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Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release
October 30, 2015

PNM Resources Reports Third Quarter Results
2015 Earnings Guidance Narrowed, Conference call set for 11 a.m. Eastern today

PNM Resources (In millions, except EPS)
 
Q3 2015
Q3 2014
YTD 2015
YTD 2014
GAAP net earnings
$61.0
$55.7
$107.1
$97.3
GAAP diluted EPS
$0.76
$0.69
$1.34
$1.21
Ongoing net earnings
$60.9
$54.5
$112.8
$100.1
Ongoing diluted EPS
$0.76
$0.68
$1.41
$1.25

(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) - PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) today released the company’s 2015 third quarter earnings results. The Company also today narrowed the 2015 consolidated earnings guidance range to $1.56 to $1.61 per diluted share from the previously stated range of $1.50 to $1.62.

“Based on the solid financial results from the third quarter, we are narrowing our guidance range for the year,” said Pat Vincent-Collawn, PNM Resources’ chairman, president and CEO. “While making progress on key regulatory matters, we remain focused on meeting our customers’ day-to-day electricity demands with reliable, affordable and environmentally responsible power both today and in the future.”

SEGMENT REPORTING OF 2015 THIRD QUARTER AND YEAR TO DATE EARNINGS
PNM - a vertically integrated electric utility in New Mexico with distribution, transmission and generation assets.    
PNM (In millions, except EPS)        
 
Q3 2015
Q3 2014
YTD 2015
YTD 2014
    GAAP net earnings
$49.2
$45.2
$80.6
$73.0
                GAAP diluted EPS
$0.61
$0.56
$1.01
$0.91
Ongoing net earnings
$48.0
$44.0
$84.2
$75.6
Ongoing diluted EPS
$0.60
$0.55
$1.05
$0.94



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In the third quarter, PNM’s ongoing earnings benefitted from AFUDC, warmer weather, the half-priced Palo Verde Unit 1 leases, renewable rate relief, income from refined coal, and gains from the Palo Verde Nuclear Decommissioning Trust. These were partially offset by decreased load, plant outage costs, employee medical cost increases, depreciation and property tax expenses and higher interest expense.

TNMP - an electric transmission and distribution utility in Texas.

TNMP (In millions, except EPS)
 
Q3 2015
Q3 2014
YTD 2015
YTD 2014
GAAP net earnings
$13.7
$12.4
$33.2
$28.7
GAAP diluted EPS
$0.17
$0.15
$0.41
$0.36
Ongoing net earnings
$13.7
$12.4
$33.2
$28.7
Ongoing diluted EPS
$0.17
$0.15
$0.41
$0.36

In the third quarter, TNMP’s ongoing earnings benefitted from transmission rate relief, increased load, and warmer weather, which were partially offset by higher depreciation and property tax expenses resulting from additional capital investments.

Corporate and Other - a segment that reflects costs at the PNM Resources holding company, mainly comprised of interest expense related to debt.

Corporate and Other (In millions, except EPS)
 
Q3 2015
Q3 2014
YTD 2015
YTD 2014
GAAP net earnings (loss)
$(1.9)
$(1.9)
$(6.8)
$(4.4)
           GAAP diluted EPS
$(0.02)
$(0.02)
$(0.08)
$(0.05)
Ongoing net earnings (loss)
$(0.7)
$(1.9)
$(4.6)
$(4.2)
Ongoing diluted EPS
$(0.01)
$(0.02)
$(0.05)
$(0.05)

Corporate and Other benefitted from a net improvement in interest expense related to the retirement of long-term debt in May 2015.

Financial materials are available at http://www.pnmresources.com/investors/results.cfm.

THIRD QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL: 11 AM EASTERN TODAY

PNM Resources will discuss third quarter earnings results during a live conference call and webcast today at 11 a.m. Eastern. Speaking on the call will be Pat Vincent-Collawn, PNM Resources chairman, president and CEO, and Chuck Eldred, PNM Resources executive vice president and CFO.

A live webcast of the call will be archived at http://www.pnmresources.com/investors/events.cfm.
Listeners are encouraged to visit the website at least 30 minutes before the event to register, download and install any necessary audio software.
 


