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Sep 30, 2023
Black Hills Q3 2023 Earnings Report
Black Hills Corp. reported strong third-quarter earnings, driven by new rates, rider recovery, recapture of lost revenue, expense management, and a strategic land sale, offsetting inflation and increased shares.
Key Takeaways
Black Hills Corp. announced third-quarter 2023 earnings of $0.67 per share, driven by new rates, rider recovery, recapture of lost revenue, expense management and a gain on a strategic sale of land. The company reaffirmed its 2023 earnings guidance of $3.65 to $3.85 per share.
Earnings per share for the third quarter were $0.67, driven by new rates and rider recovery and recapture of lost revenue.
The company is conducting negotiations for 100 megawatts of build-transfer renewable generation in South Dakota, expected to be in service in 2026.
A settlement was filed for the natural gas rate review in Wyoming, projecting $13.9 million in new annual revenue.
The company reaffirms its guidance for 2023 earnings per share to be in the range of $3.65 to $3.85.
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CapyFin.com Forward Guidance
Black Hills reaffirms its guidance for 2023 earnings per share available for common stock to be in the range of $3.65 to $3.85.
Positive Outlook
- Normal weather conditions within our utility service territories including temperatures, precipitation levels and wind conditions
- Normal operations and weather conditions for planned construction, maintenance and/or capital investment projects
- Constructive and timely outcomes of utility regulatory dockets
- No significant unplanned outages at any of our generating facilities
- Production tax credits of approximately $20 million associated with wind generation assets
Challenges Ahead
- The accuracy of our assumptions on which our earnings guidance is based
- Our ability to obtain adequate cost recovery for our utility operations through regulatory proceedings and favorable rulings on periodic applications to recover costs for capital additions, plant retirements and decommissioning, fuel, transmission, purchased power, and other operating costs and the timing in which new rates would go into effect
- Our ability to complete our capital program in a cost-effective and timely manner
- Our ability to successfully execute our financing plans
- The effects of changing interest rates
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