Sempra Energy Reports Higher 2014 Earnings
- Company Sets 2015 Adjusted Earnings-per-Share Guidance Range at $4.60 to $5
- Annualized Dividend Increased 6 Percent to $2.80 Per Share

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today reported 2014 earnings of $1.16 billion, or $4.63 per diluted share, compared with 2013 earnings of $1 billion, or $4.01 per diluted share. 

Sempra Energy's 2014 results reflected $21 million in charges related to the early closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), including $12 million in the fourth quarter.  Sempra Energy's 2013 results included $77 million for the 2012 retroactive impact of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) General Rate Case decision for San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), offset by a $119 million charge related to the SONGS closure.

Excluding the SONGS charges in 2014 and 2013 and the retroactive earnings from the rate case in 2013, Sempra Energy's adjusted earnings in 2014 were $1.18 billion, or $4.71 per diluted share, up from adjusted earnings of $1.04 billion, or $4.18 per diluted share, in 2013. 

Sempra Energy's fourth-quarter earnings increased to $297 million, or $1.18 per diluted share, from $282 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, in 2013.  Excluding the SONGS charge in the fourth quarter 2014, Sempra Energy's adjusted earnings in the fourth quarter 2014 were $309 million, or $1.23 per diluted share.

"We achieved excellent results in 2014," said Debra L. Reed, chairman and CEO of Sempra Energy.  "We delivered strong, year-over-year earnings growth and we advanced the Cameron LNG liquefaction-export facility and our other major infrastructure projects that are central to our five-year growth plan. We have made great progress toward achieving compound annual growth in earnings per share toward the upper end of our stated growth-rate range of 9 percent to 11 percent from 2014 through 2019." 

Last week, Sempra Energy's board of directors approved a 6-percent increase in the company's annualized dividend to $2.80 per share from $2.64 per share.

 

 

 

CALIFORNIA UTILITIES

San Diego Gas & Electric

SDG&E's fourth-quarter earnings increased to $128 million in 2014 from $119 million in 2013, due primarily to higher margin from electric transmission and CPUC base operations, and lower legal costs, offset by the $12 million charge related to the SONGS closure.

Earnings for SDG&E increased to $507 million in 2014 from $404 million in 2013.  SDG&E's 2014 results included a charge of $21 million related to the closure of SONGS.  In 2013, SDG&E took a $119 million charge related to the SONGS closure, offset by $52 million in retroactive earnings for 2012 operations as a result of the CPUC General Rate Case decision. 

 

Southern California Gas Co.

In the fourth quarter 2014, SoCalGas' earnings were $76 million, compared with $98 million in the fourth quarter 2013, due primarily to lower income-tax expense in 2013.

SoCalGas' earnings were $332 million in 2014, compared with $364 million in 2013.  In 2013, SoCalGas recorded $25 million in retroactive earnings for 2012 operations as a result of the CPUC General Rate Case decision.  

 

 

 

SEMPRA INTERNATIONAL

Sempra South American Utilities

In the fourth quarter 2014, Sempra South American Utilities' earnings rose to $63 million from $43 million, due primarily to lower deferred taxes related to Peruvian tax reform.  

In 2014, earnings for Sempra South American Utilities increased to $172 million from $153 million in 2013. 

Sempra Mexico

Sempra Mexico's fourth-quarter earnings were $53 million in 2014, compared with $26 million in 2013, due primarily to the net favorable impact of foreign currency exchange and inflation effects, and higher deferred tax expense in 2013 related to Mexican tax reform. 

Sempra Mexico's earnings in 2014 increased to $192 million from $122 million in 2013, primarily due to higher earnings from operations, including improved margins, new assets placed into service and regulatory earnings from projects in construction. 

 

 

 

SEMPRA U.S. GAS & POWER

Sempra Natural Gas

In the fourth quarter 2014, Sempra Natural Gas earned $11 million, compared with $9 million in the fourth quarter 2013.

Sempra Natural Gas earned $50 million in 2014, compared with $64 million in 2013.  In 2014, Sempra Natural Gas recognized a $25 million tax benefit related to advancement of the Cameron LNG project.  In 2013, Sempra Natural Gas recorded a $44 million gain on the sale of a 625-megawatt block of the Mesquite Power facility.

Sempra Renewables

Fourth-quarter earnings for Sempra Renewables increased to $18 million in 2014 from $6 million in 2013, due primarily to the gain on sale of 50 percent of the Broken Bow 2 wind-power project and higher deferred income-tax benefits. 

In 2014, earnings for Sempra Renewables were $81 million, up from $62 million in 2013.

