Earnings Release Highlights
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GAAP Net Income of $0.60 per share and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating
Earnings of $0.96 per share for the first quarter of 2018.
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New Jersey zero emissions certificate (ZEC) legislation passed by both
Houses of the legislature on April 12, 2018; bill awaiting Governor
Phil Murphy’s signature before becoming law.
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Pepco filed settlement agreements for distribution rate cases in
Washington, D.C., and Maryland on April 17, 2018, and April 20, 2018,
respectively.
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More than $500 million in ongoing annual savings will go to Exelon’s
electric and gas distribution customers as part of the Tax Cuts & Jobs
Act (TCJA).
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Reiterating non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.90-$3.20
per share in 2018 and providing EPS guidance of $0.55-$0.65 per share
for the second quarter of 2018.
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) today reported its financial results for
the first quarter 2018.
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“Exelon had a strong first-quarter, delivering significant financial,
operational and policy results. New Jersey followed New York and
Illinois to create a ZEC program that more properly values the clean
energy attributes of nuclear power, preserves thousands of jobs, and
provides customer and economic benefits that outweigh costs by a factor
of 6 to 1,” said Christopher M. Crane, Exelon’s President and CEO.
“Pepco also reached constructive distribution rate case settlements in
Washington, D.C., and Maryland that will support continued investments
to improve efficiency, reliability and customer service. The sharing of
resources across our utilities platform resulted in faster and more
efficient power restoration following the three nor’easters that struck
the mid-Atlantic in March, as more than 1,200 ComEd employees and
contractors were deployed to the region to aid recovery efforts. As part
of our continuing commitment to protect the environment, we also
launched a new goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our internal
operations by 15 percent by 2022.”
“Exelon once again delivered strong financial performance with non-GAAP
operating earnings of $0.96 per share, exceeding the mid-point of our
guidance range and overcoming $0.06 per share of unplanned storm costs,”
said Jonathan W. Thayer, Exelon’s Senior Executive Vice President and
CFO. “Exelon remains on track to meet our full-year guidance range of
$2.90-3.20 per share as well as our capital allocation priorities.”
First Quarter 2018
Exelon's GAAP Net Income for the first quarter 2018 decreased to $0.60
per share from $1.06 per share in the first quarter of 2017; Adjusted
(non-GAAP) Operating Earnings increased to $0.96 per share in the first
quarter of 2018 from $0.64 per share in the first quarter of 2017. For
the reconciliations of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating
Earnings, refer to the tables beginning on page 7.
Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings in the first quarter of 2018
primarily reflect the favorable impacts of the New York Clean Energy and
Illinois Zero Emission Standards, including the impact of zero emission
credits generated in Illinois from June 1, 2017 through December 31,
2017, increased capacity prices, decreased nuclear outage days and tax
savings related to the TCJA at Generation, favorable weather at PECO,
DPL and ACE and higher utility earnings due to regulatory rate increases
at BGE and PHI and higher electric distribution and transmission
earnings at ComEd, partially offset by the conclusion of the Ginna
Reliability Support Services Agreement and lower realized energy prices
at Generation and increased storm costs at PECO and BGE.
Operating Company Results1
ComEd
ComEd's first quarter 2018 GAAP Net Income increased to $165 million
from $141 million in the first quarter of 2017. ComEd’s Adjusted
(non-GAAP) Operating Earnings increased to $165 million for the first
quarter 2018 from $141 million in the first quarter 2017, primarily
reflecting higher electric distribution and transmission earnings. Due
to revenue decoupling, ComEd is not affected by actual weather or
customer usage patterns.
PECO
PECO’s first quarter 2018 GAAP Net Income decreased to $113 million from
$127 million in the first quarter of 2017. PECO’s Adjusted (non-GAAP)
Operating Earnings for the first quarter 2018 decreased to $114 million
from $129 million in the first quarter of 2017, primarily reflecting
increased storm costs related to the March 2018 winter storms, partially
offset by favorable weather.
