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New Jersey
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001-08359
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22-2376465
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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1415 Wyckoff Road
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Wall, New Jersey
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07719
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on
which registered
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Common Stock - $2.50 par value
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NJR
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New York Stock Exchange
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| Item 2.02 |
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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| Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure.
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| Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Exhibit
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Press Release dated August 6, 2024 (furnished, not filed)
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Presentation dated August 6, 2024 (furnished, not filed)
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104
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Cover page in Inline XBRL format
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NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
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Date: August 6, 2024
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By:
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/s/ Roberto F. Bel
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Roberto F. Bel
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
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Officer
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| • |
Consolidated net loss of $(11.6) million, compared with net income of $1.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2023
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Consolidated net financial loss, a non-GAAP financial measure, of $(8.9) million, or $(0.09) per share, compared to net financial earnings (NFE), a non-GAAP financial measure, of $9.7 million, or $0.10 per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2023
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| • |
Re-affirmed fiscal 2024 net financial earnings per share (NFEPS) guidance range of $2.85 to $3.00, which was increased by $0.15 in
February 2024 as a result of strong performance from Energy Services
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| • |
Maintained long-term projected NFEPS growth rate of 7 to 9 percent(1)
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| • |
On January 31, 2024, New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) filed a rate case with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
(BPU), and in May 2024, updated the filing seeking a $219.6 million (originally $222.6 million) increase in base rates
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Nine Months Ended
June 30,
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($ in Thousands)
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2024
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2023
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2024
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2023
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||||||||||||
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Net income
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$
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(11,574
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)
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$
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1,532
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$
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198,649
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$
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227,700
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Basic EPS
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$
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(0.12
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)
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$
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0.02
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$
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2.02
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$
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2.35
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|||||||
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Net financial (loss) earnings
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$
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(8,899
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)
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$
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9,670
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$
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202,121
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$
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232,264
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|||||||
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Basic net financial (loss) earnings per share
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$
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(0.09
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)
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$
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0.10
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$
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2.05
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$
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2.40
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Nine Months Ended
June 30,
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(Thousands)
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2024
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2023
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2024
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2023
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Net (loss) income
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$
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(11,574
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)
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$
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1,532
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$
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198,649
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$
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227,700
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Add:
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Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments and related transactions
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3,803
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(12,970
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)
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23,860
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(30,502
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)
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Tax effect
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(903
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)
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3,083
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(5,670
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)
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7,250
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||||||||||
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Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas inventory
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(385
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)
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24,116
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(19,458
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)
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36,885
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||||||||||
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Tax effect
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91
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(5,731
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)
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4,624
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(8,766
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)
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Gain on equity method investment
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—
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(100
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)
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—
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(300
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)
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Tax effect
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—
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24
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—
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74
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||||||||||||
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NFE tax adjustment
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69
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(284
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)
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116
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(77
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)
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Net financial (loss) earnings
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$
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(8,899
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)
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$
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9,670
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$
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202,121
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$
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232,264
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Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
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Basic
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98,983
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97,168
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98,409
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96,849
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Diluted
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98,983
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97,886