 

 

 

2015 EARNINGS GUIDANCE

Sempra Energy announced today that it set its adjusted earnings-per-share guidance range for 2015 at $4.60 to $5, which excludes the estimated earnings impact of the expected sale of the remainder of the Mesquite Power natural gas-fired generating facility ($0.12 per share to $0.15 per share) and the earnings impact of potential LNG-related development activities.

 

 

 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Non-GAAP financial measures for Sempra Energy include fourth-quarter 2014 and full-year 2014 and 2013 adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share, and 2015 adjusted earnings-per-share guidance.  Additional information regarding these non-GAAP financial measures is in the appendix on Table A of the fourth-quarter financial tables.

 

 

 

INTERNET BROADCAST

Sempra Energy will broadcast a live discussion of its earnings results over the Internet today at 1 p.m. EST with senior management of the company.  Access is available by logging onto the website at www.sempra.com.  For those unable to log onto the live webcast, the teleconference will be available on replay a few hours after its conclusion by dialing (888) 203-1112 and entering passcode 1395267.

Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2014 revenues of $11 billion.  The Sempra Energy companies' 17,000 employees serve more than 32 million consumers worldwide.

This press release contains statements that are not historical fact and constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements can be identified by words like "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "plans," "estimates,"  "projects," "forecasts," "contemplates," "intends," "depends," "should," "could," "would," "will," "confident," "may," "potential," "target," "pursue," "goals," "outlook," "maintain" or similar expressions, or discussions of guidance, strategies, plans, goals, opportunities, projections, initiatives, objectives or intentions.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance.  They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  Future results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon various assumptions involving judgments with respect to the future and other risks, including, among others: local, regional, national and international economic, competitive, political, legislative and regulatory conditions and developments; actions and the timing of actions, including issuances of permits to construct and licenses for operation, by the California Public Utilities Commission, California State Legislature, U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, California Energy Commission, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California Air Resources Board, and other regulatory, governmental and environmental bodies in the United States and other countries in which we operate; the timing and success of business development efforts and construction, maintenance and capital projects, including risks in obtaining, maintaining or extending permits, licenses, certificates and other authorizations on a timely basis and risks in obtaining adequate and competitive financing for such projects; energy markets, including the timing and extent of changes and volatility in commodity prices, and the impact of any protracted reduction in oil prices from historical averages; the impact on the value of our natural gas storage assets from low natural gas prices, low volatility of natural gas prices and the inability to procure favorable long-term contracts for natural gas storage services; delays in the timing of costs incurred and the timing of the regulatory agency authorization to recover such costs in rates from customers; capital markets conditions, including the availability of credit and the liquidity of our investments; inflation, interest and currency exchange rates; the impact of benchmark interest rates, generally Moody's A-rated utility bond yields, on our California Utilities' cost of capital; the availability of electric power, natural gas and liquefied natural gas, and natural gas pipeline and storage capacity, including disruptions caused by failures in the North American transmission grid, pipeline explosions and equipment failures and the decommissioning of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS); cybersecurity threats to the energy grid, natural gas storage and pipeline infrastructure, the information and systems used to operate our businesses and the confidentiality of our proprietary information and the personal information of our customers, terrorist attacks that threaten system operations and critical infrastructure, and wars; the ability to win competitively bid infrastructure projects against a number of strong competitors willing to aggressively bid for these projects; weather conditions, conservation efforts; natural disasters, catastrophic accidents, and other events that may disrupt our operations, damage our facilities and systems, and subject us to third-party liability for property damage or personal injuries; risks that our partners or counterparties will be unable or unwilling to fulfill their contractual commitments; risks posed by decisions and actions of third parties who control the operations of investments in which we do not have a controlling interest; risks inherent with nuclear power facilities and radioactive materials storage, including the catastrophic release of such materials, the disallowance of the recovery of the investment in, or operating costs of, the nuclear facility due to an extended outage and facility closure, and increased regulatory oversight; business, regulatory, environmental and legal decisions and requirements; expropriation of assets by foreign governments and title and other property disputes; the impact on reliability of San Diego Gas & Electric Company's (SDG&E) electric transmission and distribution system due to increased amount and variability of power supply from renewable energy sources; the impact on competitive customer rates of the growth in distributed and local power generation and the corresponding decrease in demand for power delivered through SDG&E's electric transmission and distribution system; the inability or determination not to enter into long-term supply and sales agreements or long-term firm capacity agreements due to insufficient market interest, unattractive pricing or other factors; the resolution of litigation; and other uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control.  These risks and uncertainties are further discussed in the reports that Sempra Energy has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports are available through the EDGAR system free-of-charge on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov, and on the company's website at www.sempra.com.

