Highlights
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Reaffirming 2016 guidance and 2017-2018 expectations
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Prepaid $125 million in Parent debt
-
Broke ground on the 335 MW Masinloc 2 expansion project in the
Philippines
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Total of 5,945 MW under construction, the majority of which is
expected to come on-line through 2018
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In April, received payment of €309 million ($350 million) in
outstanding receivables at Maritza in Bulgaria
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The
AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) today reported Proportional Free Cash
Flow (a non-GAAP financial measure) for the first quarter of 2016 of
$253 million, a decrease of $12 million from the first quarter of 2015.
This was driven primarily by lower margins, partially offset by improved
working capital. First quarter 2016 Consolidated Net Cash Provided by
Operating Activities increased $203 million to $640 million, driven by
the favorable timing of working capital in Brazil at Eletropaulo and
Tietê.
First quarter 2016 Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Adjusted EPS, a non-GAAP
financial measure) decreased $0.12 to $0.13, due in part to an increase
of $0.04 in tax expense, reflecting an adjusted effective tax rate of
50% in the first quarter of 2016, versus 33% in 2015. The Company
continues to expect a full year 2016 adjusted effective tax rate of 31%
to 33%. First quarter 2016 Adjusted EPS was also driven by the $0.04
impact from the devaluation of foreign currencies in Latin America and
Europe. First quarter 2016 Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing
Operations (Diluted EPS) was $0.19, a decrease of $0.01 from first
quarter 2015. In addition to the decline in Adjusted EPS described
above, Diluted EPS also reflects lower unrealized foreign currency
transaction losses, unrealized derivative losses and losses on
retirement of debt. First quarter 2016 Diluted EPS was higher than first
quarter 2016 Adjusted EPS primarily due to unrealized derivative and
asset sale gains.
"We have already delivered on several of our strategic objectives for
2016. Most notably, we received payment for all outstanding receivables
at Maritza in Bulgaria. We are on track for the $50 million in cost
savings that we expect to achieve this year, ramping up to $150 million
by 2018," said Andrés
Gluski, AES President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our cost savings
initiative, combined with our projects currently under construction, are
the largest contributors to our at least 10% annual growth in
Proportional and Parent Free Cash Flow through 2018. Beyond 2018,
development projects in high-growth markets, including Masinloc 2 in the
Philippines, the Colon LNG terminal and CCGT in Panama and the
contracted Southland CCGT in California, will drive growth."
"During the quarter, we continued to generate strong free cash flow;
however our Adjusted EPS results were weaker, primarily due to timing.
With our first quarter performance and our outlook for the remainder of
the year, we are reaffirming our 2016 guidance for all metrics. We
remain committed to disciplined capital allocation and will continue to
invest our free cash flow in dividend growth, de-levering and select
high-growth opportunities," said Tom
O'Flynn, AES Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
"To that end, we are seeing positive results from our efforts to
simplify our portfolio and de-lever, which is reflected in the recent
improvement in our credit ratings and outlook."
Table 1: Key Financial Results
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First Quarter
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Full Year 2016 Guidance
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$ in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts
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|
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2016
|
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2015
|
|
|
|
Proportional Free Cash Flow1
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$
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253
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$
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265
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|
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$1,000-$1,350
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Consolidated Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
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$
|
640
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$
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437
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$2,000-$2,900
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Adjusted EPS1
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|
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$
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0.13
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$
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0.25
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|
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$0.95-$1.05
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Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations
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$
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0.19
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$
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0.20
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N/A
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|
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|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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1 A non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial
Measures” for definitions and reconciliations to the most comparable
GAAP financial measures.
Discussion of Drivers of Consolidated Operating Margin, Proportional
Free Cash Flow (a non-GAAP financial measure) and Adjusted Pre-Tax
Contribution (Adjusted PTC, a non-GAAP financial measure)
The Company manages its portfolio in six market-oriented Strategic
Business Units (SBUs): US (United States), Andes (Chile, Colombia and
Argentina), Brazil, MCAC (Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean),
Europe and Asia.
First quarter 2016 Consolidated Operating Margin decreased $217 million
to $504 million, compared to $721 million in the first quarter of 2015.
This decrease was driven primarily by lower contributions from Brazil
and the US, as well as the impact from the devaluation of foreign
currencies in Latin America and Europe.