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99,213
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97,538
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Basic earnings per share
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$
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(0.12
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)
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$
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0.02
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$
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2.02
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$
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2.35
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Add:
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Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments and related transactions
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0.04
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(0.14
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)
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0.24
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(0.31
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)
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Tax effect
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(0.01
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)
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0.03
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(0.06
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)
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0.07
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||||||||||
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Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas inventory
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—
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0.25
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(0.20
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)
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0.38
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|||||||||||
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Tax effect
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—
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(0.06
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)
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0.05
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(0.09
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)
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Basic net financial (loss) earnings per share
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$
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(0.09
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)
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$
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0.10
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$
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2.05
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$
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2.40
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Nine Months Ended
June 30,
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(Thousands)
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2024
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2023
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2024
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2023
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New Jersey Natural Gas
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$
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(6,139
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)
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$
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891
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$
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152,400
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$
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156,252
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Clean Energy Ventures
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(6,714
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)
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7,267
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(1,808
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)
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(5,694
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)
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Storage and Transportation
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4,140
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2,358
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9,761
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11,051
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Energy Services
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(2,244
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)
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(1,604
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)
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43,231
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72,054
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Home Services and Other
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881
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523
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665
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1,307
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Subtotal
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(10,076
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)
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9,435
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204,249
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234,970
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Eliminations
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1,177
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235
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(2,128
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)
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(2,706
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)
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Total
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$
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(8,899
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)
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$
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9,670
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$
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202,121
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$
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232,264
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Company
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Expected Fiscal 2024
Net Financial Earnings
Contribution
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New Jersey Natural Gas
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43 to 46 percent
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Clean Energy Ventures
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11 to 14 percent
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Storage and Transportation
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3 to 5 percent
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Energy Services
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40 to 43 percent*
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Home Services and Other
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0 to 1 percent
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| • |
NJNG added 5,939 new customers during the first nine
months of fiscal 2024, compared with 5,892 during the same period of fiscal 2023. NJNG expects these new customers to contribute approximately $5.1 million of
incremental utility gross margin on an annualized basis.
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| • |
On January 31, 2024, NJNG filed a base rate case with the BPU, seeking a $222.6 million increase to its base rates based
on an overall return of 7.57 percent with a return on equity of 10.42 percent. On May 15,
2024, the Company filed an update to its financial schedules in the base rate case filing, which reflects a proposed increase of $219.6 million.
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| • |
NJNG's Infrastructure Investment Program (IIP) is a five-year, $150 million accelerated recovery program that began in fiscal 2021. IIP consists of a series of infrastructure projects designed to enhance the safety and reliability
of NJNG's natural gas distribution system. During the first nine months of fiscal 2024, NJNG spent $22.6 million under the program on various distribution system reinforcement projects.
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• |
As of June 30, 2024, CEV had approximately 477MW
of solar capacity in service in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Indiana, and Michigan.
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| • |
During the first nine months of fiscal 2024,
capital expenditures were $396.5 million, including accruals, compared with $370.0 million
during the same period of fiscal 2023. The increase in capital expenditures was primarily due to higher expenditures at NJNG.
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| • |
During the first nine months of fiscal 2024,
cash flows from operations were $362.9 million, compared to cash flows from operations of $387.9
million during the same period of fiscal 2023. The decrease was largely due to
changes in working capital.
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| • |
New Jersey Natural Gas, NJR’s principal subsidiary, operates and maintains natural gas transportation and distribution infrastructure to serve approximately 582,000 customers in New Jersey’s Monmouth, Ocean, Morris, Middlesex, Sussex and Burlington counties.
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Clean Energy Ventures invests in, owns and operates solar
projects with a total capacity of approximately 477 megawatts, providing residential and commercial customers with low-carbon solutions.
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| • |
Energy Services manages a diversified portfolio of natural
gas transportation and storage assets and provides physical natural gas services and customized energy solutions to its customers across North America.
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| • |
Storage and Transportation serves customers from local
distributors and producers to electric generators and wholesale marketers through its ownership of Leaf River and the Adelphia Gateway Pipeline, as well as our 50%
equity ownership in the Steckman Ridge natural gas storage facility.
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Home Services provides service contracts as well as heating,
central air conditioning, water heaters, standby generators, solar and other indoor and outdoor comfort products to residential homes throughout New Jersey.
