Benzinga | Jan 27, 2022 07:09AM EST

Recap: Xcel Energy Q4 Earnings



Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) reported its Q4 earnings results on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 06:00 AM.

Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

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Earnings

Xcel Energy beat estimated earnings by 1.75%, reporting an EPS of $0.58 versus an estimate of $0.57, which did not surprise analysts.

Revenue was up $408.00 million from the same period last year.

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company missed on EPS by $0.05, which was followed by a 0.4% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Xcel Energy's past performance:



Quarter Q3 2021 Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020EPS Estimate 1.18 0.54 0.61 0.54EPS Actual 1.13 0.58 0.67 0.54Revenue Estimate 3.41B 2.69B 2.90B 3.08BRevenue Actual 3.47B 3.07B 3.54B 2.95B

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Guidance

Xcel Energy management provided guidance for their next quarter, expecting earnings between $3.1 and $3.2 per share for the next quarter.

This represents a 443.1% in quarter-over-quarter growth for Xcel Energy, a bullish signal to many investors.

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