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CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC Stock $cnp

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2017 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000113031017000014 Filed on August 03, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q2	2016 Q2
Revenue	$2.143B	$1.574B
YoY Change	36.15%	2.74%
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$254.0M	$289.0M
YoY Change	-12.11%	20.92%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$1.893B	$1.451B
YoY Change	30.46%	7.72%
Operating Profit	$240.0M	$182.0M
YoY Change	31.87%	-2.15%
Interest Expense	-$51.00M	$1.000M
YoY Change	-5200.0%	-101.19%
% of Operating Profit	-21.25%	0.55%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$29.00M	-$174.0M
YoY Change	-83.33%	141.67%
Pretax Income	$211.0M	$8.000M
YoY Change	2537.5%	-92.98%
Income Tax	$76.00M	$10.00M
% Of Pretax Income	36.02%	125.0%
Net Earnings	$135.0M	-$2.000M
YoY Change	-6850.0%	-102.6%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.3%	-0.13%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.31	-$0.01
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.31	-$0.01
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	431.0M shares	430.7M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	433.8M shares	430.7M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q2	2016 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.268B	$1.008B
YoY Change	25.79%	-16.35%
Cash & Equivalents	$248.0M	$271.0M
Short-Term Investments	$1.020B	$737.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$425.0M	$360.0M
YoY Change	18.06%	2.27%
Inventory	$410.0M	$283.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$762.0M	$605.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$16.00M
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.865B	$2.272B
YoY Change	26.1%	-9.45%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$12.64B	$11.90B
YoY Change	6.27%	9.05%
Goodwill	$867.0M	$861.0M
YoY Change	0.7%	2.5%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$2.487B	$2.536B
YoY Change	-1.93%	-43.28%
Other Assets	$207.0M	$147.0M
YoY Change	40.82%	-2.65%
Total Long-Term Assets	$19.18B	$18.74B
YoY Change	2.35%	-6.73%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.865B	$2.272B
Total Long-Term Assets	$19.18B	$18.74B
Total Assets	$22.05B	$21.01B
YoY Change	4.92%	-7.03%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$631.0M	$407.0M
YoY Change	55.04%	10.9%
Accrued Expenses	$110.0M	$119.0M
YoY Change	-7.56%	-26.09%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$24.00M	$17.00M
YoY Change	41.18%	-29.17%
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.090B	$763.0M
YoY Change	42.86%	-17.69%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.038B	$2.241B
YoY Change	35.56%	-28.29%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$7.587B	$7.780B
YoY Change	-2.48%	2.18%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$292.0M	$279.0M
YoY Change	4.66%	11.6%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.879B	$8.059B
YoY Change	-2.23%	2.48%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.038B	$2.241B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$7.879B	$8.059B
Total Liabilities	$10.92B	$10.30B
YoY Change	5.99%	-6.27%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$571.0M	-$726.0M
YoY Change	-21.35%	-259.21%
Common Stock	$4.000M	$4.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		166.0 shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.563B	$3.397B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$22.05B	$21.01B
YoY Change	4.92%	-7.03%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q2	2016 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$135.0M	-$2.000M
YoY Change	-6850.0%	-102.6%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$254.0M	$289.0M
YoY Change	-12.11%	20.92%
Cash From Operating Activities	$360.0M	$424.0M
YoY Change	-15.09%	-7.02%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$337.0M	-$350.0M
YoY Change	-3.71%	-5.66%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$69.00M	$152.0M
YoY Change	-54.61%	310.81%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$268.0M	-$198.0M
YoY Change	35.35%	-40.72%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-102.0M	-173.0M
YoY Change	-41.04%	55.86%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	360.0M	424.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-268.0M	-198.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-102.0M	-173.0M
Net Change In Cash	-10.00M	53.00M
YoY Change	-118.87%	381.82%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$360.0M	$424.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$337.0M	-$350.0M
Free Cash Flow	$697.0M	$774.0M
YoY Change	-9.95%	-6.41%

