---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-020660"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVA"
cik: "0000104918"
company_name: "AVISTA CORP"
filed_at: "2022-11-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T16:53:54.118834+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avista Q3 net loss of $5.8M ($0.08 loss per share); lowers 2022 and 2023 guidance

## Summary
- Q3 2022 net loss $5.8M ($0.08 loss per diluted share) vs Q3 2021 net income $14.4M ($0.20 EPS).
- Year-to-date Sept 30 2022 net income $77.2M ($1.06 EPS) down from $96.5M ($1.38 EPS) year ago.
- Management lowers 2022 EPS guidance by $0.05 to $1.88-$2.08; 2023 guidance cut by $0.15 to $2.27-$2.47.
- Avista Utilities segment had Q3 net loss of $5.987M; higher interest costs and operating expenses cited.
- CEO cites rising interest rates and inflationary cost pressures as main headwinds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-020660
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVA
- cik: 0000104918
- company_name: AVISTA CORP
- filed_at: 2022-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000095017022020660/0000950170-22-020660-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000095017022020660/ava-20221101.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AVISTA CORP reported 2022 full year results: EPS $1.88 to $2.08 per diluted share. Guidance lowered.
  - Period: 2022 full year
  - EPS: $1.88 to $2.08 per diluted share
  - Guidance: lowered
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: we are lowering our 2022 consolidated earnings guidance by $0.05 per diluted share to a range of $1.88 to $2.08 per diluted share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000095017022020660/0000950170-22-020660-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  AVISTA CORP reported nine months ended September 30, 2022 results: net income $77.2 million, EPS $1.06 per diluted share. Guidance lowered.
  - Period: nine months ended September 30, 2022
  - Net income: $77.2 million
  - EPS: $1.06 per diluted share
  - Guidance: lowered
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2022, net income was $77.2 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, compared to $96.5 million, or $1.38 per diluted share, for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000095017022020660/0000950170-22-020660-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.