ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE) today reported second quarter 2021
earnings of 53 cents per share on net income of $27.9 million. Last
year’s results were 39 cents per share on net income of $20.1
million. Results in the second quarter of 2020 included an $8.3
million after tax-charge, or 16 cents per share, for the Minnesota
Power rate case resolution.
“We are encouraged by the healthy production rebound of
Minnesota Power’s taconite customers,” said ALLETE Chair, President
and CEO Bethany Owen. “Electric sales to these industrial customers
have been robust so far in 2021, and we anticipate continued
strength through the remainder of the year, as evidenced by the
positive steel industry outlook. Our other businesses generally
performed within expectations for the quarter.”
ALLETE’s Regulated Operations segment, which includes Minnesota
Power, Superior Water, Light and Power and the Company’s investment
in the American Transmission Co., recorded net income of $21.5
million, compared to $11.1 million in the second quarter of 2020
which included the rate case resolution impact. Second quarter 2021
earnings reflect higher net income at Minnesota Power primarily due
to higher kilowatt-hour sales to commercial and municipal
customers, higher cost recovery rider revenue and positive income
tax expense timing impacts. These increases were offset by lower
power market sales due to the expiration of a related contract,
higher operating and maintenance expense and higher property tax
expense.
ALLETE Clean Energy recorded second quarter 2021 net income of
$5.1 million compared to $4.0 million in 2020. Net income in 2021
reflects earnings from the Diamond Spring wind energy facility
which commenced operations in December 2020.
Corporate and Other businesses, which include BNI Energy and
ALLETE Properties, recorded net income of $1.3 million in 2021
compared to net income of $5.0 million in 2020. Net income in 2021
included lower earnings from marketable equity securities held in
certain benefit trusts and additional income tax expense which
varies quarter to quarter based on an estimated annual effective
tax rate. These decreases were partially offset by earnings from
our investment in Nobles 2 which commenced operations in December
2020.
“For the quarter, our consolidated financial results are similar
to those in 2020, excluding the 2020 second quarter rate case
resolution impact,” said ALLETE Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer Bob Adams. “ALLETE’s 2021 full year results are
expected to be in the range of $3.00 to $3.30 per share, on a
consolidated basis. As expressed earlier this year, we view the
current year as transitional, with key growth positioning
initiatives underway in support of higher earnings in 2022 and
beyond.”
Live Webcast on August 4, 2021; conference call slides posted
on company website
ALLETE’s earnings conference call will be at 10:00 a.m. (EST),
August 4, 2021, at which time management will discuss the second
quarter of 2021 financial results. Interested parties may listen
live by calling 877-303-5852, pass code 9589033, ten minutes prior
to the start time, or may listen to the live audio-only webcast and
view supporting slides, which will be available on ALLETE’s
Investor Relations website
http://investor.allete.com/events-presentations. A replay of the
call will be available through August 11, 2021 by calling (855)
859-2056, pass code 9589033. The webcast will be accessible for one
year at www.allete.com.
ALLETE is an energy company headquartered in Duluth, Minn. In
addition to its electric utilities, Minnesota Power and Superior
Water, Light and Power of Wisconsin, ALLETE owns ALLETE Clean
Energy, based in Duluth, BNI Energy in Bismarck, N.D., and has an
eight percent equity interest in the American Transmission Co. More
information about ALLETE is available at www.allete.com.
ALE-CORP
The statements contained in this release and statements that
ALLETE may make orally in connection with this release that are not
historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Actual results
may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties and investors are directed to the risks discussed in
documents filed by ALLETE with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ALLETE's press releases and other communications may include
certain non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
financial measures. A "non-GAAP financial measure" is defined as a
numerical measure of a company's financial performance, financial
position or cash flows that excludes (or includes) amounts that are
included in (or excluded from) the most directly comparable measure
calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the company's
financial statements.
Non-GAAP financial measures utilized by the Company include
presentations of earnings (loss) per share. ALLETE's management
believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful
information to investors by removing the effect of variances in
GAAP reported results of operations that are not indicative of
changes in the fundamental earnings power of the Company's
operations. Management believes that the presentation of the
non-GAAP financial measures is appropriate and enables investors
and analysts to more accurately compare the company's ongoing
financial performance over the periods presented.