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Investors and analysts can participate in the live conference call by pre-registering using the following link to receive a special dial-in number and PIN: http://dpregister.com/10074419. Telephone participants who are unable to pre-register may participate in the live conference call by dialing (877) 276-8648 or (412) 317-5474 fifteen minutes prior to the event and referencing “the PNM Resources third quarter conference call.”

Supporting material for PNM Resources’ earnings announcements can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.pnmresources.com/investors/results.cfm.


Background:
PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) is an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, N.M., with 2014 consolidated operating revenues of $1.4 billion. Through its regulated utilities, PNM and TNMP, PNM Resources has approximately 2,707 megawatts of generation capacity and provides electricity to more than 753,000 homes and businesses in New Mexico and Texas. For more information, visit the company's website at www.PNMResources.com.


CONTACTS:
Analysts                        Media
Jimmie Blotter                        Pahl Shipley
(505) 241-2227                    (505) 241-2782



Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Statements made in this news release that relate to future events or PNM Resources’ (“PNMR”), Public Service Company of New Mexico’s (“PNM”), or Texas-New Mexico Power Company’s (“TNMP”) (collectively, the “Company”) expectations, projections, estimates, intentions, goals, targets, and strategies are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and estimates. PNMR, PNM, and TNMP assume no obligation to update this information. Because actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, PNMR, PNM, and TNMP caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements. PNMR's, PNM's, and TNMP's business, financial condition, cash flow, and operating results are influenced by many factors, which are often beyond their control, that can cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. For a discussion of risk factors and other important factors affecting forward-looking statements, please see the Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which factors are specifically incorporated by reference herein.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses ongoing earnings and ongoing earnings per diluted share (or ongoing diluted earnings per share) to evaluate the operations of the Company and to establish goals for management and employees. While the Company believes these financial measures are appropriate and useful for investors, they are not measures presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”). The Company does not intend for these measures, or any piece of these measures, to represent any financial measure as defined by GAAP. Furthermore, the Company’s calculations of these measures as presented may or may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company uses ongoing earnings guidance to provide investors with management's expectations of ongoing financial performance over the period presented. While the Company believes ongoing earnings guidance is an appropriate measure, it is not a measure presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company does not intend for ongoing earnings guidance to represent an expectation of net earnings as defined by GAAP. Management is generally not able to estimate the impact of the reconciling items between ongoing earnings guidance and forecasted GAAP net earnings, nor their probable impact on GAAP net earnings; therefore, management is generally not able to provide a corresponding GAAP equivalent for earnings guidance.
  



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PNM Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 1
Reconciliation of GAAP to Ongoing Earnings
(Preliminary and Unaudited)
                        
 
 
PNM
 
TNMP
 
Corporate and Other
 
Consolidated
 
 
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR:
 
$
49,246

 
$
13,689

 
$
(1,890
)
 
$
61,045

Adjusting items, net of income tax effects
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges1
 
(2,964
)
 

 

 
(2,964
)
Net change in unrealized impairments of available-for-sale securities2
 
1,488

 

 

 
1,488

State tax credit and NOL impairment5
 
233

 

 
1,143

 
1,376

Total Adjustments
 
(1,243
)
 

 
1,143

 
(100
)
Ongoing Earnings (Loss)
 
$
48,003

 
$
13,689

 
$
(747
)
 
$
60,945

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR:
 
$
80,618

 
$
33,248

 
$
(6,808
)
 
$
107,058

Adjusting items, net of income tax effects
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges3
 
760

 

 

 
760

Net change in unrealized impairments of available-for-sale securities2
 
1,954

 

 

 
1,954

New Mexico corporate income tax rate change5
 
(470
)
 

 
(203
)
 
(673
)
Regulatory disallowances4
 
1,061

 

 

 
1,061

State tax credit and NOL impairment5
 
891

 

 
1,486

 
2,377

(Gain) loss related to previously disposed of activities6
 
(660
)
 

 
905

 
245

Total Adjustments
 
3,536

 

 
2,188

 
5,724

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)
 
$
84,154

 
$
33,248

 
$
(4,620
)
 