Table 2: Proportional Free Cash Flow1 and
Adjusted PTC1
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$ in Millions
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|
|
|
First Quarter
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|
|
|
|
Proportional Free Cash Flow1
|
Adjusted PTC1
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|
|
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|
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2016
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2015
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Variance
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2016
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2015
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Variance
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|
US
|
|
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$
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133
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|
$
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155
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$
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(22
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)
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$
|
85
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|
|
$
|
106
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|
|
$
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(21
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)
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|
Andes
|
|
|
|
|
4
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|
|
17
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(13
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)
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61
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|
|
91
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(30
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)
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|
Brazil
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|
|
|
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34
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(47
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)
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|
81
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|
(9
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)
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|
21
|
|
|
(30
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)
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|
MCAC
|
|
|
|
|
13
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|
|
114
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(101
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)
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48
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|
|
50
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(2
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)
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Europe
|
|
|
|
|
76
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|
|
139
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(63
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)
|
69
|
|
|
85
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|
|
(16
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)
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|
Asia
|
|
|
|
|
43
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|
4
|
|
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39
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|
22
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|
|
12
|
|
|
10
|
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|
Total SBUs
|
|
|
|
|
303
|
|
|
382
|
|
|
(79
|
)
|
276
|
|
|
365
|
|
|
(89
|
)
|
|
Corporate & Other
|
|
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
(117
|
)
|
|
67
|
|
(104
|
)
|
|
(113
|
)
|
|
9
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
253
|
|
|
$
|
265
|
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
$
|
172
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
(80
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate
|
50
|
%
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted Share Count
|
663
|
|
706
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EPS1,2
|
$
|
0.13
|
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 A non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial
Measures” for definitions and reconciliations to the most comparable
GAAP financial measures.
2 Includes $6 million and $14 million of after-tax adjusted
equity in earnings for first quarter 2016 and first quarter 2015,
respectively.
First quarter 2016 Proportional Free Cash Flow decreased $12 million to
$253 million and first quarter 2016 Adjusted PTC decreased $80 million
to $172 million. Key drivers of this decline included:
-
US
-
Proportional Free Cash Flow decreased $22 million, primarily due
to:
-
Lower margins: lower wholesale prices and contributions from
regulated retail at DPL, lower retail margins driven by
unfavorable weather and the impact of the partial sell-down at
IPL and the sale of Armenia Mountain in 2015; and
-
Unfavorable timing of accounts payable at IPL, partially
offset by higher collections at DPL.
-
Adjusted PTC decreased $21 million, primarily driven by lower
margins.
-
Andes
-
Proportional Free Cash Flow decreased $13 million, primarily due
to:
-
Lower margins: the 40% devaluation of the Argentine Peso, the
24% devaluation of the Colombian Peso and lower volumes at
Chivor in Colombia, partially offset by lower spot prices for
energy and coal purchases and lower fixed costs at Gener in
Chile; and
-
Higher tax payments in Chile, partially offset by higher
collections at Chivor in Colombia.
-
Adjusted PTC decreased $30 million, primarily driven by lower
margins and lower equity in earnings at Guacolda in Chile.
-
Brazil
-
Proportional Free Cash Flow increased $81 million, primarily due
to:
-
Higher collections at Sul and Eletropaulo and the favorable
timing of energy purchases at Tietê; and
-
Lower margins: the impact of the expiration of Tietê's PPA
with Eletropaulo, lower demand at Sul and Eletropaulo and the
26% devaluation of the Brazilian Real.
-
Adjusted PTC decreased $30 million, primarily driven by lower
margins.
-
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (MCAC)
-
Proportional Free Cash Flow decreased $101 million, primarily due
to:
-
Lower collections and higher tax payments in the Dominican
Republic and lower collections in Puerto Rico.
-
Adjusted PTC decreased $2 million, primarily driven by lower
margins.
-
Europe
-
Proportional Free Cash Flow decreased $63 million, primarily due
to:
-
Lower margins: the 48% devaluation of the Kazakhstan Tenge and
lower dark spreads at Kilroot in the United Kingdom; and
-
The timing of payments to the fuel supplier at Maritza in
Bulgaria, the unfavorable timing of collections at
Ballylumford in the United Kingdom and non-recurring cash
taxes paid at Kilroot, partially offset by higher collections
in Bulgaria.
-
Adjusted PTC decreased $16 million, primarily driven by lower
margins.
-
Asia
-
Proportional Free Cash Flow increased $39 million, primarily due
to:
-
Higher margins: commencement of operations at Mong Duong in
Vietnam in April 2015; and
-
Lower working capital requirements at Mong Duong in 2016.
-
Adjusted PTC increased $10 million, primarily driven by higher
margins.
-
Corp/Other
-
Proportional Free Cash Flow increased $67 million, primarily due
to the timing of premiums received at the Company's captive
insurance business and lower Parent interest expense as a result
of the prepayment and refinancing of debt.
-
Adjusted PTC increased $9 million, primarily driven by lower
Parent interest expense.
Table 3: Guidance & Expectations
|
$ in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts
|
|
|
|
Reaffirming Full Year 2016 Guidance
|
|
|
|
Reaffirming 2017-2018 Expectations
|
|
Proportional Free Cash Flow1
|
|
|
|
$1,000-$1,350
|
|
|
|
At least 10% average annual growth off 2016 base
|
|
Consolidated Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
$2,000-$2,900
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Adjusted EPS1
|
|
|
|
$0.95-$1.05
|
|
|
|
Expect higher end of 12%-16% growth off 2016 base
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 A non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial
Measures” for definitions and reconciliations to the most comparable
GAAP financial measures.
2016 Guidance and 2017-2018 Expectations
-
The Company's 2016 guidance and 2017-2018 expectations are based on
foreign currency and commodity forward curves as of April 30, 2016.
-
The Company is reaffirming its 2016 Proportional Free Cash Flow
guidance range of $1,000-$1,350 million.
-
The Company is reaffirming its 2016 Parent Free Cash Flow
expectation of $525-$625 million.
