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El Paso Electric Announces an Increase in the Quarterly Dividend

Business Wire (May 9, 2013)
El Paso Electric's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 1
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Tue, Feb 19
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El Paso Electric Announces Quarterly Dividend

Business Wire (Jan 17, 2013)
El Paso Electric Announces the Election of Two Board Members

Business Wire (Dec 19, 2012)
El Paso Electric and Element Power Sign Power Purchase Agreement for 50-MWAC Macho Springs Solar Project

Business Wire (Nov 13, 2012)
El Paso Electric Announces Third Quarter Financial Results

Business Wire (Nov 1, 2012)
El Paso Electric Announces Quarterly Dividend

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El Paso Electric Announces Quarterly Dividend

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El Paso Electric's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 1
El Paso's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 19
El Paso Electric CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Sat, Oct 30, 2010
El Paso Electric Co. Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Aug 4, 2010
El Paso Electric Company Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, May 4, 2010
El Paso Electric Co. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 29, 2009
El Paso Electric Company Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 25, 2009
El Paso Electric Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Nov 17, 2008
El Paso Electric Company Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Aug 6, 2008
El Paso Electric Company Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, May 6, 2008
El Paso Electric Company Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Mar 18, 2008
El Paso Electric Co. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 1, 2007

El Paso Electric Announces an Increase in the Quarterly Dividend

Business Wire (May 9, 2013)
El Paso Electric Announces First Quarter Financial Results

Business Wire (May 1, 2013)
El Paso Electric First Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Notification

Business Wire (Apr 17, 2013)
El Paso Electric Announces Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results

Business Wire (Feb 19, 2013)
El Paso Electric Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Notification

Business Wire (Feb 5, 2013)
El Paso Electric Announces Quarterly Dividend

Business Wire (Jan 17, 2013)
El Paso Electric Announces the Election of Two Board Members

Business Wire (Dec 19, 2012)
El Paso Electric and Element Power Sign Power Purchase Agreement for 50-MWAC Macho Springs Solar Project

Business Wire (Nov 13, 2012)
El Paso Electric Announces Third Quarter Financial Results

Business Wire (Nov 1, 2012)
El Paso Electric Announces Quarterly Dividend

Business Wire (Oct 24, 2012)
El Paso Electric Third Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Notification

Business Wire (Oct 19, 2012)
El Paso Electric Announces Quarterly Dividend

Business Wire (Aug 1, 2012)
El Paso Electric Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

Business Wire (Aug 1, 2012)
El Paso Electric Second Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Notification

Business Wire (Jul 18, 2012)
El Paso Electric Chairman of the Board Ken Heitz Passes Away

Business Wire (Jul 12, 2012)
El Paso Electric Announces New Chief Operations Officer

Business Wire (Jun 1, 2012)
El Paso Electric Announces 13.6 Percent Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend

Business Wire (May 31, 2012)
El Paso Electric Appoints Thomas V. Shockley CEO

Business Wire (May 31, 2012)
El Paso Electric Announces First Quarter Financial Results

Business Wire (May 2, 2012)
El Paso Electric First Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Notification

Business Wire (Apr 18, 2012)

