Friday, April 27, 2018

36 Largest US Utility Corps Generated 2017 Total Audited Earnings of $38.623 Bil, Up 36% Over Their 2016 Total Audited Earnings of $28.406 Bil ........................................................................................ Leading the Pack in Highest Percentage of 2017 Earnings Growth Was Houston, Texas-Based CenterPoint Energy Up a Spectacular 315%, Followed By Chicago-Based Exelon Up 220%, Columbus, Ohio-Based American Electric Power Up 211% and New Orleans-Based Entergy Up 175%

From SEC filings, below here is Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations for years 2017 and 2016 for the 36 largest US Utility Corporations, all with either stock market caps Over $5 Bil or with Book Value of Equity of more than $5 Bil.
 
Audited Audited
US GAAP US GAAP
Net Net
Income Income
(Loss) (Loss)
From From
Continuing Continuing
US Utility Corporation Operations Operations
Stock Market Caps > $5 Bil or State Year Annual Annual Better Better
Book Value of Stk Equity > $5 Bil City Hqs HQs End  2017   2016  (Worse) (Worse)
mils $ mils $ mils $ %
CenterPoint Energy Houston TX Dec            1,792               432       1,360 315%
Exelon Corp Chicago IL Dec            3,849            1,204       2,645 220%
American Electric Power Columbus OH Dec            1,929               621       1,308 211%
Entergy New Orleans LA Dec               425             (565)          990 175%
OGE Energy Oklahoma City OK Dec               619               338          281 83%
Public Service Enterprise Group Newark NJ Dec            1,574               887          687 77%
NextEra Energy Juno Beach FL Dec            5,320            3,005       2,315 77%
First Energy Akron OH Dec          (1,724)          (6,177)       4,453 72%
Dominion Energy Richmond VA Dec            3,120            2,212          908 41%
DTE Energy Detroit MI Dec            1,112               834          278 33%
WEC Energy Group Milwaukee WI Dec            1,205               940          265 28%
Consolidated Edison New York NY Dec            1,525            1,245          280 22%
MDU Resources Bismark ND Dec               285               233            52 22%
Alliant Energy Madison WI Dec               466               384            82 21%
Duke Energy Charlotte NC Dec            3,070            2,578          492 19%
PG&E Corp San Francisco CA Dec            1,660            1,407          253 18%
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Sub Des Moines IA Dec            2,910            2,570          340 13%
Atmos Energy Dallas TX Sept               383               346            37 11%
Pinnacle West Capital Corp Phoenix AZ Dec               508               462            46 10%
UGI Corp King of Prussia PA Sept               524               489            35 7%
Eversource Energy Springfield MA Dec               996               950            46 5%
AquaAmerica Bryn Mawr PA Dec               240               234              6 3%
Xcel Energy Minneapolis MN Dec            1,148            1,123            25 2%
Vectren Evansville IN Dec               216               212              4 2%
Westar Energy Topeka KS Dec               553               603          (50) -8%
American Water Works Vorhees NJ Dec               426               468          (42) -9%
CMS Energy Jackson MI Dec               462               553          (91) -16%
Ameren St Louis MO Dec               529               659        (130) -20%
Avangrid New Haven CT Dec               382               632        (250) -40%
PPL Corp Allentown PA Dec            1,128            1,902        (774) -41%
Edison International Rosemead CA Dec               668            1,413        (745) -53%
NiSource Merrillville IN Dec               129               328        (199) -61%
Southern Co Atlanta GA Dec            1,068            3,480     (2,412) -69%
Sempra Energy San Diego CA Dec               351            1,519     (1,168) -77%
SCANA Corp Cayce SC Dec             (119)               595        (714) -120%
Great Plains Energy Kansas City MO Dec             (106)               290        (396) -137%
Total all 36          38,623          28,406     10,217 36%