SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) recorded third-quarter 2021 losses attributable to common shareholders of $1,091 million, or $0.55 per share, as reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This compares with income available for common shareholders of $83 million, or $0.04 per share, for the third quarter of 2020.
GAAP results include non-core items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings, which totaled $1,570 million after tax, or $0.79 per share, for the quarter. These results were primarily driven by costs related to the PG&E Corporation’s and Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (Utility) reorganization cases under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Chapter 11), amortization of wildfire insurance fund contributions under Assembly Bill (AB) 1054, prior period net regulatory recoveries, investigation remedies, and 2019-2020 wildfire-related costs.
“Our leadership team is implementing the necessary systems and processes to run a high-performing utility – over both the short and long term – that will produce triple bottom-line results for people, the planet, and California’s prosperity,” said Patti Poppe, CEO of PG&E Corporation. “As part of this, we continue to deliver on our wildfire mitigation commitments while initiating bold new actions to reduce risk across our electric system, including: undergrounding power lines, calibrating the sensitivity of our automatic shutoff equipment, and executing more vegetation management.”
Non-GAAP Core Earnings
PG&E Corporation’s non-GAAP core earnings, which exclude non-core items, were $479 million, or $0.24 per share, in the third quarter of 2021, compared with $461 million, or $0.22 per share, during the same period in 2020.
The increase in quarter-over-quarter non-GAAP core earnings per share was primarily driven by the growth in rate base earnings, the change in shares, and wildfire mitigation costs above authorized, partially offset by the timing of taxes.
PG&E Corporation uses “non-GAAP core earnings,” which is a non-GAAP financial measure, in order to provide a measure that allows investors to compare the underlying financial performance of the business from one period to another, exclusive of non-core items. See the accompanying tables for a reconciliation of non-GAAP core earnings to consolidated earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders.
2021 Guidance
PG&E Corporation is adjusting 2021 GAAP earnings guidance to a range of $(0.12) to $0.07 per share, which includes non-core items. PG&E Corporation is adjusting 2021 non-core items guidance to a range of $2.1 billion to $2.3 billion after tax, reflecting costs related to PG&E Corporation and Utility’s reorganization cases under Chapter 11, the amortization of wildfire insurance fund contributions under AB1054, investigation remedies, 2019-2020 wildfire-related costs, and prior period net regulatory recoveries, partially offset by the rate neutral securitization inception impact.
On a non-GAAP basis, the guidance range for projected 2021 core earnings is reaffirmed at $0.95 to $1.05 per share. Factors driving non-GAAP core earnings include net below the line and spend above authorized of up to $100 million after tax and unrecoverable interest expense of $300 million to $325 million after tax.
Guidance is based on various assumptions and forecasts, including those relating to authorized revenues, future expenses, capital expenditures, rate base, equity issuances, rate neutral securitization, and certain other factors.
Supplemental Financial Information
In addition to the financial information accompanying this release, presentation slides have been furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and are available on PG&E Corporation’s website at: http://investor.pgecorp.com/financials/quarterly-earnings-reports/default.aspx.
Earnings Conference Call
PG&E Corporation will also hold a conference call on November 1, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific Time) to discuss its third quarter 2021 results. The public can access the conference call through a simultaneous webcast. The link is provided below and will also be available from the PG&E Corporation website.
What: Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Call
When: Monday, November 1, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Where: http://investor.pgecorp.com/news-events/events-and-presentations/default.aspx
A replay of the conference call will be archived through November 8, 2021 at http://investor.pgecorp.com/news-events/events-and-presentations/default.aspx.
Alternatively, a toll-free replay of the conference call may be accessed shortly after the live call through November 8, 2021, by dialing (800) 585-8367. International callers may dial (416) 621-4642. For both domestic and international callers, the confirmation code 9548628 will be required to access the replay.
Public Dissemination of Certain Information
PG&E Corporation and the Utility routinely provide links to the Utility’s principal regulatory proceedings with the CPUC and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) at http://investor.pgecorp.com, under the “Regulatory Filings” tab, so that such filings are available to investors upon filing with the relevant agency. PG&E Corporation and the Utility also routinely post, or provide direct links to, presentations, documents, and other information that may be of interest to investors at http://investor.pgecorp.com, under the “Chapter 11,” “Wildfire and Safety Updates” and “News & Events: Events & Presentations” tabs, respectively, in order to publicly disseminate such information. It is possible that any of these filings or information included therein could be deemed to be material information.