Investors should not rely unduly on any forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forecasts or projections or other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Sempra International, LLC, and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, LLC, are not the same companies as the California utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) or Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), and Sempra International, LLC, and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, LLC, are not regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission. Sempra International's underlying entities include Sempra Mexico and Sempra South American Utilities. Sempra U.S. Gas & Power's underlying entities include Sempra Renewables and Sempra Natural Gas.

 

SEMPRA ENERGY

Table A

               
               

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

               
 

Three months ended

 

Years ended

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

(unaudited)

       

REVENUES

             

Utilities

$  2,440

 

$  2,420

 

$  9,758

 

$  9,309

Energy-related businesses

307

 

285

 

1,277

 

1,248

    Total revenues

2,747

 

2,705

 

11,035

 

10,557

EXPENSES AND OTHER INCOME

             

Utilities:

             

    Cost of natural gas

(450)

 

(464)

 

(1,758)

 

(1,646)

    Cost of electric fuel and purchased power

(520)

 

(471)

 

(2,281)

 

(1,932)

Energy-related businesses:

             

    Cost of natural gas, electric fuel and purchased power

(125)

 

(110)

 

(552)

 

(435)

    Other cost of sales

(41)

 

(34)

 

(163)

 

(178)

Operation and maintenance

(804)

 

(833)

 

(2,935)

 

(2,995)

Depreciation and amortization

(290)

 

(285)

 

(1,156)

 

(1,113)

Franchise fees and other taxes

(107)

 

(91)

 

(408)

 

(374)

Plant closure loss

(19)

 

         ―

 

(6)

 

(200)

Gain on sale of equity interests and assets

14

 

1

 

62

 

114

Equity earnings, before income tax 

19

 

10

 

81

 

31

Other income, net

19

 

61

 

137

 

140

Interest income

7

 

5

 

22

 

20

Interest expense

(136)

 

(146)

 

(554)

 

(559)

Income before income taxes and equity earnings of certain

             

    unconsolidated subsidiaries

314

 

348

 

1,524

 

1,430

Income tax expense

(9)

 

(39)

 

(300)

 

(366)

Equity earnings, net of income tax

16

 

11

 

38

 

24

Net income

321

 

320

 

1,262

 

1,088

Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

(24)

 

(38)

 

(100)

 

(79)

Call premium on preferred stock of subsidiary

         ―

 

         ―

 

         ―

 

(3)

Preferred dividends of subsidiaries

         ―

 

         ―

 

(1)

 

(5)

Earnings

$     297

 

$     282

 

$  1,161

 

$  1,001

               

Basic earnings per common share

$    1.21

 

$    1.15

 

$    4.72

 

$    4.10

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding, basic (thousands)

246,448

 

244,398

 

245,891

 

243,863

               

Diluted earnings per common share

$    1.18

 

$    1.13

 

$    4.63

 

$    4.01

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding, diluted (thousands)

251,333

 

249,946

 

250,655

 

249,332

               

Dividends declared per share of common stock

$    0.66

 

$    0.63

 

$    2.64

 

$    2.52

               

 

 

 

 

SEMPRA ENERGY

Table A (Continued)

               

Sempra Energy Consolidated

           
               

RECONCILIATION OF SEMPRA ENERGY GAAP EARNINGS TO SEMPRA ENERGY ADJUSTED EARNINGS EXCLUDING PLANT CLOSURE LOSS IN 2014 AND 2013 AND RETROACTIVE IMPACTS OF 2012 GENERAL RATE CASE (GRC) IN 2013 (Unaudited)

       

Sempra Energy Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted Earnings Per Share exclude 1) in the year ended December 31, 2014, a $21 million charge, including $12 million in the fourth quarter, to adjust the total plant closure loss resulting from the early retirement of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS); and 2) in the year ended December 31, 2013, a $119 million plant closure loss and $77 million retroactive impact of the 2012 GRC for the full-year 2012. In addition to the $12 million fourth-quarter charge, the $21 million full-year charge to adjust the SONGS plant closure loss also includes a $9 million charge recorded in the first quarter of 2014 based on a proposed settlement agreement that was subsequently amended to become the agreement approved in November 2014. Sempra Energy Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted Earnings Per Share, and the Earnings-Per-Share Growth Rate based on Adjusted Earnings Per Share, are non-GAAP financial measures (GAAP represents accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America). Because of the significance and nature of these items, management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide a more meaningful comparison of the performance of Sempra Energy's business operations from 2014 to 2013 and to future periods, and also as a base for projection of future compounded annual growth rate. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplementary information that should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The table below reconciles for historical periods these non-GAAP financial measures to Sempra Energy Earnings, Diluted Earnings Per Common Share and the Earnings-Per-Share Growth Rate, which we consider to be the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

