NextEra Swings to 1Q Profit on Customer Growth, Solar Investment
April 25 2023 - 8:35AM
Dow Jones News
By Rob Curran
NextEra Energy Inc. swung to a first-quarter profit, helped by
population growth in Florida and its investment in solar power.
The Juno beach, Fla., power producer logged earnings of $2.09
billion, or $1.04 a share, for the three months ended March 31,
compared with a loss of $451 million, or 23 cents a share, a year
earlier.
Excluding items such as nonqualified hedges and losses on
investments held in a nuclear decommissioning fund, NextEra
registered adjusted earnings of 84 cents a share.
Revenue more than doubled to $6.72 billion.
NextEra Energy Resources, NextEra's renewable-energy arm, swung
to a profit of $1.44 billion.
Florida Power & Light, NextEra's biggest unit and the
largest U.S. electric utility, generated earnings of $1.1 billion,
up from $875 million a year earlier. Capital expenditure supported
this growth, the company said.
Florida Power & Light put an additional 970 megawatts of
solar-produced power in service during the quarter. The utility
also added 65,000 customers as Florida's population continued to
rise.
NextEra reiterated its projections for 2023 adjusted earnings in
a range between $2.98 and $3.13 a share. For 2024, NextEra also
backed a prior projection of adjusted earnings between $3.23 and
$3.43 a share.
For 2025, NextEra expects adjusted earnings of $3.45 to $3.70 a
share; and for 2026, the company forecast adjusted net income of
$3.63 to $4 a share.
NextEra plans to boost dividends by 10% a year through 2024, at
least, working off a 2022 baseline.
Write to Rob Curran at rob.curran@dowjones.com
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