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DTE ENERGY CO 8-K Report, Regulation FD Disclosure (Dec 9, 2014)

Filed December 9, 2014For Securities:DTEDTKDTBDTGDTW

Summary

DTE Energy Co. (DTE) announced an upward revision to its 2014 operating earnings guidance and provided an initial outlook for 2015 during investor meetings held on December 9-10, 2014. The company increased its 2014 operating earnings per share (EPS) guidance range to $4.42-$4.62, up from the previous range of $4.28-$4.42. This updated guidance reflects positive performance expectations for the remainder of the year. Furthermore, DTE Energy offered an early forecast for 2015 operating EPS, projecting a range of $4.43-$4.67. Investors should note that these figures represent operating earnings, and the company has indicated that certain items impacting reported results will be excluded. Reconciliations for these excluded items are not provided due to the unpredictability of their impact on future reported earnings. The information was presented in a slide deck furnished as an exhibit to the 8-K filing.

Key Highlights

  • 1DTE Energy increased its 2014 operating earnings per share (EPS) guidance to a range of $4.42-$4.62.
  • 2The company provided an initial 2015 operating EPS guidance of $4.43-$4.67.
  • 3The revised 2014 guidance represents an increase from the prior range of $4.28-$4.42.
  • 4The information was presented to investors via a slide presentation dated December 9-10, 2014.
  • 5The slide presentation is available on DTE Energy's website and furnished as an exhibit to the 8-K filing.
  • 6The company noted that certain items impacting reported results will be excluded from operating earnings guidance.
  • 7Reconciliations for excluded items are not provided due to forecasting uncertainty.

Frequently Asked Questions

This 8-K filing serves to inform investors about DTE Energy's updated 2014 operating earnings guidance and its initial 2015 operating earnings outlook, which were discussed during investor meetings on December 9-10, 2014.

DTE Energy has raised its 2014 operating earnings per share guidance range from $4.28-$4.42 to $4.42-$4.62.

The company provided an early outlook for 2015 operating earnings per share guidance in the range of $4.43-$4.67.

DTE Energy intends to exclude certain items from its operating earnings calculations that will impact its reported results. The company states that these excluded items can fluctuate significantly and have a material impact on reported earnings, but it does not provide reconciliations for these items in this filing due to the difficulty in forecasting them.