Heating degree days were up 15.5 percent relative to the same period in
2017 and were 1.1 percent below normal. Total retail electric deliveries
were up 3.8 percent compared with the first quarter of 2017. Natural gas
deliveries (including both retail and transportation segments) in the
first quarter of 2018 were up 10.6 percent compared with the same period
in 2017.
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1Exelon’s five business units include ComEd, which consists
of electricity transmission and distribution operations in northern
Illinois; PECO, which consists of electricity transmission and
distribution operations and retail natural gas distribution operations
in southeastern Pennsylvania; BGE, which consists of electricity
transmission and distribution operations and retail natural gas
distribution operations in central Maryland; PHI, which consists of
electricity transmission and distribution operations in the District of
Columbia and portions of Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey and retail
natural gas distribution operations in northern Delaware; and
Generation, which consists of owned and contracted electric generating
facilities and wholesale and retail customer supply of electric and
natural gas products and services, including renewable energy products
and risk management services.
BGE
BGE’s first quarter 2018 GAAP Net Income increased to $128 million from
$125 million in the first quarter of 2017. BGE’s Adjusted (non-GAAP)
Operating Earnings for the first quarter 2018 increased to $129 million
from $126 million in the first quarter of 2017, primarily reflecting
transmission rate increases, partially offset by increased storm costs
related to the March 2018 winter storms. Due to revenue decoupling, BGE
is not affected by actual weather or customer usage patterns.
PHI
PHI’s first quarter 2018 GAAP Net Income decreased to $65 million from
$140 million in the first quarter of 2017. PHI’s Adjusted (non-GAAP)
Operating Earnings for the first quarter 2018 decreased to $65 million
from $81 million in the first quarter of 2017, primarily reflecting
increased uncollectible accounts expense and depreciation and
amortization expense, partially offset by regulatory rate increases and
favorable weather in the DPL and ACE service territories. Due to revenue
decoupling, PHI's revenues related to Pepco and DPL Maryland are not
affected by actual weather or customer usage patterns.
Generation
Generation's first quarter 2018 GAAP Net Income decreased to $136
million from $418 million in the first quarter of 2017. Generation’s
Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings for the first quarter 2018
increased to $474 million from $167 million in the first quarter of
2017, primarily reflecting the impact of the New York Clean Energy and
Illinois Zero Emission Standards, including the impact of zero emission
credits generated in Illinois from June 1, 2017 through December 31,
2017, increased capacity prices, decreased nuclear outage days and tax
savings related to the TCJA, partially offset by the conclusion of the
Ginna Reliability Support Services Agreement and lower realized energy
prices.
The proportion of expected generation hedged as of March 31, 2018 was
91.0 percent to 94.0 percent for 2018, 63.0 percent to 66.0 percent for
2019 and 33.0 percent to 36.0 percent for 2020.
First Quarter and Recent Highlights
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Tax Savings: The Utility Registrants have
made filings with their respective State regulators to begin passing
back to customers the ongoing annual tax savings resulting from the
TCJA. The amounts being proposed to be passed back to customers
reflect the annual benefit of lower income tax rates and the
settlement of a portion of deferred income tax regulatory liabilities
established upon enactment of the TCJA. The Utility Registrants have
identified over $500 million in ongoing annual savings to be returned
to customers related to TCJA from their distribution utility
operations.
ComEd and BGE have received orders approving
the pass back of the ongoing annual tax savings of $201 million and
$103 million, respectively, beginning February 1, 2018. DPL received
an order from the MDPSC approving the pass back of $14 million of
ongoing annual tax savings beginning April 20, 2018 and a one-time
bill credit to customers of $2 million for TCJA tax savings from
January 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018. As further discussed below,
Pepco has entered into settlement agreements with parties in both
Maryland and the District of Columbia providing for the pass back of
the ongoing annual tax savings beginning June 1, 2018 and July 1,
2018, respectively, and one-time bill credits to customers for TCJA
tax savings from January 1, 2018 through the effective date of the
rate changes. PECO’s, DPL Delaware’s and ACE’s filings are still
pending and management cannot predict the amount or timing of the
refunds their respective regulators will ultimately approve. For PECO,
BGE, DPL Delaware and ACE, it is expected that the treatment of the
TCJA tax savings through the effective date of any final customer rate
adjustments will be addressed in future rate proceedings.
