$ES
Eversource Energy

2014 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000007274114000064 Filed on November 07, 2014

View on sec.gov

Income Statement

Concept 2014 Q4 2014 Q3 2013 Q3
Revenue $1.881B $1.893B $1.893B
YoY Change 5.82% -0.01% 1.67%
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 $158.5M $153.2M $149.1M
YoY Change 7.68% 2.75% -35.54%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses $1.451B $1.452B $1.493B
YoY Change 2.39% -2.79% 3.09%
Operating Profit $430.2M $440.9M $399.3M
YoY Change 19.3% 10.42% -3.29%
Interest Expense -$89.90M $89.74M $87.48M
YoY Change 2.04% 2.59% -3.19%
% of Operating Profit -20.9% 20.35% 21.91%
Other Income/Expense, Net $5.600M $11.86M $8.945M
YoY Change -31.71% 32.59% 106.87%
Pretax Income $345.9M $363.0M $320.7M
YoY Change 23.18% 13.2% -1.89%
Income Tax $122.4M $126.5M $109.4M
% Of Pretax Income 35.39% 34.86% 34.11%
Net Earnings $223.6M $236.5M $211.4M
YoY Change 24.78% 11.87% 0.91%
Net Earnings / Revenue 11.89% 12.5% 11.17%
Basic Earnings Per Share $0.74 $0.66
Diluted Earnings Per Share $696.6K $0.74 $0.66
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding 316.8M shares 316.3M shares 315.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding 317.6M shares 316.2M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept 2014 Q4 2014 Q3 2013 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments $39.00M $156.0M $58.00M
YoY Change -9.3% 168.97% -62.58%
Cash & Equivalents $39.00M $42.00M $58.00M
Short-Term Investments $115.0M
Other Short-Term Assets $1.110B $762.0M $871.0M
YoY Change 417.99% -12.51% 671.04%
Inventory $350.0M $334.0M $305.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables $856.0M $849.0M $784.0M
Other Receivables $338.0M $0.00 $0.00
Total Short-Term Assets $2.692B $2.102B $2.018B
YoY Change 28.99% 4.16% -5.66%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment $18.65B $18.25B $17.19B
YoY Change 6.09% 6.2% 5.42%
Goodwill $3.519B
YoY Change 0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments $515.0M $518.0M $468.0M
YoY Change 5.32% 10.68% 18.78%
Other Assets $312.4M $3.589B $5.251B
YoY Change 7.15% -31.65% 1645.56%
Total Long-Term Assets $8.401B $25.88B $26.43B
YoY Change 3.3% -2.07% 183.7%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets $2.692B $2.102B $2.018B
Total Long-Term Assets $8.401B $25.88B $26.43B
Total Assets $29.74B $27.98B $28.44B
YoY Change 7.0% -1.62% 2.47%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable $868.2M $609.0M $554.0M
YoY Change 16.97% 9.93% 2.08%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt $957.0M $1.047B $1.343B
YoY Change -12.44% -22.04% -1.18%
Long-Term Debt Due $245.6M $246.0M $608.0M
YoY Change -53.95% -59.54% -30.89%
Total Short-Term Liabilities $3.134B $2.930B $3.378B
YoY Change -4.31% -13.26% -11.12%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt $8.606B $8.167B $7.444B
YoY Change 10.66% 9.71% 10.57%
Other Long-Term Liabilities $874.4M $2.582B $3.994B
YoY Change -5.27% -35.35% 358.33%
Total Long-Term Liabilities $7.905B $10.75B $11.44B
YoY Change 13.32% -6.02% 46.82%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities $3.134B $2.930B $3.378B
Total Long-Term Liabilities $7.905B $10.75B $11.44B
Total Liabilities $11.04B $17.94B $18.77B
YoY Change 7.69% -4.45% 61.94%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings $2.449B
YoY Change 15.18%
Common Stock $1.667B
YoY Change 0.09%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost) -$300.5M
YoY Change -7.98%
Treasury Stock Shares 16.38M shares 16.73M shares 18.14M shares
Shareholders Equity $9.977B $10.05B $9.673B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity $29.78B $27.98B $28.44B
YoY Change 7.13% -1.62% 2.47%

