AVISTA CORP
Business
AVISTA CORP is primarily an electric and natural gas utility that also holds nonutility investments. It provides electric generation, transmission and distribution services, retail natural gas distribution, wholesale purchases and sales, resource optimization, and related services including renewable energy procurement, energy storage planning and wildfire resiliency programs. The company reports two principal segments: Avista Utilities (regulated electric and gas operations) and AEL&P (regulated electric utility in Juneau), with other activities conducted through subsidiaries such as Avista Capital. It serves retail and wholesale customers across parts of Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana and in Juneau, Alaska, and participates in regional markets and pipeline/storage networks.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utility revenues, exclusive of alternative revenue programs | 1,940 | 1,902 | 1,746 | 1,743 | 1,445 | |
| Alternative revenue programs | 23 | 35 | 5 | −34 | −7 | |
| Total utility revenues | 1,963 | 1,937 | 1,751 | 1,709 | 1,438 | |
| Non-utility revenues | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 571,000 | |
| Total operating revenues | 1,964 | 1,938 | 1,752 | 1,710 | 1,439 | |
| Resource costs | 691 | 798 | 702 | 736 | 497 | |
| Other operating expenses | 504 | 442 | 414 | 405 | 366 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 289 | 274 | 265 | 253 | 232 | |
| Taxes other than income taxes | 121 | 116 | 110 | 114 | 109 | |
| Non-utility operating expenses | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | |
| Total operating expenses | 1,610 | 1,632 | 1,494 | 1,520 | 1,211 | |
| Income from operations | 354 | 306 | 258 | 190 | 228 | |
| Interest expense | 152 | 147 | 141 | 118 | 106 | |
| Interest expense to affiliated trusts | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 421,000 | |
| Capitalized interest | −6 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | |
| Other income-net | −11 | −22 | −19 | −63 | −33 | |
| Income before income taxes | 217 | 183 | 137 | 138 | 159 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 24 | 3 | −34 | −17 | 12 | |
| Net income | 193 | 180 | 171 | 155 | 147 | |
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding (thousands), basic | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 70 | |
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding (thousands), diluted | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 70 | |
| Basic | 2.38 | 2.29 | 2.24 | 2.13 | 2.11 | |
| Diluted | 2.38 | 2.29 | 2.24 | 2.12 | 2.1 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 19 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 22 | |
| Accounts and notes receivable, net | 220 | 205 | 217 | 256 | 203 | |
| Inventory | 236 | 193 | 160 | 108 | 85 | |
| Regulatory assets | 135 | 137 | 146 | 194 | 44 | |
| Other current assets | 119 | 91 | 104 | 151 | 81 | |
| Total current assets | 729 | 656 | 662 | 722 | 434 | |
| Net utility property | 6,319 | 5,987 | 5,700 | 5,445 | 5,226 | |
| Goodwill | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | |
| Non-current regulatory assets | 871 | 847 | 894 | 833 | 861 | |
| Other property and investments-net and other non-current assets | 388 | 399 | 394 | 365 | 281 | |
| Total assets | 8,359 | 7,941 | 7,702 | 7,417 | 6,854 | |
| Accounts payable | 163 | 125 | 143 | 203 | 133 | |
| Short-term borrowings | 388 | 354 | 349 | 463 | 284 | |
| Regulatory liabilities | 126 | 108 | 76 | 96 | 77 | |
| Other current liabilities | 201 | 184 | 192 | 189 | 169 | |
| Total current liabilities | 878 | 771 | 775 | 965 | 913 | |
| Pensions and other postretirement benefits | 65 | 75 | 90 | 94 | 153 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 778 | 751 | 718 | 675 | 643 | |
| Non-current regulatory liabilities | 818 | 834 | 857 | 841 | 862 | |
| Other non-current liabilities and deferred credits | 305 | 253 | 210 | 176 | 178 | |
| Total liabilities | 5,650 | 5,350 | 5,217 | 5,083 | 4,699 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, no par value; 200,000 shares authorized; 82,193 and 80,039 shares issued and outstanding, respectively (shares in thousands) | 1,805 | 1,720 | 1,644 | 1,525 | 1,380 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −1 | — | −357,000 | −2 | −11 | |
| Retained earnings | 905 | 871 | 841 | 812 | 786 | |
| Total equity | 2,709 | 2,591 | 2,485 | 2,335 | 2,155 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 8,359 | 7,941 | 7,702 | 7,417 | 6,854 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 193 | 180 | 171 | 155 | 147 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 289 | 274 | 265 | 253 | 232 | |
| Benefit from (provision for) deferred income taxes | 2 | −5 | −37 | −18 | 11 | |
| Power and natural gas cost (deferrals) amortizations, net | −54 | 104 | 7 | −78 | −52 | |
| Amortization of debt expense | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
| Equity-related AFUDC | −11 | −9 | −7 | −7 | −7 | |
| Pension and other postretirement benefit expense | 15 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 29 | |
| Other regulatory assets and liabilities | 33 | −28 | −34 | −15 | 4 | |
| Other non-current assets and liabilities | 58 | 36 | 26 | −5 | −4 | |
| Change in decoupling regulatory deferral | −24 | −35 | −3 | 33 | 6 | |
| Realized and unrealized losses on assets and investments | 13 | 5 | 3 | −50 | −23 | |
| Other | −4 | −4 | −6 | 12 | −3 | |
| Contributions to defined benefit pension plan | −10 | −10 | −10 | −42 | −42 | |
| Cash received on settlement of interest rate swap agreements | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | 324,000 | |
| Accounts and notes receivable | −24 | 3 | 37 | −56 | −46 | |
| Inventory | −43 | −40 | −52 | −23 | −17 | |
| Collateral posted for derivative instruments | 12 | 18 | 129 | −141 | −18 | |
| Income taxes receivable | −5 | −3 | 2 | −1 | 20 | |
| Other current assets | −23 | 16 | −26 | −7 | 930,000 | |
| Accounts payable | 25 | −8 | −66 | 66 | 33 | |
| Other current liabilities | 15 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 4 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 469 | 534 | 447 | 124 | 267 | |
| Utility property capital expenditures (excluding equity-related AFUDC) | −570 | −533 | −499 | −452 | −440 | |
| Issuance of notes receivable | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3 | −2 | |
| Repayments from notes receivable | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Equity and property investments | −4 | −10 | −13 | −10 | −16 | |
| Proceeds from sale of investments | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −564 | −539 | −510 | −460 | −445 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | 33 | 5 | −114 | 179 | 81 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 140 | 84 | 250 | 400 | 140 | |
| Maturity of long-term debt and finance leases | −4 | −3 | −17 | −253 | −3 | |
| Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | 78 | 68 | 113 | 137 | 90 | |
| Cash dividends paid | −159 | −150 | −141 | −129 | −118 | |
| Other | −4 | −4 | −6 | −7 | −4 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 84 | 0 | 85 | 327 | 186 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | −11 | −5 | 22 | −9 | 8 | |
| Cash paid during the year for interest | 144 | 141 | 132 | 107 | 99 | |
| Accounts payable for capital expenditures | 36 | 24 | 34 | 28 | 24 |