       
 

Three months ended

 

Years ended

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

Sempra Energy GAAP Earnings

$       297

 

$       282

 

$    1,161

 

$    1,001

Add: Plant closure loss

12

 

             ―

 

21

 

119

Less: Retroactive impact of 2012 GRC for full-year 2012

             ―

 

             ―

 

             ―

 

(77)

Sempra Energy Adjusted Earnings

$       309

 

$       282

 

$    1,182

 

$    1,043

               

Diluted earnings per common share:

             

Sempra Energy GAAP Earnings

$      1.18

(1)

$      1.13

 

$      4.63

(1)

$      4.01

Sempra Energy Adjusted Earnings

$      1.23

(2)

$      1.13

 

$      4.71

(2)

$      4.18

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding, diluted (thousands)

251,333

 

249,946

 

250,655

 

249,332

(1)

Percentage increase based on GAAP Earnings Per Share for fourth quarter and year-to-date (Earnings-Per-Share Growth Rate) were 4% and 15%, respectively.

(2)

Percentage increase based on Adjusted Earnings Per Share for fourth quarter and year-to-date (Earnings-Per-Share Growth Rate) were 9% and 13%, respectively.

SEMPRA ENERGY 2015 ADJUSTED EARNINGS-PER-SHARE GUIDANCE RANGE

   
               

Sempra Energy 2015 Adjusted Earnings-Per-Share Guidance excludes 1) an estimated $0.12 to $0.15 per diluted share after-tax gain ($0.21 to $0.25 per diluted share, before tax) from the sale of the remaining block of the Mesquite Power plant, which sale is expected to close in the first half of 2015 and 2) after-tax development costs associated with the potential expansion of our liquefied natural gas (LNG) business. Sempra Energy 2015 Adjusted Earnings-Per-Share Guidance is a non-GAAP financial measure. Because of the significance and nature of the excluded items, management believes this non-GAAP measure provides better clarity into the ongoing results of the business and the comparability of such results to prior and future periods. Sempra Energy 2015 Adjusted Earnings-Per-Share Guidance should not be considered an alternative to diluted earnings per share determined in accordance with GAAP. Due to the uncertainty regarding the nature, timing and amount of the potential LNG development-related costs we may incur and the extent to which such costs may be capitalized rather than expensed, we are not able to provide a reasonable estimate of such costs at this time. Accordingly, we are not able to provide a corresponding GAAP equivalent to our 2015 Adjusted Earnings-Per-Share Guidance.

               

San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas)

               

RECONCILIATION OF SDG&E AND SOCALGAS GAAP EARNINGS TO ADJUSTED EARNINGS EXCLUDING PLANT CLOSURE LOSS AT SDG&E IN 2014 AND 2013 AND RETROACTIVE IMPACTS OF 2012 GRC AT BOTH SDG&E AND SOCALGAS IN 2013 (Unaudited)

               

SDG&E Adjusted Earnings exclude 1) in the year ended December 31, 2014, a $21 million charge, including $12 million in the fourth quarter, to adjust the total plant closure loss resulting from the early retirement of SONGS; and 2) in the year ended December 31, 2013, a $119 million plant closure loss and $52 million retroactive impact of the 2012 GRC for the full-year 2012. In addition to the $12 million fourth-quarter charge, the $21 million full-year charge to adjust the SONGS plant closure loss also includes a $9 million charge recorded in the first quarter of 2014 based on a proposed settlement agreement that was subsequently amended to become the agreement approved in November 2014. SDG&E Adjusted Earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure. SoCalGas Adjusted Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2013 exclude a $25 million retroactive impact of the 2012 GRC for the full-year 2012, and is a non-GAAP financial measure. Because of the significance and nature of these items, management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide a more meaningful comparison of the performance of SDG&E's and SoCalGas' business operations from 2014 to 2013 and to future periods. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplementary information that should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The table below reconciles for historical periods these non-GAAP financial measures to SDG&E Earnings and SoCalGas Earnings, which we consider to be the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

               
 

Three months ended

 

Years ended

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

(Dollars in millions)

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

SDG&E GAAP Earnings

$        128

 

$       119

 

$       507

 

$       404

Add: Plant closure loss

12

 

 

21

 

119

Less: Retroactive impact of 2012 GRC for full-year 2012

 

 

 

 

(52)

SDG&E Adjusted Earnings

$       140

 

$       119

 

$       528

 

$       471

               

SoCalGas GAAP Earnings

$         76

 

$         98

 

$       332

 

$       364

Less: Retroactive impact of 2012 GRC for full-year 2012

             ―

 

             ―

 

             ―

 