Cashflow Statement

Concept 2014 Q4 2014 Q3 2013 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income $223.6M $236.5M $211.4M
YoY Change 24.78% 11.87% 0.91%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization $158.5M $153.2M $149.1M
YoY Change 7.68% 2.75% -35.54%
Cash From Operating Activities $248.0M $507.3M $408.0M
YoY Change -49.02% 24.34% -14.21%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures -$486.2M -$393.5M -$373.5M
YoY Change 26.95% 5.35% -4.57%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities $17.60M -$8.300M $32.40M
YoY Change 2100.0% -125.62% 63.64%
Cash From Investing Activities -$468.6M -$401.8M -$341.2M
YoY Change 22.61% 17.76% -8.18%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities 217.7M -98.00M -44.90M
YoY Change -283.1% 118.26% -24.03%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities 248.0M 507.3M 408.0M
Cash From Investing Activities -468.6M -401.8M -341.2M
Cash From Financing Activities 217.7M -98.00M -44.90M
Net Change In Cash -2.900M 7.500M 21.90M
YoY Change -80.14% -65.75% -51.22%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities $248.0M $507.3M $408.0M
Capital Expenditures -$486.2M -$393.5M -$373.5M
Free Cash Flow $734.2M $900.8M $781.5M
YoY Change -15.56% 15.27% -9.86%

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As a result of two FERC orders issued on June 19, 2014 in the pending base ROE complaint proceedings described in Note 9E, "Commitments and Contingencies – FERC Base ROE Complaints," in the second quarter of 2014 the Company had recorded a series of reserves at its electric subsidiaries to recognize the potential financial impact of these rulings. As of September 30, 2014, the cumulative pre-tax reserves (excluding interest) totaled $76.1 million at NU, $42.9 million at CL&P, $15.6 million at NSTAR Electric, $5.9 million at PSNH and $11.7 million at WMECO. As of December 31, 2013, as a result of the FERC ALJ initial decision in the third quarter of 2013, the Company had an aggregate pre-tax reserve (excluding interest) of $23.7 million at NU, $12.8 million at CL&P, $5.7 million at NSTAR Electric, $2.3 million at PSNH and $2.9 million at WMECO. These reserves were recorded in each electric subsidiary's respective transmission regulatory tracker mechanism and as a reduction of Operating Revenues. Effective June 1, 2014, as a result of damages awarded to the Yankee Companies for spent nuclear fuel lawsuits against the DOE described in Note 9C, "Commitments and Contingencies - Contractual Obligations - Yankee Companies," the Yankee Companies returned the DOE Phase II Damages proceeds to the member companies, including CL&P, NSTAR Electric, PSNH, and WMECO, for the benefit of their respective customers. CL&P's refund obligation to customers of $65.4 million was recorded as an offset to the deferred storm restoration costs regulatory asset, as directed by PURA. NSTAR Electric's, PSNH's and WMECO's refund obligation to customers of $29.1 million, $13.1 million and $18.1 million, respectively, was recorded as a regulatory liability in each electric subsidiary's respective regulatory tracker mechanisms. Refunds to customers for these DOE proceeds began in the third quarter of 2014.
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Commodity Supply and Price Risk Management: As required by regulation, CL&P, along with UI, has capacity-related contracts with generation facilities. CL&P has a sharing agreement with UI, with 80 percent of each contract allocated to CL&P and 20 percent allocated to UI. The combined capacity of these contracts is 787 MW. The capacity contracts extend through 2026 and obligate both CL&P and UI to make or receive payments on a monthly basis to or from the generation facilities based on the difference between a set capacity price and the forward capacity market price received in the ISO-NE capacity markets. In addition, CL&P has a contract to purchase 0.1 million MWh of energy per year through 2020. NSTAR Electric has a renewable energy contract to purchase 0.1 million MWh of energy per year through 2018 and a capacity-related contract to purchase up to 35 MW per year through 2019. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, NU had NYMEX future contracts in order to reduce variability associated with the purchase price of approximately 9.7 million and 9.1 million MMBtu of natural gas, respectively.
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