HEI Reports Third Quarter 2019 Earnings
HONOLULU, Nov. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HE) (HEI) today reported consolidated net income for common stock for the third quarter of 2019 of $63.4 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.58 compared to $65.9 million and EPS of $0.60 for the third quarter of 2018.
"HEI's third quarter earnings were consistent with our expectations, and we continue to execute well on key initiatives across our enterprise," said Constance H. Lau, president and CEO of HEI. "Our utilities continue to work together with our communities and other stakeholders toward achieving a renewable energy future that's affordable, reliable and resilient. This work includes the ongoing performance-based regulation process and our latest renewable energy and grid services request for proposals."
"Our bank's results and earnings growth reflect good performance in a volatile market environment. American continued to deliver strong loan growth and steady net interest margins despite the continued challenges of lower interest rates. In October, American completed the sale of its former headquarters," said Lau.
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY EARNINGS
Hawaiian Electric Company's (Hawaiian Electric)(1) net income for the third quarter of 2019 was $46.8 million compared to $49.7 million in the third quarter of 2018, primarily driven by the following after-tax items:
-- $6 million revenue increase resulting from rate increases and higher rate adjustment mechanism (RAM) revenues, including $2 million from Hawaiian Electric (Oahu), $3 million from Maui Electric (Maui County), and $1 million from Hawaii Electric Light (Hawaii Island); -- $2 million revenue increase from recovery of the Schofield generation project under the major project interim recovery (MPIR) mechanism; -- $2 million from higher AFUDC and lower interest expense; and -- $1 million in revenues from pole attachment fees. These items were partially offset by the following after-tax items: -- $8 million higher operations and maintenance expenses(2) compared to the third quarter of 2018, primarily due to higher overhaul and maintenance expenses for generating facilities and higher vegetation management expenses; -- $5 million in net income impact experienced in the third quarter of 2018 due to net favorable tax adjustments primarily related to differences between the 2017 year-end tax accrual and the filing of the 2017 tax return. There were no significant differences between the 2018 year-end tax accrual and the filing of the 2018 tax return that impacted net income in 2019; and -- $2 million higher depreciation expense due to increasing investments for the integration of more renewable energy, improved customer reliability and greater system efficiency.
Note: Amounts indicated as after-tax in this earnings release are based upon adjusting items using the current year composite statutory tax rates of 25.75% for the utilities and 26.79% for the bank.
(1) Hawaiian Electric, unless otherwise defined, refers to the three utilities, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. on Oahu, Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. on Hawaii Island, and Maui Electric Company, Limited, serving Maui County.
(2) Includes pension but excludes other net income neutral expenses covered by surcharges or by third parties. See the "Explanation of HEI's Use of Certain Unaudited Non-GAAP Measures" and the related reconciliation accompanying this release.
AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK EARNINGS
American Savings Bank's (American) third quarter 2019 net income was $22.9 million compared to $17.0 million in the second, or linked, quarter and $21.2 million in the prior year quarter. The increase in net income compared to the linked and prior year quarters was driven by a lower provision expense, higher non-interest income, higher net interest income and, compared to the linked quarter, lower non-interest expense.
Total loans were $5.1 billion as of September 30, 2019, up $240.0 million or 6.6% annualized from December 31, 2018, driven mainly by increases in the home equity lines of credit, commercial, and commercial real estate portfolios.
Total deposits were $6.2 billion at September 30, 2019, an increase of $37.4 million or 0.8% annualized from December 31, 2018. Low-cost core deposits were $5.4 billion as of September 30, 2019.
American's return on average equity(3) was 13.7% in the third quarter of 2019 compared to 10.5% in the second quarter of 2019 and 13.8% in the prior year quarter. Return on average assets was 1.29% in the third quarter of 2019 compared to 0.96% in the second quarter of 2019 and 1.22% in the third quarter of 2018.
Please refer to American's news release issued on October 30, 2019 for additional information on American.
