secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AES CORP (AES)
CIK:        0000874761
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000874761-24-000013
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AES posts record 2023 Adjusted EPS $1.76, beats guidance; raises growth targets through 2027
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- Diluted EPS $0.34 vs -$0.82; Adjusted EPS $1.76 (guidance $1.65-1.75); Net loss $182M improved from $505M loss.
- Signed 5.6 GW renewables PPAs in 2023; completed 3.5 GW construction (double 2022); backlog reaches 12.3 GW.
- 2024 guidance: Adjusted EPS $1.87-1.97; Adjusted EBITDA $2,600-2,900M; reaffirms 7-9% annualized EPS growth through 2025.
- Raised long-term growth: Adjusted EPS 7-9% through 2027 (from 6-8%); Adjusted EBITDA 5-7% through 2027 (from 3-5%).
- Generated $1.1B asset sale proceeds (target $400-600M); awarded $2.4B DOE grants for hydrogen hubs; dividend growth 2-3% annually after 2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000013/0000874761-24-000013-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000013/aes-20240226.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874761-24-000013

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