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Sector: Utilities

Industry: Electric Utilities

Country: United States

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Friday, May 10, 9:15 AM El Paso Electric (EE) declares $0265/share quarterly dividend, 6% increase from prior dividend of $0.25. Forward yield 2.80%. For shareholders of record June 13. Payable June 28. Ex-div date June 11. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, May 2, 1:44 PM El Paso Electric (EE +2.1%) gains after reporting Q1 per share earnings that easily beat Street estimates today. Sales to retail customers increased 4.1% Y/Y, primarily due to the colder winter weather. Separately, Jefferies lifts its price target on the shares to $42.50 from $39 on the report, saying the stock is trading at a discount based on projected 2016 earnings of $2.85. Comment! [Energy, On the Move, Earnings]
Wednesday, May 1, 7:23 AM El Paso Electric (EE): Q1 EPS of $0.19 beats by $0.07. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Tuesday, February 19, 7:04 AM El Paso Electric (EE): Q4 EPS of $0.12 misses by $0.04. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, January 18, 7:45 AM El Paso Electric Company (EE) declares $0.25/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.08%. For shareholders of record Mar. 14. Payable Mar. 29. Ex-div date Mar. 12. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 10:41 AM El Paso Electric (EE): Q3 EPS of $1.29 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $194.7M misses by $14M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, October 25, 2012, 12:29 PM El Paso Electric Company (EE) declares $0.25/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.99%. For shareholders of record Dec 13. Payable Dec 28. Ex-div date Dec 12. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 2:55 PM Wells Fargo (WFC) says it will provide financing for an 11.3 MW solar project being developed by MEMC Electronic's (WFR -6.6%) Sun Edison unit in New Mexico, the sixth Sun Edison utility scale solar project funded by WFC in the past year. El Paso Electric (EE) agrees to purchase the power supplied by the project for the next 25 years. Comment! [Energy, Tech, Financials, On the Move]
Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 7:21 AM El Paso Electric (EE): Q2 EPS of $0.77 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $164M (-0.4% Y/Y) misses by $79M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 7:35 AM El Paso Electric (EE): Q4 EPS of $0.13 misses by $0.06. Revenue of $130.7M (+3.4% Y/Y) misses by $56M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, September 26, 2011, 8:26 AM Goldman is downgrading El Paso Electric (EE) to Neutral, believing the El Paso City Council will cut the utility's rates in Q4, which in turn will drive its 2012 EPS below consensus. Goldman also expects rate concerns to cast a shadow over the company through late 2012. Jefferies cut El Paso Electric for similar reasons earlier this month. Comment! [Energy, Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 11:34 AM El Paso Electric (EE -5.7%) dips after Jefferies cut the stock to underperform following a vote yesterday by the El Paso city council to review rates amid accusations the company is overcharging. If the issue moves forward, the council could institute temporary rates starting next month. Comment! [Energy, On the Move]
Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 1:31 PM El Paso Electric (EE +3.4%) lights up after Goldman ups it to a buy, saying the power supplier is likely to experience the fastest demand growth of any U.S. utility through 2014 thanks to the continual expansion of Fort Bliss military base. Comment! [Energy, On the Move, Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 7:28 AM El Paso Electric (EE): Q1 EPS of $0.26 vs consensus of $0.29. Revenue of $176M (-13.7% Y/Y) misses by $34M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, October 28, 2010, 9:10 AM El Paso Electric (EE): Q3 EPS of $1.15 beats by $0.29. Revenue of $192M (+20.6%) vs. $255M. (PR) Comment!
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Tony Kau
$EE nice run, but looking for exhaustion here - I even see a doji right now. TE Score -10! http://ow.ly/kqi0Q http://ow.ly/i/1Yf1z
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David White
A S/W engr. can probably understand HFT decently without a lot of extra education. But even an EE might not. They take few S/W classes.
10/4/12
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David White
Clarification: Stanford put pressure on their EE's to learn S/W skills before they graduated. Many other EE programs do not.
9/28/12
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wenlock00: amazing how many senior execs do not understand technology and their companies might die because of that. #internet
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David White
1 class I took at Stanford, about 1/3 got D's & F's. I bet parents were paying the tuition for a lot of those D's & F's. EE's in a S/W class
9/27/12
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westcoastinvests: That is an odd bell curve distribution of grades.
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David White: It was very odd for Stanford, which usually has a much higher curve. It was the last required S/W course for EE's. They make it tough.
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ZetaKap
8 Utility Stocks With Solid Earnings Warranting Analyst Confidence http://bit.ly/Kyn7ND $AWK $AWR $CTWS $EE $EQT $ITC $NFG $WTR @ZetaKap
6/6/12
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Michael Bryant
Watch Five Star Quality Care (FVE), Bridgepoint Education (BPI), Clean Harbors (CLH), & El Paso Electric (EE) this week. Earning reports.
4/29/12
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Tony Kau
$AOS $XLK looking to turn south, $EE $AEM looking buoyant. http://bit.ly/vVGjCq
2/8/12
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Pierr Johnson
To Micron's Steve Appleton, who died pursuing his love of flying, having achieved so much with this company. See the EE Times memorial today
2/7/12
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realornot: sad very sad. 1st - Steve Jobs and now APPLEton... Maybe AAPL should acquire MU .
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talbano
FYI- you can no longer buy EE bonds from banks anymore - My unc ex treas agent told me they now require you to open an account wt/treasury
12/27/11
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greggw3: http://1.usa.gov/taHTii
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talbano: thanks funny my cousin who works for the treasury is named greg
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Pierr Johnson
Read it and weep: EE TIme "Worst Blunders of 2011" And #1? HP's TouchPad/PCRFY.OB/WebOS day of Infamy (08-18), 3 of 4 bad decisions made that day
12/22/11
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Clarification: Stanford put pressure on their EE's to learn S/W skills before they graduated. Many other EE programs do not.
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wenlock00: amazing how many senior execs do not understand technology and their companies might die because of that. #internet
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David White
1 class I took at Stanford, about 1/3 got D's & F's. I bet parents were paying the tuition for a lot of those D's & F's. EE's in a S/W class
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To Micron's Steve Appleton, who died pursuing his love of flying, having achieved so much with this company. See the EE Times memorial today
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realornot: sad very sad. 1st - Steve Jobs and now APPLEton... Maybe AAPL should acquire MU .
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FYI- you can no longer buy EE bonds from banks anymore - My unc ex treas agent told me they now require you to open an account wt/treasury
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