Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. HE reported earnings per share (EPS) of 50 cents for the second quarter of 2023. Earnings lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 54 cents by 7.4%. The bottom line, however, increased 4.2% from 48 cents per share in the prior-year quarter.
Total Revenues
Hawaiian Electric reported total revenues of $895.7 million in the second quarter of 2023. Revenues remained almost flat year over year.
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Segment Details
Electric Utility: Revenues in this segment totaled $794.2 million, down 3% year over year.
Banking: In this segment, revenues totaled $96.9 million, up 28.6% year over year.
Others: Revenues from other sources surged 226.9% to $4.6 million from $1.4 million in the year-ago quarter.
Operating Statistics
Total expenses decreased 0.8% year over year to $802.7 million in the second quarter.
Total operating income increased 7.3% year over year to $93 million in the second quarter.
Net interest expenses amounted to $29.8 million in the quarter, up 19.5% from $25 million in the prior-year quarter.
2023 Guidance
Hawaiian Electric revised its 2023 EPS guidance. The company lowered the EPS guidance to $2.00-$2.10 from the prior guidance range of $2.15-$2.35. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings pegged at $2.12 lies above the company-guided range.
Zacks Rank
Hawaiian Electric currently carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
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Entergy Corporation ETR reported second-quarter 2023 earnings of $1.84 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.69 by 8.9%. The reported figure also improved 135.9% from 78 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.
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In the reported quarter, ED’s total revenues of $2,944 million missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3,286 million by 10.4%. The top line also declined 13.8% from $3,415 million in the year-ago quarter.
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