ALLETE, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of
Income
Millions Except Per Share Amounts
- Unaudited
Quarter Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June
30,
2021
2020
2021
2020
Operating Revenue
Contracts with Customers – Utility
$290.4
$200.8
$583.4
$466.1
Contracts with Customers – Non-utility
42.3
39.6
85.7
83.1
Other – Non-utility
2.9
2.8
5.7
5.6
Total Operating Revenue
335.6
243.2
674.8
554.8
Operating Expenses
Fuel, Purchased Power and Gas –
Utility
128.9
69.3
249.3
158.3
Transmission Services – Utility
19.2
16.4
36.9
34.9
Cost of Sales – Non-utility
15.8
16.3
32.6
33.2
Operating and Maintenance
67.1
59.0
133.4
120.0
Depreciation and Amortization
57.9
54.5
115.9
107.9
Taxes Other than Income Taxes
18.5
15.0
36.5
27.6
Total Operating Expenses
307.4
230.5
604.6
481.9
Operating Income
28.2
12.7
70.2
72.9
Other Income (Expense)
Interest Expense
(17.4
)
(15.9
)
(34.5
)
(31.6
)
Equity Earnings
5.1
6.4
9.9
11.6
Other
1.8
5.2
5.1
6.2
Total Other Expense
(10.5
)
(4.3
)
(19.5
)
(13.8
)
Income Before Income Taxes
17.7
8.4
50.7
59.1
Income Tax Benefit
(4.0
)
(8.5
)
(14.4
)
(22.3
)
Net Income
21.7
16.9
65.1
81.4
Net Loss Attributable to Non-Controlling
Interest
(6.2
)
(3.2
)
(14.6
)
(5.0
)
Net Income Attributable to
ALLETE
$27.9
$20.1
$79.7
$86.4
Average Shares of Common Stock
Basic
52.2
51.8
52.2
51.8
Diluted
52.3
51.9
52.2
51.8
Basic Earnings Per Share of Common
Stock
$0.53
$0.39
$1.53
$1.67
Diluted Earnings Per Share of Common
Stock
$0.53
$0.39
$1.53
$1.67
Dividends Per Share of Common
Stock
$0.63
$0.6175
$1.26
$1.235
Consolidated Balance
Sheet
Millions - Unaudited
Jun. 30
Dec. 31,
Jun. 30
Dec. 31,
2021
2020
2021
2020
Assets
Liabilities and Equity
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$62.5
$44.3
Current Liabilities
$595.5
$459.6
Other Current Assets
216.8
210.6
Long-Term Debt
1,664.6
1,593.2
Property, Plant and Equipment – Net
5,021.6
4,840.8
Deferred Income Taxes
188.7
195.7
Regulatory Assets
491.9
480.9
Regulatory Liabilities
514.9
524.8
Equity Investments
317.8
301.2
Defined Benefit Pension and Other
Postretirement Benefit Plans
210.7
225.8
Other Non-Current Assets
182.7
206.8
Other Non-Current Liabilities
277.0
285.3
Equity
2,841.9
2,800.2
Total Assets
$6,293.3
$6,084.6
Total Liabilities and Equity
$6,293.3
$6,084.6
Quarter Ended
Six Months Ended
ALLETE, Inc.
June 30,
June 30,
Income (Loss)
2021
2020
2021
2020
Millions
Regulated Operations
$21.5
$11.1
$66.5
$68.6
ALLETE Clean Energy
5.1
4.0
12.5
15.7
Corporate and Other
1.3
5.0
0.7
2.1
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
$27.9
$20.1
$79.7
$86.4
Diluted Earnings Per Share
$0.53
$0.39
$1.53
$1.67
Statistical Data
Corporate
Common Stock
High
$72.60
$64.90
$72.60
$84.71
Low
$66.43
$48.22
$58.90
$48.22
Close
$69.98
$54.61
$69.98
$54.61
Book Value
$44.44
$43.67
$44.44
$43.67
Kilowatt-hours Sold
Millions
Regulated Utility
Retail and Municipal
Residential
247
246
578
567
Commercial
317
286
658
638
Industrial
1,775
1,235
3,573
3,137
Municipal
138
131
298
287
Total Retail and Municipal
2,477
1,898
5,107
4,629
Other Power Suppliers
1,194
706
2,442
1,528
Total Regulated Utility Kilowatt-hours
Sold
3,671
2,604
7,549
6,157
Regulated Utility Revenue
Millions
Regulated Utility Revenue
Retail and Municipal Electric Revenue
Residential
$32.0
$24.7
$72.5
$61.1
Commercial
39.2
27.7
76.4
63.0
Industrial
138.8
87.7
266.5
205.7
Municipal
11.5
9.0
24.1
19.3
Total Retail and Municipal Electric
Revenue
221.5
149.1
439.5
349.1
Other Power Suppliers
37.3
27.4
75.7
65.7
Other (Includes Water and Gas Revenue)
31.6
24.3
68.2
51.3
Total Regulated Utility Revenue
$290.4
$200.8
$583.4
$466.1
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