JACKSON,
Mich., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS Energy
announced today reported earnings per share of $3.01 for 2023, compared to $2.85 per share for 2022. The company's adjusted
earnings per share for 2023 were $3.11, compared to $2.89 per share for 2022. CMS Energy also
announced the increase of its annual dividend by 11 cents per share to $2.06 for 2024.
CMS Energy raised its 2024 adjusted earnings guidance to
$3.29 to $3.35 per share from $3.27 to $3.33 per
share (*See below for important information about non-GAAP
measures) and reaffirmed long-term adjusted EPS growth of 6 to 8
percent, with continued confidence toward the high end.
"In a challenging year with unfavorable weather and significant
storms, we responded and delivered for our customers, communities
and investors," said Garrick Rochow,
President and CEO of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy. "I'm proud of
the team's efforts in 2023 and our success positions CMS Energy
well for the long-term."
CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based energy provider featuring
Consumers Energy as its primary business. It also owns and operates
independent power generation businesses.
CMS Energy will hold a webcast to discuss its 2023 year-end
results and provide a business and financial outlook on
Thursday, February 1 at 9:30 a.m. (EST). To participate in the webcast,
go to CMS Energy's homepage (cmsenergy.com) and select "Events and
Presentations."
Important information for investors about non-GAAP measures
and other disclosures.
This news release contains non-Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (non-GAAP) measures, such as adjusted earnings. All
references to net income refer to net income available to common
stockholders and references to earnings per share are on a diluted
basis. Adjustments could include items such as discontinued
operations, asset sales, impairments, restructuring costs, business
optimization initiative, changes in accounting principles,
voluntary separation program, changes in federal tax policy,
regulatory items from prior years, unrealized gains or losses from
mark-to-market adjustments recognized in net
income related to NorthStar Clean Energy's interest expense,
or other items. Management views adjusted earnings as a key measure
of the company's present operating financial performance and uses
adjusted earnings for external communications with analysts and
investors. Internally, the company uses adjusted earnings to
measure and assess performance. Because the company is not able to
estimate the impact of specific line items, which have the
potential to significantly impact, favorably or unfavorably, the
company's reported earnings in future periods, the company is not
providing reported earnings guidance nor is it providing a
reconciliation for the comparable future period earnings. The
company's adjusted earnings should be considered supplemental
information to assist in understanding our business results, rather
than as a substitute for the reported earnings.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements." The
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause CMS Energy's and Consumers Energy's results to
differ materially. All forward-looking statements should be
considered in the context of the risk and other factors detailed
from time to time in CMS Energy's and Consumers Energy's Securities
and Exchange Commission filings.
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of distribution.
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of
Income
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
In Millions,
Except Per Share Amounts
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
Twelve Months
Ended
|
|
12/31/23
|
|
12/31/22
|
|
12/31/23
|
|
12/31/22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenue
|
$
|
1,950
|
|
$
|
2,278
|
|
$
|
7,462
|
|
$
|
8,596
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
1,544
|
|
|
2,007
|
|
|
6,227
|
|
|
7,372
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Income
|
|
406
|
|
|
271
|
|
|
1,235
|
|
|
1,224
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income
|
|
83
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
362
|
|
|
197
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
charges
|
|
172
|
|
|
139
|
|
|
643
|
|
|
519
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income Before Income
Taxes
|
|
317
|
|
|
184
|
|
|
954
|
|
|
902
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax
expense
|
|
66
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
147
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income From
Continuing Operations
|
|
251
|
|
|
163
|
|
|
807
|
|
|
809
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from
discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
251
|
|
|
163
|
|
|
808
|
|
|
813
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss attributable to
noncontrolling interests
|
|
(58)
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
(79)
|
|
|
(24)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income
Attributable to CMS Energy
|
|
309
|
|
|
171
|
|
|
887
|
|
|
837
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock
dividends
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income Available
to Common Stockholders
|
$
|
306
|
|
$
|
168
|
|
$
|
877
|
|
$
|
827
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted Earnings Per
Average Common Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing
operations per average common share
available to common stockholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1.05
|
|
$
|
0.58
|
|
$
|
3.01
|
|
$
|
2.84
|
Income from
discontinued operations per average common share
available to common stockholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.01
|
Diluted earnings per
average common share
|
$
|
1.05
|
|
$
|
0.58
|
|
$
|
3.01
|
|
$
|
2.85
|
CMS ENERGY
CORPORATION
Summarized Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
In
Millions
