Regulatory support for renewable energy key to CMS' long-term growth.
We are reaffirming our $40 fair value estimate and narrow moat rating for CMS Energy after the company reported $0.48 per share of operating earnings in the second quarter of 2018, up 29% from the second quarter of 2017.The jump in earnings was primarily due to favorable weather in the quarter, which we don't expect to persist. Earnings excluding $0.28 per share of favorable weather benefits were up 5% in the first half, slightly below our long-term earnings growth forecast.
The favorable weath...
CMS Energy is a holding company. The company has several subsidiaries, including: Consumers Energy Company, an electric and gas utility that serves individuals and businesses operating in the alternative energy, automotive, chemical, food, and metal products industries, as well as a group of other industries; CMS Enterprises Company, through its subsidiaries and equity investments, is engaged in domestic independent power production, including the development and operation of renewable generation, and the marketing of independent power production; and EnerBank USA, an industrial bank located in Utah that provides unsecured consumer installment loans, primarily for financing home improvements.
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