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	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:default;">New Accounting Pronouncements</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (ASU 2016-01). ASU 2016-01 requires equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method to be measured at fair value and to recognize any changes in fair value in net income unless the investments qualify for the new practicability exception. It does not change the guidance for classifying and measuring investments in debt securities and loans. ASU 2016-01 also changes certain disclosure requirements and other aspects related to recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. As of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted, a cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings will be made, with two features that will be adopted prospectively. CenterPoint Energy does not believe this standard will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Leases (Topic 842) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(ASU 2016-02). ASU 2016-02 provides a comprehensive new lease model that requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for most leases and would change certain aspects of lessor accounting. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective adoption approach is required. CenterPoint Energy is currently assessing the impact that this standard will have on its financial position, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(ASU 2016-09).  The new guidance simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. CenterPoint Energy adopted this standard as of January 1, 2017. The adoption did not have a material impact on CenterPoint Energy’s financial position or results of operations.  However, CenterPoint Energy’s statement of cash flows reflects a decrease in financing activity and a corresponding increase in operating activity of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$4 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$3 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> as of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2017</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2016</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively, due to the retrospective application of the requirement that cash paid to a tax authority when shares are withheld to satisfy statutory income tax withholding obligations should be presented as a financing rather than as an operating activity.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In 2016, the FASB issued ASUs which amended ASU No. 2014-09, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. ASU 2014-09, as amended, provides a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires revenue to be recognized in a manner that depicts the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for those goods or services. Early adoption is permitted, and entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective adoption approach. CenterPoint Energy is currently evaluating its revenue streams under these ASUs and has not yet identified any significant changes as the result of these new standards. A substantial amount of CenterPoint Energy’s revenues are tariff and derivative based, which we do not anticipate will be significantly impacted by these ASUs. CenterPoint Energy expects to adopt these ASUs on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective adoption approach.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (ASU 2016-15). ASU 2016-15 provides clarifying guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows and eliminates the variation in practice related to such classifications. ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. A retrospective adoption approach is required. CenterPoint Energy is currently assessing the impact that this standard will have on its statement of cash flows.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(ASU 2016-18). ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents. As a result, the statement of cash flows will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents. When cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents are presented in more than one line item on the balance sheet, the new guidance requires a reconciliation of the totals in the statement of cash flows to the related captions in the balance sheet. ASU 2016-18 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. A retrospective adoption approach is required. CenterPoint Energy is currently assessing the impact that this standard will have on its statement of cash flows and disclosures.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"> Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(ASU 2017-01). ASU 2017-01 revises the definition of a business. If substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, then under ASU 2017-01, the asset or group of assets is not a business. The guidance also requires a business to include at least one substantive process and narrows the definition of outputs to be more closely aligned with how outputs are described in ASC 606. ASU 2017-01 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted in certain circumstances. A prospective adoption approach is required. ASU 2017-01 could have a potential impact on CenterPoint Energy’s accounting for future acquisitions.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"> Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(ASU 2017-04). ASU 2017-04 eliminates Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. ASU 2017-04 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. A prospective adoption approach is required. ASU 2017-04 will have an impact on CenterPoint Energy’s future calculation of goodwill impairments if an impairment is identified.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-05, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Other Income-Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(ASU 2017-05). ASU 2017-05 clarifies when and how to apply ASC 610-20 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, which was issued as part of ASU 2014-09 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">ASU 2017-05 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. Companies can elect a retrospective or modified retrospective approach to adoption. CenterPoint Energy is currently assessing the impact that this standard will have on its financial position, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (ASU 2017-07). ASU 2017-07 requires an employer to report the service cost component of the net periodic pension cost and postretirement benefit cost in the same line item(s) as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period; all other components will be presented separately from the line item(s) that includes the service cost and outside of any subtotal of operating income. In addition, only the service cost component will be eligible for capitalization in assets. ASU 2017-07 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2017-07 should be applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components and prospectively for the capitalization of the service cost component. CenterPoint Energy is currently assessing the impact that this standard will have on its financial position, results of operations, cash flows and disclosures.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (ASU 2017-09). ASU 2017-09 clarifies when changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award must be accounted for as a modification. Entities will apply the modification accounting guidance if the value, vesting conditions or classification of the award changes. ASU 2017-09 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2017-09 should be applied prospectively for awards modified on or after the adoption date. This standard will have an impact on CenterPoint Energy’s future treatment of changes to share-based payment awards.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Management believes that other recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on CenterPoint Energy’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows upon adoption.</font></div></div>

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