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
12/31/23
|
|
12/31/22
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
$
|
227
|
|
|
$
|
164
|
Restricted cash and
cash equivalents
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
18
|
Other current
assets
|
|
|
2,591
|
|
|
|
3,251
|
Total current
assets
|
|
|
2,839
|
|
|
|
3,433
|
Non-current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plant, property, and
equipment
|
|
|
25,072
|
|
|
|
22,713
|
Other non-current
assets
|
|
|
5,606
|
|
|
|
5,207
|
Total
Assets
|
|
$
|
33,517
|
|
|
$
|
31,353
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities
(1)
|
|
$
|
1,822
|
|
|
$
|
1,866
|
Non-current liabilities
(1)
|
|
|
7,927
|
|
|
|
7,583
|
Capitalization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt and finance leases
(excluding securitization debt) (2)
|
|
|
14,856
|
|
|
|
14,139
|
Preferred stock and
securities
|
|
|
224
|
|
|
|
224
|
Noncontrolling
interests
|
|
|
581
|
|
|
|
580
|
Common stockholders'
equity
|
|
|
7,320
|
|
|
|
6,791
|
Total capitalization
(excluding securitization debt)
|
|
|
22,981
|
|
|
|
21,734
|
Securitization debt
(2)
|
|
|
787
|
|
|
|
170
|
Total Liabilities
and Equity
|
|
$
|
33,517
|
|
|
$
|
31,353
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
Excludes debt and
finance leases.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
Includes current and
non-current portions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CMS ENERGY
CORPORATION
|
Summarized
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In
Millions
|
|
|
Twelve Months
Ended
|
|
|
12/31/23
|
|
12/31/22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of Period
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Including Restricted
Amounts
|
|
$
|
182
|
|
|
$
|
476
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by
operating activities
|
|
|
2,309
|
|
|
|
855
|
Net cash used in
investing activities
|
|
|
(3,386)
|
|
|
|
(2,476)
|
Cash flows from
operating and investing activities
|
|
|
(1,077)
|
|
|
|
(1,621)
|
Net cash provided by
financing activities
|
|
|
1,143
|
|
|
|
1,327
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Cash
Flows
|
|
$
|
66
|
|
|
$
|
(294)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of Period Cash
and Cash Equivalents, Including Restricted
Amounts
|
|
$
|
248
|
|
|
$
|
182
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CMS ENERGY
CORPORATION
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net
Income
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
In Millions,
Except Per Share Amounts
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
Twelve Months
Ended
|
|
|
12/31/23
|
|
12/31/22
|
|
12/31/23
|
|
12/31/22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income Available
to Common Stockholders
|
$
|
306
|
|
$
|
168
|
|
$
|
877
|
|
$
|
827
|
Reconciling
items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disposal of
discontinued operations (gain) loss
|
|
*
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(5)
|
Tax impact
|
|
(*)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
1
|
Other exclusions from
adjusted earnings**
|
|
3
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
8
|
Tax impact
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
(2)
|
Voluntary separation
program
|
|
*
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
12
|
Tax impact
|
|
(*)
|
|
|
(*)
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted net income –
non-GAAP
|
$
|
308
|
|
$
|
176
|
|
$
|
907
|
|
$
|
838
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Common
Shares Outstanding - Diluted
|
|
292.7
|
|
|
290.1
|
|
|
291.7
|
|
|
290.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted Earnings Per
Average Common Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported net income per
share
|
$
|
1.05
|
|
$
|
0.58
|
|
$
|
3.01
|
|
$
|
2.85
|
Reconciling
items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disposal of
discontinued operations (gain) loss
|
|
*
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(*)
|
|
|
(0.01)
|
Tax impact
|
|
(*)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
*
|
Other exclusions from
adjusted earnings**
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
0.03
|
|
|
0.03
|
|
|
0.03
|
Tax impact
|
|
(0.01)
|
|
|
(0.01)
|
|
|
(0.01)
|
|
|
(0.01)
|
Voluntary separation
program
|
|
*
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
0.04
|
Tax impact
|
|
(*)
|
|
|
(*)
|
|
|
(0.03)
|
|
|
(0.01)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted net income per
share – non-GAAP
|
$
|
1.05
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
$
|
2.89
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Less than $0.5 million
or $0.01 per share.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
**
|
Includes restructuring
costs, business optimization initiative, and unrealized gains or
losses from mark-to-market adjustments, recognized in net income
related to NorthStar Clean Energy's interest expense.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management views
adjusted (non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) earnings as
a key measure of the Company's present operating financial
performance and uses adjusted earnings for external communications
with analysts and investors. Internally, the Company uses
adjusted earnings to measure and assess performance.
Adjustments could include items such as discontinued operations,
asset sales, impairments, restructuring costs, business
optimization initiative, changes in accounting principles,
voluntary separation program, changes in federal tax policy,
regulatory items from prior years, unrealized gains or losses from
mark-to-market adjustments, recognized in net income related to
NorthStar Clean Energy's interest expense, or other items.
The adjusted earnings should be considered supplemental information
to assist in understanding our business results, rather than as a
substitute for reported earnings.
|
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