BLACK HILLS CORP /SD/
Business
Black Hills Corporation is a customer-focused, growth-oriented utility company that generates, transmits and distributes electricity and transports and distributes natural gas through regulated and non-regulated businesses. It provides electric generation and delivery, natural gas supply and transportation, coal mining for on-site generation, gas storage, power purchase and sales, and non-regulated services such as supply programs, Service Guard, Tech Services and HomeServe. The company reports results through Electric Utilities and Gas Utilities segments, with Corporate and Other for shared corporate functions. It serves retail and wholesale customers across multiple U.S. states via utility subsidiaries, interstate pipelines, power purchase agreements, and transmission and distribution networks.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,310 | 2,128 | 2,331 | 2,552 | 1,949 | |
| Fuel, purchased power and cost of natural gas sold | 832 | 730 | 983 | 1,231 | 742 | |
| Operations and maintenance | 590 | 557 | 552 | 548 | 502 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 284 | 270 | 257 | 251 | — | |
| Taxes other than income taxes | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 60 | |
| Total operating expenses | 1,773 | 1,625 | 1,859 | 2,097 | 1,540 | |
| Operating income | 538 | 503 | 473 | 455 | 409 | |
| Interest expense incurred net of amounts capitalized | −207 | −195 | −180 | −163 | −154 | |
| Interest income | 7 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other income (expense), net | 6 | −1 | −3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total other income (expense) | −194 | −183 | −171 | −159 | −151 | |
| Income before income taxes | 344 | 320 | 302 | 296 | 258 | |
| Income tax (expense) | −44 | −36 | −26 | −25 | −7 | |
| Net income | 300 | 284 | 276 | 271 | 251 | |
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | −8 | −11 | −14 | −12 | −15 | |
| Net income available for common stock | 292 | 273 | 262 | 258 | 237 | |
| Earnings per share, Basic (usd per share) | 3.99 | 3.91 | 3.91 | 3.98 | 3.74 | |
| Earnings per share, Diluted (usd per share) | 3.98 | 3.91 | 3.91 | 3.97 | 3.74 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 73 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 63 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 73 | 70 | 67 | 73 | 63 |
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 | 183 | 16 | 87 | 21 | 9 | |
| Restricted cash and equivalents | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 389 | 351 | 350 | 508 | 322 | |
| Materials, supplies and fuel | 172 | 154 | 161 | 207 | 151 | |
| Income tax receivable, net | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
| Regulatory assets, current | 140 | 155 | 176 | 260 | 270 | |
| Other current assets | 81 | 39 | 28 | 51 | 29 | |
| Total current assets | 996 | 742 | 827 | 1,072 | 808 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | 10,345 | 9,567 | 8,917 | 8,375 | 7,857 | |
| Less accumulated depreciation and depletion | −2,111 | −1,937 | −1,798 | −1,577 | −1,407 | |
| Total property, plant and equipment, net | 8,234 | 7,630 | 7,119 | 6,798 | 6,449 | |
| Goodwill | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,299 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| Regulatory assets, non-current | 255 | 273 | 304 | 393 | 526 | |
| Other assets, non-current | 79 | 70 | 62 | 47 | 38 | |
| Total other assets, non-current | 1,640 | 1,650 | 1,675 | 1,749 | 1,875 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 10,870 | 10,023 | 9,620 | 9,618 | 9,132 | |
| Accounts payable | 312 | 229 | 186 | 310 | 218 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 323 | 302 | 293 | 244 | 245 | |
| Derivative liabilities, current | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
| Regulatory liabilities, current | 100 | 94 | 99 | 46 | 18 | |
| Notes payable | 0 | 134 | 0 | 536 | 420 | |
| Total current liabilities | 740 | 763 | 1,185 | 1,667 | 902 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current maturities | 4,701 | 4,250 | 3,801 | 3,607 | 4,127 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities, net | 698 | 625 | 548 | 509 | 465 | |
| Regulatory liabilities, non-current | 488 | 475 | 468 | 473 | 485 | |
| Benefit plan liabilities | 123 | 123 | 124 | 117 | 124 | |
| Other deferred credits and other liabilities | 213 | 201 | 189 | 156 | 141 | |
| Total deferred credits and other liabilities | 1,523 | 1,424 | 1,328 | 1,254 | 1,216 | |
| Commitments, contingencies and guarantees (Note 3) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock $1.00 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; issued: 75,520,234 and 71,676,756, respectively | 76 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 65 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,418 | 2,193 | 2,008 | 1,883 | 1,783 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,343 | 1,249 | 1,158 | 1,064 | 962 | |
| Treasury stock at cost - 43,167 and 56,608, respectively | −3 | −3 | −4 | −2 | −4 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | −10 | −9 | −15 | −16 | −20 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 3,824 | 3,502 | 3,215 | 2,995 | 2,787 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 82 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 100 | |
| Total equity | 3,906 | 3,585 | 3,306 | 3,090 | 2,887 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND TOTAL EQUITY | 10,870 | 10,023 | 9,620 | 9,618 | 9,132 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred financing cost amortization | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
| Stock compensation | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 54 | 52 | 25 | 26 | 7 | |
| Employee benefit plans | 12 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 10 | |
| Other adjustments, net | 900,000 | −4 | 3 | −5 | 7 | |
| Materials, supplies and fuel | −18 | 13 | 51 | −75 | −36 | |
| Accounts receivable and other current assets | −45 | −26 | 205 | −185 | −43 | |
| Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 24 | 29 | −110 | 89 | 11 | |
| Regulatory assets | 59 | 90 | 237 | 204 | −515 | |
| Other operating activities, net | −19 | −21 | −28 | −15 | 100,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 673 | 719 | 944 | 585 | −65 | |
| Property, plant and equipment additions | −820 | −744 | −556 | −604 | −678 | |
| Other investing activities | −8 | −2 | 19 | 500,000 | 13 | |
| Net cash (used in) investing activities | −828 | −746 | −537 | −604 | −664 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −198 | −182 | −168 | −157 | −145 | |
| Common stock issued | 219 | 181 | 118 | 90 | 119 | |
| Net borrowings (payments) of Revolving Credit Facility and CP Program | −134 | 134 | −536 | 115 | 186 | |
| Long-term debt - issuance | 450 | 450 | 800 | 0 | 600 | |
| Long-term debt - repayments | 0 | −600 | −525 | 0 | −8 | |
| Distributions to non-controlling interests | −10 | −17 | −18 | −17 | −16 | |
| Other financing activities | −6 | −8 | −13 | 900,000 | −4 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 322 | −43 | −342 | 32 | 732 | |
| Net change in cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents | 167 | −70 | 66 | 13 | 3 | |
| Interest (net of amounts capitalized) | −196 | −174 | −157 | −153 | −143 | |
| Income taxes net of transferred tax credits (Note 15) | 9 | 14 | −1 | 800,000 | 2 | |
| Accrued property, plant and equipment purchases at December 31 | 119 | 80 | 52 | 59 | 69 | |
| Increase (decrease) in capitalized assets associated with asset retirement obligations | −300,000 | 400,000 | 4 | 14 | 2 |