DTE Energy (DTE) Q4 Earnings Surpass, Reaffirms 2023 View
DTE Energy Company DTE reported fourth-quarter 2022 operating earnings per share (EPS) of $1.31, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.22 by 7.4%. The bottom line also increased 24.8% from the year-ago quarter’s $1.05 per share.
For the full-year 2022, DTE reported operating earnings of $6.10 per share compared with $5.52 in the previous year’s quarter. Earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.00 per share by 1.7%.
Highlights of the Release
The operating net income in the reported quarter totaled $266 million compared with $265 million in the year-ago quarter.
DTE Energy Company Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Segmental Details
Utility Operations
DTE Electric: The segment’s operating earnings amounted to $1.03 per share, up from 39 cents in the prior-year quarter.
DTE Gas: The segment reported an operating income of 47 cents per share compared with 35 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Non-Utility Operations: Operating earnings of the segment totaled 4 cents per share compared with 24 cents in the year-ago quarter.
2023 Guidance
DTE Energy reaffirmed its 2023 operating EPS guidance in the range of $6.09-$6.40. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2023 earnings, pegged at $6.23, lies just below the midpoint of the guided range.
Zacks Rank
DTE Energy currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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