(25)

SoCalGas Adjusted Earnings

$         76

 

$         98

 

$       332

 

$       339

               

 

 

 

SEMPRA ENERGY

Table B

             

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

             
       

December 31,

 

December 31,

(Dollars in millions)

2014

 

2013

             

Assets

     

Current assets:

     
 

Cash and cash equivalents

$           570

 

$           904

 

Restricted cash

11

 

24

 

Accounts receivable, net

1,394

 

1,522

 

Due from unconsolidated affiliates

38

 

4

 

Income taxes receivable

45

 

85

 

Deferred income taxes

305

 

301

 

Inventories

396

 

287

 

Regulatory balancing accounts – undercollected

746

 

556

 

Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives

93

 

106

 

Asset held for sale, power plant

293

 

                ―

 

Other

293

 

208

     

Total current assets

4,184

 

3,997

             

Investments and other assets:

     
 

Restricted cash

29

 

25

 

Due from unconsolidated affiliates

188

 

14

 

Regulatory assets

3,031

 

2,548

 

Nuclear decommissioning trusts

1,131

 

1,034

 

Investments

2,848

 

1,575

 

Goodwill

931

 

1,024

 

Other intangible assets

415

 

426

 

Dedicated assets in support of certain benefit plans

512

 

506

 

Sundry

561

 

635

     

Total investments and other assets

9,646

 

7,787

Property, plant and equipment, net

25,902

 

25,460

Total assets

$       39,732

 

$       37,244

             

Liabilities and Equity

     

Current liabilities:

     
 

Short-term debt

$         1,733

 

$           545

 

Accounts payable

1,353

 

1,215

 

Due to unconsolidated affiliate

2

 

                ―

 

Dividends and interest payable

282

 

271

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

373

 

376

 

Regulatory balancing accounts – overcollected

                ―

 

91

 

Current portion of long-term debt

469

 

1,147

 

Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives

55

 

55

 

Customer deposits

153

 

154

 

Other

649

 

515

     

Total current liabilities

5,069

 

4,369

Long-term debt

12,167

 

11,253

             

Deferred credits and other liabilities:

     
 

Customer advances for construction

144

 

155

 

Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations, net of plan assets

1,064

 

667

 

Deferred income taxes

3,003

 

2,804

 

Deferred investment tax credits

37

 

42

 

Regulatory liabilities arising from removal obligations

2,741

 

2,623

 

Asset retirement obligations

2,048

 

2,084

 

Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives

255

 

228

 

Deferred credits and other 

1,104

 

1,169

     

Total deferred credits and other liabilities

10,396

 

9,772

Equity:

     
 

Total Sempra Energy shareholders' equity

11,326

 

11,008

 

Preferred stock of subsidiary

20

 

20

 

Other noncontrolling interests

754

 

822

     

Total equity

12,100

 

11,850

Total liabilities and equity

$       39,732

 

$       37,244

             

 

 

SEMPRA ENERGY

Table C

           

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

           
     

Years ended
December 31,

(Dollars in millions)

 

2014

 

2013

       

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

       

Net income

 

$1,262

 

$1,088

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

       
 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,156

 

1,113

 

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

 

146

 

334

 

Gain on sale of equity interests and assets

 

(62)

 

(114)

 

Plant closure loss

 

6

 

200

 

Equity earnings

 

(119)

 

(55)

 

Fixed-price contracts and other derivatives

 

(25)

 

(21)

 

Other

 

108

 

13

Net change in other working capital components

 

(375)

 

(620)

Changes in other assets

 

19

 

(171)

Changes in other liabilities

 

45

 

17

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

2,161

 

1,784

           

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

       

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment

 

(3,123)

 

(2,572)

Expenditures for investments and acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

 

(240)

 

(22)

Proceeds from sale of equity interests and assets, net of cash sold

 

149

 

570

Proceeds from U.S. Treasury grants

 

        ―

 

238

Distributions from investments

 

13

 

152

Purchases of nuclear decommissioning and other trust assets

 

(613)

 

(697)

Proceeds from sales by nuclear decommissioning and other trusts

 

601

 

695

Decrease in restricted cash

 

155

 

329

Increase in restricted cash

 

(152)

 

(356)

Advances to unconsolidated affiliates

 

(185)

 

(14)

Repayments of advances to unconsolidated affiliate

 

18

 

        ―

Other 

 

35

 

(12)

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(3,342)

 

(1,689)

           

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

       

Common dividends paid

 

(598)

 

(606)

Redemption of preferred stock of subsidiary

 

        ―

 

(82)

Preferred dividends paid by subsidiaries

 

(1)

 

(5)

Issuances of common stock

 

56

 