-
The Company is reaffirming its 2016 Adjusted EPS guidance range of
$0.95-$1.05. The Company expects to earn 70% to 75% of its 2016
Adjusted EPS in the second half of the year, compared to 2015, when
the Company earned 59% of its Adjusted EPS in the second half of the
year. In 2016, the stronger second half will be partly due to a lower
adjusted effective tax rate and fewer plant outages at certain
businesses.
-
The Company is reaffirming its growth rate expectations for 2017-2018
for both Proportional Free Cash Flow and Adjusted EPS.
Additional Highlights
-
In April, the Company received payment of €309 million ($350 million)
in outstanding receivables at Maritza in Bulgaria. Maritza will use
the majority of the proceeds to pay the local coal mine that supplies
the plant, as well as repay the lenders of the plant's non-recourse
debt.
-
Year-to-Date 2016, the Company has repurchased 9 million shares for
$79 million, at an average price of $9.07 per share.
-
Year-to-Date 2016, the Company prepaid $125 million in Parent debt.
-
The Company currently has 5,945 MW of capacity under construction and
expected to come on-line through the first half of 2019.
-
In March 2016, the Company broke ground on the 335 MW Masinloc 2
expansion project in the Philippines. The project is expected to
come on-line in the first half of 2019.
-
In the first quarter of 2016, the Company received $249 million in
asset sale proceeds.
-
In March 2016, the Company received $134 million from La Caisse de
depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ), completing CDPQ's investment
in IPALCO, the Parent Company of IPL in the United States,
bringing its direct and indirect interests in IPALCO to 30%.
-
In February 2016, the Company also sold a 24% interest in IPP4,
one of its generation businesses in Jordan, for $21 million.
-
In January 2016, the Company sold Kelanitissa, its generation
business in Sri Lanka, for $18 million, and exited Sri Lanka.
-
In January 2016, the Company sold DPLER, its retail energy
business in the United States, for $76 million.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
See Non-GAAP Financial Measures for definitions of Proportional Free
Cash Flow, Adjusted Earnings Per Share, Adjusted Pre-Tax Contribution,
as well as reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial
measures.
Attachments
Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets,
Segment Information, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Non-GAAP
Financial Measures, Parent Financial Information and 2016 Financial
Guidance Elements.
Conference Call Information
AES will host a conference call on Monday, May 9, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Interested parties may listen to the
teleconference by dialing 1-888-317-6003 at least ten minutes before the
start of the call. International callers should dial +1-412-317-6061.
The Conference ID for this call is 5577696. Internet access to the
conference call and presentation materials will be available on the AES
website at www.aes.com by
selecting “Investors”
and then “Presentations
and Webcasts.”
A webcast replay, as well as a replay in downloadable MP3 format, will
be accessible at www.aes.com beginning
shortly after the completion of the call.
About AES
The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is a Fortune 200 global power company.
We provide affordable, sustainable energy to 17 countries through our
diverse portfolio of distribution businesses as well as thermal and
renewable generation facilities. Our workforce of 21,000 people is
committed to operational excellence and meeting the world’s changing
power needs. Our 2015 revenues were $15 billion and we own and manage
$37 billion in total assets. To learn more, please visit www.aes.com.
Follow AES on Twitter @TheAESCorp.
Safe Harbor Disclosure
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Securities Act of 1933 and of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
those related to future earnings, growth and financial and operating
performance. Forward-looking statements are not intended to be a
guarantee of future results, but instead constitute AES’ current
expectations based on reasonable assumptions. Forecasted financial
information is based on certain material assumptions. These assumptions
include, but are not limited to, our accurate projections of future
interest rates, commodity price and foreign currency pricing, continued
normal levels of operating performance and electricity volume at our
distribution companies and operational performance at our generation
businesses consistent with historical levels, as well as achievements of
planned productivity improvements and incremental growth investments at
normalized investment levels and rates of return consistent with prior
experience.
Actual results could differ materially from those projected in our
forward-looking statements due to risks, uncertainties and other
factors. Important factors that could affect actual results are
discussed in AES’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”), including, but not limited to, the risks discussed under
Item 1A “Risk Factors” and Item 7: Management’s Discussion & Analysis in
AES’ 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in subsequent reports filed
with the SEC. Readers are encouraged to read AES’ filings to learn more
about the risk factors associated with AES’ business. AES undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Any Stockholder who desires a copy of the Company’s 2015 Annual Report
on Form 10-K dated on or about February 23, 2016 with the SEC may obtain
a copy (excluding Exhibits) without charge by addressing a request to
the Office of the Corporate Secretary, The AES Corporation, 4300 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Exhibits also may be requested,
but a charge equal to the reproduction cost thereof will be made. A copy
of the Form 10-K may be obtained by visiting the Company’s website at www.aes.com.