In
addition, ComEd, BGE, Pepco, DPL, and ACE each filed with FERC to
revise their transmission formula rate mechanisms to facilitate
passing back to customers ongoing annual TCJA tax savings and to
permit recovery of transmission-related income tax regulatory assets.
PECO is currently in settlement discussions regarding its transmission
formula rate and expects to pass back TCJA benefits to customers
through its annual formula rate update.
PECO, BGE, Pepco,
DPL and ACE recognized new regulatory liabilities in the first quarter
2018 reflecting the TCJA tax savings that are anticipated to be passed
back to customers in the future.
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New Jersey Zero Emission Certificate Program: On April 12,
2018, a bill was passed by both Houses of the New Jersey legislature
that would establish a ZEC program providing compensation for nuclear
plants that demonstrate to the NJBPU that they meet certain
requirements, including that they make a significant contribution to
air quality in the state and that their revenues are insufficient to
cover their costs and risks. The program provides transparency and
includes robust customer protections. The New Jersey Governor has up
to 45 days to sign the bill with the bill becoming effective
immediately upon his signing. The NJBPU then has 180 days from the
effective date to establish procedures for implementation of the ZEC
program and 330 days from the effective date to determine which
nuclear power plants are selected to receive ZECs under the program.
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Winter Storm-related Costs: During March 2018, a series of
powerful nor’easter storms that brought a mix of heavy snow, ice and
high sustained winds and gusts to the region that interrupted electric
service delivery to customers in PECO’s, BGE’s, Pepco’s, DPL’s and
ACE’s service territories. Restoration efforts included significant
costs associated with employee overtime, support from other utilities
and incremental equipment, contracted tree trimming crews and
supplies, which resulted in incremental operating and maintenance
expense and capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2018 of $93
million and $93 million, respectively. In addition, PHI's utilities
recognized regulatory assets of $22 million in the first quarter of
2018 for incremental storm costs that are probable of recovery through
customer rates.
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Pepco Maryland Electric Distribution Base Rates Settlement: On
April 20, 2018, Pepco entered into a settlement agreement with several
parties to resolve all issues in the rate case and filed the
settlement agreement with the MDPSC. The settlement agreement provides
for a net decrease to annual electric distribution base rates of $15
million, which includes annual ongoing TCJA tax savings, and reflects
a ROE of 9.5 percent. The parties to the settlement agreement have
requested that Pepco’s new rates be effective on June 1, 2018. In
addition, the settlement agreement separately provides a one-time bill
credit to customers of approximately $10 million representing the TCJA
benefits for the period January 1, 2018 through the expected rate
effective date of June 1, 2018. Pepco expects a decision in the matter
in the second quarter of 2018.
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Pepco District of Columbia Electric Distribution Base Rates
Settlement: On April 17, 2018, Pepco entered into a
settlement agreement with several parties to resolve both the pending
electric distribution base rate case and the TCJA proceeding and filed
the settlement agreement with the DCPSC. The settlement agreement
provides for a net decrease to annual electric distribution rates of
$24 million, which includes annual ongoing TCJA tax savings, and
reflects a ROE of 9.525 percent. The parties to the settlement
agreement have requested that Pepco’s new rates be effective on July
1, 2018. In addition, the settlement agreement separately provides a
one-time bill credit to customers of approximately $19 million
representing the TCJA benefits for the period January 1, 2018 through
the expected rate effective date of July 1, 2018. Pepco expects a
decision in the matter in the second quarter of 2018.
