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Jun 30, 2022

FirstEnergy Q2 2022 Earnings Report

Reported GAAP earnings of $0.33 per share and operating (non-GAAP) earnings of $0.53 per share, in top end of guidance range.

Key Takeaways

FirstEnergy Corp. reported second quarter 2022 GAAP earnings of $187 million, or $0.33 per basic and diluted share, on revenue of $2.8 billion. Operating (non-GAAP) earnings were $0.53 per share for the second quarter of 2022.

Closed on minority sale of FET LLC, raising $2.4 billion at historic premium valuation

Solid execution to improve the balance sheet with over $2.5 billion of debt retired year-to-date

Anticipates achieving targeted FFO/Debt of ~13% in 2023, ahead of schedule

Updates and affirms full-year GAAP and operating guidance and provides outlook for third quarter

Total Revenue
$2.82B
Previous year: $2.6B
+8.4%
EPS
$0.53
Previous year: $0.59
-10.2%
Gross Profit
$1.83B
Previous year: $1.9B
-3.7%
Cash and Equivalents
$478M
Previous year: $1.25B
-61.9%
Total Assets
$45.1B
Previous year: $44.4B
+1.7%

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Forward Guidance

For the third quarter of 2022, the company is providing a GAAP and operating (non-GAAP) forecast range of $400 million to $455 million, or $0.70 to $0.80 per share based on 571 million shares outstanding. FirstEnergy updated its full-year 2022 GAAP earnings forecast range to $1,240 million to $1,355 million, or $2.17 to $2.37 per share based on 571 million shares outstanding. The company also affirmed its full-year 2022 operating (non-GAAP) earnings guidance range of $1,315 million to $1,430 million, or $2.30 to $2.50 per share based on 571 million shares outstanding.