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|
|
THE AES CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Regulated
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,776
|
|
|
$
|
2,080
|
|
|
Non-Regulated
|
|
|
|
|
1,695
|
|
|
1,904
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
|
|
3,471
|
|
|
3,984
|
|
|
Cost of Sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Regulated
|
|
|
|
|
(1,672
|
)
|
|
(1,807
|
)
|
|
Non-Regulated
|
|
|
|
|
(1,295
|
)
|
|
(1,456
|
)
|
|
Total cost of sales
|
|
|
|
|
(2,967
|
)
|
|
(3,263
|
)
|
|
Operating margin
|
|
|
|
|
504
|
|
|
721
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
|
|
(48
|
)
|
|
(55
|
)
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
(364
|
)
|
|
(363
|
)
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
90
|
|
|
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
Other expense
|
|
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
Gain on sale of businesses
|
|
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Asset impairment expense
|
|
|
|
|
(159
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)
|
|
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
Other non-operating expense
|
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF
AFFILIATES
|
|
|
|
|
160
|
|
|
335
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
|
|
(92
|
)
|
|
(96
|
)
|
|
Net equity in earnings of affiliates
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
NET INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
254
|
|
|
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
(112
|
)
|
|
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
126
|
|
|
$
|
142
|
|
|
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.19
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AES CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.19
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
|
|
|
|
663
|
|
|
706
|
|
|
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.11
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
THE AES CORPORATION
|
|
Strategic Business Unit (SBU) Information
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
(in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
REVENUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
855
|
|
|
$
|
997
|
|
|
Andes
|
|
|
|
|
622
|
|
|
612
|
|
|
Brazil
|
|
|
|
|
1,040
|
|
|
1,330
|
|
|
MCAC
|
|
|
|
|
519
|
|
|
598
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
|
|
246
|
|
|
330
|
|
|
Asia
|
|
|
|
|
194
|
|
|
119
|
|
|
Corporate, Other and Inter-SBU eliminations
|
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
Total Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,471
|
|
|
$
|
3,984
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
THE AES CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2016
|
|
December 31,
2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions, except share
and per share data)
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,185
|
|
|
$
|
1,262
|
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
|
|
294
|
|
|
295
|
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
|
|
|
628
|
|
|
484
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $103
and $95, respectively
|
|
|
|
|
2,581
|
|
|
2,473
|
|
|
Inventory (see Note 2)
|
|
|
|
|
682
|
|
|
675
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
1,461
|
|
|
1,449
|
|
|
Assets of held-for-sale businesses
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
|
|
6,947
|
|
|
6,842
|
|
|
NONCURRENT ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, Plant and Equipment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land
|
|
|
|
|
751
|
|
|
711
|
|
|
Electric generation, distribution assets and other
|
|
|
|
|
28,997
|
|
|
28,491
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
(9,768
|
)
|
|
(9,449
|
)
|
|
Construction in progress
|
|
|
|
|
3,436
|
|
|
3,063
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
|
|
23,416
|
|
|
22,816
|
|
|
Other Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in and advances to affiliates (see Note 6)
|
|
|
|
|
611
|
|
|
610
|
|
|
Debt service reserves and other deposits
|
|
|
|
|
415
|
|
|
565
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
1,157
|
|
|
1,157
|
|
|
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $100 and
$97, respectively
|
|
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
214
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
599
|
|
|
543
|
|
|
Service concession assets, net of accumulated amortization of $52
and $34, respectively
|
|
|
|
|
1,505
|
|
|
1,543
|
|
|
Other noncurrent assets
|
|
|
|
|
2,041
|
|
|
2,180
|
|
|
Total other assets
|
|
|
|
|
6,537
|
|
|
6,812
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
36,900
|
|
|
$
|
36,470
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,739
|
|
|
$
|
1,721
|
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
|
|
|
333
|
|
|
251
|
|
|
Accrued and other liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
2,280
|
|
|
2,436
|
|
|
Recourse debt
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Non-recourse debt, including $247 and $261, respectively, related to
variable interest entities (see Note 7)
|
|
|
|
|
2,220
|
|
|
2,505
|
|
|
Liabilities of held-for-sale businesses
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
6,572
|
|
|
6,926
|
|
|
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recourse debt (see Note 7)
|
|
|
|
|
4,924
|
|
|
4,966
|
|
|
Non-recourse debt, including $1,503 and $1,539, respectively,
related to variable interest entities (see Note 7)
|
|
|
|
|
13,413
|
|
|
12,956
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
1,118
|
|
|
1,090
|
|
|
Pension and other post-retirement liabilities (see Note 9)
|
|
|
|
|
985
|
|
|
927
|
|
|
Other noncurrent liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
3,032
|
|
|
2,896
|
|
|
Total noncurrent liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
23,472
|
|
|
22,835
|
|
|
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable stock of subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
672
|
|
|
538
|
|
|
EQUITY (see Note 10)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
THE AES CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized;
815,894,592 issued and 658,997,660 outstanding at March 31, 2016 and
815,846,621 issued and 666,808,790 outstanding at December 31, 2015)
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
|
|
8,706
|
|
|
8,718
|
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
|
|
198
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
(3,807
|
)
|
|
(3,883
|
)
|
|
Treasury stock, at cost (156,896,932 shares at March 31, 2016 and
149,037,831 at December 31, 2015)
|
|
|
|
|
(1,904
|
)
|
|
(1,837
|
)
|
|
Total AES Corporation stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
|
|
3,201
|
|
|
3,149
|
|
|
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
|
|
|
|
|
2,983
|
|
|
3,022
|
|
|
