BLACK HILLS CORPORATION Busch Ranch II Wind Energy Project, Southern Colorado 2020 BKH ANNUAL REPORT | 2 Dear Fellow Shareholders
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Words that define and affirm the unwavering commitment of the 3,000 team members of Black Hills Corporation to provide essential, life-saving energy to our customers. We are humbled by this responsibility and consider it a privilege to serve as an integral partner to our customers and communities, delivering safe and reliable electricity and natural gas to nearly 1.3 million businesses, households and families across our 8-state service territory. We chose Ready to Serve as the theme of this year’s report because it speaks to our deeply held values and to our preparation and resilience as an organization to respond quickly and confidently to whatever comes our way. In a year upended by the global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and subdued by its devastating impact, our work has never been more important, nor more urgent. We couldn’t be prouder of our Black Hills Energy team, as they worked together during these challenging times — distanced and working remotely — ready to serve those who depend on us. Our team adapted quickly to the ever-changing environment, staying on the forefront of processes and safeguards, resolved to do their part to help reduce the spread of the virus. 2020 was a difficult year for our customers and communities, and we’re working hard to support them. Our hearts go out to all those impacted by COVID-19, as we witness the toll taken on individuals, families, and businesses. In April, during the early weeks of the pandemic, our Black Hills Corporation Foundation worked quickly to provide assistance to our communities through gifts totaling more than $375,000 to support food insecurity programs and critical services provided by local charities including United Way chapters and Salvation Army corps across each of our states. We also proactively established moratoriums on utility disconnections and kept them in place weeks, and in some cases, months, after state-issued moratoriums had been lifted. In 2020, our community support totaled $5.6 million, including over $628,000 in employee giving to United Way chapters and affiliates across our service territory and more than $812,000 in expanded energy assistance funding through our Black Hills Cares program, which matches customers’ and employees’ charitable contributions dollar-for-dollar. We have been by our customers’ sides throughout many challenges over our 137-year history and will continue to do so through this challenge, too. Our care for our customers runs deep and is reflected in the confidence and commitment of our Black Hills Energy team members, working each day in service to our customers, guided by our values and united in our mission of Improving Life with Energy. We are Ready to Serve. 3 | BLACK HILLS CORPORATION 2020 BKH ANNUAL REPORT | 4 Total assets Capital expenditures 1 EBITDA, as adjusted 2 $7,500 $900 $600 $8,089 $650 $800 $609 $7,558 $500 $592 $611 Delivering strong $6,500 $850 $700 $560 $6,963 $755 $400 $6,659 $600 $6,542 $5,500 $433 $500 $300 $400 $4,500 $502 in millions in millions in millions financial Results $460 $300 $200 $4,627 $3,500 $200 $338 To safely and reliably serve our customers the 50th consecutive year of dividend $290 $100 and support our communities, we increases after we increased our dividend $100 took bold actions in 2020 to ensure a by $0.12, or 5.9%, to $2.17 per share. This $2,500 $0 $0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 sustainable path forward for our company. is the second longest track record in the With the activation of our business gas and electric utility sector and speaks continuity plans, and a determined and to the leadership, vision and perseverance 5-year total shareholder return Dividend per share Earnings per share, as adjusted 2 dedicated team, we successfully delivered of our company. We are equally proud that Data from S&P Global Market Intelligence on our long-term strategy to serve our the company has paid dividends to our 120% $2.05 $2.17 $3.50 $3.00 customers’ energy needs today and well shareholders every year since 1942, or 78 $3.73 100% $1.95 $2.05 into the future. years, another illustration of our resiliency $2.50 $1.85 $1.93 $3.00 80% $3.54 and commitment to creating sustainable 103.0% $3.53 Rising above the challenges of the year, we value for our shareholders. $1.75 $3.00 60% $1.81 reported strong financial results in 2020, $3.00 $3.36 72.3% $1.65 70.8% $3.27 increased our dividend and delivered on Our long-term planning and financing 40% $1.68 $3.00 $1.55 54.0% our customer-centered capital investment strategy prepared us with ample access to $1.62 $3.00 $3.13 20% plans. Financial results were solid with short-term and long-term funding during $1.45 $2.90 34.4% earnings, as adjusted, of $3.73* per share, the pandemic. We maintained a $750 0% $1.35 $2.80 up 5.7% compared to $3.53 in 2019. million credit line during the year, providing BKH S&P 500 EEI SNL Gas S&P 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Results were driven by strong operational strong access to liquidity to fund our Utilities Peers Utilities 500 execution, disciplined cost management operations and capital program. We also and fair returns on invested capital. completed equity and bond offerings during (In millions except per share amounts) the year to strengthen our balance sheet. 2020 2019 2018 After an excellent start to 2020, and an We executed a $100 million equity offering Stock Stock price per share $61.45 $78.54 $62.78 outstanding stock price performance in with a single investor in February at a stock 2019, our stock declined sharply in March price of $81.77 per share and completed a Information Common shares outstanding 62.8 61.5 60.0 (year-end) as uncertainty surrounding the pandemic $400 million, 10-year bond offering in June Market capitalization $3,859 $4,828 $3,767 rattled investors. As the economy started priced at an attractive rate of 2.5%. to recover in the third quarter, investors rotated into higher growth opportunities, In a year of heightened stakeholder concerns Company Total capital expenditures $755 $850 $502 leaving the utility sector lagging for the stemming from the pandemic, as well as Key Indicators Total assets $8,089 $7,558 $6,963 remainder of the year. Our stock price had climate change, carbon emissions and Total debt $3,771 $3,495 $3,142 a strong run to finish the year, up nearly Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) 15% in the fourth quarter. For the full year, considerations in general, we expanded Net income available for common stock $228 $199 $258 our stock price performance was down our disclosures to better showcase how 21.8%. Meanwhile, our 5-year stock price Black Hills Corp. is transitioning to a cleaner Per share Earnings per share: GAAP $3.65 $3.28 $4.66 performance was up 32.4%, delivering a energy future while continuing our tradition 2 total shareholder return of 54.2%, including of good governance. With a thoughtful and information Earnings per share, as adjusted $3.73 $3.53 $3.54 dividends, over that period. confident investment plan, and excitement Dividend per share $2.17 $2.05 $1.93 around new business opportunities, we are Dividend yield at year-end 3.5% 2.6% 3.1% We celebrated a major milestone with our Ready to Serve and committed to delivering shareholders in 2020 when we completed long-term value to you, our shareholders.