Sempra Energy SRE reported first-quarter 2024 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.34, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35 by 0.7%. The bottom line also declined 8.2% from $1.46 in the prior-year quarter.
Including one-time items, the company generated GAAP earnings of $1.26 per share compared with $1.46 in the first quarter of 2023.
Total Revenues
Sempra’s total revenues of $3.64 billion declined 44.5% from $6.66 billion in the year-ago quarter. This was due to lower revenue contributions from the Natural gas and Energy-related business units. The top line also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.17 billion by 41%.
Segmental Update
Sempra California: Quarterly earnings amounted to $582 million compared with the year-ago quarter’s level of $618 million.
Sempra Texas Utility: Earnings in this segment improved from $83 million in the year-ago quarter to $183 million.
Sempra Infrastructure: The segment recorded earnings of $131 million compared with $315 million in the year-ago quarter.
Parent and Other: The segment reported a loss of $95 million, wider than the prior-year period’s reported loss of $47 million.
Financial Update
As of Mar 31, 2024, Sempra’s cash and cash equivalents totaled $606 million compared with $236 million as of Dec 31, 2023.
Long-term debt and finance leases amounted to $29.52 billion as of Mar 31, 2024, compared with $27.76 billion as of Dec 31, 2023.
Cash flow from operating activities decreased from $1.98 billion in the first quarter of 2023 to $1.85 billion in the first quarter of 2024.
Guidance
Sempra reiterated its 2024 earnings projection in the range of $4.60-$4.90 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same is pegged at $4.82 per share, higher than the midpoint of the company’s guided range.
SRE also reaffirmed its 2025 earnings guidance of $4.90-$5.25 per share. It still expects long-term EPS growth rate of 6-8%.
Zacks Rank
Sempra currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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