Pattern Energy (PEGI) Misses Q4 EPS by 42c, Revenues Miss

Pattern Energy (NASDAQ: PEGI) reported Q4 EPS of ($0.15), $0.42 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.27. Revenue for the quarter came in at $113 million versus the consensus estimate of $135.94 million.

"We improved our net loss by 16% and successfully exceeded the midpoint of our CAFD guidance range reporting $167 million in CAFD in 2018, despite lower than anticipated wind resource in the fourth quarter. This result was due to effective capital management, cost improvements from our G&A and our self-perform O&M initiatives, as well as continued operational excellence as evidenced by our 97% turbine availability," said Mike Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy. "We have established a clear plan for CAFD growth through 2020 without the requirement of new common equity. We expect to grow our CAFD per share by approximately 10% on a CAGR basis through 2020. This results in CAFD of $175 million and $205 million in 2019 and 2020, respectively, at the midpoint of the guidancerange(1). With this growth, we believe we can achieve an 80% payout ratio at the current dividend level. We believe the opportunity for dropdowns from Pattern Development and our investment in the business will contribute material growth beyond 2019. During 2019, we have set a strategy to manage the impact of the Gulf Wind hedge rolling off and the continued congestion in ERCOT while at the same time maintaining our dividend and funding the acquisition of our identified ROFO projects."

2019 and 2020 Financial Guidance

For the full year 2019, Pattern Energy expects annual cash available for distribution(1) in a range of $160 million to $190 million and for the full year 2020 expects annual cash available for distribution(1) in a range of $185 million to $225 million.

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