HOLDING AND OTHER COMPANIES
The holding and other companies' net loss was $6.2 million in the third quarter of 2019 compared to $5.0 million in the prior year quarter. The higher net loss was primarily due to higher interest expense associated with long-term debt issued in the fourth quarter of 2018.
BOARD DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
On October 31, 2019, the Board of Directors maintained HEI's quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share, payable on December 10, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 22, 2019 (ex-dividend date is November 21, 2019). The dividend would be equivalent to an annual rate of $1.28 per share. Dividends have been paid uninterrupted since 1901. At the indicated annual dividend rate and based on the closing price per share on October 31, 2019 of $45.15, HEI's dividend yield is 2.8%.
(3) Bank return on average equity calculated using weighted average daily common equity.
WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS EARNINGS AND EPS GUIDANCE
HEI will conduct a webcast and conference call to review its third quarter 2019 earnings and 2019 EPS guidance on Friday, November 1, 2019, at 10:15 a.m. Hawaii time (4:15 p.m. Eastern time).
Interested parties within the United States may listen to the conference by calling (844) 834-0652 and international parties may listen to the conference by calling (412) 317-5198 or by accessing the webcast on HEI's website at www.hei.com under the "Investor Relations" section, sub-heading "News and Events." HEI and Hawaiian Electric intend to continue to use HEI's website, www.hei.com, as a means of disclosing additional information. Such disclosures will be included on HEI's website in the Investor Relations section.
Accordingly, investors should routinely monitor the Investor Relations section of HEI's website at www.hei.com in addition to following HEI's, Hawaiian Electric's and American's press releases, HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and HEI's public conference calls and webcasts. The information on HEI's website is not incorporated by reference in this document or in HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's SEC filings unless, and except to the extent, specifically incorporated by reference. Investors may also wish to refer to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (PUC) website at dms.puc.hawaii.gov/dms in order to review documents filed with and issued by the PUC. No information on the PUC website is incorporated by reference in this document or in HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's SEC filings.
An online replay of the November 1, 2019 webcast will be available on HEI's website beginning about two hours after the event. Audio replays of the conference call will also be available approximately two hours after the event through November 15, 2019, by dialing (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088 and entering passcode: 10134898.
HEI supplies power to approximately 95% of Hawaii's population through its electric utilities, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. and Maui Electric Company, Limited; provides a wide array of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through American Savings Bank, one of Hawaii's largest financial institutions; and helps advance Hawaii's clean energy and sustainability goals through investments by its non-regulated subsidiary, Pacific Current, LLC.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release may contain "forward-looking statements," which include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and usually include words such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "predicts," "estimates" or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance, ongoing business strategies or prospects or possible future actions are also forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and the accuracy of assumptions concerning HEI and its subsidiaries, the performance of the industries in which they do business and economic, political and market factors, among other things. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.
Forward-looking statements in this release should be read in conjunction with the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" discussions (which are incorporated by reference herein) set forth in HEI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and HEI's other periodic reports that discuss important factors that could cause HEI's results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the report, presentation or filing in which they are made. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, HEI, Hawaiian Electric, American and their subsidiaries undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
See "Explanation of HEI's Use of Certain Unaudited Non-GAAP Measures" and related reconciliations on pages 9 and 10 of this release.