Total equity
|
|
|
|
|
6,184
|
|
|
6,171
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
36,900
|
|
|
$
|
36,470
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
THE AES CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
$
|
254
|
|
|
Adjustments to net income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
290
|
|
|
298
|
|
|
Gain on sale of businesses
|
|
|
|
|
(47
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
Impairment expenses
|
|
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
(Reversals of) provisions for contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
14
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
23
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
65
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable
|
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
(337
|
)
|
|
(Increase) decrease in inventory
|
|
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
274
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
(Increase) decrease in other assets
|
|
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
(290
|
)
|
|
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
(72
|
)
|
|
273
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in income tax payables, net and other tax
payables
|
|
|
|
|
(148
|
)
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
124
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
640
|
|
|
437
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital Expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
(640
|
)
|
|
(619
|
)
|
|
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
|
|
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
Proceeds from the sale of businesses, net of cash sold
|
|
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Sale of short-term investments
|
|
|
|
|
1,603
|
|
|
1,076
|
|
|
Purchase of short-term investments
|
|
|
|
|
(1,708
|
)
|
|
(1,054
|
)
|
|
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash, debt service reserves and
other assets
|
|
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
(75
|
)
|
|
Other investing
|
|
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
(31
|
)
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
(548
|
)
|
|
(720
|
)
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings under the revolving credit facilities
|
|
|
|
|
248
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
Repayments under the revolving credit facilities
|
|
|
|
|
(116
|
)
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|
Repayments of recourse debt
|
|
|
|
|
(116
|
)
|
|
(336
|
)
|
|
Issuance of non-recourse debt
|
|
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
574
|
|
|
Repayments of non-recourse debt
|
|
|
|
|
(248
|
)
|
|
(269
|
)
|
|
Payments for financing fees
|
|
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
|
|
(78
|
)
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
Proceeds from the sale of redeemable stock of subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
134
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
Dividends paid on AES common stock
|
|
|
|
|
(73
|
)
|
|
(70
|
)
|
|
Payments for financed capital expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|
Purchase of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
(79
|
)
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
Other financing
|
|
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
(34
|
)
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
(180
|
)
|
|
113
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
Increase (decrease) in cash of held-for-sale businesses
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
Total decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
(77
|
)
|
|
(202
|
)
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
|
|
|
|
|
1,262
|
|
|
1,539
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, ending
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,185
|
|
|
$
|
1,337
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
228
|
|
|
$
|
242
|
|
|
Cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
182
|
|
|
$
|
103
|
|
|
SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets acquired through capital lease and other liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
Dividends declared but not yet paid
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
75
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
THE AES CORPORATION
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)
AES is a holding company that derives its income and cash flows from the
activities of its subsidiaries, some of which may not be wholly-owned by
the Company. Accordingly, the Company has presented certain financial
metrics which are defined as Proportional (a non-GAAP financial
measure). Proportional metrics present the Company's estimate of its
share in the economics of the underlying metric. The Company believes
that the proportional metrics are useful to investors because they
exclude the economic share in the metric presented that is held by
non-AES shareholders.
Proportional metrics are reconciled to the nearest GAAP measure. Certain
assumptions have been made to estimate our proportional financial
measures. These assumptions include: (i) the Company's economic interest
has been calculated based on a blended rate for each consolidated
business when such business represents multiple legal entities; (ii) the
Company's economic interest may differ from the percentage implied by
the recorded net income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
or dividends paid during a given period; (iii) the Company's economic
interest for entities accounted for using the hypothetical liquidation
at book value method is 100%; (iv) individual operating performance of
the Company's equity method investments is not reflected and (v)
inter-segment transactions are included as applicable for the metric
presented.
The Company's non-GAAP metrics are Proportional Free Cash Flow, Adjusted
pre-tax contribution (“adjusted PTC”) and Adjusted earnings per share
(“adjusted EPS”) used by management and external users of our
consolidated financial statements such as investors, industry analysts
and lenders.
Proportional Free Cash Flow is defined as cash flows from operating
activities (adjusted for service concession asset capital expenditures),
less maintenance capital expenditures (including non-recoverable
environmental capital costs and net of reinsurance proceeds) adjusted
for the estimated impact of noncontrolling interests. Proportional Free
Cash Flow in each SBU includes the effect of intercompany transactions
with other SBUs except for interest, tax sharing, charges for management
fees and transfer pricing. The proportionate share of cash flows and
related adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interest in our
subsidiaries comprise the proportional adjustment factor presented in
the reconciliation below.