About PG&E Corporation
PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) is a holding company headquartered in San Francisco. It is the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, an energy company that serves 16 million Californians across a 70,000-square-mile service area in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit http://www.pgecorp.com. In this press release, they are together referred to as “PG&E.”
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the beliefs, expectations, estimates, future plans and strategies of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, including but not limited to earnings guidance for 2021. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, which management believes are reasonable, and on information currently available to management, but are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties. In addition to the risk that these assumptions prove to be inaccurate, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements include factors disclosed in PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s joint annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, their most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and other reports filed with the SEC, which are available on PG&E Corporation's website at www.pgecorp.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. PG&E Corporation and PG&E undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether due to new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME |
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(Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended
|
Nine Months Ended
|
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
2021 |
2020 |
2021 |
2020 |
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Operating Revenues |
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Electric |
$ |
4,181 |
|
$ |
3,810 |
|
$ |
11,527 |
|
$ |
10,285 |
|
||||
Natural gas |
|
1,284 |
|
|
1,072 |
|
|
3,869 |
|
|
3,436 |
|
||||
Total operating revenues |
|
5,465 |
|
|
4,882 |
|
|
15,396 |
|
|
13,721 |
|
||||
Operating Expenses |
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Cost of electricity |
|
1,133 |
|
|
1,114 |
|
|
2,570 |
|
|
2,418 |
|
||||
Cost of natural gas |
|
176 |
|
|
90 |
|
|
670 |
|
|
508 |
|
||||
Operating and maintenance |
|
2,795 |
|
|
2,290 |
|
|
7,714 |
|
|
6,398 |
|
||||
Wildfire-related claims, net of recoveries |
|
94 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
261 |
|
|
195 |
|
||||
Wildfire Fund expense |
|
162 |
|
|
120 |
|
|
399 |
|
|
293 |
|
||||
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning |
|
801 |
|
|
845 |
|
|
2,540 |
|
|
2,574 |
|
||||
Total operating expenses |
|
5,161 |
|
|
4,484 |
|
|
14,154 |
|
|
12,386 |
|
||||
Operating Income |
|
304 |
|
|
398 |
|
|
1,242 |
|
|
1,335 |
|
||||
Interest income |
|
— |
|
|
5 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
33 |
|
||||
Interest expense |
|
(399 |
) |
|
(391 |
) |
|
(1,205 |
) |
|
(844 |
) |
||||
Other income, net |
|
132 |
|
|
102 |
|
|
387 |
|
|
299 |
|
||||
Reorganization items, net |
|
— |
|
|
(137 |
) |
|
(11 |
) |
|
(1,937 |
) |
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Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes |
|
37 |
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
430 |
|
|
(1,114 |
) |
||||
Income tax provision (benefit) |
|
1,125 |
|
|
(109 |
) |
|
994 |
|
|
394 |
|
||||
Net Income (Loss) |
|
(1,088 |
) |
|
86 |
|
|
(564 |
) |
|
(1,508 |
) |
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Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary |
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
10 |
|
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Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders |
$ |
(1,091 |
) |
$ |
83 |
|
$ |
(574 |
) |
$ |
(1,518 |
) |
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Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Basic |
|
1,985 |
|
|
1,967 |
|
|
1,985 |
|
|
1,012 |
|
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Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Diluted |
|
1,985 |
|
|
2,140 |
|
|
1,985 |
|
|
1,012 |
|
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Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share, Basic |
$ |
(0.55 |
) |
$ |
0.04 |
|
$ |
(0.29 |
) |
$ |
(1.50 |
) |
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Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share, Diluted |
$ |
(0.55 |
) |
$ |
0.04 |
|
$ |
(0.29 |
) |
$ |
(1.50 |
) |
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Reconciliation of PG&E Corporation’s Consolidated Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders in Accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) to Non-GAAP Core Earnings |
Third Quarter, 2021 vs. 2020 |