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) and Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA (Unaudited) Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30 (in thousands, except per share amounts) 2019 2018 2019 2018 --- Revenues Electric utility $ 688,330 $ 687,409 $ 1,900,609 $ 1,865,962 Bank 83,201 80,496 247,940 233,019 Other 4 143 86 218 Total revenues 771,535 768,048 2,148,635 2,099,199 --- Expenses Electric utility 616,537 613,373 1,716,562 1,685,413 Bank 54,240 53,232 171,605 153,951 Other 3,450 3,379 12,589 11,083 Total expenses 674,227 669,984 1,900,756 1,850,447 --- Operating income (loss) Electric utility 71,793 74,036 184,047 180,549 Bank 28,961 27,264 76,335 79,068 Other (3,446) (3,236) (12,503) (10,865) Total operating income 97,308 98,064 247,879 248,752 --- Retirement defined benefits expense-other than service costs (648) (1,276) (2,172) (4,673) Interest expense, net-other than on deposit liabilities and other bank borrowings (22,425) (22,523) (69,081) (66,042) Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction 1,208 1,006 3,465 3,815 Allowance for equity funds used during construction 3,250 1,962 9,335 8,239 --- Income before income taxes 78,693 77,233 189,426 190,091 Income taxes 14,803 10,862 36,390 36,473 --- Net income 63,890 66,371 153,036 153,618 Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries 471 471 1,417 1,417 Net income for common stock $ 63,419 $ 65,900 $ 151,619 $ 152,201 === Basic earnings per common share $ 0.58 $ 0.61 $ 1.39 $ 1.40 === Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.58 $ 0.60 $ 1.39 $ 1.40 === Dividends declared per common share $ 0.32 $ 0.31 $ 0.96 $ 0.93 === Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding 108,973 108,879 108,941 108,847 === Weighted-average shares assuming dilution 109,363 109,055 109,378 109,090 === Net income (loss) for common stock by segment Electric utility $ 46,779 $ 49,712 $ 111,479 $ 108,356 Bank 22,888 21,221 60,743 60,742 Other (6,248) (5,033) (20,603) (16,897) Net income for common stock $ 63,419 $ 65,900 $ 151,619 $ 152,201 === Comprehensive income attributable to Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. $ 66,716 $ 61,311 $ 177,856 $ 131,014 === Return on average common equity (twelve months ended)(1) 9.2 % 8.7 % ===
This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in HEI filings with the SEC. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for future interim periods or the full year. (1) On a core basis, 2019 and 2018 returns on average common equity (twelve months ended September 30) were 9.2% and 9.4%, respectively. See reconciliation of GAAP to non- GAAP measures.
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric) and Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA (Unaudited) Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30 ($ in thousands, except per barrel amounts) 2019 2018 2019 2018 --- Revenues $ 688,330 $ 687,409 $ 1,900,609 $ 1,865,962 --- Expenses Fuel oil 199,093 206,551 541,322 545,236 Purchased power 175,037 177,590 472,336 478,238 Other operation and maintenance 124,415 113,553 361,805 333,805 Depreciation 53,935 50,983 161,795 151,810 Taxes, other than income taxes 64,057 64,696 179,304 176,324 Total expenses 616,537 613,373 1,716,562 1,685,413 --- Operating income 71,793 74,036 184,047 180,549 Allowance for equity funds used during construction 3,250 1,962 9,335 8,239 Retirement defined benefits expense-other than service costs (723) (682) (2,127) (2,934) Interest expense and other charges, net (17,429) (18,968) (53,945) (54,822) Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction 1,208 1,006 3,465 3,815 --- Income before income taxes 58,099 57,354 140,775 134,847 Income taxes 10,822 7,144 27,800 24,995 --- Net income 47,277 50,210 112,975 109,852 Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries 228 228 686 686 --- Net income attributable to Hawaiian Electric 47,049 49,982 112,289 109,166 Preferred stock dividends of Hawaiian Electric 270 270 810 810 Net income for common stock $ 46,779 $ 49,712 $ 111,479 $ 108,356 === Comprehensive income attributable to Hawaiian Electric $ 46,805 $ 49,740 $ 111,552 $ 108,441 === OTHER ELECTRIC UTILITY INFORMATION Kilowatthour sales (millions) Hawaiian Electric 1,823 1,761 4,840 4,855 Hawaii Electric Light 279 277 777 796 Maui Electric 312 291 832 818 2,414 2,329 6,449 6,469 Average fuel oil cost per barrel $ 82.30 $ 90.93 $ 83.64 $ 84.67 Return on average common equity (twelve months ended)(1) 7.6 % 7.2 %
This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in Hawaiian Electric filings with the SEC. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for future interim periods or the full year. (1) Simple average. On a core basis, 2019 and 2018 returns on average common equity (twelve months ended September 30) were 7.6% and 7.7%, respectively. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures.
