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Andrew Bischof, CFA, CPA
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

American Electric Power Navigating Mild Weather; Long-Term Thesis Intact

We are reaffirming our $67 fair value estimate and narrow economic moat and stable moat trend ratings for American Electric Power after the company reported third-quarter operating earnings per share of $1.10 compared with $1.30 in the year-ago period.
Management narrowed its 2017 EPS guidance range to $3.55-$3.68 from $3.55-$3.75. We plan on lowering our full-year 2017 earnings estimate as a result of unfavorable weather but don't expect it to alter our fair value estimate. Management reaffirme...
Underlying
American Electric Power Company Inc.

American Electric Power Company is a public utility holding company. The public utility subsidiaries of the company provide electric service, consisting of generation, transmission and distribution, on an integrated basis to their retail customers. The service areas of the company's public utility subsidiaries cover portions of the states of Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Transmission networks are interconnected with distribution facilities in the territories served. The company's service company subsidiary provides accounting, administrative, information systems, engineering, financial, legal, maintenance and other services.

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Andrew Bischof, CFA, CPA

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