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PECO Pennsylvania Electric Distribution Rate Case: On March 29,
2018, PECO filed a request with the PAPUC seeking approval to increase
its electric distribution base rates by $82 million, beginning January
1, 2019. This requested amount includes the effect of an approximately
$71 million reduction as a result of the ongoing annual tax savings
beginning January 1, 2019 associated with the TCJA. The requested ROE
is 10.95 percent. In addition, PECO is seeking approval to pass back
to electric distribution customers $68 million in 2018 TCJA tax
savings, which would be an additional offset to the proposed increase
to its electric distribution rates. PECO cannot predict what increase,
if any, the PAPUC will approve.
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Mystic Generating Station Early Retirement: On March 29, 2018,
based on ISO-NE capacity auction results for the 2021 - 2022 planning
year in which Mystic Unit 9 did not clear, Generation announced it had
formally notified grid operator ISO-NE of its plans to early retire
its Mystic Generating Station assets on June 1, 2022 absent any
interim and long-term solutions for reliability and regional fuel
security. The ISO-NE recently announced that it would take a
three-step approach to fuel security. First, ISO-NE will make a filing
soon to obtain tariff waivers to allow it to retain Mystic 8 and 9 for
fuel security for the 2022 - 2024 planning years. Second, ISO-NE will
file tariff revisions to allow it to retain other resources for fuel
security in the capacity market if necessary in the future. Third,
ISO-NE will work with stakeholders to develop long-term market rule
changes to address system resiliency considering significant
reliability risks identified in ISO-NE’s January 2018 fuel security
report. Changes to market rules are necessary because critical units
to the region, such as Mystic Units 8 and 9, cannot recover future
operating costs including the cost of procuring fuel. As a result of
these developments, Generation completed a comprehensive review of the
estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the New England asset
group during the first quarter of 2018 and no impairment charge was
required. Further developments with Generation’s intended use of the
Mystic Generating Station assets or failure of ISO-NE to adopt interim
and long-term solutions for reliability and fuel security could
potentially result in future impairments of the New England asset
group, which could be material.
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Nuclear Operations: Generation’s nuclear fleet, including its
owned output from the Salem Generating Station and 100 percent of the
CENG units, produced 46,941 gigawatt-hours (GWhs) in the first quarter
of 2018, compared with 43,504 GWhs in the first quarter of 2017.
Excluding Salem, the Exelon-operated nuclear plants at ownership
achieved a 96.5 percent capacity factor for the first quarter of 2018,
compared with 94.0 percent for the first quarter of 2017. The number
of planned refueling outage days in the first quarter of 2018 totaled
68, compared with 95 in the first quarter of 2017. There were 6
non-refueling outage days in the first quarter of 2018, compared with
8 days in the first quarter of 2017.
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Fossil and Renewables Operations: The Dispatch Match rate for
Generation’s gas and hydro fleet was 98.1 percent in the first quarter
of 2018, compared with 99.1 percent in the first quarter of 2017. The
lower performance in the quarter was primarily due to outages at gas
units in Texas and Alabama. The first quarter of 2018 reported
performance includes Wolf Hollow II and Colorado Bend II, the two new
combined-cycle gas turbine units that went into full commercial
operation in the second quarter of 2017.
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Financing Activities:
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On February 20, 2018, ComEd issued $800 million aggregate
principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 4.000 percent Series
124, due March 1, 2048. ComEd used the proceeds from the Bonds to
refinance maturing First Mortgage Bonds, to repay a portion of
ComEd’s outstanding commercial paper obligations and for general
corporate purposes.
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On February 23, 2018, PECO issued $325 million aggregate principal
amount of its First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, 3.900 percent
Series due March 1, 2048. PECO used the proceeds from the Bonds to
refinance a portion of PECO’s First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds
which were due March 1, 2018.