American Savings Bank, F.S.B. STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA (Unaudited) Three months ended Nine months ended September 30 ($ in thousands) September 30, June 30, September 30, 2019 2018 2019 2019 2018 --- Interest and dividend income Interest and fees on loans $ 59,260 $ 58,620 $ 55,885 $ 175,740 $ 163,318 Interest and dividends on investment securities 7,599 7,535 9,300 25,762 27,130 Total interest and dividend income 66,859 66,155 65,185 201,502 190,448 --- Interest expense Interest on deposit liabilities 4,384 4,287 3,635 12,923 9,876 Interest on other borrowings 422 411 404 1,361 1,293 Total interest expense 4,806 4,698 4,039 14,284 11,169 --- Net interest income 62,053 61,457 61,146 187,218 179,279 Provision for loan losses 3,315 7,688 6,033 17,873 12,337 Net interest income after provision for loan losses 58,738 53,769 55,113 169,345 166,942 --- Noninterest income Fees from other financial services 5,085 4,798 4,543 14,445 13,941 Fee income on deposit liabilities 5,320 5,004 5,454 15,402 15,781 Fee income on other financial products 1,706 1,830 1,746 5,129 5,075 Bank-owned life insurance 1,660 2,390 2,663 6,309 4,667 Mortgage banking income 1,490 976 169 3,080 1,399 Gains on sale of investment securities, net 653 653 Other income, net 428 534 736 1,420 1,708 Total noninterest income 16,342 15,532 15,311 46,438 42,571 --- Noninterest expense Compensation and employee benefits 25,364 25,750 23,952 76,626 72,047 Occupancy 5,694 5,479 4,363 15,843 12,837 Data processing 3,763 3,852 3,583 11,353 10,587 Services 2,829 2,606 2,485 7,861 8,560 Equipment 2,163 2,189 1,783 6,416 5,385 Office supplies, printing and postage 1,297 1,663 1,556 4,320 4,554 Marketing 1,142 1,323 993 3,455 2,723 FDIC insurance (5) 628 638 1,249 2,078 Other expense 3,676 4,519 4,240 12,049 12,897 Total noninterest expense 45,923 48,009 43,593 139,172 131,668 --- Income before income taxes 29,157 21,292 26,831 76,611 77,845 Income taxes 6,269 4,276 5,610 15,868 17,103 Net income $ 22,888 $ 17,016 $ 21,221 $ 60,743 $ 60,742 === Comprehensive income $ 26,697 $ 31,291 $ 16,480 $ 85,079 $ 39,944 === OTHER BANK INFORMATION (annualized %, except as of period end) Return on average assets 1.29 0.96 1.22 1.14 1.18 Return on average equity 13.75 10.46 13.80 12.44 13.32 Return on average tangible common equity 15.68 11.97 15.93 14.23 15.40 Net interest margin 3.82 3.82 3.81 3.87 3.78 Efficiency ratio 58.58 62.36 57.02 59.56 59.35 Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding 0.69 0.29 0.40 0.46 0.33 As of period end Nonaccrual loans to loans receivable held for investment 0.63 0.79 0.59 Allowance for loan losses to loans outstanding 1.04 1.17 1.14 Tangible common equity to tangible assets 8.4 8.2 7.7 Tier-1 leverage ratio 8.8 8.7 8.6 Total capital ratio 14.0 14.0 13.8 Dividend paid to HEI (via ASB Hawaii, Inc.) ($ in millions) $ 14.0 $ 15.0 $ 14.0 $ 47.0 $ 36.0
This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in HEI filings with the SEC. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for future interim periods or the full year.
