Ameren Corporation’s (AEE) fourth-quarter 2023 earnings of 60 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 61 cents by 1.6%. The reported figure also decreased 4.8% year over year.The year-over-year decline in the bottom line was on account of lower Ameren Missouri electric retail sales, driven primarily by milder-than-normal winter temperatures compared with colder-than-normal winter temperatures in the year-ago quarter. Higher interest expenses at Ameren Parent also negatively impacted the year- ...