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Nine Months Ended
June 30,
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(Thousands, except per share data)
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2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
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OPERATING REVENUES
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Utility
|
$
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157,773
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$
|
144,971
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$
|
913,729
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$
|
902,880
|
||||||||
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Nonutility
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117,863
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119,104
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487,030
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728,789
|
||||||||||||
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Total operating revenues
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275,636
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264,075
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1,400,759
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1,631,669
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||||||||||||
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OPERATING EXPENSES
|
||||||||||||||||
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Gas purchases
|
||||||||||||||||
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Utility
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53,372
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42,344
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373,839
|
381,160
|
||||||||||||
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Nonutility
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60,971
|
75,917
|
225,466
|
468,351
|
||||||||||||
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Related parties
|
1,729
|
1,870
|
5,407
|
5,467
|
||||||||||||
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Operation and maintenance
|
104,378
|
94,213
|
306,040
|
272,809
|
||||||||||||
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Regulatory rider expenses
|
8,343
|
6,120
|
56,761
|
47,525
|
||||||||||||
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Depreciation and amortization
|
40,907
|
38,877
|
121,269
|
113,650
|
||||||||||||
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Total operating expenses
|
269,700
|
259,341
|
1,088,782
|
1,288,962
|
||||||||||||
|
OPERATING INCOME
|
5,936
|
4,734
|
311,977
|
342,707
|
||||||||||||
|
Other income, net
|
9,555
|
5,711
|
31,316
|
15,145
|
||||||||||||
|
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
|
31,169
|
30,119
|
94,263
|
89,871
|
||||||||||||
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(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF AFFILIATES
|
(15,678
|
)
|
(19,674
|
)
|
249,030
|
267,981
|
||||||||||
|
Income tax (benefit) provision
|
(2,764
|
)
|
(20,505
|
)
|
54,119
|
43,059
|
||||||||||
|
Equity in earnings of affiliates
|
1,340
|
701
|
3,738
|
2,778
|
||||||||||||
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NET (LOSS) INCOME
|
$
|
(11,574
|
)
|
$
|
1,532
|
$
|
198,649
|
$
|
227,700
|
|||||||
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(LOSS) EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
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||||||||||||||||
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Basic
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
2.02
|
$
|
2.35
|
|||||||
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Diluted