(in millions, except per share amounts) |
Three Months Ended
|
Nine Months Ended
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Earnings |
Earnings per
|
Earnings |
Earnings per
|
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
2021 |
2020 |
2021 |
2020 |
2021 |
2020 |
2021 |
2020 |
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PG&E Corporation's Earnings (Loss) on a GAAP basis |
$ |
(1,091 |
) |
$ |
83 |
$ |
(0.55 |
) |
$ |
0.04 |
$ |
(574 |
) |
$ |
(1,518 |
) |
$ |
(0.29 |
) |
$ |
(1.50 |
) |
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Non-core items: (1) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Bankruptcy and legal costs (2) |
|
1,307 |
|
|
139 |
|
0.66 |
|
|
0.06 |
|
1,379 |
|
|
2,592 |
|
|
0.69 |
|
|
2.56 |
|
||||||||
Amortization of Wildfire Fund contribution (3) |
|
116 |
|
|
86 |
|
0.06 |
|
|
0.04 |
|
287 |
|
|
211 |
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
0.21 |
|
||||||||
Prior period net regulatory recoveries (4) |
|
74 |
|
|
53 |
|
0.04 |
|
|
0.02 |
|
162 |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
0.08 |
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
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Investigation remedies (5) |
|
68 |
|
|
80 |
|
0.03 |
|
|
0.04 |
|
147 |
|
|
151 |
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
0.15 |
|
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2019-2020 wildfire-related costs, net of insurance (6) |
|
5 |
|
|
20 |
|
— |
|
|
0.01 |
|
141 |
|
|
168 |
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
0.17 |
|
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PG&E Corporation’s Non-GAAP Core Earnings (7) |
$ |
479 |
|
$ |
461 |
$ |
0.24 |
|
$ |
0.22 |
$ |
1,542 |
|
$ |
1,579 |
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
$ |
1.56 |
|
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All amounts presented in the table above and footnotes below are tax adjusted at PG&E Corporation’s statutory tax rate of 27.98% for 2021 and 2020, except for certain costs that are not tax deductible. Amounts may not sum due to rounding. |
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(1) |
“Non-core items” include items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings and affect comparability of financial results between periods, consisting of the items listed in the table above. See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. |
|
|
|
|
(2) |
PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded costs of $1.3 billion (before the tax impact of $13 million) and $1.4 billion (before the tax impact of $39 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, for bankruptcy and legal costs associated with PG&E Corporation and the Utility's Chapter 11 filing. The Utility recorded a $1.3 billion adjustment for the "grantor trust" election related to the Fire Victim Trust during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. The Utility also incurred $32 million (before the tax impact of $9 million) and $103 million (before the tax impact of $29 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, related to exit financing costs. PG&E Corporation and the Utility also incurred legal and other costs of $18 million (before the tax impact of $4 million) and $45 million (before the tax impact of $10 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. |
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(in millions, pre-tax) |
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|||||
Fire Victim Trust grantor trust benefit |
$ |
1,270 |
|
|
$ |
1,270 |
|
|
Exit financing |
32 |
|
|
103 |
|
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Legal and other costs |
18 |
|
|
45 |
|
|||
Bankruptcy and legal costs |
$ |
1,320 |
|
|
$ |
1,418 |
|
|
(3) |
The Utility recorded costs of $162 million (before the tax impact of $46 million) and $399 million (before the tax impact of $112 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, associated with the amortization of Wildfire Fund contributions related to Assembly Bill ("AB") 1054. |
|
|
|
|
(4) |
The Utility incurred $135 million (before the tax impact of $61 million) and $257 million (before the tax impact of $95 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, associated with prior period net regulatory recoveries. This includes $135 million (before the tax impact of $61 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 related to wildfire response and mitigation regulatory matters, including the 2020 Wildfire Mitigation and Catastrophic Events ("WMCE") application settlement. The Utility also recorded a $122 million (before the tax impact of $34 million) adjustment during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 reflecting the impact of the April 15, 2021 FERC order denying the Utility's request for rehearing on the Transmission Owner ("TO") 18, which rejected the Utility's direct assignment of common plant to FERC, and impacted TO revenues recorded through December 31, 2020. |