The GAAP measure most comparable to Proportional Free Cash Flow is Net
Cash Flows from Operating Activities. We believe that Proportional Free
Cash Flow better reflects the underlying business performance of the
Company, as it measures the cash generated by the business, after the
funding of maintenance capital expenditures, that may be available for
investing or repaying debt or other purposes. Factors in this
determination include the impact of noncontrolling interest, where AES
consolidates the results of a subsidiary that is not wholly-owned by the
Company.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
|
Calculation of Maintenance Capital Expenditures for Free Cash
Flow (1) Reconciliation Below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maintenance Capital Expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
162
|
|
|
$
|
149
|
|
|
Environmental Capital Expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
Growth Capital Expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
401
|
|
|
464
|
|
|
Total Capital Expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
650
|
|
|
$
|
661
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Proportional Operating Cash Flow (2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
640
|
|
|
$
|
437
|
|
|
Add: Capital Expenditures Related to Service Concession Assets (3)
|
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
Less: Proportional Adjustment Factor (2) (5)
|
|
|
|
|
(289
|
)
|
|
(72
|
)
|
|
Proportional Operating Cash Flow (2)
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
375
|
|
|
$
|
385
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
640
|
|
|
$
|
437
|
|
|
Add: Capital Expenditures Related to Service Concession Assets (3)
|
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
Less: Maintenance Capital Expenditures, net of reinsurance proceeds
|
|
|
|
|
(162
|
)
|
|
(149
|
)
|
|
Less: Non-Recoverable Environmental Capital Expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
Free Cash Flow (1)
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
490
|
|
|
$
|
298
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Proportional Free Cash Flow (1) (2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proportional Adjusted Operating Cash Flow (2)
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
375
|
|
|
$
|
385
|
|
|
Less: Proportional Maintenance Capital Expenditures, net of
reinsurance proceeds (2)
|
|
|
|
|
(112)
|
|
(113
|
)
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Less: Proportional Non-Recoverable Environmental Capital
Expenditures (2) (4)
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(10)
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(7
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)
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Proportional Free Cash Flow (1) (2)
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$
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253
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$
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265
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THE AES CORPORATION
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)
(1) Free cash flow (a non-GAAP financial measure) is
proportional free cash flow as defined above but inclusive of
noncontrolling interest impacts.
(2) The proportional adjustment factor, proportional
maintenance capital expenditures (net of reinsurance proceeds) and
proportional non-recoverable environmental capital expenditures are
calculated by multiplying the percentage owned by noncontrolling
interests for each entity by its corresponding consolidated cash flow
metric and are totaled to the resulting figures. For example, Parent
Company A owns 80% of Subsidiary Company B, a consolidated subsidiary.
Thus, Subsidiary Company B has a 20% noncontrolling interest. Assuming a
consolidated net cash flow from operating activities of $100 from
Subsidiary B, the proportional adjustment factor for Subsidiary B would
equal ($20), or $100 x (20%). The Company calculates the proportional
adjustment factor for each consolidated business in this manner and then
sums these amounts to determine the total proportional adjustment factor
used in the reconciliation. The proportional adjustment factor may
differ from the proportion of income attributable to noncontrolling
interests as a result of (a) non-cash items which impact income but not
cash and (b) AES' ownership interest in the subsidiary where such items
occur.
(3) Service concession asset expenditures excluded from free
cash flow and proportional free cash flow non-GAAP metric due to the
adoption of service concession accounting effective January 1, 2015.
(4) Excludes IPALCO’s proportional recoverable environmental
capital expenditures of $56 million and $37 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, respectively.
(5) Includes proportional adjustment amount for service
concession asset expenditures of $12 million and $10 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2016. The Company adopted service
concession accounting effective January 1, 2015.
THE AES CORPORATION
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED PRE-TAX CONTRIBUTION (PTC) AND ADJUSTED EPS
Adjusted PTC is defined as pre-tax income from continuing operations
attributable to AES excluding gains or losses of the consolidated entity
due to (a) unrealized gains or losses related to derivative
transactions, (b) unrealized foreign currency gains or losses, (c) gains
or losses due to dispositions and acquisitions of business interests,
(d) losses due to impairments, and (e) costs due to the early retirement
of debt. Adjusted PTC also includes net equity in earnings of affiliates
on an after-tax basis adjusted for the same gains or losses excluded
from consolidated entities.
Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted earnings per share from continuing
operations excluding gains or losses of both consolidated entities and
entities accounted for under the equity method due to (a) unrealized
gains or losses related to derivative transactions, (b) unrealized
foreign currency gains or losses, (c) gains or losses due to
dispositions and acquisitions of business interests, (d) losses due to
impairments, and (e) costs due to the early retirement of debt.
