8-KEarnings & ResultsRegulation FDExhibits & Filings

CMS ENERGY CORP 8-K Report, Financial Results (Jan 30, 2014)

Filed January 30, 2014For Securities:CMSCMS-PCCMSACMSCCMSD

Summary

CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) filed an 8-K on January 30, 2014, to report its 2013 financial results and provide a business and financial outlook. The filing primarily references an attached news release (Exhibit 99.1) which details these 2013 outcomes and future projections. Investors should note that the news release contains non-GAAP financial measures, with reconciliations provided to their GAAP counterparts. The company also indicated that a webcast and audio replay of its presentation discussing these results would be available on its investor relations website. While this 8-K doesn't provide the detailed financial figures directly within the report itself, it serves as a notification of the release of this critical information. Investors seeking specific performance metrics, earnings per share, revenue figures, and forward-looking guidance for 2014 would need to review the referenced Exhibit 99.1, the CMS Energy News Release dated January 30, 2014.

Key Highlights

  • 1CMS Energy announced its 2013 financial results via a news release filed as Exhibit 99.1.
  • 2The filing serves as notification of the release of 2013 earnings and a business/financial outlook.
  • 3Non-GAAP financial measures were included in the disclosed results, with reconciliations provided.
  • 4A webcast and audio replay of the company's presentation discussing the results were made available.
  • 5The information is furnished under Regulation FD and is not considered 'filed' for liability purposes under Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
  • 6The primary financial and operational details are contained within the referenced News Release (Exhibit 99.1).

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to formally report CMS Energy Corporation's 2013 financial results and provide its business and financial outlook for the future. It acts as a notification that this information has been publicly released via a press statement.

The detailed 2013 financial results and future outlook are primarily contained within the CMS Energy News Release dated January 30, 2014, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this 8-K filing. Investors should refer to this exhibit for specific performance data.

This 8-K filing itself does not contain detailed GAAP financial statements. It references a news release (Exhibit 99.1) which discusses financial results and includes non-GAAP measures, along with reconciliations to their comparable GAAP measures. For full GAAP statements, investors would need to consult the full earnings release or subsequent SEC filings.

Under Regulation FD, information furnished to the SEC in certain filings, like the news release referenced here, is not considered 'filed' for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This generally means the company may not be subject to the same liabilities for misstatements or omissions in that specific 'furnished' information as it would be for 'filed' information.