GAAP/Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings Reconciliation
Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings for the first quarter of 2018 do
not include the following items (after tax) that were included in
reported GAAP Net Income:
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Exelon
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Earnings per
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Diluted
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(in millions)
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Share
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Exelon
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ComEd
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PECO
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BGE
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PHI
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Generation
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2018 GAAP Net Income
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$
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0.60
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$
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585
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$
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165
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$
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113
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$
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128
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$
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65
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$
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136
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Mark-to-Market Impact of Economic Hedging Activities (net of taxes
of $69)
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0.20
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197
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197
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Unrealized Losses Related to Nuclear Decommissioning Trust (NDT)
Fund Investments (net of taxes of $29)
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0.07
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66
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66
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Merger and Integration Costs (net of taxes of $1)
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3
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3
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Cost Management Program (net of taxes of $1, $0, $0 and $1
respectively)
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0.01
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5
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1
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1
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3
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Plant Retirements and Divestitures (net of taxes of $32)
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0.10
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92
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92
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Noncontrolling Interests (net of taxes of $5)
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(0.02
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(23
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(23
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2018 Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings
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$
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0.96
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$
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925
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$
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165
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$
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114
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$
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129
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$
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65
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$
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474
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Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings for the first quarter of 2017 do
not include the following items (after tax) that were included in
reported GAAP Net Income:
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Exelon
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Earnings per
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Diluted
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(in millions)
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Share
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Exelon
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ComEd
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PECO
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BGE
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PHI
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Generation
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2017 GAAP Net Income1
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$
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1.06
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$
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990
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$
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141
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$
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127
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$
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125
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$
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140
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$
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418
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Mark-to-Market Impact of Economic Hedging Activities (net of taxes
of $19)
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0.03
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30
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30
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Unrealized Gains Related to NDT Fund Investments (net of taxes of
$67)
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(0.10
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(99
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(99
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Amortization of Commodity Contract Intangibles (net of taxes of $2)
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3
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3
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Merger and Integrations Costs (net of taxes of $15, $0, $1, $2 and
$16, respectively)
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0.03
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25
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1
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1
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(3
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26
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Merger Commitments2 (net of taxes of $137, $55 and $18,
respectively)
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(0.15
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(137
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(56
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(18
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Reassessment of State Deferred Income Taxes (entire amount
represents tax expense)
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(0.02
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(20
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Cost Management Program (net of taxes of $3, $1 and $2, respectively)
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4
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1
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3
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Tax Settlements (net of taxes of $1)
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(0.01
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(5
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(5
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Bargain Purchase Gain (net of taxes of $0)
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(0.24
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(226
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(226
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Noncontrolling Interests (net of taxes of $7)
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0.04
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35
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35
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2017 Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings
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$
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0.64
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$
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600
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$
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141
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$
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129
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$
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126
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$
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81
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$
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167
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(1) Certain immaterial prior year amounts in the Registrants'
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income have been
recasted to reflect new accounting standards issued by the FASB and
adopted as of January 1, 2018.
(2) Represents a decrease in reserves for uncertain tax positions
related to the deductibility of certain merger commitments associated
with the 2012 CEG and 2016 PHI acquisitions.
Note:
Unless otherwise noted, the income tax impact of each reconciling item
between GAAP Net Income and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings is
based on the marginal statutory federal and state income tax rates for
each Registrant, taking into account whether the income or expense item
is taxable or deductible, respectively, in whole or in part. For all
items except the unrealized gains and losses related to NDT fund
investments, the marginal statutory income tax rates for 2018 and 2017
ranged from 26.0 percent to 29.0 percent and 39.0 percent to 41.0
percent, respectively. Under IRS regulations, NDT fund investment
returns are taxed at differing rates for investments if they are in
qualified or non-qualified funds. The tax rates applied to unrealized
gains and losses related to NDT fund investments were 40.3 percent and
52.6 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017,
respectively.
Webcast Information
Exelon will discuss first quarter 2018 earnings in a one-hour conference
call scheduled for today at 9 a.m. Central Time (10 a.m. Eastern Time).
The webcast and associated materials can be accessed at www.exeloncorp.com/investor-relations.