(in millions, pre-tax) |
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
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Wildfire response and mitigation regulatory matters |
$ |
135 |
|
|
$ |
135 |
|
|
TO18 FERC ruling impact |
— |
|
|
122 |
|
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Prior period net regulatory recoveries |
$ |
135 |
|
|
$ |
257 |
|
|
(5) |
The Utility recorded costs of $74 million (before the tax impact of $6 million) and $171 million (before the tax impact of $25 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, associated with investigation remedies. This includes a $40 million charge during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 for probable losses in connection with a pending investigation into the 2019 Kincade fire. The Utility also recorded $20 million (before the tax impact of $5 million) and $69 million (before the tax impact of $18 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, related to the CPUC's Order Instituting Investigation ("OII") into the 2017 Northern California Wildfires and 2018 Camp Fire (the "Wildfires OII") settlement, as modified by the decision different dated April 20, 2020. The Utility also recorded costs of $10 million (before the tax impact of $0.2 million) and $24 million (before the tax impact of $0.5 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, for system enhancements related to the locate and mark OII. The Utility also recorded restoration and rebuild costs of $4 million (before the tax impact of $1 million) and $18 million (before the tax impact of $5 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, associated with the town of Paradise ("2018 Camp Fire"). The Utility also recorded an incremental charge of $20 million (before the tax impact of $1 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 associated with the May 26, 2021 Presiding Officer's Decision ("POD") for the Public Safety Power Shutoff ("PSPS") Order to Show Cause for the Fall 2019 PSPS events. |
(in millions, pre-tax) |
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
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2019 Kincade fire investigation |
$ |
40 |
|
|
$ |
40 |
|
|
Wildfire OII disallowance and system enhancements |
20 |
|
|
69 |
|
|||
Locate and mark OII system enhancements |
10 |
|
|
24 |
|
|||
Paradise restoration and rebuild |
4 |
|
|
18 |
|
|||
Incremental PSPS charge |
— |
|
|
20 |
|
|||
Investigation remedies |
$ |
74 |
|
|
$ |
171 |
|
|
(6) |
The Utility incurred costs, net of probable insurance recoveries, of $7 million (before the tax impact of $2 million) and $196 million (before the tax impact of $55 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, associated with the 2019-2020 wildfires. This includes accrued charges for third-party claims of $175 million (before the tax impact of $49 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, related to the 2019 Kincade fire, and $100 million (before the tax impact of $28 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, related to the 2020 Zogg fire. In addition, the Utility also incurred costs of $1 million (before the tax impact of $0.3 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 for clean-up and repair costs related to the 2019 Kincade fire, and $5 million (before the tax impact of $2 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 for clean-up and repair costs related to the 2020 Zogg fire. The Utility also incurred costs of $4 million (before the tax impact of $1 million) and $12 million (before the tax impact of $3 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, for legal and other costs related to the 2019 Kincade fire, as well as $7 million (before the tax impact of $2 million) and $13 million (before the tax impact of $4 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, for legal and other costs related to the 2020 Zogg fire. These costs were partially offset by probable insurance recoveries of $4 million (before the tax impact of $1 million) and $112 million (before the tax impact of $31 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, related to the 2020 Zogg fire. |
(in millions, pre-tax) |
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
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2019 Kincade fire-related costs |
|
|
|
|||||
Third-party claims |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
175 |
|
|
Utility clean-up and repairs |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Legal and other costs |
|
4 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
2020 Zogg fire-related costs, net of insurance |
|
|
|
|||||
Third-party claims |
|
— |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
