CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) CEO Dave Lesar On Q1 2022 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call May 3, 2022 8:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Jackie Richert - IR & Treasurer

Dave Lesar - CEO

Jason Wells - CFO

Conference Call Participants

Nick Campanella - Credit Suisse

Ross Fowler - UBS

Anthony Crowdell - Mizuho

Shar Pourreza - Guggenheim Partners

Julien Dumoulin - Bank of America

Steve Fleishman - Wolfe Research

Insoo Kim - Goldman Sachs

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Operator

00:02 Good morning and welcome to the CenterPoint Energy's First Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call with Senior Management. During the company's prepared remarks, all participants will be in a listen-only mode. There will be a question-and-answer session after management's remarks. [Operators Instruction]

00:25 I will now turn the call over to Jackie Richert, Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer. Ms. Richert?

Jackie Richert

00:40 Good morning, everyone. Welcome to CenterPoint 's earnings conference call. Dave Lesar, our CEO; and Jason Wells, our CFO will discuss the company's first quarter 2022 results. Management will discuss certain topics that will contain projections and other forward-looking information and statements that are based on management's beliefs, assumptions, and information currently available to management. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties.

01:07 Actual results could differ materially based upon various factors as noted in our Form 10-Q, other SEC filings, and our earnings materials. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement. We will be discussing certain non-GAAP measures on today’s call. When providing guidance we use the non-GAAP EPS measure of adjusted diluted earnings per share on a consolidated basis referred to as non-GAAP EPS.

01:35 For information on our guidance methodology and a reconciliation of our non-GAAP measures used in providing guidance please refer to our earnings news release and presentation, both of which can be found under the Investors section on our website. As a reminder, we may use our website to announce material information. This call is being recorded. Information on how to access the replay can be found on our website.