

$1.08

Previous: $0.80+35.0%
Operating Expenses

$767M

No prior period
Depreciation & Amortization

$121M

No prior period
Interest Expense

$51M

No prior period
Income Tax Expense

$13M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$325M

Previous: -$274M-18.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$216M

Previous: -$200M-8.0%
Net Income

$109M

Previous: $74M+47.3%
Operating Income

$162M

Previous: $117M+38.5%
Gross Profit

$929M

Previous: $748M+24.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$23M

Previous: $27M-14.8%
Total Assets

$11.6B

Previous: $10.2B+14.2%

Revenue & EPS history

PGE · Revenue · Quarterly

$929M

Q1 2024+24.2%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

PGE · $1.81B total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Residential
    $942M+12.0%
  • Commercial
    $606M+12.2%
  • Industrial
    $258M+19.4%

Forward guidance

PGE is reaffirming its estimate for full-year 2024 adjusted earnings guidance of $2.98 to $3.18 per diluted share.

Tailwinds

  • Exclusion of the impacts of the January 2024 winter storm, including non-deferrable Reliability Contingency Event (RCE) costs and non-deferred incremental storm restoration costs.
  • An increase in energy deliveries of 2% to 3%, weather adjusted.
  • Normal temperatures in its utility service territory.
  • Hydro conditions for the year that reflect current estimates.
  • Wind generation based on five years of historical levels or forecast studies when historical data is not available.

Headwinds

  • Normal thermal plant operations.
  • Operating and maintenance expense between $815 million and $840 million which includes approximately $165 million of wildfire, vegetation management, deferral amortization and other expenses that are offset in other income statement lines.
  • Depreciation and amortization expense between $475 million and $525 million.
  • Effective tax rate of 10% to 15%.
  • Capital expenditures of $1,340 million.

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

-0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.5%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

35 / 68 earnings

Positive

+5.4%

Q4 2022

Best reaction

-8.8%

Q2 2011

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.8%-6.0%-3.5%
Q4 2025-2.6%-2.9%-3.2%
Q3 2025+2.5%+3.9%+11.0%
Q1 2025-3.8%-2.0%-2.3%
Q4 2024-1.1%+2.9%+6.6%
Q3 2024-0.2%-2.7%-2.5%
Q2 2024-2.3%-1.0%-0.3%
Q1 2024+0.3%+1.5%+1.1%
Q4 2023+0.4%+1.6%+0.7%
Q3 2023-3.1%+0.4%+1.7%
Q2 2023-0.4%-0.3%-8.3%
Q1 2023-1.5%-2.3%-5.6%
Q4 2022+5.4%+2.9%+2.2%
Q3 2022+1.9%+3.9%+10.1%
Q2 2022+1.8%+1.6%+4.2%
Q1 2022-8.3%-10.2%-5.7%
Q4 2021-1.3%-2.2%+6.7%
Q3 2021+3.4%+2.7%+2.1%
Q2 2021+1.5%+0.8%+3.2%
Q1 2021+0.4%-1.1%-4.6%
Q4 2020+0.6%+3.2%+13.7%
Q3 2020-0.1%+2.2%+7.5%
Q2 2020-4.5%-6.0%-13.5%
Q1 2020-4.4%-0.7%-11.3%
Q4 2019+0.0%-0.2%-21.7%
Q3 2019-0.4%-1.9%-2.4%
Q2 2019-2.0%-0.7%+2.7%
Q1 2019+0.5%+1.2%+4.2%
Q4 2018+0.1%+1.5%+7.1%
Q3 2018-1.4%-1.8%+3.2%
Q2 2018-0.8%-1.3%+2.8%
Q1 2018+2.6%+1.7%+1.2%
Q4 2017-1.8%-2.4%-2.2%
Q3 2017+3.4%+2.9%+5.7%
Q2 2017-1.6%-1.3%+3.8%
Q1 2017-2.9%-4.0%+1.2%
Q4 2016+1.1%+1.2%+4.1%
Q3 2016+4.3%+1.2%+1.6%
Q2 2016-0.0%-1.6%-2.6%
Q1 2016+4.2%
Q4 2015-3.0%
Q3 2015-3.1%
Q2 2015+3.9%
Q1 2015-2.7%
Q4 2014-2.2%
Q3 2014+0.4%
Q2 2014-0.9%
Q1 2014+1.3%
Q4 2013+3.6%
Q3 2013+3.8%
Q2 2013-2.7%
Q1 2013+0.2%
Q4 2012+0.7%
Q3 2012-2.4%
Q2 2012-0.6%
Q1 2012-2.9%
Q4 2011+0.0%
Q3 2011+1.3%
Q2 2011-8.8%
Q1 2010+0.2%
Q1 2011+1.3%
Q4 2008+3.7%
Q4 2010+3.7%
Q3 2009+1.2%
Q3 2010+1.2%
Q4 2009+1.9%
Q2 2010+1.9%
Q2 2009+1.9%

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