regulatory
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC (AEP): restructuring charge — PUCT disallowance forces SWEPCo to record $80-90M pretax impairment on Turk Plant
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
- SWEPCo expects $80-90M pretax non-cash disallowance in Q4 2023 after PUCT preliminary order.
- PUCT will not address SWEPCo's request to exceed $1.522B Texas Capital Cost Cap in remand.
- Potential customer refunds of $0-200M (incl. interest) for revenues from Feb 2013 to Dec 2023, though not probable.
- AEP reaffirms 2024 operating earnings guidance, 6-7% long-term growth, and 14-15% FFO/Debt target.
- Impairment excluded from AEP's 2023 Operating Earnings (Non-GAAP); SWEPCo plans to challenge ruling.