$
112,782

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 income tax effects calculated using tax rates of 35.00% for TNMP and 39.19% for other segments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The impacts of adjusting items are reflected on the GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings as follows:
1Pre-tax7 impacts reflected as $4,719 thousand increase in "Electric Operating Revenues" and $158 thousand reduction in "Cost of energy"
2Pre-tax7 impact reflected in "Gains on available-for-sale securities"
3Pre-tax7 impacts reflected as $1,300 thousand reduction in "Electric Operating Revenues" and $49 thousand reduction in "Cost of energy"
4Pre-tax7 impact reflected in "Regulatory disallowances"
5Impact reflected in "Income Taxes"





6Pre-tax7 impacts reflected as $1,086 thousand increase in "Other income", $291 thousand increase in "Taxes other than income taxes", $74 thousand increase in "Interest charges", and $1,122 thousand increase in "Other deductions"
7Tax impacts reflected in "Income Taxes"









PNM Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 2
Reconciliation of GAAP to Ongoing Earnings
(Preliminary and Unaudited)
                        
 
 
PNM
 
TNMP
 
Corporate and Other
 
Consolidated
 
 
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR:
 
$
45,219

 
$
12,355

 
$
(1,921
)
 
$
55,653

Adjusting items, net of income tax effects
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges1
 
(1,972
)
 

 

 
(1,972
)
Net change in unrealized impairments of available-for-sale securities2
 
791

 

 

 
791

Total Adjustments
 
(1,181
)
 

 

 
(1,181
)
Ongoing Earnings (Loss)
 
$
44,038

 
$
12,355

 
$
(1,921
)
 
$
54,472

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR:
 
$
72,976

 
$
28,691

 
$
(4,405
)
 
$
97,262

Adjusting items, net of income tax effects
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges5
 
(41
)
 

 

 
(41
)
Net change in unrealized impairments of available-for-sale securities2
 
517

 

 

 
517

New Mexico corporate income tax rate change6
 

 

 
241

 
241

Process improvement initiatives3
 
1,115

 
34

 

 
1,149

San Juan Coal Company audit arbitration4
 
1,015

 

 

 
1,015

Total Adjustments
 
2,606

 
34

 
241

 
2,881

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)
 
$
75,582

 
$
28,725

 
$
(4,164
)
 
$
100,143

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 income tax effects calculated using tax rates of 35.00% for TNMP and 39.42% for other segments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The impacts of adjusting items are reflected on the GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings as follows:
1Pre-tax7 impacts reflected as $3,227 thousand increase in "Electric Operating Revenues" and $28 thousand reduction in "Cost of energy"
2Pre-tax7 impact reflected in "Gains on available-for-sale securities"
3Pre-tax7 impact reflected in "Administrative and general"
4Pre-tax7 impact reflected in "Cost of energy"
5Pre-tax7 impacts reflected as $138 thousand reduction in "Electric Operating Revenues" and $205 thousand reduction in "Cost of energy"
6Impact reflected in "Income Taxes"
7Tax impacts reflected in "Income Taxes"






PNM Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 3
Reconciliation of GAAP to Ongoing Earnings Per Diluted Share
(Preliminary and Unaudited)

 
 
PNM
 
TNMP
 
Corporate and Other
 
Consolidated
 
 
(per diluted share)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR:
 
$
0.61

 
$
0.17

 
$
(0.02
)
 
$
0.76

Adjusting items
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges
 
(0.04
)
 

 

 
(0.04
)
Net change in unrealized impairments of available-for-sale securities
 
0.02

 

 

 
0.02

State tax credit and NOL impairment
 
0.01

 

 
0.01

 
0.02

Total Adjustments
 
(0.01
)
 

 
0.01

 

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)
 
$
0.60

 
$
0.17

 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
0.76

Average Diluted Shares Outstanding: 80,115,665
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR:
 
$
1.01

 
$
0.41

 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
1.34

Adjusting items
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges
 
0.01

 

 

 
0.01

Net change in unrealized impairments of available-for-sale securities
 
0.02

 

 

 
0.02

New Mexico corporate income tax rate change
 

 