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
2.00
|
$
|
2.33
|
|||||||
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
||||||||||||||||
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Basic
|
98,983
|
97,168
|
98,409
|
96,849
|
||||||||||||
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Diluted
|
98,983
|
97,886
|
99,213
|
97,538
|
||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Nine Months Ended
June 30,
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(Thousands)
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
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NEW JERSEY RESOURCES
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A reconciliation of net income, the closest GAAP financial measure, to net financial earnings is as follows:
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Net (loss) income
|
$
|
(11,574
|
)
|
$
|
1,532
|
$
|
198,649
|
$
|
227,700
|
|||||||
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Add:
|
||||||||||||||||
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Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments and related transactions
|
3,803
|
(12,970
|
)
|
23,860
|
(30,502
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Tax effect
|
(903
|
)
|
3,083
|
(5,670
|
)
|
7,250
|
||||||||||
|
Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas inventory
|
(385
|
)
|
24,116
|
(19,458
|
)
|
36,885
|
||||||||||
|
Tax effect
|
91
|
(5,731
|
)
|
4,624
|
(8,766
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Gain on equity method investment
|
—
|
(100
|
)
|
—
|
(300
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Tax effect
|
—
|
24
|
—
|
74
|
||||||||||||
|
NFE tax adjustment
|
69
|
(284
|
)
|
116
|
(77
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Net financial (loss) earnings
|
$
|
(8,899
|
)
|
$
|
9,670
|
$
|
202,121
|
$
|
232,264
|
|||||||
|
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic
|
98,983
|
97,168
|
98,409
|
96,849
|
||||||||||||
|
Diluted
|
98,983
|
97,886
|
99,213
|
97,538
|
||||||||||||
|
A reconciliation of basic earnings per share, the closest GAAP financial measure, to basic net financial earnings per share is as follows:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic (loss) earnings per share
|
$
|
(0.12
|
)
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
2.02
|
$
|
2.35
|
|||||||
|
Add:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments and related transactions
|
$
|
0.04
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
0.24
|
$
|
(0.31
|
)
|
||||||
|
Tax effect
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
0.07
|
||||||
|
Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas inventory
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
0.25
|
$
|
(0.20
|
)
|
$
|
0.38
|
|||||||
|
Tax effect
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
(0.09
|
)
|
||||||
|
Basic net financial (loss) earnings per share
|
$
|
(0.09
|
)
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
2.05
|
$
|
2.40
|
|||||||
|
NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION
|
||||||||||||||||
|
A reconciliation of gross margin, the closest GAAP financial measure, to utility gross margin is as follows:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating revenues
|
$
|
158,110
|
$
|
145,308
|
$
|
914,741
|
$
|
903,892
|
||||||||
|
Less:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Natural gas purchases
|
55,699
|
44,669
|
380,818
|
388,134
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating and maintenance (1)
|
35,709
|
31,436
|
91,050
|
88,441
|
||||||||||||
|
Regulatory rider expense
|
8,343
|
6,120
|
56,761
|
47,525
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
28,491
|
25,825
|
82,872
|
76,034
|
||||||||||||