62

Repurchases of common stock

 

(38)

 

(45)

Issuances of debt (maturities greater than 90 days)

 

3,272

 

2,081

Payments on debt (maturities greater than 90 days)

 

(2,034)

 

(1,788)

Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interests, net of $25 in offering costs

 

        ―

 

574

Increase in short-term debt, net

 

412

 

256

Purchase of noncontrolling interests

 

(74)

 

        ―

Net distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

(104)

 

(69)

Other 

 

(37)

 

(40)

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

854

 

338

           

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(7)

 

(4)

           

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(334)

 

429

Cash and cash equivalents, January 1

 

904

 

475

Cash and cash equivalents, December 31

 

$   570

 

$   904

           

 

 

 

SEMPRA ENERGY

Table D

                   
                   

SEGMENT EARNINGS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES & INVESTMENTS 

                   
                   
     

Three months ended

 

Years ended

     

December 31,

 

December 31,

(Dollars in millions)

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

     

(unaudited)

       

Earnings (Losses) 

             

California Utilities:

             

San Diego Gas & Electric

$  128

 

$  119

 

$   507

 

$   404

Southern California Gas

76

 

98

 

332

 

364

Sempra International:

             

Sempra South American Utilities

63

 

43

 

172

 

153

Sempra Mexico

53

 

26

 

192

 

122

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power:

             

Sempra Renewables

18

 

6

 

81

 

62

Sempra Natural Gas

11

 

9

 

50

 

64

Parent and other 

(52)

 

(19)

 

(173)

 

(168)

Earnings

$  297

 

$  282

 

$1,161

 

$1,001

                   
     

Three months ended

 

Years ended

     

December 31,

 

December 31,

(Dollars in millions)

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

     

(unaudited)

       

Capital Expenditures and Investments

             

California Utilities:

             

San Diego Gas & Electric

$  310

 

$  299

 

$  1,100

 

$   978

Southern California Gas

340

 

241

 

1,104

 

762

Sempra International:

             

Sempra South American Utilities

48

 

80

 

174

 

200

Sempra Mexico

63

 

91

 

325

 

371

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power:

             

Sempra Renewables

45

 

58

 

404

 

193

Sempra Natural Gas

38

 

18

 

230

 

87

Parent and other

7

 

1

 

26

 

3

Consolidated Capital Expenditures and Investments

$  851

 

$  788

 

$  3,363

 

$  2,594

                   

 

 

 

SEMPRA ENERGY

Table E

                     
                     

OTHER OPERATING STATISTICS (Unaudited)

             
             
       

Three months ended

 

Years ended

       

December 31,

 

December 31,

UTILITIES

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

                 

California Utilities – SDG&E and SoCalGas

               

Gas Sales (Bcf)(1)

 

87

 

104

 

326

 

380

Transportation (Bcf)(1)

 

179

 

172

 

691

 

699

Total Deliveries (Bcf)(1)

 

266

 

276

 

1,017

 

1,079

Total Gas Customers (Thousands)

         

6,735

 

6,706

                     

Electric Sales (Millions of kWhs)(1)

 

4,099

 

3,858

 

16,467

 

16,163

Direct Access (Millions of kWhs)

 

887

 

912

 

3,648

 

3,593

Total Deliveries (Millions of kWhs)(1)

 

4,986

 

4,770

 

20,115

 

19,756

Total Electric Customers (Thousands)

         

1,417

 

1,408

                     

Other Utilities

               

Natural Gas Sales (Bcf)

               
 

Mexico

 

6

 

6

 

24

 

24

 

Mobile Gas(2)

 

9

 

11

 

38

 

40

 

Willmut Gas

 

1

 

1

 

3

 

3

Natural Gas Customers (Thousands)

               
 

Mexico

         

106

 

99

 

Mobile Gas(2)

         

86

 

87

 

Willmut Gas

     

19

 

19

Electric Sales (Millions of kWhs)

               
 

Peru

 

1,829

 

1,763

 

7,287

 

6,984

 

Chile

 

752

 

729

 

2,944

 

2,856

Electric Customers (Thousands)

               
 

Peru

         

1,029

 

996

 

Chile

         

657

 

640

                     

ENERGY-RELATED BUSINESSES

               
                     

Sempra International

               

Power Sold (Millions of kWhs)

               
 

Sempra Mexico

 

1,144

 

850

 

4,225

 

3,752

                     

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power

               

Power Sold (Millions of kWhs)

               
 

Sempra Renewables(3)

 

717

 

628

 

2,536

 

2,470

 

Sempra Natural Gas(4)

 

1,439

 

1,261

 

5,309

 

4,328

                     

(1)

Includes intercompany sales.