About Exelon
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is a Fortune 100 energy company with the
largest number of utility customers in the U.S. Exelon does business in
48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada and had 2017 revenue of
$33.5 billion. Exelon’s six utilities deliver electricity and natural
gas to approximately 10 million customers in Delaware, the District of
Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania through its
Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco
subsidiaries. Exelon is one of the largest competitive U.S. power
generators, with more than 35,168 megawatts of nuclear, gas, wind, solar
and hydroelectric generating capacity comprising one of the nation’s
cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company’s
Constellation business unit provides energy products and services to
approximately 2 million residential, public sector and business
customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100. Follow
Exelon on Twitter @Exelon.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to net income as determined under generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), Exelon evaluates its
operating performance using the measure of Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating
Earnings because management believes it represents earnings directly
related to the ongoing operations of the business. Adjusted (non-GAAP)
Operating Earnings exclude certain costs, expenses, gains and losses and
other specified items. This measure is intended to enhance an investor’s
overall understanding of period over period operating results and
provide an indication of Exelon’s baseline operating performance
excluding items that are considered by management to be not directly
related to the ongoing operations of the business. In addition, this
measure is among the primary indicators management uses as a basis for
evaluating performance, allocating resources, setting incentive
compensation targets and planning and forecasting of future
periods. Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings is not a presentation
defined under GAAP and may not be comparable to other companies’
presentation. The Company has provided the non-GAAP financial measure as
supplemental information and in addition to the financial measures that
are calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted
(non-GAAP) Operating Earnings should not be deemed more useful than, a
substitute for, or an alternative to the most comparable GAAP Net Income
measures provided in this earnings release and attachments. This press
release and earnings release attachments provide reconciliations of
adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings to the most directly comparable
financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, are
posted on Exelon’s website: www.exeloncorp.com,
and have been furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on
Form 8-K on May 2, 2018.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements made by Exelon Corporation, Exelon Generation Company, LLC,
Commonwealth Edison Company, PECO Energy Company, Baltimore Gas and
Electric Company, Pepco Holdings LLC, Potomac Electric Power Company,
Delmarva Power & Light Company, and Atlantic City Electric Company
(Registrants) include those factors discussed herein, as well as the
items discussed in (1) the Registrants' 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K
in (a) ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) ITEM
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 23, Commitments and
Contingencies; (2) the Registrants' First Quarter 2018 Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q (to be filed on May 2, 2018) in (a) Part II, Other
Information, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors; (b) Part 1, Financial Information,
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations and (c) Part I, Financial Information, ITEM 1.
Financial Statements: Note 17, Commitments and Contingencies; and (3)
other factors discussed in filings with the SEC by the Registrants.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this
press release. None of the Registrants undertakes any obligation to
publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.
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EXELON CORPORATION
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GAAP Consolidated Statements of Operations and
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Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings Reconciling Adjustments
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(unaudited)
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(in millions, except per share data)
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
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Non-GAAP
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Non-GAAP
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GAAP (a)
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Adjustments
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GAAP (a) (b)
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Adjustments
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Operating revenues
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$
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9,693
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$
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97
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(c)
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$
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8,747
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$
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(42
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)
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(c),(e)
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Operating expenses
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|
|
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Purchased power and fuel
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4,727
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(183
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)
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(c),(h)
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3,899
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(93
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)
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(c)
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Operating and maintenance
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2,384
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(36
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)
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(f),(h),(j)
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2,438
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(48
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)
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(f),(j)
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Depreciation and amortization
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1,091
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(137
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)
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(h)
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896
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(2
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)
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(e)
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Taxes other than income
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446
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—
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436
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—
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Total operating expenses
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8,648
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7,669
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Gain on sales of assets and businesses
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56
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(53
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)
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(h)
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4
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—
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Bargain purchase gain
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—
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—
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226
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(226
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)
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(l)
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Operating income
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1,101
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1,308
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Other income and (deductions)
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Interest expense, net
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(371
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)
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—
|
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(373
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)
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(4
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)
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(k)
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Other, net
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(28
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)
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111
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(d)
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257
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(208
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)
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(d)
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Total other income and (deductions)
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(399
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)
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(116
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)
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Income before income taxes
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702
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1,192
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Income taxes