|
Gross margin
|
29,868
|
37,258
|
303,240
|
303,758
|
||||||||||||
|
Add:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating and maintenance (1)
|
35,709
|
31,436
|
91,050
|
88,441
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
28,491
|
25,825
|
82,872
|
76,034
|
||||||||||||
|
Utility gross margin
|
$
|
94,068
|
$
|
94,519
|
$
|
477,162
|
$
|
468,233
|
||||||||
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
(Thousands)
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
||||||||||||
|
ENERGY SERVICES
|
||||||||||||||||
|
A reconciliation of gross margin, the closest GAAP financial measure, to Energy Services' financial margin is as follows:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating revenues
|
$
|
62,441
|
$
|
70,172
|
$
|
306,971
|
$
|
588,684
|
||||||||
|
Less:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Natural Gas purchases
|
61,041
|
76,599
|
226,841
|
471,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Operation and maintenance (1)
|
3,814
|
3,244
|
21,605
|
14,366
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
45
|
51
|
158
|
170
|
||||||||||||
|
Gross margin
|
(2,459
|
)
|
(9,722
|
)
|
58,367
|
103,148
|
||||||||||
|
Add:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operation and maintenance (1)
|
3,814
|
3,244
|
21,605
|
14,366
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
45
|
51
|
158
|
170
|
||||||||||||
|
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments and related transactions
|
3,804
|
(13,601
|
)
|
28,736
|
(39,692
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas inventory
|
(385
|
)
|
24,116
|
(19,458
|
)
|
36,885
|
||||||||||
|
Financial margin
|
$
|
4,819
|
$
|
4,088
|
$
|
89,408
|
$
|
114,877
|
||||||||
|
A reconciliation of net income, the closest GAAP financial measure, to net financial earnings is as follows:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net (loss) income
|
$
|
(4,919
|
)
|
$
|
(9,336
|
)
|
$
|
36,042
|
$
|
74,271
|
||||||
|
Add:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments and related transactions
|
3,804
|
(13,601
|
)
|
28,736
|
(39,692
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Tax effect
|
(904
|
)
|
3,232
|
(6,829
|
)
|
9,433
|
||||||||||
|
Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas
|
(385
|
)
|
24,116
|
(19,458
|
)
|
36,885
|
||||||||||
|
Tax effect
|
91
|
(5,731
|
)
|
4,624
|
(8,766
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
NFE tax adjustment
|
69
|
(284
|
)
|
116
|
(77
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Net financial (loss) earnings
|
$
|
(2,244
|
)
|
$
|
(1,604
|
)
|
$
|
43,231
|
$
|
72,054
|
||||||
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
(Thousands, except per share data)
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
||||||||||||
|
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Natural Gas Distribution
|
$
|
158,110
|
$
|
145,308
|
$
|
914,741
|
$
|
903,892
|
||||||||
|
Clean Energy Ventures
|
14,648
|
13,178
|
59,268
|
40,376
|
||||||||||||
|
Energy Services
|
62,441
|
70,172
|
306,971
|
588,684
|
||||||||||||
|
Storage and Transportation
|
24,475
|
22,201
|
71,379
|
69,926
|
||||||||||||
|
Home Services and Other
|
16,356
|
14,955
|
46,095
|
42,669
|
||||||||||||
|
Sub-total
|
276,030
|
265,814
|
1,398,454
|
1,645,547
|
||||||||||||
|
Eliminations
|
(394
|
)
|
(1,739
|
)
|
2,305
|
(13,878
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
275,636
|
$
|
264,075
|
$
|
1,400,759
|
$
|
1,631,669
|
||||||||
|
Operating Income (Loss)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Natural Gas Distribution
|
$
|
1,063
|
$
|
10,391
|
$
|
215,517
|
$
|
225,700
|
||||||||
|
Clean Energy Ventures
|
(3,629
|
)
|
(3,344
|
)
|
7,015
|
(8,667