The GAAP measure most comparable to adjusted PTC is income from
continuing operations attributable to AES. The GAAP measure most
comparable to adjusted EPS is diluted earnings per share from continuing
operations. We believe that adjusted PTC and adjusted EPS better reflect
the underlying business performance of the Company and are considered in
the Company’s internal evaluation of financial performance. Factors in
this determination include the variability due to unrealized gains or
losses related to derivative transactions, unrealized foreign currency
gains or losses, losses due to impairments and strategic decisions to
dispose of or acquire business interests or retire debt, which affect
results in a given period or periods. In addition, for adjusted PTC,
earnings before tax represents the business performance of the Company
before the application of statutory income tax rates and tax
adjustments, including the effects of tax planning, corresponding to the
various jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Adjusted PTC and
adjusted EPS should not be construed as alternatives to income from
continuing operations attributable to AES and diluted earnings per share
from continuing operations, which are determined in accordance with GAAP.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
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Net of NCI(1)
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Per Share
(Diluted) Net of
NCI(1) and Tax
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Net of NCI(1)
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Per Share
(Diluted) Net of
NCI(1) and Tax
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Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to AES and
Diluted EPS
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$
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126
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$
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0.19
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$
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142
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$
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0.20
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Add: Income Tax Expense (Benefit) from Continuing Operations
Attributable to AES
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56
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50
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Pre-Tax Contribution
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$
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182
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$
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192
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Adjustments
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Unrealized Derivative (Gains)/Losses(2)
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$
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(34
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)
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$
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(0.03
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)
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$
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(15
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)
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$
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(0.01
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)
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Unrealized Foreign Currency Transaction (Gains)/Losses(3)
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(8
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)
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(0.01
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)
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47
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0.03
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Disposition/Acquisition (Gains)/Losses
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(19
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)
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(0.02
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)
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(4)
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(5
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)
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(0.01
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)
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Impairment Losses
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50
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—
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(5)
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6
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0.01
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Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
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1
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—
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27
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0.03
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(6)
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Adjusted PTC and Adjusted EPS
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$
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172
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$
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0.13
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$
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252
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|
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$
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0.25
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|
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_____________________________
(1) NCI is defined as Noncontrolling Interests.
(2) Unrealized derivative (gains) losses were net of income
tax per share of ($0.02) and ($0.01) in the three months ended March 31,
2016 and 2015, respectively.
(3) Unrealized foreign currency transaction (gains) losses
were net of income tax per share of ($0.01) and $0.03 in the three
months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
(4) Amount primarily relates to the gain from the sale of
DPLER of $22 million ($12 million, or $0.02 per share, net of income tax
expense per share of $0.01).
(5) Amount primarily relates to the asset impairment at
Buffalo Gap II of $159 million, of which $49 million was attributable to
AES; offset by a tax benefit of $51 million (net impact of $2 million,
or $0.00 per share).
(6) Amount primarily relates to the loss on early retirement
of debt at the Parent Company of $26 million ($18 million, or $0.03 per
share, net of income tax per share of $0.01).
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The AES Corporation
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Parent Financial Information
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Parent only data: last four quarters
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(in millions)
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Quarters Ended
|
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Total subsidiary distributions & returns
of capital to Parent
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|
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March 31, 2016
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December 31, 2015
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September 30, 2015
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June 30, 2015
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Actual
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Actual
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Actual
|
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Actual
|
|
Subsidiary distributions(1) to Parent & QHCs
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|
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$
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968
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$
|
1,057
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|
|
|
$
|
917
|
|
|
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$
|
1,119
|
|
Returns of capital distributions to Parent & QHCs
|
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
26
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|
|
|
57
|
|
Total subsidiary distributions & returns of capital to Parent
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|
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|
$
|
992
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$
|
1,065
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$
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943
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|
|
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$
|
1,176
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|
Parent only data: quarterly
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($ in millions)
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Quarter Ended
|
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Total subsidiary distributions & returns
of capital to Parent
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|
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March 31, 2016
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|
December 31, 2015
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September 30, 2015
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June 30, 2015
|
|
|
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|
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Actual
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|
|
Actual
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|
|
Actual
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
Subsidiary distributions to Parent & QHCs
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
85
|
|
|
|
$
|
555
|
|
|
|
$
|
93
|
|
|
|
$
|
235
|
|
Returns of capital distributions to Parent & QHCs
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
8
|
|
Total subsidiary distributions & returns of capital to Parent
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
101
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|
|
|
$
|
555
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|
|
$
|
93
|
|
|
|
$
|
243
|
|
Parent Company Liquidity (2)
|
|
|
|
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|
($ in millions)
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|
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|
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Balance at
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|
|
|
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|
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March 31, 2016
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December 31, 2015
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|
|
September 30, 2015
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|
June 30, 2015
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|
|
|
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Actual
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|
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Actual
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|
|
Actual
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|
|
Actual
|
|
Cash at Parent & Cash at QHCs (3)
|
|
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|
$
|
17
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|
|
|
$
|
400
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|
$
|
6
|
|
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$
|
40
|
|
Availability under credit facilities
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|
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|
|
658
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|
738
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|
|
625
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|
|
739
|
|
Ending liquidity
|
|
|
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|
$
|
675
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|
|
|
$
|
1,138
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|
|
|
$
|
631
|
|
|
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$
|
779
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1) Subsidiary distributions should not be construed as an
alternative to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities which are
determined in accordance with GAAP. Subsidiary distributions are
important to the Parent Company because the Parent Company is a holding
company that does not derive any significant direct revenues from its
own activities but instead relies on its subsidiaries’ business
activities and the resultant distributions to fund the debt service,
investment and other cash needs of the holding company. The
reconciliation of the difference between the subsidiary distributions
and the Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities consists of cash
generated from operating activities that is retained at the subsidiaries
for a variety of reasons which are both discretionary and
non-discretionary in nature. These factors include, but are not limited
to, retention of cash to fund capital expenditures at the subsidiary,
cash retention associated with non-recourse debt covenant restrictions
and related debt service requirements at the subsidiaries, retention of
cash related to sufficiency of local GAAP statutory retained earnings at
the subsidiaries, retention of cash for working capital needs at the
subsidiaries, and other similar timing differences between when the cash
is generated at the subsidiaries and when it reaches the Parent Company
and related holding companies.
