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OGE Energy Corp. OGE shares declined 0.5% to reach $45.14 on May 5 following the release of first-quarter 2025 results.
The company reported first-quarter 2025 earnings of 31 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 22 cents by 40.9%. The figure also improved a massive 244.4% from 9 cents per share recorded in the year-ago quarter. (See the Zacks Earnings Calendar to stay ahead of market-making news.)
OGE Energy’s Revenues
OGE’s operating revenues of $747.7 million rose 25.3% from $596.8 million recorded in the prior-year quarter. The top line also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $693 million by 8%.
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OGE’s Operational Highlights
Total sales in the reported quarter were 8.2 million megawatt-hours (MWh), up from 7.4 MWh in the prior-year quarter. The company’s customer count increased 1% to 908,851.
During the first quarter of 2025, the cost of fuel, purchased power and direct transmission increased 39.6% to $324 million from $232.2 million in the prior-year quarter.
Total operating expenses for the first quarter of 2025 slipped 0.1% to $290.4 million, primarily driven by lower operation and maintenance expenses.
Operating income totaled $133.3 million in the first quarter of 2025, up 80.1% from the year-ago quarter’s level of $74 million.
For the first quarter of 2025, interest expenses totaled $67.3 million, up 11.8% from $60.2 million recorded a year ago.
OGE’s Segment Details
OGE Energy reported a first-quarter net income of $62.7 million, up 237.1% from the prior-year quarter’s figure of $18.6 million.
The OG&E segment’s net income amounted to $71 million, up 181.7% from the year-ago period’s $25.2 million. This increase was primarily driven by higher operating revenues and lower operation and maintenance expenses.
The Other Operations unit incurred a net loss of $8.3 million, which was wider than the year-ago quarter’s loss of $6.6 million. The deterioration was due to higher interest expenses.
Financial Highlights of OGE
OGE had cash and cash equivalents of $26.9 million as of March 31, 2025 compared with $0.6 million as of Dec. 31, 2024.
Long-term debt totaled $5.12 billion as of March 31, 2025, up from $5.02 billion as of Dec. 31, 2024.
During the first three months of 2025, OGE generated cash from operating activities worth $15.9 million compared with the year-ago figure of $83 million.
OGE’s 2025 Guidance
OGE Energy reiterated its 2025 earnings per share guidance. The company still expects to generate earnings in the range of $2.21-$2.33 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at $2.27, in line with the midpoint of the company’s guided range.