Utility clean-up and repairs |
|
— |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
Legal and other costs |
|
7 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
Insurance recoveries |
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(112 |
) |
|
2019-2020 wildfire-related costs, net of insurance |
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
196 |
|
|
(7) |
"Non-GAAP core earnings" is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. |
PG&E Corporation's 2021 Earnings Guidance
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|
|
2021 |
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EPS Guidance |
|
Low |
|
High |
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Estimated Earnings (Loss) on a GAAP basis |
|
|
$ |
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
Estimated Non-Core Items: (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Bankruptcy and legal costs (2) |
|
~ |
|
0.67 |
|
|
~ |
|
0.66 |
|
Amortization of Wildfire Fund contribution (3) |
|
~ |
|
0.18 |
|
|
~ |
|
0.18 |
|
Investigation remedies (4) |
|
~ |
|
0.08 |
|
|
~ |
|
0.08 |
|
2019-2020 wildfire-related costs (5) |
|
~ |
|
0.07 |
|
|
~ |
|
0.07 |
|
Prior period net regulatory recoveries (6) |
|
~ |
|
0.07 |
|
|
~ |
|
0.07 |
|
Net securitization impact (7) |
|
~ |
|
— |
|
|
~ |
|
(0.07 |
) |
Estimated EPS on a non-GAAP Core Earnings basis |
|
~ |
$ |
0.95 |
|
|
~ |
$ |
1.05 |
|
All amounts presented in the table above and footnotes below are tax adjusted at PG&E Corporation’s statutory tax rate of 27.98% for 2021, except for certain costs that are not tax deductible. Amounts may not sum due to rounding. |
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(1) |
“Non-core items” include items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings and affect comparability of financial results between periods. See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. |
|
|
|
|
(2) |
“Bankruptcy and legal costs" consists of reversal of the tax benefit recorded for shares transferred to the Fire Victim Trust, exit financing costs including interest on temporary Utility debt and write-off of unamortized fees related to the retirement of PG&E Corporation debt, and legal and other costs associated with PG&E Corporation and the Utility's Chapter 11 filing. The total offsetting tax impact for the low and high non-core guidance range is $62 million and $56 million, respectively. |
|
|
|
2021 |
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(in millions, pre-tax) |
|
Low guidance range |
|
High guidance range |
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Fire Victim Trust grantor trust benefit |
|
~ |
$ |
1,270 |
|
|
~ |
$ |
1,270 |
|
Exit financing |
|
~ |
135 |
|
|
~ |
135 |
|
||
Legal and other costs |
|
~ |
85 |
|
|
~ |
65 |
|
||
Bankruptcy and legal costs |
|
~ |
$ |
1,490 |
|
|
~ |
$ |
1,470 |
|
(3) |
"Amortization of Wildfire Fund contribution” represents the amortization of Wildfire Fund contributions related to AB1054. The total offsetting tax impact for the low and high non-core guidance range is $145 million. |
|
|
2021 |
||||||||
(in millions, pre-tax) |
|
Low guidance range |
|
High guidance range |
||||||
Amortization of Wildfire Fund contribution |
|
~ |
$ |
520 |
|
|
~ |
$ |
520 |
|
(4) |
“Investigation remedies" includes costs related to the Wildfire OII decision different, probable losses in connection with a pending investigation into the 2019 Kincade fire, Paradise restoration and rebuild, the locate and mark OII system enhancements, and the incremental PSPS charge associated with the May 26, 2021 POD for the PSPS Order to Show Cause for the Fall 2019 PSPS events. The total offsetting tax impact for the low and high non-core guidance range is $18 million. |
|
|
2021 |
||||||||
(in millions, pre-tax) |
|
Low guidance range |
|
High guidance range |
||||||
Wildfire OII disallowance and system enhancements |
|
~ |
$ |
80 |
|
|
~ |
$ |
80 |
|
2019 Kincade fire investigation |
|
~ |
40 |
|
|
~ |
40 |
|
||
Paradise restoration and rebuild |
|
~ |
25 |
|
|
~ |
25 |
|
||
Locate and mark OII system enhancements |
|
~ |
25 |
|
|
~ |
25 |
|
||
Incremental PSPS charge |
|
~ |
20 |
|
|
~ |
20 |
|
||
Investigation remedies |
|
~ |
$ |
190 |
|
|
~ |
$ |
190 |
|
(5) |
“2019-2020 wildfire-related costs" includes third-party claims and legal and other costs associated with the 2019 Kincade fire, and utility clean-up and repairs costs associated with the 2020 Zogg fire. The total offsetting tax impact for the low and high non-core guidance range is $60 million and $55 million, respectively. |
|
2021 |
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(in millions, pre-tax) |
Low guidance range |
|
High guidance range |
|||||||
2019 Kincade fire-related costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Third-party claims |
