Entergy 2005 Annual Report Download - page 4

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric
power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power
plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is
the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity
to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Entergy
has annual revenues of more than $10 billion and approximately 14,000 employees.
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ECI
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HIGHLIGHTS 2005 % Change 2004 % Change 2003
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(in millions, except percentages and per share amounts)
Operating revenues $10,106 4.3% $9,685 7.2% $9,032
Earnings applicable to common stock $ 898 (1.3%) $ 910 (1.8%) $ 927
Earnings per share
Basic $ 4.27 6.5% $ 4.01 (2.0%) $ 4.09
Diluted $ 4.19 6.6% $ 3.93 (2.0%) $ 4.01
Average shares outstanding (in millions)
Basic 210.1 (7.4%) 226.9 – 226.8
Diluted 214.4 (7.3%) 231.2 – 231.1
Return on average common equity 11.20% 4.7% 10.70% (4.6%) 11.21%
Net cash flow provided by operating activities $ 1,468 (49.9%) $2,929 46.0% $2,006
UTILITY ELECTRIC OPERATING DATA
Retail kilowatt-hour sales (in millions) 95,153 (6.9%) 102,225 2.3% 99,968
Peak demand (in megawatts) 21,391 1.0% 21,174 5.0% 20,162
Retail customers – year end (in thousands) 2,629 (1.2%) 2,662 1.2% 2,631
TOTAL EMPLOYEES – YEAR END 14,136 (2.0%) 14,425 (2.4%) 14,773