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Energy Services
|
(2,832
|
)
|
(10,177
|
)
|
57,038
|
104,370
|
||||||||||
|
Storage and Transportation
|
7,937
|
7,207
|
21,171
|
26,524
|
||||||||||||
|
Home Services and Other
|
1,388
|
712
|
1,958
|
1,900
|
||||||||||||
|
Sub-total
|
3,927
|
4,789
|
302,699
|
349,827
|
||||||||||||
|
Eliminations
|
2,009
|
(55
|
)
|
9,278
|
(7,120
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
5,936
|
$
|
4,734
|
$
|
311,977
|
$
|
342,707
|
||||||||
|
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Storage and Transportation
|
$
|
782
|
$
|
377
|
$
|
1,860
|
$
|
2,263
|
||||||||
|
Eliminations
|
558
|
324
|
1,878
|
515
|
||||||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
1,340
|
$
|
701
|
$
|
3,738
|
$
|
2,778
|
||||||||
|
Net (Loss) Income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Natural Gas Distribution
|
$
|
(6,139
|
)
|
$
|
891
|
$
|
152,400
|
$
|
156,252
|
|||||||
|
Clean Energy Ventures
|
(6,714
|
)
|
7,267
|
(1,808
|
)
|
(5,694
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Energy Services
|
(4,919
|
)
|
(9,336
|
)
|
36,042
|
74,271
|
||||||||||
|
Storage and Transportation
|
4,140
|
2,434
|
9,761
|
11,277
|
||||||||||||
|
Home Services and Other
|
881
|
523
|
665
|
1,307
|
||||||||||||
|
Sub-total
|
(12,751
|
)
|
1,779
|
197,060
|
237,413
|
|||||||||||
|
Eliminations
|
1,177
|
(247
|
)
|
1,589
|
(9,713
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
(11,574
|
)
|
$
|
1,532
|
$
|
198,649
|
$
|
227,700
|
|||||||
|
Net Financial (Loss) Earnings
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Natural Gas Distribution
|
$
|
(6,139
|
)
|
$
|
891
|
$
|
152,400
|
$
|
156,252
|
|||||||
|
Clean Energy Ventures
|
(6,714
|
)
|
7,267
|
(1,808
|
)
|
(5,694
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Energy Services
|
(2,244
|
)
|
(1,604
|
)
|
43,231
|
72,054
|
||||||||||
|
Storage and Transportation
|
4,140
|
2,358
|
9,761
|
11,051
|
||||||||||||
|
Home Services and Other
|
881
|
523
|
665
|
1,307
|
||||||||||||
|
Sub-total
|
(10,076
|
)
|
9,435
|
204,249
|
234,970
|
|||||||||||
|
Eliminations
|
1,177
|
235
|
(2,128
|
)
|
(2,706
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
(8,899
|
)
|
$
|
9,670
|
$
|
202,121
|
$
|
232,264
|
|||||||
|
Throughput (Bcf)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
NJNG, Core Customers
|
19.1
|
19.5
|
75.4
|
75.3
|
||||||||||||
|
NJNG, Off System/Capacity Management
|
12.3
|
13.8
|
76.6
|
52.4
|
||||||||||||
|
Energy Services Fuel Mgmt. and Wholesale Sales
|
23.6
|
24.0
|
92.0
|
109.0
|
||||||||||||
|
Total
|
55.0
|
57.3
|
244.0
|
236.7
|
||||||||||||
|
Common Stock Data
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Yield at June 30,
|
3.9
|
%
|
3.3
|
%
|
3.9
|
%
|
3.3
|
%
|
||||||||
|
Market Price at June 30,
|
$
|
42.74
|
$
|
47.20
|
$
|
42.74
|
$
|
47.20
|
||||||||
|
Shares Out. at June 30,
|
99,092
|
97,496
|
99,092
|
97,496
|
||||||||||||
|
Market Cap. at June 30,
|
$
|
4,235,174
|
$
|
4,601,825
|
$
|
4,235,174
|
$
|
4,601,825
|
||||||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
|
||||||||||||||
|
(Thousands, except customer and weather data)
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
||||||||||||
|
NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Utility Gross Margin
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating revenues
|
$
|
158,110
|
$
|
145,308
|
$
|
914,741
|
$
|
903,892
|
||||||||
|
Less:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Natural gas purchases
|
55,699
|
44,669
|
380,818
|
388,134
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating and maintenance (1)
|
35,709
|
31,436
|
91,050
|
88,441
|
||||||||||||
|
Regulatory rider expense
|
8,343
|
6,120
|
56,761
|
47,525
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
28,491
