HEI REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2022 RESULTS

1Q22 Net Income of $69.2M and Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)¹ of $0.63

Utility Performing Well and Progressing Climate Action Goals

Bank Results Reflect Solid Credit Quality, Stable Net Interest Margin and Improving Bank Environment

HONOLULU, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HE) (HEI) today reported consolidated net income for common stock for the first quarter of 2022 of $69.2 million and EPS of $0.63 compared to $64.4 million and EPS of $0.59 for the first quarter of 2021.

"We're pleased with our consolidated first quarter results, with solid performance across our enterprise," said Scott Seu, HEI president and CEO. "The utility is executing well under the new performance-based regulation framework, and continues to collaborate with partners statewide to progress our climate change action goals. Our bank results reflect good execution in an improving banking environment. Earning asset yields are starting to improve, credit quality remains solid, and the bank is managing expenses well amid its digital transformation. We also had a gain from the sale of an investment in an electric vehicle charging company that Pacific Current has partnered with to expand charging stations in Hawaii.

"At the same time we're seeing the impacts of inflation and supply chain challenges, including higher fuel prices, and we're working hard to manage those across our companies. We know that our communities and customers are feeling the impact of these dynamics as well. This underscores the importance of our utility's focus on affordability, efficiency and providing options for customers to manage their bills, and the value of our bank's work to help meet our customers' financial needs. It also highlights the urgent need for us to continue working together as a state to rapidly reduce our dependence on imported fossil fuels," said Seu.

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY EARNINGS²

Hawaiian Electric Company's (Hawaiian Electric) net income for the first quarter of 2022 was $46.4 million, compared to $43.4 million in the first quarter of 2021, with the increase primarily driven by the following after-tax items:

• $7 million higher Annual Revenue Adjustment revenues;
• $1 million higher revenues related to the utility's ownership of the U.S. Army's electrical distribution systems on Oahu, offset by an equivalent amount of expense (included in operations and maintenance);
• $1 million due to a reset of heat rate requirements leading to lower penalties for fuel efficiency;
• $1 million in higher major project interim recovery revenues; and
• $1 million related solely to a change in the timing for revenue recognition within the year for Maui County operations that eliminates seasonality in recognizing target revenues and results in recognizing revenues evenly throughout the year, with target revenues recognized on an annual basis remaining unchanged.

     These items were partially offset by the following after-tax items:

• $8 million in higher operations and maintenance expenses, including $3 million driven by more generating facility overhauls and maintenance performed and higher transmission and distribution maintenance expense, $1 million related to the utility's ownership of the U.S. Army's electrical distribution systems on Oahu (offset by an equivalent amount of revenues), and $1 million related to higher bad debt expense; and
• $1 million higher depreciation expense due to increasing investments to integrate more renewable energy and improve customer reliability and system efficiency.

AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK EARNINGS

American Savings Bank's (ASB) first quarter of 2022 net income was $23.9 million, compared to $22.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and $29.6 million in first quarter of 2021. The increase in net income compared to the linked quarter was primarily due to higher noninterest income and lower noninterest expense. The decrease compared to the first quarter of 2021 was primarily due to a $3.3 million negative provision for credit losses in the first quarter of 2022 compared to an $8.4 million negative provision for credit losses in the first quarter of 2021.   

Total earning assets as of March 31, 2022 were $8.7 billion, up 2.1% from December 31, 2021.

Total loans were $5.2 billion as of March 31, 2022, consistent with December 31, 2021 as lower commercial markets, Paycheck Protection Program and residential loan balances were offset by higher loan balances across the remainder of the loan portfolio, primarily in commercial real estate.

Total deposits were $8.3 billion as of March 31, 2022, an increase of 1.4% from December 31, 2021. For the first quarter of 2022, the average cost of funds was 0.05%, flat versus the linked quarter and down three basis points versus the same quarter last year.      