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59
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148
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(c),(d),(f),(h),(j)
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211
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88
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(c),(d),(e),(f),(g),(i),(j),(k)
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Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates
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(7
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)
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—
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(10
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)
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—
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Net income
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636
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971
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Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
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51
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23
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(m)
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(19
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)
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(35
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)
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(m)
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Net income attributable to common shareholders
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$
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585
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$
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990
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Effective tax rate(p)
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8.4
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%
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17.7
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%
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Earnings per average common share
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Basic
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$
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0.61
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$
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1.07
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Diluted
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$
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0.60
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$
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1.06
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Average common shares outstanding
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Basic
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966
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928
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Diluted
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968
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930
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Effect of adjustments on earnings per average diluted common
share recorded in accordance with GAAP:
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Mark-to-market impact of economic hedging activities (c)
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$
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0.20
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$
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0.03
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Unrealized gains related to NDT fund investments (d)
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0.07
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(0.10
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)
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Amortization of commodity contract intangibles (e)
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—
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—
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Merger and integration costs (f)
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—
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0.03
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Merger commitments (g)
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—
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(0.15
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)
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Plant retirements and divestitures (h)
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0.10
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—
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Reassessment of state deferred income taxes (i)
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—
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(0.02
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)
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Cost management program (j)
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0.01
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—
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Tax settlements (k)
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—
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(0.01
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)
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Bargain purchase gain (l)
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—
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(0.24
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)
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Noncontrolling interests (m)
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(0.02
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)
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0.04
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Total adjustments
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$
|
0.36
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$
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(0.42
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)
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(a)
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Results reported in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States (GAAP).
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(b)
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Certain immaterial prior year amounts in the Registrants'
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income have
been recasted to reflect new accounting standards issued by the FASB
and adopted as of January 1, 2018.
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(c)
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Adjustment to exclude the mark-to-market impact of Exelon’s economic
hedging activities, net of intercompany eliminations.
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(d)
|
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Adjustment to exclude the unrealized gains on NDT fund investments
to the extent not offset by contractual accounting as described in
the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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(e)
|
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Adjustment to exclude the non-cash amortization of intangible
assets, net, primarily related to commodity contracts recorded at
fair value related to the ConEdison Solutions acquisition.
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(f)
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Adjustment to exclude certain costs associated with mergers and
acquisitions, including, if and when applicable, professional fees,
employee-related expenses and integration activities. In 2017,
reflects costs related to the PHI and FitzPatrick acquisitions,
partially offset at PHI by the anticipated recovery of previously
incurred PHI acquisition costs and in 2018, reflects costs related
to the PHI acquisition.
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(g)
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Adjustment to exclude a decrease in reserves for uncertain tax
positions related to the deductibility of certain merger commitments
associated with the 2012 CEG and 2016 PHI acquisitions.
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(h)
|
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Adjustment to exclude accelerated depreciation and amortization
expenses and increases to materials and supplies inventory reserves
associated with Generation’s 2018 decision to early retire the
Oyster Creek nuclear facility, as well as the accelerated
depreciation and amortization expense associated with Generation’s
2017 decision to early retire the Three Mile Island nuclear
facility, partially offset by a gain associated with Generation's
sale of its electrical contracting business.
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(i)
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Adjustments to exclude the change in the District of Columbia
statutory tax rate.
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(j)
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Adjustment to exclude severance and reorganization costs related to
a cost management program.
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(k)
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Adjustment to exclude benefits related to the favorable settlement
in 2017 of certain income tax positions related to PHI's unregulated
business interests that were transferred to Generation.
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(l)
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Adjustment to exclude the excess of the fair value of assets and
liabilities acquired over the purchase price for the FitzPatrick
acquisition.
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(m)
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Adjustment to exclude from Generation’s results the noncontrolling
interests related to certain exclusion items, primarily related to
the impact of unrealized gains and losses on NDT fund investments at
CENG.
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(n)
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The effective tax rate related to Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating
Earnings is 17.1% and 35.0% for the three months ended March 31,
2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively.
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