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Everest Re (RE) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Improve Y/Y

Published 02/10/2020, 10:46 PM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM

Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE:RE) delivered fourth-quarter 2019 operating net income per share of $3.20, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 35%. The bottom line came in against the year-ago loss of $5.89 per share.

Both its reinsurance and insurance businesses witnessed growth in the reported quarter.

Operational Update

Everest Re’s total operating revenues of $2.1 billion increased 8.3% year over year. Also, the top line beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.4%.

Gross written premiums improved 7% year over year to $2.4 billion. The company’s worldwide reinsurance premiums increased 4% year over year. Direct insurance premiums surged 30% to $758.7 million.

Net investment income came in at $146.1 million in the quarter under review, up 4.2% year over year.

Total claims and expenses declined 20.1% to $1.9 billion, mainly on the back of lower incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses, and interest, fees and bond issue cost amortization expense.

Combined ratio contracted 3260 basis points to 101.5%.

Everest Re Group, Ltd. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

Financial Update

Everest Re exited the quarter with total investments and cash worth $20.7 billion, up 12.6% from the 2018-end level. Shareholder equity at the end of the reported quarter increased 16.2% from the figure at 2018 end to $9.1 billion.

Annualized net income return on equity was 12% in 2019.

Everest Re’s cash flow from operations was $1.9 billion in 2019, up from the recorded 2018-level of $610.1 million.

The company bought back shares worth $24.6 million in 2019. The company still has 1.3 million shares remaining under its authorization.

Full-Year Update

For the full year, gross written premiums were $9.1 billion, up 8% year over year. For 2019, Everest Re delivered operating income of $21.34 per share, skyrocketing 358.9% year over year.

Zacks Rank

Everest Re currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

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Performance of Other Insurers

Among other players from the insurance industry, having reported fourth-quarter earnings so far, the bottom-line results of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) and RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) beat estimates while that of Principal Financial (NASDAQ:PFG) matched the mark.

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