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Sep 30, 2021

Sempra Q3 2021 Earnings Report

Reported losses due to Aliso Canyon litigation charge but adjusted earnings showed growth across business platforms.

Key Takeaways

Sempra reported a net loss of $648 million for Q3 2021, primarily due to a $1.1 billion after-tax charge related to the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility leak. However, adjusted earnings were $545 million, up from $432 million in Q3 2020, driven by strong growth across all three business platforms.

Completed integrated transactions forming Sempra Infrastructure.

Announced higher projected 2022-2026 capital plan at Oncor of $15 billion.

SoCalGas announced agreements expected to resolve substantially all material civil litigation against SoCalGas and Sempra related to the 2015 Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility leak.

Sempra Infrastructure completed the sale of a non-controlling, 20% interest to KKR for $3.37 billion.

Total Revenue
$3.01B
Previous year: $2.64B
+14.0%
EPS
$0.85
Previous year: $0.66
+28.8%
Gross Profit
$1.13B
Previous year: $967M
+16.4%
Cash and Equivalents
$873M
Previous year: $3.52B
-75.2%
Free Cash Flow
-$456M
Previous year: -$513M
-11.1%
Total Assets
$70.5B
Previous year: $67.2B
+4.8%

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Forward Guidance

Sempra is updating its full-year 2021 GAAP EPS guidance range, including items expected to be reflected in our fourth quarter results, to $3.01 to $3.61, and the company is continuing to guide to the upper end of the range for its full-year 2021 adjusted EPS guidance of $7.75 to $8.35. Sempra is also reaffirming its full-year 2022 EPS guidance range of $8.10 to $8.70.

Positive Outlook

  • Full-year 2021 adjusted EPS guidance of $7.75 to $8.35.
  • Full-year 2022 EPS guidance range of $8.10 to $8.70.