|
25,825
|
82,872
|
76,034
|
||||||||||||
|
Gross margin
|
29,868
|
37,258
|
303,240
|
303,758
|
||||||||||||
|
Add:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating and maintenance (1)
|
35,709
|
31,436
|
91,050
|
88,441
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
28,491
|
25,825
|
82,872
|
76,034
|
||||||||||||
|
Total Utility Gross Margin
|
$
|
94,068
|
$
|
94,519
|
$
|
477,162
|
$
|
468,233
|
||||||||
|
(1) Excludes selling, general and
administrative expenses of $28.8 million and $26.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $87.7 million and $78.1 million for the
nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Utility Gross Margin, Operating Income and Net Income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Residential
|
$
|
59,036
|
$
|
59,723
|
$
|
330,568
|
$
|
321,017
|
||||||||
|
Commercial, Industrial & Other
|
15,468
|
14,897
|
64,975
|
65,742
|
||||||||||||
|
Firm Transportation
|
15,499
|
15,815
|
62,753
|
61,503
|
||||||||||||
|
Total Firm Margin
|
90,003
|
90,435
|
458,296
|
448,262
|
||||||||||||
|
Interruptible
|
1,146
|
1,149
|
2,680
|
2,572
|
||||||||||||
|
Total System Margin
|
91,149
|
91,584
|
460,976
|
450,834
|
||||||||||||
|
Basic Gas Supply Service Incentive
|
2,919
|
2,935
|
16,186
|
17,399
|
||||||||||||
|
Total Utility Gross Margin
|
94,068
|
94,519
|
477,162
|
468,233
|
||||||||||||
|
Operation and maintenance expense
|
64,514
|
58,303
|
178,773
|
166,499
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
28,491
|
25,825
|
82,872
|
76,034
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating Income
|
$
|
1,063
|
$
|
10,391
|
$
|
215,517
|
$
|
225,700
|
||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net (Loss) Income
|
$
|
(6,139
|
)
|
$
|
891
|
$
|
152,400
|
$
|
156,252
|
|||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net Financial (Loss) Earnings
|
$
|
(6,139
|
)
|
$
|
891
|
$
|
152,400
|
$
|
156,252
|
|||||||
|
Throughput (Bcf)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Residential
|
6.2
|
5.7
|
41.1
|
39.9
|
||||||||||||
|
Commercial, Industrial & Other
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
7.7
|
7.7
|
||||||||||||
|
Firm Transportation
|
2.0
|
2.2
|
10.3
|
10.7
|
||||||||||||
|
Total Firm Throughput
|
9.4
|
9.1
|
59.1
|
58.3
|
||||||||||||
|
Interruptible
|
9.7
|
10.4
|
16.3
|
17.0
|
||||||||||||
|
Total System Throughput
|
19.1
|
19.5
|
75.4
|
75.3
|
||||||||||||
|
Off System/Capacity Management
|
12.3
|
13.8
|
76.6
|
52.4
|
||||||||||||
|
Total Throughput
|
31.4
|
33.3
|
152.0
|
127.7
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Residential
|
527,110
|
518,359
|
527,110
|
518,359
|
||||||||||||
|
Commercial, Industrial & Other
|
32,318
|
32,084
|
32,318
|
32,084
|
||||||||||||
|
Firm Transportation
|
22,569
|
24,360
|
22,569
|
24,360
|
||||||||||||
|
Total Firm Customers
|
581,997
|
574,803
|
581,997
|
574,803
|
||||||||||||
|
Interruptible
|
83
|
83
|
83
|
83
|
||||||||||||
|
Total System Customers
|
582,080
|
574,886
|
582,080
|
574,886
|
||||||||||||
|
Off System/Capacity Management*
|
20
|
14
|
20
|
14
|
||||||||||||
|
Total Customers
|
582,100
|
574,900
|
582,100
|
574,900
|
||||||||||||
|
*The number of customers represents those active during the last month of the period.
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Degree Days
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Actual
|
409
|
389
|
3,952
|
3,869
|
||||||||||||
|
Normal
|
468
|
470
|
4,438
|
4,474
|
||||||||||||
|
Percent of Normal
|
87.4
|
%
|
82.8
|
%
|
89.0
|
%
|
86.5
|
%
|
||||||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
|
||||||||||||||
|
(Thousands, except customer, RECs and megawatt)
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
||||||||||||
|
CLEAN ENERGY VENTURES