EXPLANATION OF HEI'S USE OF CERTAIN UNAUDITED NON-GAAP MEASURES
HEI and Hawaiian Electric management use certain non-GAAP measures, which exclude certain items that are not reflective of ongoing operations or that are not expected to reoccur, to evaluate the performance of HEI and the utility. Management believes these non-GAAP measures provide useful supplemental information and are a better indicator of the companies' core operating activities. Core earnings and other financial measures as presented below may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The accompanying tables provide a reconciliation of reported GAAP(1) earnings to non-GAAP core earnings and the adjusted return on average common equity (ROACE) for HEI and the utility.
The reconciling adjustments from GAAP earnings to core earnings exclude the 2017 impact of the federal tax reform act due to the adjustment of the deferred tax balances and the $1,000 non-executive employee bonuses paid by the bank related to federal tax reform. Management does not consider these items to be representative of the company's fundamental core earnings. Management has shown adjusted non-GAAP (core) net income, adjusted non-GAAP (core) ROACE in order to provide better comparability of ROACE between periods.
The accompanying table also provides the calculation of utility GAAP other operation and maintenance (O&M) expense adjusted for "O&M-related net income neutral items," which are O&M expenses covered by specific surcharges or by third parties. These "O&M-related net income neutral items" are grossed-up in revenue and expense and do not impact net income.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP(1) TO NON-GAAP MEASURES --- Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries (HEI) Unaudited Twelve months ended September 30 ($ in millions) 2019 2018 --- --- HEI CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME GAAP (as reported) $ 201.2 $ 184.6 Excluding special items (after-tax): One-time non-executive bank employee bonus related to federal tax reform - 0.7 Federal tax reform impacts(2) - 13.4 Non-GAAP (core) net income $ 201.2 $ 198.7 --- HEI CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE COMMON EQUITY $ 2,187.4 $ 2,117.5 --- HEI CONSOLIDATED RETURN ON AVERAGE COMMON EQUITY (ROACE) (simple average) Based on GAAP 9.2 8.7 % % Based on non-GAAP (core)(3) 9.2 9.4 % % --- ---
Note: Columns may not foot due to rounding (1) Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 2 Reflects the lower rates enacted by federal tax reform, primarily the adjustments to reduce the unregulated net deferred tax asset balances (3) Calculated as core net income divided by average GAAP common equity
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP(1) TO NON-GAAP MEASURES --- Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric) and Subsidiaries Unaudited Twelve months ended September 30 ($ in millions) 2019 2018 HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME GAAP (as reported) $ 146.8 $ 133.7 Excluding special items (after-tax): Federal tax reform impacts(2) 9.2 Non-GAAP (core) net income $ 146.8 $ 142.9 --- HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE COMMON EQUITY $ 1,934.7 $ 1,852.7 HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CONSOLIDATED RETURN ON AVERAGE COMMON EQUITY (ROACE) (simple average) Based on GAAP 7.6 7.2 % % Based on non-GAAP (core) 7.6 7.7 (3) % % --- Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30 (in millions) 2019 2018 2019 2018 --- --- HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CONSOLIDATED OTHER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) EXPENSE GAAP (as reported) $ 124.4 $ 113.6 $ 361.8 $ 333.8 Excluding other O&M-related net income neutral items4 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 Non-GAAP (Adjusted other O&M expense) $ 124.0 $ 113.3 $ 361.3 $ 333.1 ---
Note: Columns may not foot due to rounding (1) Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 2 Reflects the lower rates enacted by federal tax reform, primarily the adjustments to reduce the unregulated net deferred tax asset balances (3) Calculated as core net income divided by average GAAP common equity 4 Expenses covered by surcharges or by third parties recorded in revenues
Contact: Julie R. Smolinski Telephone: (808) 543-7300 Director, Investor Relations & Strategic Planning E-mail: ir@hei.com
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