NYSE$PPL

PPL Corp · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported mixed Q4 2023 earnings, with GAAP EPS declining but non-GAAP EPS increasing significantly due to special items.

PPL Corporation reported a decrease in GAAP earnings for Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022, with earnings of $0.15 per share versus $0.26 per share. However, adjusting for special items, earnings from ongoing operations increased to $0.40 per share from $0.28 per share in the prior year. The company exceeded its 2023 earnings forecast midpoint and extended its EPS and dividend growth targets through 2027.

  • Q4 2023 GAAP earnings were $0.15 per share, down from $0.26 per share in Q4 2022.
  • Q4 2023 non-GAAP earnings from ongoing operations were $0.40 per share, up from $0.28 per share in Q4 2022.
  • PPL exceeded its 2023 earnings from ongoing operations forecast midpoint, achieving $1.60 per share.
  • The company extended its 6% to 8% annual EPS and dividend growth targets through at least 2027.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.03B

Previous: $2.29B-11.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.40

Previous: $0.28+42.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$649M

Previous: $640M-201.4%
Net Income

$113M

Previous: $190M-40.5%
Operating Income

$390M

Previous: $336M+16.1%
Gross Profit

$1.21B

Previous: $747M+61.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$11M

Previous: $14M-21.4%

Revenue & EPS history

PPL · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.03B

Q4 2023-11.3%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

PPL announced a 2024 earnings forecast range of $1.63 to $1.75 per share. The midpoint, $1.69 per share, represents a 7% increase over the midpoint of the company’s 2023 ongoing earnings per share target, in line with its targeted growth rate.

Tailwinds

  • 7% increase over the midpoint of the company’s 2023 ongoing earnings per share target
  • PPL announced a 7.3% increase in its quarterly common stock dividend
  • Increased dividend will be payable April 1, 2024, to shareowners of record as of March 8, 2024
  • PPL also extended its competitive 6% to 8% annual EPS and dividend growth targets through at least 2027
  • The company increased planned infrastructure investments to $14.3 billion from 2024 to 2027 compared to the prior plan of $11.9 billion from 2023 to 2026

Headwinds

  • PPL management is not able to forecast if any of these factors will occur or whether any amounts will be reported for future periods.
  • PPL is not able to provide an equivalent GAAP measure for earnings guidance.
  • Asset or business acquisitions and dispositions
  • The novel coronavirus pandemic or other pandemic health events or other catastrophic events and their effect on financial markets, economic conditions and our businesses
  • Market demand for energy in our service territories

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.4%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

36 / 72 earnings

Positive

+4.8%

Q2 2020

Best reaction

-4.7%

Q4 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.3%-3.3%
Q4 2025+1.5%+3.5%-1.1%
Q3 2025+0.3%+1.6%-6.6%
Q1 2025+0.3%-0.3%-4.5%
Q4 2024-0.3%-0.9%+1.1%
Q3 2024-1.5%-0.0%+7.3%
Q2 2024-0.9%+0.6%+5.3%
Q1 2024+1.7%+2.3%+6.8%
Q4 2023-0.1%+1.6%+0.7%
Q3 2023+2.7%+5.0%+7.2%
Q2 2023-2.0%-1.5%-7.0%
Q1 2023+0.9%+0.2%-6.9%
Q4 2022-2.2%-2.6%-5.7%
Q3 2022+0.8%+0.4%+9.8%
Q2 2022-1.7%-3.3%-0.5%
Q1 2022+1.2%-2.1%+3.3%
Q4 2021-4.7%-7.2%-5.2%
Q3 2021-2.0%-1.9%-2.2%
Q2 2021+2.8%+1.7%+5.8%
Q1 2021+1.1%+1.5%+0.2%
Q4 2020-1.4%-2.1%+5.4%
Q3 2020-1.1%+6.5%+2.5%
Q2 2020+4.8%+7.0%+2.2%
Q1 2020+4.0%+1.1%+23.7%
Q4 2019-1.0%-3.3%-24.4%
Q3 2019-0.5%+0.7%+2.5%
Q2 2019+2.8%+1.4%+3.9%
Q1 2019+0.4%-0.4%-4.3%
Q4 2018-1.5%-0.7%+5.9%
Q3 2018+1.4%+2.0%+0.6%
Q2 2018-1.6%-0.7%+6.5%
Q1 2018+0.9%-4.3%-6.0%
Q4 2017+0.8%-3.1%-9.9%
Q3 2017-1.8%-2.8%-3.4%
Q2 2017-0.4%-0.3%+0.4%
Q1 2017+1.4%+1.0%+5.5%
Q4 2016+1.3%+1.1%+5.3%
Q3 2016-1.3%-0.9%-3.6%
Q2 2016-1.7%-1.0%-4.6%
Q1 2016+2.1%
Q4 2015-1.4%
Q3 2015+2.9%
Q2 2015-0.9%
Q1 2015+1.6%
Q4 2014-1.7%
Q3 2014+3.6%
Q2 2014+0.0%
Q1 2014+1.4%
Q4 2013+0.8%
Q3 2013-0.1%
Q2 2013+0.5%
Q1 2013-1.6%
Q4 2012-0.2%
Q3 2012+1.3%
Q2 2012+3.7%
Q1 2012+0.4%
Q4 2011-0.6%
Q3 2011-0.3%
Q2 2011-0.6%
Q1 2011-0.1%
Q4 2010+0.3%
Q3 2010-0.5%
Q2 2010+1.8%
Q1 2009+0.2%
Q1 2010+1.4%
Q4 2007+0.4%
Q4 2009+0.4%
Q3 2008-2.1%
Q3 2009-2.1%
Q2 2009-0.3%
Q2 2008-0.3%
Q4 2008-0.3%

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