(2)

Includes transportation.

(3)

Includes 50% of total power sold related to solar and wind projects in which Sempra Energy has a 50% ownership. These subsidiaries are not consolidated within Sempra Energy, and the related investments are accounted for under the equity method.

(4)

Sempra Natural Gas sold one 625-megawatt (MW) block of its 1,250-MW Mesquite Power natural gas-fired power plant in February 2013.

 

 

 

 

SEMPRA ENERGY

Table F (Unaudited)

                                     

Statement of Operations Data by Segment

                         
                                     

Three Months Ended December 31, 2014

                         
                                     

(Dollars in millions)

 

SDG&E

 

SoCalGas

 

Sempra South American Utilities

 

Sempra Mexico

 

Sempra Renewables

 

Sempra Natural Gas

 

Consolidating Adjustments, Parent & Other

   

Total

                                     

Revenues

 

$ 1,046

 

$       998

 

$             387

 

$    197

 

$            10

 

$          231

 

$             (122)

   

$ 2,747

                                     

Cost of sales and other expenses

 

(672)

 

(771)

 

(309)

 

(137)

 

(15)

 

(232)

 

89

   

(2,047)

                                     

Depreciation and amortization

 

(135)

 

(110)

 

(14)

 

(17)

 

(1)

 

(11)

 

(2)

   

(290)

                                     

Plant closure loss

 

(19)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

   

(19)

                                     

Gain on sale of equity interest

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

14

 

-

 

-

   

14

                                     

Equity earnings (losses), before income tax

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

18

 

(1)

   

19

                                     

Other income (expense), net

 

11

 

7

 

15

 

(23)

 

-

 

-

 

9

   

19

                                     

Income (loss) before interest and tax (1)

 

231

 

124

 

79

 

20

 

10

 

6

 

(27)

   

443

                                     

Net interest (expense) income (2)

 

(50)

 

(19)

 

(5)

 

(2)

 

(1)

 

7

 

(59)

   

(129)

                                     

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(53)

 

(29)

 

1

 

32

 

9

 

(2)

 

33

   

(9)

                                     

Equity earnings, net of income tax

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

16

 

-

 

-

 

-

   

16

                                     

(Earnings) losses attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

(12)

 

(13)

 

-

 

-

 

1

   

(24)

                                     

Earnings (losses)

 

$    128

 

$         76

 

$               63

 

$     53

 

$            18

 

$           11

 

$              (52)

   

$    297

                                     
                                     

Three Months Ended December 31, 2013

                         
                                     

(Dollars in millions)

 

SDG&E

 

SoCalGas

 

Sempra South American Utilities

 

Sempra Mexico

 

Sempra Renewables

 

Sempra Natural Gas

 

Consolidating Adjustments, Parent & Other

   

Total

                                     

Revenues

 

$ 1,000

 

$    1,042

 

$             376

 

$    156

 

$              6

 

$          225

 

$             (100)

   

$ 2,705

                                     

Cost of sales and other expenses

 

(647)

 

(817)

 

(292)

 

(110)

 

(15)

 

(195)

 

74

   

(2,002)

                                     

Depreciation and amortization

 

(127)

 

(103)

 

(15)

 

(16)

 

(1)

 

(21)

 

(2)

   

(285)

                                     

Equity earnings (losses), before income tax

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

14

 

(4)

   

10

                                     

Other income (expense), net

 

10

 

2

 

3

 

19

 

-

 

(4)

 

31

   

61

                                     

Income (loss) before interest and tax (1)

 

236

 

124

 

72

 

49

 

(10)

 

19

 

(1)

   

489

                                     

Net interest (expense) income (2)

 

(50)

 

(17)

 

(4)

 

(11)

 

5

 

(5)

 

(59)

   

(141)

                                     

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(44)

 

(9)

 

(17)

 

(16)

 

11

 

(5)

 

41

   

(39)

                                     

Equity (losses) earnings, net of income tax

 

-

 

-

 

(1)

 

12

 

-

 

-

 

-

   

11

                                     

Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(23)

 

-

 

(7)

 

(8)

 

-

 

-

 

-

   

(38)

                                     

Earnings (losses)

 

$    119

 

$         98

 

$               43

 

$     26

 

$              6

 

$             9

 

$              (19)

   

$    282

                                     

(1)

Management believes Income (Loss) Before Interest and Tax is a useful measurement of our segments' performance because it can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of our operations exclusive of interest and income tax, neither of which is directly relevant to the efficiency of those operations.

 

(2)

Includes interest income, interest expense and preferred dividends of subsidiary.

