American Electric Power AEP Vertically Integrated Utilities — D&A

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Questions, answered.

What is American Electric Power's vertically integrated utilities — D&A?

American Electric Power (AEP) reported vertically integrated utilities — D&A of $436.9M in Q4 2021.

What does vertically integrated utilities — D&A mean?

The annual accounting expense representing the wear and aging of utility infrastructure assets.

How do you interpret vertically integrated utilities — D&A?

An increase typically reflects a larger asset base or shorter useful life estimates, while a decrease may suggest aging infrastructure that is fully depreciated.

How does vertically integrated utilities — D&A compare across companies?

Standard across all regulated utilities; highly correlated with the scale of the rate base and capital expenditure history.