CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 6, 2025 9:30 AM ET Company Participants Jason Shore – Treasurer and Vice President-Investor Relations Garrick Rochow – President and Chief Executive Officer Rejji Hayes – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Julien Dumoulin-Smith – Jefferies Jeremy Tonet – JPMorgan Michael Sullivan – Wolfe Research Andrew Weisel – Scotiabank Nicholas Campanella – Barclays Durgesh Chopra – Evercore David Arcaro – Morgan Stanley Travis Miller – Morningstar Operator Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the CMS Energy 2024 Year-End Results. The earnings news release issued earlier today and the presentation used in this webcast are available on CMS Energy website in the Investor Relations section.
CMS' fourth-quarter revenues miss the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7.1%. However, the top line increases 2% from the year-ago level.
Although the revenue and EPS for CMS Energy (CMS) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
CMS Energy (CMS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.87 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.86 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.05 per share a year ago.
Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for CMS Energy (CMS), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended December 2024.
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CMS Energy has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years and has a realistic path to high-single-digit annual adjusted EPS growth. The company enjoys a BBB+ credit rating and shares are priced at a 6% discount to fair value, offering potential 10% annual total returns. CMS' third-quarter results were solid, with a 37.7% year-over-year increase in adjusted EPS, and the company has a strong economic development pipeline in Michigan.
CMS is expected to benefit from its strategic investment plan and expansion of its renewable generation portfolio.
CMS's unit, Consumer Energy, reveals a plan to modernize Michigan's natural gas system to boost safety, reliability and efficiency of its infrastructure.
CMS Energy, a major Michigan utility, serves 6.8 million residents and has a market cap of $20.03 billion. The company serves most of the state outside of Detroit. The population of Michigan appears rather stagnant, so the company will likely have difficulty generating growth through the addition of new customers. CMS Energy plans to invest $17 billion from 2024-2028, aiming for 7.5% rate base growth.
CMS is expected to benefit from its systematic investment plan and expansion of its renewable generation portfolio.