(2) Parent Company Liquidity is defined as cash at the Parent
Company plus availability under corporate credit facilities plus cash at
qualified holding companies (QHCs). AES believes that unconsolidated
Parent Company liquidity is important to the liquidity position of AES
as a Parent Company because of the non-recourse nature of most of AES’s
indebtedness.
(3) The cash held at QHCs represents cash sent to
subsidiaries of the company domiciled outside of the US. Such
subsidiaries had no contractual restrictions on their ability to send
cash to AES, the Parent Company. Cash at those subsidiaries was used for
investment and related activities outside of the US. These investments
included equity investments and loans to other foreign subsidiaries as
well as development and general costs and expenses incurred outside the
US. Since the cash held by these QHCs is available to the Parent, AES
uses the combined measure of subsidiary distributions to Parent and QHCs
as a useful measure of cash available to the Parent to meet its
international liquidity needs.
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THE AES CORPORATION
2016 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE ELEMENTS(1), (2)
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2016 Financial Guidance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of 5/9/16
|
|
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|
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|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
Proportional
|
|
Income Statement Guidance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Earnings Per Share (3)
|
|
|
|
|
$0.95-$1.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flow Guidance
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
$2,000-$2,900 million
|
|
|
|
|
|
Free Cash Flow (4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1,000-$1,350 million
|
|
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow Guidance
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
Net Cash from Operating Activities
|
|
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|
|
$2,000-$2,900 million
|
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|
|
$1,500-$1,850 million
|
|
Less: Maintenance Capital Expenditures
|
|
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|
|
$600-$800 million
|
|
|
|
$400-$600 million
|
|
Free Cash Flow (4)
|
|
|
|
|
$1,300-$2,200
|
|
|
|
$1,000-$1,350
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(1) 2016 Guidance is based on expectations for future foreign
exchange rates and commodity prices as of April 30, 2016.
(2) AES is a holding company that derives its income and cash
flows from the activities of its subsidiaries, some of which may not be
wholly-owned by the Company. Accordingly, the Company has presented
certain financial metrics which are defined as Proportional (a non-GAAP
financial measure). Proportional metrics present the Company's estimate
of its share in the economics of the underlying metric. The Company
believes that the Proportional metrics are useful to investors because
they exclude the economic share in the metric presented that is held by
non-AES shareholders. For example, Net Cash from Operating Activities
(Operating Cash Flow) is a GAAP metric which presents the Company's cash
flow from operations on a consolidated basis, including operating cash
flow allocable to noncontrolling interests. Proportional Operating Cash
Flow removes the share of operating cash flow allocable to
noncontrolling interests and therefore may act as an aid in the
valuation of the Company. Beginning in Q1 2015, the definition was
revised to also exclude cash flows related to service concession assets.
Proportional metrics are reconciled to the nearest GAAP measure. Certain
assumptions have been made to estimate our proportional financial
measures. These assumptions include: (i) the Company's economic interest
has been calculated based on a blended rate for each consolidated
business when such business represents multiple legal entities; (ii) the
Company's economic interest may differ from the percentage implied by
the recorded net income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
or dividends paid during a given period; (iii) the Company's economic
interest for entities accounted for using the hypothetical liquidation
at book value method is 100%; (iv) individual operating performance of
the Company's equity method investments is not reflected and (v)
inter-segment transactions are included as applicable for the metric
presented.
(3) Adjusted earnings per share (a non-GAAP financial
measure) is defined as diluted earnings per share from continuing
operations excluding gains or losses of the consolidated entity due to
(a) unrealized gains or losses related to derivative transactions, (b)
unrealized foreign currency gains or losses, (c) gains or losses due to
dispositions and acquisitions of business interests, (d) losses due to
impairments, and (e) costs due to the early retirement of debt. The GAAP
measure most comparable to Adjusted EPS is diluted earnings per share
from continuing operations. AES believes that adjusted earnings per
share better reflects the underlying business performance of the
Company, and is considered in the Company's internal evaluation of
financial performance. Factors in this determination include the
variability due to unrealized gains or losses related to derivative
transactions, unrealized foreign currency gains or losses, losses due to
impairments and strategic decisions to dispose or acquire business
interests or retire debt, which affect results in a given period or
periods. Adjusted earnings per share should not be construed as an
alternative to diluted earnings per share from continuing operations,
which is determined in accordance with GAAP.
(4) Free Cash Flow is reconciled above. Free cash flow (a
non-GAAP financial measure) is defined as net cash from operating
activities (adjusted for service concession asset capital expenditures)
less maintenance capital expenditures (including non-recoverable
environmental capital expenditures), net of reinsurance proceeds from
third parties. AES believes that free cash flow is a useful measure for
evaluating our financial condition because it represents the amount of
cash provided by operations less maintenance capital expenditures as
defined by our businesses, that may be available for investing or for
repaying debt.
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Source: The AES Corporation