 

 

Regulatory disallowances
 
0.01

 

 

 
0.01

State tax credit and NOL impairment
 
0.01

 

 
0.02

 
0.03

(Gain) loss related to previously disposed of activities
 
(0.01
)
 

 
0.01

 

Total Adjustments
 
0.04

 

 
0.03

 
0.07

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)
 
$
1.05

 
$
0.41

 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
1.41

Average Diluted Shares Outstanding: 80,133,925
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







PNM Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 4
Reconciliation of GAAP to Ongoing Earnings Per Diluted Share
(Preliminary and Unaudited)

 
 
PNM
 
TNMP
 
Corporate and Other
 
Consolidated
 
 
(per diluted share)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR:
 
$
0.56

 
$
0.15

 
$
(0.02
)
 
$
0.69

Adjusting items
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges
 
(0.02
)
 

 

 
(0.02
)
Net change in unrealized impairments of available-for-sale securities
 
0.01

 

 

 
0.01

Total Adjustments
 
(0.01
)
 

 

 
(0.01
)
Ongoing Earnings (Loss)
 
$
0.55

 
$
0.15

 
$
(0.02
)
 
$
0.68

Average Diluted Shares Outstanding: 80,223,101
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to PNMR:
 
$
0.91

 
$
0.36

 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
1.21

Adjusting items
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark-to-market impact of economic hedges
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized impairments of available-for-sale securities
 
0.01

 

 

 
0.01

New Mexico corporate income tax rate change
 

 

 

 

Process improvement initiatives
 
0.01

 

 

 
0.01

San Juan Coal Company audit arbitration
 
0.01

 

 

 
0.01

Total Adjustments
 
0.03

 

 

 
0.03

Ongoing Earnings (Loss)
 
$
0.94

 
$
0.36

 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
1.25

Average Diluted Shares Outstanding: 80,279,154
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tables may not appear visually accurate due to rounding.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






PNM Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 5
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings
(Preliminary and Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Electric Operating Revenues 
$
417,433

 
$
413,951

 
$
1,103,187

 
$
1,089,008

Operating Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of energy
124,255

 
132,499

 
353,939

 
354,532

Administrative and general
46,375

 
42,190

 
130,161

 
131,283

Energy production costs
42,168

 
43,287

 
129,627

 
136,422

Regulatory disallowances

 

 
1,744

 

Depreciation and amortization
47,503

 
44,295

 
139,013

 
128,424

Transmission and distribution costs
16,768

 
16,884

 
50,123

 
49,857

Taxes other than income taxes
18,859

 
17,997

 
55,093

 
51,641

Total operating expenses
295,928

 
297,152

 
859,700

 
852,159

Operating income
121,505

 
116,799

 
243,487

 
236,849

Other Income and Deductions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
1,151

 
2,084

 
4,842

 
6,241

Gains on available-for-sale securities
2,536

 
962

 
12,116

 
8,234

Other income
6,165

 
2,895

 
16,844

 
7,648

Other (deductions)
(3,222
)
 
(2,084
)
 
(10,591
)
 
(7,185
)
Net other income and deductions
6,630

 
3,857

 
23,211

 
14,938

Interest Charges
27,528

 
30,115

 
86,714

 
89,621

Earnings before Income Taxes
100,607

 
90,541

 
179,984

 
162,166

Income Taxes
35,752

 
31,055

 
61,621

 
53,368

Net Earnings
64,855

 
59,486

 
118,363

 
108,798

(Earnings) Attributable to Valencia Non-controlling Interest
(3,678
)
 
(3,701
)
 
(10,909
)
 
(11,140
)
Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements of Subsidiary
(132
)
 
(132
)
 
(396
)
 
(396
)
Net Earnings Attributable to PNMR
$
61,045

 
$
55,653

 
$
107,058

 
$
97,262






Net Earnings Attributable to PNMR per Common Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.77

 
$
0.70

 
$
1.34

 
$
1.22

Diluted
$
0.76

 
$
0.69

 
$
1.34

 
$
1.21

Dividends Declared per Common Share
$
0.200

 
$
0.185

 
$
0.600

 
$
0.555