~ |
$ |
175 |
|
|
~ |
$ |
175 |
|
|
Legal and other costs |
~ |
30 |
|
|
~ |
10 |
|
|||
2020 Zogg fire-related costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Utility clean-up and repairs |
~ |
10 |
|
|
~ |
10 |
|
|||
2019-2020 wildfire-related costs |
~ |
$ |
215 |
|
|
~ |
$ |
195 |
|
|
(6) |
“Prior period net regulatory recoveries" represents the recovery of capital expenditures from 2011 through 2014 above amounts adopted in the 2011 GT&S rate case, offset by the impact of adjustments related to wildfire response and mitigation regulatory matters, including the 2020 WMCE application settlement, and the April 15, 2021 FERC order denying the Utility's request for rehearing on the TO18, which rejected the Utility's direct assignment of common plant to FERC, and impacted TO revenues recorded through December 31, 2020. The total offsetting tax impact for the low and high non-core guidance range is $59 million. |
|
|
2021 |
||||||||
(in millions, pre-tax) |
|
Low guidance range |
|
High guidance range |
||||||
2011-2014 GT&S capital audit |
|
~ |
$ |
(45 |
) |
|
~ |
$ |
(45 |
) |
Wildfire response and mitigation regulatory matters |
|
~ |
|
135 |
|
|
~ |
|
135 |
|
TO18 FERC ruling impact |
|
~ |
|
120 |
|
|
~ |
|
120 |
|
Prior period net regulatory recoveries |
|
~ |
$ |
210 |
|
|
~ |
$ |
210 |
|
(7) |
“Net securitization inception impact" represents the impact upon inception of rate neutral securitization and reflects the difference between the securitization regulatory asset and the regulatory liability associated with the revenue credits funded by up-front shareholder contributions and the Net Operating Loss monetization. The high case reflects the assumption that the CPUC's final decision, issued on May 11, 2021, authorizing the securitization of $7.5 billion of wildfire-related claims that is designed to be rate neutral on average to customers, will become final and non-appealable in 2021. The low case reflects the assumption that a final legal decision is not received before the year ended December 31, 2021. The total offsetting tax impact for the high non-core guidance range is $59 million. |
|
|
2021 |
||||||||
(in millions, pre-tax) |
|
Low guidance range |
|
High guidance range |
||||||
Net securitization inception impact |
|
~ |
$ |
— |
|
|
~ |
$ |
(210 |
) |
Undefined, capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in the PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s joint quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. |
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
PG&E Corporation discloses historical financial results and provides guidance based on “non-GAAP core earnings” and “non-GAAP core EPS” in order to provide a measure that allows investors to compare the underlying financial performance of the business from one period to another, exclusive of non-core items.
“Non-GAAP core earnings” is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated as income available for common shareholders less non-core items. “Non-core items” include items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings and affect comparability of financial results between periods, consisting of the items listed in Exhibit A. “Non-GAAP core EPS,” also referred to as “non-GAAP core earnings per share,” is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated as non-GAAP core earnings divided by common shares outstanding (diluted). PG&E Corporation and the Utility use non-GAAP core earnings and non-GAAP core EPS to understand and compare operating results across reporting periods for various purposes including internal budgeting and forecasting, short- and long-term operating planning, and employee incentive compensation. PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe that non-GAAP core earnings and non-GAAP core EPS provide additional insight into the underlying trends of the business, allowing for a better comparison against historical results and expectations for future performance. With respect to our projection of non-GAAP core EPS for the years 2022-2026, we are not providing a reconciliation to the corresponding GAAP measures because we are unable to predict with reasonable certainty the reconciling items that may affect GAAP net income without unreasonable effort. The reconciling items are primarily due to the future impact of wildfire-related costs, timing of regulatory recoveries, special tax items, and investigation remedies. These reconciling items are uncertain, depend on various factors and could significantly impact, either individually or in the aggregate, the GAAP measures.
Non-GAAP core earnings and non-GAAP core EPS are not substitutes or alternatives for GAAP measures such as consolidated income available for common shareholders and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.