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PP&L RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(Millions of Dollars)
  Sept. 30, 1999 Dec. 31, 1998(a)
  Assets    
 Property, plant and equipment    
 Transmission and distribution - net  $2,463  $2,179
 Generation - net  1,691 1,601
 General and intangible - net 247 223
 Construction work in progress 123 117
 Nuclear fuel and other leased property 129   162
Electric utility plant - net  4,653 4,282
Gas and oil utility plant - net 170 175
 Other property - net   58   23
   4,881  4,480
 Investments and current assets 2,254 1,854
 Recoverable transition costs 2,706 2,819
 Regulatory and other assets  768 454
 Total assets  $10,609  $9,607
     
 Capitalization and liabilities    
  Earnings reinvested $543   $372
  Other common equity 1,803   1,837
Treasury stock (836)   (419)
Preferred stock 97 97
  Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable securities   250 250  
Minority interest 85 0
  Long-term debt (less current portion)   3,650 2,983
  Total capitalization 5,592 5,120
  Current liabilities   1,900   1,276
  Deferred income taxes and ITC   1,514 1,574
  Liability for above market NUG purchases 699   775
  Other noncurrent liabilities 904   862
  Total capitalization and liabilities $10,609   $9,607  

 

(a) Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Key Indicators
Financial

    12 Months Ended
Sept. 30, 1999
  12 Months Ended
Sept. 30, 1998
  Dividends declared per share   $1.00   $1.50
  Book value per share (a)   $10.50   $11.07
  Market price per share (a)   $27.0625   $25.8750
  Dividend yield   3.70%   5.81%
  Dividend payout ratio (b)   46.95%   79.08%
  Price/earnings ratio (b)   12.71   13.62
  Return on average common equity (b)   13.90%   11.04%

 

(a) End of period
(b) Based on adjusted earnings

 

Key Indicators
Operating

 
3 Mos. Ended Sept. 30
9 Mos. Ended Sept. 30
12 Mos. Ended Sept. 30
    1999   1998 Percent Change   1999   1998 Percent Change   1999   1998 Percent Change
(millions of kwh)                  
Electricity delivered to retail customers (a) 8,221 8,368 -1.8 25,086 24,201 3.7 33,029 32,102 2.9
Electricity supplied to retail customers (a) 8,480 8,317 2.0 25,232 23,847 5.8 33,037 31,682 4.3
Wholesale energy sales 7,805 12,258 -36.3 24,034 29,303 -18.0 31,439 35,995 -12.7

 

(a) Electricity delivered to retail customers represents the kwh delivered to customers within PP&L, Inc.'s service territory. Electricity supplied represents the kwh supplied to customers within and outside PP&L, Inc.'s service territory (including sales of PP&L EnergyPlus). Customers within PP&L, Inc.'s service territory will have their energy delivered by PP&L, Inc.; however, they have a choice as to their electricity supplier.