       
                                     

 

 

 

 

SEMPRA ENERGY

Table F (Unaudited)

                                     

Statement of Operations Data by Segment

                         
                                     

Year Ended December 31, 2014

                           
                                     

(Dollars in millions)

 

SDG&E

 

SoCalGas

 

Sempra South American Utilities

 

Sempra Mexico

 

Sempra Renewables

 

Sempra Natural Gas

 

Consolidating Adjustments, Parent & Other

   

Total

                                     

Revenues

 

$ 4,329

 

$    3,855

 

$          1,534

 

$    818

 

$            35

 

$          979

 

$             (515)

   

$  11,035

                                     

Cost of sales and other expenses

 

(2,834)

 

(2,903)

 

(1,225)

 

(562)

 

(51)

 

(955)

 

433

   

(8,097)

                                     

Depreciation and amortization

 

(530)

 

(431)

 

(55)

 

(64)

 

(5)

 

(61)

 

(10)

   

(1,156)

                                     

Plant closure loss

 

(6)

(1)

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

   

(6)

                                     

Gain on sale of equity interests and assets

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

19

 

41

 

-

 

-

   

62

                                     

Equity earnings (losses), before income tax

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

20

 

62

 

(1)

   

81

                                     

Other income, net

 

40

 

20

 

30

 

4

 

1

 

2

 

40

   

137

                                     

Income (loss) before interest and tax (2)

 

999

 

541

 

286

 

215

 

41

 

27

 

(53)

   

2,056

                                     

Net interest (expense) income (3)

 

(202)

 

(70)

 

(19)

 

(13)

 

(4)

 

4

 

(229)

   

(533)

                                     

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(270)

 

(139)

 

(58)

 

(5)

 

44

 

20

 

108

   

(300)

                                     

Equity (losses) earnings, net of income tax

 

-

 

-

 

(4)

 

42

 

-

 

-

 

-

   

38

                                     

(Earnings) losses attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(20)

 

-

 

(33)

 

(47)

 

-

 

(1)

 

1

   

(100)

                                     

Earnings (losses)

 

$    507

 

$       332

 

$             172

 

$    192

 

$            81

 

$           50

 

$             (173)

   

$   1,161

                                     
                                     

Year Ended December 31, 2013

                             
                                     

(Dollars in millions)

 

SDG&E

 

SoCalGas

 

Sempra South American Utilities

 

Sempra Mexico

 

Sempra Renewables

 

Sempra Natural Gas

 

Consolidating Adjustments, Parent & Other

   

Total

                                     

Revenues

 

$ 4,066

 

$    3,736

 

$          1,495

 

$    675

 

$            82

 

$          908

 

$             (405)

   

$  10,557

                                     

Cost of sales and other expenses

 

(2,590)

 

(2,814)

 

(1,169)

 

(452)

 

(52)

 

(818)

 

335

   

(7,560)

                                     

Depreciation and amortization

 

(494)

 

(383)

 

(59)

 

(63)

 

(21)

 

(81)

 

(12)

   

(1,113)

                                     

Plant closure loss

 

(200)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

   

(200)

                                     

Gain on sale of equity interests and assets

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

40

 

74

 

-

   

114

                                     

Equity (losses) earnings, before income tax

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(12)

 

47

 

(4)

   

31

                                     

Other income, net

 

40

 

11

 

9

 

24

 

9

 

3

 

44

   

140

                                     

Income (loss) before interest and tax (2)

 

822

 

550

 

276

 

184

 

46

 

133

 

(42)

   

1,969

                                     

Net interest expense (3)

 

(203)

 

(70)

 

(13)

 

(15)

 

(3)

 

(28)

 

(215)

   

(547)

                                     

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(191)

 

(116)

 

(67)

 

(60)

 

19

 

(40)

 

89

   

(366)

                                     

Equity (losses) earnings, net of income tax

 

-

 

-

 

(15)

 

39

 

-

 

-

 

-

   

24

                                     

Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(24)

 

-

 

(28)

 

(26)

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

   

(79)

                                     

Earnings (losses)

 

$    404

 

$       364

 

$             153

 

$    122

 

$            62

 

$           64

 

$             (168)

   

$   1,001

                                     

(1)

After taxes, including a $17 million charge to reduce certain tax regulatory assets attributed to SONGS, the adjustment to loss from plant closure is a $21 million charge to earnings.

(2)

Management believes Income (Loss) Before Interest and Tax is a useful measurement of our segments' performance because it can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of our operations exclusive of interest and income tax, neither of which is directly relevant to the efficiency of those operations.

(3)

Includes interest income and interest expense. In 2014, includes preferred dividends of subsidiary. In 2013, includes preferred dividends of subsidiaries and call premium on preferred stock.

                                     
                                     

 

 

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