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
|
SREC sales
|
$
|
201
|
$
|
184
|
$
|
26,232
|
$
|
10,307
|
||||||||
|
TREC sales
|
4,440
|
4,720
|
9,100
|
8,007
|
||||||||||||
|
SREC II sales (1)
|
432
|
271
|
1,094
|
553
|
||||||||||||
|
Solar electricity sales
|
6,572
|
4,972
|
13,922
|
12,621
|
||||||||||||
|
Sunlight Advantage
|
3,003
|
3,031
|
8,920
|
8,888
|
||||||||||||
|
Total Operating Revenues
|
$
|
14,648
|
$
|
13,178
|
$
|
59,268
|
$
|
40,376
|
||||||||
|
Depreciation and Amortization
|
$
|
6,981
|
$
|
6,672
|
$
|
20,834
|
$
|
18,713
|
||||||||
|
Operating (Loss) Income
|
$
|
(3,629
|
)
|
$
|
(3,344
|
)
|
$
|
7,015
|
$
|
(8,667
|
)
|
|||||
|
Income Tax Benefit
|
$
|
(2,008
|
)
|
$
|
(18,237
|
)
|
$
|
(471
|
)
|
$
|
(23,079
|
)
|
||||
|
Net (Loss) Income
|
$
|
(6,714
|
)
|
$
|
7,267
|
$
|
(1,808
|
)
|
$
|
(5,694
|
)
|
|||||
|
Net Financial (Loss) Earnings
|
$
|
(6,714
|
)
|
$
|
7,267
|
$
|
(1,808
|
)
|
$
|
(5,694
|
)
|
|||||
|
Solar Renewable Energy Certificates Generated
|
115,950
|
130,978
|
267,155
|
292,753
|
||||||||||||
|
Solar Renewable Energy Certificates Sold
|
1,170
|
1,314
|
124,323
|
48,871
|
||||||||||||
|
Transition Renewable Energy Certificates Generated
|
31,246
|
31,144
|
63,799
|
52,013
|
||||||||||||
|
Solar Renewable Energy Certificates II Generated
|
4,794
|
2,973
|
12,259
|
5,803
|
||||||||||||
|
Solar Megawatts Under Construction
|
34.2
|
13.8
|
34.2
|
13.8
|
||||||||||||
|
(1) Prior year SREC II revenue was previously included in Solar electricity sales and other
|
||||||||||||||||
|
ENERGY SERVICES
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating Income
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating revenues
|
$
|
62,441
|
$
|
70,172
|
$
|
306,971
|
$
|
588,684
|
||||||||
|
Less:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Gas purchases
|
61,041
|
76,599
|
226,841
|
471,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Operation and maintenance expense
|
4,187
|
3,699
|
22,934
|
13,144
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
45
|
51
|
158
|
170
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating (Loss) Income
|
$
|
(2,832
|
)
|
$
|
(10,177
|
)
|
$
|
57,038
|
$
|
104,370
|
||||||
|
Net (Loss) Income
|
$
|
(4,919
|
)
|
$
|
(9,336
|
)
|
$
|
36,042
|
$
|
74,271
|
||||||
|
Financial Margin
|
$
|
4,819
|
$
|
4,088
|
$
|
89,408
|
$
|
114,877
|
||||||||
|
Net Financial (Loss) Earnings
|
$
|
(2,244
|
)
|
$
|
(1,604
|
)
|
$
|
43,231
|
$
|
72,054
|
||||||
|
Gas Sold and Managed (Bcf)
|
23.6
|
24.0
|
92.0
|
109.0
|
||||||||||||
|
STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating Revenues
|
$
|
24,475
|
$
|
22,201
|
$
|
71,379
|
$
|
69,926
|
||||||||
|
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
|
$
|
782
|
$
|
377
|
$
|
1,860
|
$
|
2,263
|
||||||||
|
Operation and Maintenance Expense
|
$
|
10,079
|
$
|
8,687
|
$
|
30,742
|
$
|
23,951
|
||||||||
|
Other Income, Net
|
$
|
2,539
|
$
|
1,815
|
$
|
7,300
|
$
|
4,829
|
||||||||
|
Interest Expense
|
$
|
5,773
|
$
|
6,430
|
$
|
17,574
|
$
|
19,265
|
||||||||
|
Income Tax Provision
|
$
|
1,345
|
$
|
535
|
$
|
2,996
|
$
|
3,074
|
||||||||
|
Net Income
|
$
|
4,140
|
$
|
2,434
|
$
|
9,761
|
$
|
11,277
|
||||||||
|
Net Financial Earnings
|
$
|
4,140
|
$
|
2,358
|
$
|
9,761
|
$
|
11,051
|
||||||||
|
HOME SERVICES AND OTHER
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating Revenues
|
$
|
16,356
|
$
|
14,955
|
$
|
46,095
|
$
|
42,669
|
||||||||
|
Operating Income
|
$
|
1,388
|
$
|
712
|
$
|
1,958
|
$
|
1,900
|
||||||||
|
Net Income
|
$
|
881
|
$
|
523
|
$
|
665
|
$
|
1,307
|
||||||||
|
Net Financial Earnings
|
$
|
881
|
$
|
523
|
$
|
665
|
$
|
1,307
|
||||||||
|
Total Service Contract Customers at June 30
|
99,999
|
101,748
|
99,999
|
101,748
|
||||||||||||