CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today reported income available to common shareholders of $674 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, for the full-year 2019, compared with $333 million, or $0.74 per diluted share for the full-year 2018.

On a guidance basis, full-year 2019 earnings were $1.79 per diluted share, excluding certain impacts associated with the Vectren merger (the merger) and non-cash impairment charges recorded at Energy Services and Midstream Investments. Full-year 2019 earnings, on a guidance basis, included $0.12 of favorable weather and one-time tax benefits. Full-year 2018 earnings, on a guidance basis and excluding certain impacts associated with the merger, were $1.60 per diluted share.

Fourth quarter 2019 earnings were $0.25 per diluted share, compared to $0.18 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2018. On a guidance basis and excluding certain impacts associated with the merger and non-cash impairment charges, fourth quarter 2019 earnings were $0.45 per diluted share, compared to $0.36 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2018.

'I am very pleased with our 2019 results, driven by strong utility performance, primarily as a result of customer growth and disciplined cost management, as well as favorable weather and tax related outcomes,' said John W. Somerhalder II, interim president and chief executive officer of CenterPoint Energy. 'The recently announced agreements to sell our Energy Services and Infrastructure Services businesses will further sharpen the company's focus on our core utility businesses, improving our business profile and earnings quality, while at the same time strengthening our balance sheet and enhancing our investment grade credit quality.'

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