Edison International Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

ROSEMEAD, Calif., Nov. 6, 2009 – Edison International (NYSE: EIX) today reported third quarter 2009 GAAP earnings of $1.23 per share, compared to $1.33 per share in the same quarter last year. Third quarter 2009 core earnings were $1.09 per share compared to $1.46 per share in the third quarter 2008. The decline is largely attributable to lower earnings at Edison Mission Group (EMG), partially offset by higher operating results at Southern California Edison (SCE). Core earnings exclude discontinued operations and other non-core items as discussed below.

"Edison International is on track to meet its financial objectives laid out for investors at the beginning of the year. Our strong focus on execution in managing our operations helped us to achieve a good quarter,” said Theodore F. Craver, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Edison International.

Note: GAAP earnings and losses refer to net income or losses attributable to Edison International and GAAP earnings or losses per share refer to basic earnings or losses per common share attributable to Edison International throughout this release. Core earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Core Earnings to GAAP Earnings and Reconciliation of Core Earnings Guidance to GAAP Earnings Guidance.

Third Quarter Earnings Detail

SCE’s third quarter 2009 GAAP earnings were $1.06 per share compared to $0.72 per share in the third quarter 2008. Core earnings were $0.92 per share compared to $0.87 per share in the same quarter last year. This increase was primarily due to higher operating income associated with the utility’s 2009 General Rate Case (GRC) and lower nonoperating expenses, partially offset by higher income tax expense. SCE also recorded a non-core benefit in the third quarter 2009 of $0.14 per share to reflect the non-cash accounting benefit from the final regulatory approval to transfer its Mountainview power plant to utility rate base. SCE recorded a $0.15 per share non-core charge in the third quarter 2008 resulting from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) performance-based ratemaking decision.

EMG’s third quarter 2009 GAAP earnings were $0.19 per share compared to $0.66 per share in the third quarter 2008. Core earnings were $0.19 per share compared to $0.64 per share in the same quarter last year. Core earnings declined primarily from lower income at its coal- and gas-fired projects driven by lower energy prices and from lower trading income. Core results for the 2008 period included a $0.05 per share charge related to power contracts with Lehman Brothers and excluded $0.02 per share from discontinued operations.

Edison International parent company and other reported a third quarter 2009 loss of $0.02 per share compared to a $0.05 per share loss in the third quarter 2008.



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