ASB's return on average equity³ for the first quarter of 2022 was 13.7%, compared to 12.1% in the linked quarter and 16.0% in the first quarter of 2021. Return on average assets was 1.04% for the first quarter of 2022, compared to 0.97% in the linked quarter and 1.40% in the same quarter last year.

In the first quarter of 2022, ASB paid dividends of $15.0 million to HEI. ASB had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 7.8% at March 31, 2022.

Please refer to ASB's news release issued on April 29, 2022 for additional information on ASB.

HOLDING AND OTHER COMPANIES

The holding and other companies' net loss was $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2022 compared to $8.6 million in first quarter of 2021. The lower net loss was primarily due to a gain on sale of an equity-method investment at Pacific Current.

BOARD DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

On May 5, 2022, HEI announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share, payable on June 10, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 20, 2022 (ex-dividend date is May 19, 2022). This quarterly dividend is equivalent to an annual rate of $1.40 per share. Dividends have been paid on an uninterrupted basis since 1901. At the indicated annual dividend rate and based on the closing price per share on May 5, 2022 of $41.40, HEI's dividend yield is 3.4%.

WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS EARNINGS AND 2022 GUIDANCE

HEI will conduct a webcast and conference call to review its consolidated results and 2022 earnings guidance and outlook on Monday, May 9, 2022 at 10:15 a.m. Hawaii time (4:15 p.m. Eastern).

To listen to the conference call, dial 1-844-200-6205 (U.S.) or 1-929-526-1599 (international) and enter passcode 275546. Parties may also access presentation materials and/or listen to the conference call by visiting the conference call link on HEI's website at www.hei.com under "Investor Relations," sub-heading "News and Events — Events and Presentations."

A replay will be available online and via phone. The online replay will be available on HEI's website about two hours after the event. An audio replay will also be available about two hours after the event through May 23, 2022. To access the audio replay, dial 1-866-813-9403 (U.S.) or 44-204-525-0658 (international) and enter passcode 477148.

HEI and Hawaiian Electric intend to continue to use HEI's website, www.hei.com, as a means of disclosing additional information; such disclosures will be included in the Investor Relations section of the website. Accordingly, investors should routinely monitor the Investor Relations section of HEI's website, in addition to following HEI's, Hawaiian Electric's and ASB's press releases, HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and HEI's public conference calls and webcasts. Investors may sign up to receive e-mail alerts via the "Investor Relations" section of the website. The information on HEI's website is not incorporated by reference into this document or into HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's SEC filings unless, and except to the extent, specifically incorporated by reference.

Investors may also wish to refer to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (PUC) website at dms.puc.hawaii.gov/dms to review documents filed with, and issued by, the PUC. No information on the PUC website is incorporated by reference into this document or into HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's SEC filings.

ABOUT HEI

The HEI family of companies provides the energy and financial services that empower much of the economic and community activity of Hawaii. HEI's electric utility, Hawaiian Electric, supplies power to approximately 95% of Hawaii's population and is undertaking an ambitious effort to decarbonize its operations and the broader state economy. Its banking subsidiary, ASB, is one of Hawaii's largest financial institutions, providing a wide array of banking and other financial services and working to advance economic growth, affordability and financial fitness. HEI also helps advance Hawaii's sustainability goals through investments by its non-regulated subsidiary, Pacific Current. For more information, visit www.hei.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release may contain "forward-looking statements," which include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and usually include words such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "predicts," "estimates" or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance, ongoing business strategies or prospects or possible future actions are also forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and the accuracy of assumptions concerning HEI and its subsidiaries, the performance of the industries in which they do business and economic, political and market factors, among other things. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.

Forward-looking statements in this release should be read in conjunction with the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" discussions (which are incorporated by reference herein) set forth in HEI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and HEI's other periodic reports that discuss important factors that could cause HEI's results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the report, presentation or filing in which they are made. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, HEI, Hawaiian Electric, ASB and their subsidiaries undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.   

SOURCE Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.