Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SWX) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SWX) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SWX) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript February 28, 2024

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Operator: Welcome to Southwest Gas Holdings Fourth Quarter and Year End 2023 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded and our webcast is live. A replay will be available later today and for the next 12 months on the Southwest Gas Holdings website. [Operator Instructions] I will now turn the call over to Justin Forsberg, Vice President of Investor Relations of Southwest Gas Holdings. Please go ahead.

Justin Forsberg: Thank you, Rocco and hello, everyone. We appreciate you joining our call. This morning, we issued and posted a Southwest Gas Holdings website, our fourth quarter and full year 2023 earnings release and the associated Form 10-K. The slides accompanying today's call are also available on Southwest Gas Holdings' website. We'll refer to those slides by number throughout the call today. Please note that on today's call, we will address certain factors that may impact this year's earnings and provide some longer-term guidance. Some of the information that will be discussed today contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's assumptions on what the future holds, but are subject to several risks and uncertainties, including uncertainties surrounding the impacts of future economic conditions and regulatory approvals.

This cautionary note as well as a note regarding non-GAAP measures is included on Slides 2 and 3 of this presentation. Today's press release and our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we encourage you to review. These risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from statements made today. We caution you against placing undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation to update any such statement. As shown on Slide 4, on today's call, we have Karen Haller, President and CEO of Southwest Gas Holdings; Rob Stefani, Chief Financial Officer of Southwest Gas Holdings; Justin Brown, President of Southwest Gas Corporation; and Bill Fehrman, President and CEO of Centuri Group, along with other members of the management team available to answer your questions during the Q&A portion of the call today.

I'll now turn the call over to Karen.

Karen Haller: Thanks, Justin. Thank you for joining us today to discuss the Southwest Gas Holdings fourth quarter and full year results. Turning to Slide 5. We are making good progress on our transformational strategy of returning Southwest Gas to its core foundation as a premier, fully regulated natural gas utility. We achieved significant milestones throughout 2023 to position the utility for strength and success, while also advancing the separation of Centuri into a standalone utility infrastructure services leader. Notably, we made progress on the regulatory strategy at Southwest during the year and delivered record full year results, which were above our expectations. Customer growth and demand remained strong and the entire Southwest Gas team is acutely focused on safely addressing the needs of our customers, investing in the communities we serve and delivering value for our shareholders.